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Logs of Test holes and Wells
The logs of 117 test holes and water wells in the North Solomon Valley are given on the following pages. Fifty-five of these are sample logs of test holes drilled by the State Geological Survey in May 1946, 19 are of test holes drilled by the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation and Corps of Engineers along the axis of the proposed Kirwin dam, and 43 are of test holes and wells drilled by private drillers. The samples of test holes drilled by the Geological Survey were collected and studied in the field by J. B. Cooper and were studied in the office by me. Water-level measurements are in feet below land-surface datum.
T. 4 S. || T. 5 S. || T. 6 and 7 S.
| 5-13-25bb. Sample log of test hole in NW NW sec. 25, T. 5 S., R. 13 W., Smith County, 12 feet east and 50 feet south of center of crossroads. Surface altitude, 1,611.3 feet. Water level, 19.6 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Silt, loose, sandy, black (soil) | 2 | 2 |
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Silt, compact, sandy, noncalcareous, gray to tan | 3 | 5 |
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Silt, fairly soft, noncalcareous, brown and tan | 3 | 8 |
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Silt, compact, cream to buff; contains caliche and chalk gravel | 3 | 11 |
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Gravel, fine to coarse, chalk | 5 | 16 |
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Silt, fairly soft, sandy, brown | 3 | 19 |
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Silt, fairly soft, tan to gray; contains small amount of sand and chalk gravel | 2 | 21 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member | |||
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Shale, light gray-blue, small amount is cream-colored and iron-stained | 5 | 26 |
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Shale, plastic, noncalcareous, gray-blue and iron-stained | 4 | 30 |
| 5-13-25bc. Sample log of test hole in SW NW sec. 25, T. 5 S., R. 13 W., Smith County, 12 feet east of middle of road, and 0.3 mile north of intersection of section road with Kansas Highway 9. Surface altitude, 1,588.7 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Silt, soft, slightly sandy, brown (soil) | 2 | 2 |
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Silt, soft, tan; contains small amount sand and caliche | 3 | 5 |
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Silt, very loose, calcareous, sandy, light-buff | 9 | 14 |
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Silt, medium compact, plastic, calcareous, buff to tan | 9 | 23 |
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Silt, soft, light-buff; contains much very fine to medium sand | 7 | 30 |
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Sand, very fine to medium; contains some soft tan-buff silt, and a few small snail shells | 14 | 44 |
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Sand, very fine to coarse, and tan-buff silt; contains chalk and quartz gravel | 10 | 54 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and some fine to medium chalk and igneous gravel | 5 | 59 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member | |||
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Shale, noncalcareous, dark gray-blue, some iron-stained | 1 | 60 |
| 5-13-25cc. Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 25, T. 5 S., R. 13 W., Smith County, 25 feet east of center of road, and 0.1 mile north of road intersection. Surface altitude, 1,570.1 feet. Water level, 32.6 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Silt, soft, dark gray-brown (soil) | 5 | 5 |
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Silt, very loose, tan and brown; contains a small amount of chalk sand | 14 | 19 |
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Silt, soft, tan; contains caliche | 9 | 28 |
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Sand and gravel, worn chalk fragments, from fine sand to medium gravel; contains small amount of tan silt | 16 | 44 |
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Sand, very fine to coarse, quartz and coarse chalk, and fine to medium chalk gravel; contains shale fragments | 4 | 48 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member | |||
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Shale, plastic, noncalcareous, dark-gray | 2 | 50 |
| 5-13-36bc. Sample log of test hole in the SW NW sec. 36, T. 5 S., R. 13 W., Smith County, 10 feet east of center of road and 0.3 mile south of road intersection. Surface altitude, 1,550.4 feet. Water level 26.1 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Silt, compact, slightly sandy, dark-brown (soil) | 3 | 3 |
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Silt, slightly coarse, tan; contains sand | 8 | 11 |
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Silt, medium loose, light gray-tan; contains small amount of sand | 4 | 15 |
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Silt, compact, slightly sandy, dark-tan | 3 | 18 |
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Silt, loose, tan, and very fine to coarse sand; contains fine gravel | 8 | 26 |
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Sand, very fine to coarse; contains small amount of silt and fine to coarse chalk gravel | 11.5 | 37.5 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member | |||
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Shale, clayey, noncalcareous, light- to dark-gray, some iron-stained | 2.5 | 40 |
| 5-13-36cc. Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 36, T. 5 S., R. 13 W., Smith County, 6 feet east of center of farm road, 0.8 mile south of road intersection. Surface altitude, 1,525.0 feet. Water level, 13.3 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Alluvium (Recent) | |||
