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Contents
Description of the rocks
Geologic structure
Configuration of bedrock surface
Sandstone aquifer
Chalk aquifer
Unconsolidated aquifer
Inflow to the ground-water reservoir
Precipitation
Seepage of irrigation water
Subsurface inHow
Streamflow losses
Outflow from the ground-water reservoir
Withdrawals by wells
Subsurface outflow
Streamflow gains
Evapotranspiration
Inventory summary
Aquifer properties
Water-table configuration
Saturated thickness
Chemical quality
Water types
Suitability for irrigation
Location of wells
Irrigated acreage
Annual withdrawals
Effects of Ground-water Development
Water-level changes
Depletion of ground water in storage
Potential yields
Economic factors
Ground-water management
Acknowledgments
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geohydrology
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