Open-File Reports

2000's || 1990's || 1980's

These reports are concerned with water and water resources in Kansas and have been placed online. A complete listing of KGS open-file reports can be viewed using the KGS List of Open File Reports

1999

1999-5: 1999 Annual water level raw data report for Kansas, by Richard D. Miller and John C. Davis
1999-8: Performance and Analysis of June 1998 and October 1999 Slug Tests in Kearny, Finney, and Ford Counties, Kansas, by James J. Butler, Jr. and John M. Healey
1999-11: Sampling analysis and mapping of water levels in the High Plains aquifer of Kansas, by Ricardo A. Olea and John C. Davis
1999-15: Optimizing the High Plains Aquifer Water-level Observation Network, by Ricardo A. Olea and John C. Davis
1999-16: Drawdown and Stream Depletion Produced by Pumping in the Vicinity of a Finite-Width Stream of Shallow Penetration, by James J. Butler, Jr., Ming-Shu Tsou, Vitaly A. Zlotnik and Huihua Huang
1999-20: Uncertainty Propagation in Ground Water Models, by C. D. McElwee and G. C. Bohling
1999-23: Upper Arkansas River Corridor Study: Lithologic Characterization of Unconsolidated Deposits in Gray and Ford Counties, by David P. Young, Jill M. Whitmer, and Donald O. Whittemore
1999-24: Documentation of a combined watershed and stream-aquifer modeling program based on Swat and Modflow—Vol. 1, Users' manual, by Samuel P. Perkins and Marios Sophocleous
1999-25: Documentation of a combined watershed and stream-aquifer modeling program based on Swat and Modflow—Vol. 2, Added or modified source code, by Samuel P. Perkins and Marios Sophocleous
1999-40: Hydrostratigraphic characterization of unconsolidated alluvial deposits with direct-push sensor technology, by J.J. Butler, Jr., J.M. Healey, L. Zheng, W. McCall, and M. K. Schulmeister
1999-44: Evaluation of Sources of Nitrate in Ground Water near Pretty Prairie, Kansas, Using Nitrogen-15 Isotope Method, by Margaret Townsend
1999-45: Preliminary Assessment of the Distribution and Sources of Nitrate-Nitrogen in Kansas Ground Water, by M. A. Townsend and D. P. Young
1999-57: Improved Definition of Hydraulic Conductivity Structure Using Multilevel Nonlinear Slug Tests, by C. D. McElwee and G. M. Zemansky

1998

1998-2: The Kansas River corridor; its geologic setting, land use, economic geology, and hydrology, by Lawrence L. Brady (compiler), David A. Grisafe, James R. McCauley, Gregory C. Ohlmacher, Hernán A. M. Quinodoz, and Kenneth A. Nelson
1998-6: Classification of Surface Soil Textures in the Kansas and Lower Republican River Basins in Kansas, by Richard Sleezer, Jeffrey Schloss, and Lee Bissinger
1998-7: 1998 Annual water level raw data report for Kansas, by Richard D. Miller, John C. Davis, and Ricardo A. Olea
1998-15A: Type-curve analysis of July 1997 pumping tests in the Dakota well field of the City of Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, by James J. Butler, Jr.
1998-15B: Performance and analysis of June 1997 slug tests in the Dakota well field of the City of Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, by James J. Butler, Jr., and John M. Healey
1998-20: The dipole flow test for site characterization; some practical considerations, by James J. Butler, Jr., John M. Healey, Vitaly A. Zlotnik and Brian R. Zurbuchen
1998-25: Upper Arkansas River Corridor Study: Lithologic Characterization of Unconsolidated Deposits in Kearny and Finney Counties, by David P. Young, Julie L. Grauer, and Donald O. Whittemore
1998-31: Approximate Analysis of Groundwater Mineralization Due to Local Discontinuity in an Impermeable Layer--Part 1: Direct Contact between Fresh and Saltwater, by Hillel Rubin and Robert W. Buddemeier
1998-32: Approximate Analysis of Groundwater Mineralization Due to Discontinuity in an Impermeable Layer--Part 2: Seepage of Saltwater through a Semiconfining Discontinuity, by Hillel Rubin and Robert W. Buddemeier
1998-33: Approximate Analysis of Aquifer Mineralization Due to Horizontal Penetration of Salinity, by Hillel Rubin and Robert W. Buddemeier
1998-34: Approximate analysis of saltwater mound development in an inland aquifer, by Hillel Rubin and Robert W. Buddemeier
1998-42: Approximate Analysis of Aquifer Mineralization by Paleodrainage Channels, by Hillel Rubin and Robert W. Buddemeier
1998-43: Guidelines for the Application of the Top Specified Boundary Layer (TSBL) Method to Problems of Contaminant Hydrogeology, by Hillel Rubin, Robert W. Buddemeier, and David P. Young
1998-48: A field assessment of the feasibility of using borehole GPR at the Geohydrologic Experimental and Monitoring Site, Lawrence, KS, by Alex Martinez and James J. Butler, Jr.