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Silt, loose, brown, and very fine to medium sand | 5 | 5 |
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Sand, very fine to coarse, tan; contains small amount of fine to medium gravel | 10 | 15 |
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Sand, very fine to coarse; contains small amount of fine to coarse quartz, feldspar, and angular chalk gravel and shale fragments | 5 | 20 |
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Sand, very fine to medium, gray-green; contains small amount of coarse sand, fine gravel and wood fragments | 25 | 45 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale--Fairport chalky shale member | |||
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Shale, plastic to silty, calcareous, dark gray-black | 5 | 50 |
| 5-14-1ca2. Driller's log of Smith Center well 8 (Fig. 14) in the NE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled by Layne-Western Co., 1940. Water level, 43 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil, sandy, light | 3 | 3 |
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Soil, black | 6 | 9 |
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Silt, fine, yellow, and sand | 7 | 16 |
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Sand, fine; contains silt | 17 | 33 |
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Clay, sandy | 22 | 55 |
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Sand and gravel | 10 | 65 |
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Sand, coarse, and gravel | 4 | 69 |
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Clay and small boulders | 1 | 70 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | |||
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Shale, black | ||
| 5-14-1ca3. Driller's log of test hole 2 (Fig. 14) in the NE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1945. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Silt and soil | 10 | 10 |
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Clay | 20 | 30 |
| 5-14-1ca4. Driller's log of test hole 11 (Fig. 14) in the NE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1945. Water level, 44 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 1 | 1 |
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Clay | 42 | 43 |
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Sand, fine; contains clay streaks | 5 | 48 |
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Sand, fine, mucky, blue | 5 | 53 |
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Sand, fine; contains clay streaks | 10 | 63 |
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Sand, coarse to medium, gravel; contains clay balls throughout | 9 | 72 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 1 | 73 |
| 5-14-1ca5. Driller's log of test hole 12 (Fig. 14) in the NE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1945. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 1 | 1 |
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Clay | 34 | 35 |
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Clay, blue | 11 | 46 |
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Sand, fine | 3 | 49 |
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Sand, medium to coarse | 2 | 51 |
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Clay, blue | 4 | 55 |
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Sand, coarse, gravel, and small fragments of hard shale | 5 | 60 |
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Sand, coarse; contains gravel | 6 | 66 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 2 | 68 |
| 5-14-1ca6. Driller's log of test hole 13 (Fig. 14) in the NE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1945. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Clay | 25 | 25 |
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Sand, fine; contains many clay streaks | 8 | 33 |
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Clay, sandy, blue | 6 | 39 |
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Sand, fine | 6 | 45 |
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Clay, soft, blue | 10 | 55 |
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Clay; contains sand and gravel | 3 | 58 |
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Sand and gravel | 4 | 62 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 3 | 65 |
| 5-14-1cb. Driller's log of test hole 9 (Fig. 14) in the NW SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1945. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 1 | 1 |
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Clay | 10 | 11 |
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Sand, fine, brown, contains clay streaks | 16 | 27 |
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Sand, fine, mucky, blue | 8 | 35 |
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Clay, blue | 12 | 47 |
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Sand, medium to coarse; contains clay streaks | 3 | 50 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, and gravel | 5 | 55 |
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Clay, soft, blue | 2 | 57 |
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Sand, gravel, and clay balls | 2 | 59 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 4 | 63 |
| 5-14-1cc1. Driller's log of test hole 3 (Fig. 14) in the SW SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1940. Water level, 26 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Clay | 8 | 8 |
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Clay, sandy | 7 | 15 |
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Sand, medium to coarse | 8 | 23 |
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Sand and gravel | 2 | 25 |
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Clay, sandy | 28 | 53 |
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Sand, coarse | 2 | 55 |
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Clay, sandy | 4 | 59 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 1 | 60 |
