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Contents
Purpose and scope of the investigation
Location and extent of the area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Geomorphology
Summary of stratigraphy
Geology in Relation to Ground Water
Cretaceous System
Gulfian Series
Carlile shale
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Tertiary System
Pliocene Series
Ogallala formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Meade group
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Sanborn group
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Terrace deposits
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Dune sand
Alluvium
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Irrigation in the Ingalls Area
Extent of irrigation
Yields of irrigation wells and types of power used for pumping
Depths and diameters of irrigation wells
Hydrologic Properties of the Water-bearing Materials
Purpose of aquifer tests
Methods
Thiem method
Theis nonequilibrium method
Jacob modified nonequilibrium method
Jacob leaky-aquifer method
Test results
Tests in alluvium
Ven John
Renick
Norbert Irsik
Tests in Ogallala formation underlying alluvium
McGehee
Norbert Irsik
Tests in Ogallala formation in the upland
Clark
C. Irsik
Summary of aquifer tests
Application of aquifer-test data
Alluvium
Ogallala formation
Water Table and Movement of Ground Water
Quantity of water in storage
Recharge from precipitation
Additional development of water supplies from wells
Chemical Character of Water in the Ingalls Area
Chemical constituents in relation to irrigation
Records of Wells and Test Holes
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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