1997

1997-11: Acquisition activity and raw data report on 1997 annual water measurements; Kansas Geological Survey's portion, by Rick Miller, John Davis, David Laflen, John Siceloff, Brett Bennett, Mary Brohammer, and P. Acker
1997-33: Acquisition activity, statistical quality control, and spatial quality control for 1997 annual water level data acquired by the Kansas Geological Survey, by Richard D. Miller, John C. Davis, and Ricardo A. Olea
1997-45: Upper Arkansas River Corridor Study: Maps of Surface Features, Ground Water Quantity, and Bedrock Elevation, Kansas, by Donald O. Whittemore, Jeffrey A. Schloss, Ming-Shu Tsou, and Richard Sleezer
1997-78: Geochemical Identification of Sources of Salinity in Surface and Ground Waters in Central McPherson County, Kansas, by Donald O. Whittemore

1996

1996-1a: Proposed management areas of the Dakota aquifer in Kansas, by P. A. Macfarlane and D. O. Whittemore
1996-1d: Analysis of the Upper Part of the Regional Flow System Along the Southern Ground-water Flow "Corridor" in the Dakota Aquifer Using a Steady-State Vertical Profile Flow Model, by P. A. Macfarlane
1996-28: Summary Report of Work on Sources of Nitrate-N in Ground Water, North and South Forks of Solomon River Basin, by Margaret A. Townsend
1996-39: The acquisition of annual water levels in Kansas sponsored through cooperative agreement between the KGS and USGS, by Exploration Services Section
1996-46: A Field Study of Slug Tests in Wells Screened Across the Water Table, by Kristen L. Stanford, James J. Butler, Jr., Carl D. McElwee, and John M. Healey
1996-47: Experimental Verification of a General Model for Slug Tests, by C. D. McElwee and J. J. Butler Jr.
1996-63: Managing Uncertainty in Groundwater Yield Estimates, by Hernán A. M. Quinodoz

1995

1995-1a: Estimate of Water Quality in the Dakota Aquifer of Northwest Kansas Using Self Potential Readings of Downhole Geophysical Logs, by Roger Boeken

1994

1994-1: The Dakota Aquifer Program: Annual Report, FY 93, by P. Allen Macfarlane, D.O. Whittemore, John H. Doveton, Tyan-ming Chu, Martin Smith, Howard Feldman, N.C. Myers and J.B. Gillespie
1994-2: Data used in Dakota Water Quality Statistical Analysis, by M. Townsend
1994-7: Numerical Schemes Applicable in Contaminant Hydrology Calculations, by Hillel Rubin
1994-8: Approximate Methods for the Simulation of Groundwater Contamination Processes, by Hillel Rubin
1994-10: Geochemical identification of salinity sources at the Beard and Meats leases near Le Roy, Coffey County, by Donald O. Whittemore
1994-12: Preliminary Evaluation of Unsaturated-Saturated Flow and Mass Transport Models: First NSF-EPSCoR Progress Report, by M. Sophocleous and M. Bagheri
1994-29: Natural ¹⁵N Isotopic Signatures in Ground water: a Cautionary Note on Interpretation, by M. A. Townsend, S. A. Macko, D. P. Young, and R. O. Sleezer
1994-28a: Overview and Summary of FY94 Mineral Intrusion Studies, by R. W. Buddemeier
1994-28b: Characterization of the Saltwater Interface and Related Parameters, by G. W. Garneau, R. W. Buddemeier, and D. P. Young
1994-28c: Temporal Variations in the Amount and Distribution of Saltwater and Freshwater, by D. P. Young, G. W. Garneau, D. O. Whittemore, D. Zehr, and J. Lanterman
1994-28d: Aquifer Characteristics and Hydrogeology, by R. W. Buddemeier, D. P. Young, and G. W. Garneau
1994-28e: Saltwater Inventories and Budgets, by R. W. Buddemeier, G. W. Garneau, and D. P. Young
1994-28f: Simulations of Saltwater Upconing in the Great Bend Prairie Unconfined Aquifer, by T-S. Ma and M. A. Sophocleous
1994-28g: Mineral Intrusion Issues and Implications for Monitoring and Management, by R. W. Buddemeier and S. Falk
1994-58: Effects of Agricultural Practices and Soil Stratigraphy on Nitrate Concentration in Ground Water in South-central Kansas, by Margaret A. Townsend and Richard O. Sleezer