| 5-14-1cc2. Driller's log of test hole 4 (Fig. 14) in the SW SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1940. Water level, 13 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 8 | 8 |
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Sand, fine | 5 | 13 |
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Clay | 2 | 15 |
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Sand and gravel | 11 | 26 |
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Clay | 20 | 46 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Shale | 2 | 48 |
| 5-14-1cc3. Driller's log of test hole 5 (Fig. 14) in the SW SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1940. Water level, 15 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 4 | 4 |
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Clay, sandy | 6 | 10 |
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Sand, very fine, dirty | 18 | 28 |
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Sand, coarse; contains gravel | 4 | 32 |
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Clay | 3 | 35 |
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Sand, coarse; contains gravel | 5 | 40 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 3 | 43 |
| 5-14-1cd2. Driller's log of test hole 1 and Smith Center well 2 (Fig. 14) in the SE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled by Layne-Western Co., 1940. Water level, 33.5 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil, sandy | 10 | 10 |
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Sandy, fine, silty | 10 | 20 |
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Sand, fine, sharp | 9 | 29 |
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Clay | 14 | 43 |
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Sand, coarse | 2 | 45 |
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Sand, fine | 3 | 48 |
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Sand, coarse; contains gravel | 5 | 53 |
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Sand and gravel | 10 | 63 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 5 | 68 |
| 5-14-1cd3. Driller's log of test hole 2 (Fig. 14) in the SE SW sec 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1940. Water level, 80 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil, sandy | 8 | 8 |
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Sand, fine | 15 | 23 |
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Clay, sandy | 5 | 28 |
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Clay, blue | 5 | 33 |
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Clay, sandy | 26 | 59 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 1 | 60 |
| 5-14-1cd4. Driller's log of test hole 6 (Fig. 14) in the SE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1940. Water level, 37 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 6 | 6 |
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Clay | 14 | 20 |
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Sand, fine | 13 | 33 |
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Clay | 12 | 45 |
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Sand, fine, dirty | 8 | 53 |
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Sand, coarse | 2 | 55 |
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Sand and gravel | 12 | 67 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 1 | 68 |
| 5-14-1cd5. Driller's log of test hole 7 (Fig. 14) in the SE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1940. Water level, 88 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 4 | 4 |
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Clay | 11 | 15 |
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Sand, fine | 18 | 33 |
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Clay | 15 | 48 |
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Sand, fine, dirty | 5 | 53 |
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Sand, coarse | 2 | 55 |
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Sand, medium to coarse; contains clay balls | 3 | 58 |
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Sand and gravel | 7 | 65 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 3 | 68 |
| 5-15-1cd6. Driller's log of test hole 8 (Fig. 14) in the SE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1940. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Clay | 8 | 8 |
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Clay, sandy | 10 | 18 |
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Sand, fine | 18 | 36 |
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Clay, sandy, blue | 20 | 56 |
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Sand, coarse | 2 | 58 |
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Sand and gravel | 9 | 67 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 1 | 68 |
| 5-14-1cd7. Driller's log of test hole 3 (Fig. 14) in the SE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1945. Water level, 81 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 1 | 1 |
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Clay | 20 | 21 |
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Sand, fine, mucky | 3 | 24 |
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Sand, fine, brown | 7 | 31 |
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Clay, blue | 10 | 41 |
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Clay, soft, mucky, blue | 13 | 54 |
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Sand, fine, blue | 6 | 60 |
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Sand, medium to coarse; contains gravel | 4 | 64 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | |||
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Shale, blue | 4 | 68 |
| 5-14-1cd8. Driller's log of test hole 4 (Fig. 14) in the SE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1945. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 1 | 1 |
