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Ground-Water Resources of Lane and Scott Counties, Western Kansas

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Contents

Summary

Introduction

Well-numbering System

Geohydrology

Description of the rocks

Geologic structure

Configuration of bedrock surface

Sandstone aquifer

Chalk aquifer

Unconsolidated aquifer

Unconsolidated Aquifer System

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

Ground-water Development

Location of wells

Irrigated acreage

Annual withdrawals

Effects of Ground-water Development

Water-level changes

Depletion of ground water in storage

Future Outlook for Irrigation

Potential yields

Economic factors

Ground-water management

Future Studies

Acknowledgments

Index Maps

Metric Units

Selected References

Plates


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Kansas Geological Survey, Geohydrology
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