1993

93-1a: Shallow Subsurface Bedrock Geology and Hydrostratigraphy of Southwestern Kansas, by P. Allen Macfarlane, J. Combes, S. Turbek, and D. Kirshen
93-2: Ground-water Geochemistry in the Mineral Intrusion area of Groundwater Management District No. 5, South-central Kansas, by Donald O. Whittemore
93-44: An Approximate Technique for Analysis of Slug Tests in Wells Screened Across the Water Table, by Z. Hyder, J. J. Butler, Jr., and C. D. McElwee
93-45: Unified Analysis of Slug Tests Including Nonlinearities, Inertial Effects, and Turbulence, by C. D. McElwee and M. Zenner
93-46: An Assessment of the Nguyen and Pinder Method for Slug Test Analysis, by James J. Butler, Jr. and Zafar Hyder
93-47: Assessment of the Impact of Stormwater Recharge from Unlined Earthen Pits on Ground-Water Quality in the Wichita Area, by Donald O. Whittemore, Lawrence R. Hathaway, Lawrence H. Skelton, Thomas J. McClain, Michael T. Dealy, Brian G. Fisher, and Robert W. Buddemeier
93-48: A Borehole Induction Single-Well Tracer Test to Characterize Spatial Variations in Aquifer Flow Properties, by T. J. Huettl, J. J. Butler, Jr., and C. D. McElwee
93-51: A Chronology of Hydrometeorological Events During the Flood of July 1993, in Kansas, by James E. Mitchell

1992

92-6: Stream-aquifer and mineral intrusion modeling of the lower Rattlesnake Creek basin with emphasis on the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, by Marios Sophocleous and Samuel P. Perkins
92-25: Mineral Intrusion: Investigation of Salt Contamination of Ground Water in the Eastern Great Bend Prairie Aquifer, by R. W. Buddemeier, M. A. Sophocleous, and D. O. Whittemore
92-34: Factors Affecting Nitrate Concentrations in Ground Water in East-Central Stafford County, Kansas, by Margaret A. Townsend and David P. Young
92-43: Detection of the Saltwater Interface in the Great Bend Prairie Aquifer, South-Central Kansas Using Focused Induction Conductivity Logging, by G. W. Garneau and R. W. Buddemeier
92-44: Mineral Intrusion: Geohydrology of Permian Bedrock Underlying the Great Bend Prairie Aquifer in South-Central Kansas, by David P. Young
92-56: A Time-series Water Quality Study, Lincolnville, Pilsen and Ramona, Marion County, Kansas, by Howard G. O'Connor and Pamela K. Chaffee

1991

91-1c: Determination of aquifer properties of the Dakota aquifer in Washington County, Kansas, from a pumping test, by A. Wade
91-59: Geochemical Identification of Saltwater Sources in Saline River and Smoky Hill River Waters, Russell County, by Donald O. Whittemore
91-61: Geochemical identification of salinity sources in ground waters at and near site 2 of the observation-well network of Groundwater Management District No. 5, by Donald O. Whittemore
91-62: A Numerical Model of Slug Tests in Layered Geologic Systems, by G. C. Bohling, Z. Hyder, W. Z. Liu, J. J. Butler, and C. D. McElwee
91-63: The Use of Observation Wells With Slug Tests, by C.D. McElwee, J.J. Butler, Jr., G.C. Bohling, and W. Liu

1990

90-23A: Hydrogeology and geochemistry of glacial deposits in northeastern Kansas: Test-hole and well data, by J. E. Denne, R. E. Miller, L. R. Hathaway, and H. G. O'Connor
90-23B: Hydrogeology and geochemistry of glacial deposits in northeastern Kansas: Water-quality data, by J. E. Denne, R. E. Miller, L. R. Hathaway, and H. G. O'Connor
90-33A: Determination of potential recharge to the Ogallala aquifer in western Kansas and associated vertical flow rates in the unsaturated zone using isotopes, inorganic chemistry data and other tracers, by Sabine Bock