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Clay | 15 | 16 |
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Clay, soft, sandy | 13 | 29 |
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Sand, fine, brown | 5 | 34 |
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Clay, soft, blue | 20 | 54 |
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Sand, fine, dirty | 1 | 55 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, loose, clean | 3 | 58 |
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Sand, medium to coarse | 2 | 60 |
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Sand and gravel | 5 | 65 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 2 | 67 |
| 5-14-1cd9. Driller's log of test hole 5 (Fig. 14) in the SE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1945. Water level, 33 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 1 | 1 |
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Clay, black | 10 | 11 |
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Clay, brown | 17 | 28 |
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Sand, fine, dirty; contains clay streaks | 7 | 35 |
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Clay, blue | 25 | 60 |
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Sand, fine to medium, and gravel | 6 | 66 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale | 2 | 68 | |
| 5-14-1cd10. Driller's log of test hole 6 (Fig. 14) in the SE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1945. Water level, 31 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 1 | 1 |
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Clay, black | 12 | 13 |
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Clay, brown | 15 | 28 |
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Sand, fine, brown | 4 | 32 |
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Clay, blue | 13 | 45 |
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Clay, sandy, soft | 8 | 53 |
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Sand, fine; contains clay streaks | 5 | 58 |
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Sand, coarse, and loose gravel | 5 | 63 |
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Sand, boulders, and clay | 2 | 65 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
|
Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 3 | 68 |
| 5-14-1cd11. Driller's log of test hole 7 (Fig. 14) in the SE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1945. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 1 | 1 |
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Clay | 19 | 20 |
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Sand, fine, dirty; contains clay streaks | 14 | 34 |
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Clay, soft, blue | 16 | 50 |
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Sand, fine; contains clay | 3 | 53 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, loose | 2 | 55 |
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Sand, coarse, and gravel, loose | 5 | 60 |
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Sand, medium to coarse; contains clay balls | 4 | 64 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
|
Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 2 | 66 |
| 5-14-1cd12. Driller's log of test hole 8 (Fig. 14) in the SE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1945. Water level, 41 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
|
Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 1 | 1 |
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Clay, soft, brown | 39 | 40 |
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Clay, blue | 8 | 48 |
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Clay, soft, mucky, blue | 3 | 51 |
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Clay, soft, blue | 16 | 67 |
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Sand, fine, gray | 6 | 73 |
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Sand, coarse, and gravel | 2 | 75 |
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Gravel, boulders, and clay balls | 1 | 76 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
|
Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 2 | 78 |
| 5-14-1cd13. Driller's log of test hole 10 (Fig. 14) in the SE SW sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1945. Water level, 36.5 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 1 | 1 |
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Clay | 29 | 30 |
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Sand, fine, mucky; contains soft streaks of clay | 8 | 38 |
|
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Clay, soft, blue | 15 | 53 |
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Clay and sand | 5 | 58 |
|
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Sand, medium to coarse | 2 | 60 |
|
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Sand, gravel, and small flat boulders | 6 | 66 |
|
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Sand and gravel; contains shale streaks | 2 | 68 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
|
Carlile shale | |||
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Shale | 5 | 73 |
| 5-14-1db. Driller's log of test hole 1 (Fig. 14) in the NW SE sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County; drilled for the city of Smith Center by Layne-Western Co., 1945. Water level, 44 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
|
Terrace deposits | |||
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Soil | 1 | 1 |
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Clay | 27 | 28 |
|
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Clay; contains soft white rock | 2 | 30 |
|
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Clay, soft, yellow | 8 | 38 |
|
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Clay, soft, sandy | 7 | 45 |
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Muck, blue | 4 | 49 |
