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Contents
Purpose of investigation
Location and extent of area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Topography and drainage
High terrace areas
Pediment slopes
The divide area
Smoky Hill and Big Creek valleys
Climate
Normal conditions
Drought conditions
Culture
Population
Transportation
Agriculture
Mineral resources
Oil
Limestone
Sand and gravel
Silt and clay
Volcanic ash
Summary of stratigraphy
Geologic Formations in Relation to Ground Water
Cretaceous System
Dakota Formation
General description
Water supply
Graneros Shale
Greenhorn Limestone
General description
Water supply
Carlile Shale
General description
Water supply
Niobrara Chalk
General description
Water supply
Neogene System-Pliocene Series
Ogallala Formation
Neogene System-Pleistocene Series
Classification
Deposits of Nebraskan(?) age
General description
Water supply
Grand Island and Sappa Formations
General description
Water supply
Crete and Loveland Formations
General description
Water supply
Peoria Formation
Alluvium and terrace deposits
General description
Water supply
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits
General description
Water supply
Stream development
Pediments
Asymmetric valleys
Definition of terms
Water-table conditions
Movement of ground water
Interrelation of precipitation, runoff, and recharge
Fluctuations of the water table
The ground-water reservoir
The main water table
Isolated water bodies
Discharge
Natural discharge
Discharge from wells
Artesian conditions
Occurrence of artesian water
Recharge of artesian aquifers
Utilization of ground water
Domestic and stock supplies
Public water supplies
Hays
Victoria
Chemical quality of the ground water
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Iron
Chloride
Fluoride
Nitrate
Sodium
Boron
Chemical quality of water in relation to geologic source
Dakota Formation
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits
Crete Formation
Alluvium and terrace deposits
Pollution by oil-field brines
Contamination in Ruder Creek valley
Possible contamination in other oil-field areas
Ground-water regions and areas
Upland regions (U)
Southeastern Ellis County upland (U-1)
Southwestern Ellis County upland bedrock areas (U-2)
Smoky Hill School area (U-2-C)
Antonino ridge area (U-2-D)
Southeastern Trego County (U -3)
High terrace regions (T)
Smoky Hill terrace (T-1)
Big Creek terrace (T-2)
Main valley areas (V)
Smoky Hill Valley (V-1)
Big Creek valley (V -2)
Records of Wells and Test Holes
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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