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Sand, very fine, dirty, blue | 2 | 51 |
|
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Clay, blue | 7 | 58 |
|
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Sand, medium to coarse; contains clay streaks | 2 | 60 |
|
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Sand and gravel; contains fine sand and a few small flat boulders | 8 | 68 |
|
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Sand and gravel | 4 | 72 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
|
Carlile shale | |||
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Shale, blue | 6 | 78 |
| 5-14-6aa. Sample log of test hole in NE NE sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County, 12 feet west of center of road and 0.15 mile south of crossroads at southeast corner of Cedar. Surface altitude, 1,625.7 feet. Water level, 15.5 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Silt, loose, sandy, dark-brown (soil) | 5 | 5 |
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Silt, compact, slightly sandy, gray | 3 | 8 |
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Silt, slightly sandy, light-tan, slightly iron-stained | 12 | 20 |
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Silt, fairly soft, gray, fine to coarse quartz sand (fossil soil) | 5 | 25 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, quartz, tan; contains small amount fine to coarse gravel | 3 | 28 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member | |||
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Shale, noncalcareous, plastic, dark blue-gray | 2 | 30 |
| 5-14-6ad. Sample log of test hole at SE cor. NE sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County, 10 feet west of center of road and 0.5 mile south of road intersection at Cedar. Surface altitude, 1,627.7 feet. Water level, 25.2 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Silt, soft, sandy, gray-tan (soil) | 5 | 5 |
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Silt, soft, light-tan; contains a very small amount of sand | 16 | 21 |
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Sand, very fine to fine; contains small amount medium to coarse sand and chalk, quartz, and granitic gravel | 10 | 31 |
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Silt, rusty brown to brown; contains fine to coarse sand, angular fragments of hard, calcareous gray shale | 1 | 32 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member | |||
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Shale, plastic, noncalcareous, dark gray-black | 8 | 40 |
| 5-14-6dd. Sample log of test hole in the SE SE sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 14 W., Smith County, 10 feet west of center of road and 0.05 mile north of Solomon River bridge. Surface altitude, 1,603.9 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Alluvium (Recent) | |||
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Sand, fine to medium, and loose brown silt | 5 | 5 |
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Sand, very fine to fine, tan; contains small amount loose gray silt and a few small snail shells | 12 | 17 |
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Sand, very fine to coarse, and fine to coarse quartz, granitic, and chalk gravel; contains gray clay balls | 6 | 23 |
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Sand, very fine to coarse, gravelly, gray; contains some soft dark-gray silt | 7 | 30 |
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Silt, compact, soft, dark-gray; contains small amount of sand and fine gravel | 5 | 35 |
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Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine to coarse gravel and shale fragments | 15 | 50 |
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Gravel, fine to medium, quartz and granitic, and fine to coarse sand; contains many greenish gray-white chalk pebbles | 3 | 53 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member | |||
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Shale, noncalcareous, plastic, dark gray-black | 7 | 60 |
| 5-16-3bb. Log of core hole DH-110 in the NW NW sec. 3, T. 5 S., R. 18 W., Phillips County, 50 feet south and 950 feet east of NW cor. sec. 3; drilled by the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, January 1946. Surface altitude 1,745.5 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Sanborn formation | |||
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Loam, sandy, brown | 7 | 7 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Niobrara formation--Fort Hays limestone member | |||
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Chalk, weathered, soft, gray | 3 | 10 |
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Chalk, weathered, soft, yellow | 2 | 12 |
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Chalk, weathered, firm, gray | 3 | 15 |
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Chalk, weathered, soft, yellow | 6 | 21 |
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Chalk, firm, gray | 11.2 | 32.2 |
| 5-19-6bb. Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 19 W., Phillips County, 9 feet south and 50 feet east of center of crossroads. Surface altitude, 1,931.6 feet. Water level, 41.2 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Eolian sand, fine to medium, silty, brown | 5 | 5 |
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Silt, medium compact, sandy, gray-tan | 5 | 10 |
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Silt, fairly soft, dark gray-black; contains small amount of fine sand and gravel | 5 | 15 |
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Silt, brown; contains fine to coarse sand and fine to coarse chalk and granitic gravel | 5 | 20 |
|
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Silt, brown to light-buff; contains sand, gravel, broken shale fragments, and snail shells near base | 15 | 35 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine to medium gravel and chalky shale fragments | 15 | 50 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains small amount coarse gravel and shale fragments | 12 | 62 |
|
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Sand, gravel, and broken chalky shale | 18 | 80 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
|
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member | |||
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Shale, soft, fissile, chalky, light- to dark-gray | 10 | 90 |
| 5-19-6cc. Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 19 W., Phillips County, 12 feet north of center of road and 0.05 mile east of road intersection. Surface altitude, 1,996.5 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
|
Sanborn formation | |||
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Silt, loose, sandy, brown (soil) | 2 | 2 |
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Silt, fairly loose, slightly sandy, tan and gray-brown | 8 | 10 |
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Silt, soft, slightly sandy, gray-brown; contains snail shells | 8 | 18 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member | |||
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Shale, medium compact, chalky, gray, creamy | 2 | 20 |
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Shale, fissile, light-gray to buff, and soft chalky light-gray shale | 4 | 24 |
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Shale, soft, medium plastic, chalky, light-gray with small amount of buff | 3.5 | 27.5 |
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Shale, soft, plastic, chalky; contains fragments of shells and selenite crystals | .5 | 28 |
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Shale, fissile, soft, dark gray-black; contains few selenite crystals and shells | 2 | 30 |
| 5-20-1aa. Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 20 W., Phillips County, 12 feet west of center of road and 0.05 mile south of road intersection. Surface altitude, 1,931.6 feet. Water level, 21.1 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Silt, sandy, brown (soil) | 4 | 4 |
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Silt, medium compact, sandy, gray-tan | 2 | 6 |
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Silt, soft, dark-brown; contains sand and chalk fragments | 3 | 9 |
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Silt, fairly compact, slightly sandy, tan and dark-brown | 8 | 17 |
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Sand, fine to coarse; contains small amount of fine to coarse gravel and chalk fragments | 12 | 29 |
|
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Silt, soft, dark-brown and tan, and fine to coarse sand; contains gravel and chalk pebbles | 11 | 40 |
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Sand, fine to coarse; contains small amount fine to coarse gravel and gray silt | 20 | 60 |
|
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Sand, fine to coarse; contains small amount of fine to coarse chalk, quartz, and granitic gravel, gray-green at base | 19.5 | 79.5 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member | |||
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Shale, fissile, chalky, light-gray to dark | .5 | 80 |
| 5-20-1ad. Sample log of test hole in the SE NE sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 20 W., Phillips County, 10 feet west of center of road and 0.37 mile south of road intersection. Surface altitude, 1,949.2 feet. Water level, 38.0 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
|
Sanborn formation | |||
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Silt, dark-gray, and fine to coarse sand | 1 | 1 |
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Silt, soft, dark-gray, and very fine to coarse quartz sand; contains gravel and few small chalk fragments | 6 | 7 |
|
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Silt, soft, gray-tan, and very fine to coarse quartz sand; contains gravel and fragments of chalk and shale | 6 | 13 |
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Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine to medium limestone, quartz, and granitic gravel | 3 | 16 |
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Sand, fine to coarse; contains soft tan silt and gravel | 12 | 28 |
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Sand, very fine to coarse; contains small amount granitic gravel, and some gray silt | 14 | 42 |
|
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Silt, medium plastic, soft, light to dark blue-gray, and fine to coarse gray sand | 4 | 46 |
|
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Sand, very fine to coarse, gravelly, gray-green; contains small amount gray silt | 5.5 | 51.5 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
|
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member | |||
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Shale, hard, fissile, chalky, dark-gray; contains bentonite | 3.5 | 55 |
| 5-20-1da. Sample log of test hole in the NE SE sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 20 W., Phillips County, 10 feet west of center of road and 0.7 mile south of road intersection. Surface altitude, 1,989.6 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
|
Sanborn formation | |||
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Silt, loose, sandy, brown to tan (soil) | 2 | 2 |
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Silt, fine, sandy, gray-tan; contains limestone fragments | 9 | 11 |
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Sand, very fine to coarse, gravelly, light-tan | 4 | 15 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member | |||
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Shale, fissile, soft to medium compact, chalky, light-gray to light-yellow | 5 | 20 |
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