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Table 7--Logs of observation wells (altitudes are in feet above sea level).

Edwards County

24-20W-9DCD--Drilled May 11, 1978. Altitude 2,260 ft. Depth to water 53 ft (Dakota Formation, 1978) and 50 ft (Cheyenne Sandstone, 1978). Thickness
(ft)
Depth
(ft)
Quaternary System    
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated    
Clay (topsoil), dark-brown55
Clay, reddish-brown510
Clay, limy, light-brown111
Tertiary System    
Pliocene and Miocene Series    
Ogallala Formation    
Caliche, with light reddish-brown clay415
Clay, limy, light reddish-brown621
Clay, reddish-brown324
Clay, limy, reddish-brown3256
Caliche, brittle, reddish-brown157
Clay, very sandy, light reddish-brown1370
Caliche and mortar bed1181
Cretaceous System    
Lower Cretaceous Series    
Dakota Formation    
Siltstone, hard, light-gray182
Clay, light-gray, some weathered yellow layers1496
Ironstone, black197
Clay, gray, with hard sandstone layer and lignite4101
Clay, gray, with dark-gray clay6107
Sandstone, fine-grained1108
Clay, gray with thin sandstone layers11119
Sandstone, light-gray1120
Sandstone, very fine grained, light-gray1121
Clay, gray, with thin sandstone layers9130
Sandstone, silty, brown7137
Sandstone, fine-grained, silty, brown, and gray clay layers15152
Ironstone, with dark-gray clay, brown sandstone, and lignite6158
Clay, gray, and very fine grained, light brownish-yellow sandstone7165
Clay, gray, with thin black to dark-brown translucent fragments16181
Clay, gray, and light-brown, silty very fine grained sandstone43224
Sandstone, medium-grained, brown2226
Clay, light-gray to yellowish-brown, with thin sandstone layers14240
Clay, light-gray to gray and red, with a few thin hardened layers47287
Kiowa Formation    
Siltstone, with gray layers13300
Shale, gray, with hard siltstone layers48348
Shale, black to gray, very hard layer59407
Shell material, thin layer1408
Shale, black, with thin hard layers73481
Cheyenne Sandstone    
Shale, black to dark-gray, with gray sandy shale and very fine, white sandstone14495
Shale, sandy, dark grayish-brown, with hard streaks, lignite14509
Siltstone, gray, moderately hard, with some soft layers31540
Siltstone, gray, with brown shale, lignite, and sandstone layers10550
Permian System    
Upper Permian Series    
Whitehorse Formation    
Siltstone, pale green, with some red layers2552
Shale, red, with some sandy shale4556

Ford County

28-22W-30BCC--Drilled September 12, 1978. Altitude 2,490 ft. Depth to water 123 ft (Ogallala Formation, 1978), 147 ft (Cheyenne Sandstone, 1978), and 166 ft (Upper Permian rocks, 1978); Everette Copeland, landowner. Thickness
(ft)
Depth
(ft)
Quaternary System    
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated    
Topsoil, clayey and silty, dark-brown22
Tertiary System    
Pliocene and Miocene Series    
Ogallala Formation    
Clay, very silty, light reddish-brown, with occasional caliche streaks1315
Silt, slightly clayey, very light brown, with some caliche1530
Silt, very light brown, with some caliche4878
Silt, clayey, medium-brown23101
Silt, with caliche streaks12113
Sand, very fine to fine silty, medium-brown3116
Sand and gravel, fine to medium, reddish-brown, with particles of quartz, orthoclase, and basalt3119
Gravel, fine to medium, reddish-brown26145
Gravel, coarse, reddish-brown2147
Gravel, fine to medium1148
Gravel, medium to coarse3151
Clay, yellow-brown to pinkish-gray, with fine to medium sand2153
Clay, grayish-white, and very fine sand18171
Gravel, medium, reddish-brown2173
Clay, grayish-white, and medium, reddish-brown gravel2175
Gravel, medium to coarse, and grayish-white clay6181
Clay, grayish-white17198
Cretaceous System    
Upper Cretaceous Series    
Greenhorn (?) Limestone    
Shale, soft, olive-gray11209
Limestone, light-gray, indurated2211
Shale, firm, olive-gray, with a few indurated thin beds of limestone14225
Shale, hard, dark-gray, with local hard thin streaks of very thin limestone15240
Graneros (?) Shale    
Shale, hard, dark-gray38278
Lower Cretaceous Series    
Dakota Formation    
Siltstone, light-gray, and very fine grained, light-gray sandstone2280
Shale, hard , dark-gray1281
Sandstone, very fine grained, light-gray1282
Shale, hard, dark-gray3285
Sandstone, very fine grained, light-gray2287
Shale, hard, dark-gray, and interbedded very fine grained, thin light-gray sandstone6293
Shale, hard, dark-gray7300
Sandstone, very fine grained, light-gray, and hard dark-gray shale4304
Shale, hard, dark-gray3307
Sandstone, very fine grained, light- to medium-gray1308
Shale, dark-gray3311
Sandstone and shale, interbedded2313
Shale, dark-gray4317
Sandstone, very fine grained, light- to medium-gray3320
Shale, dark-gray5325
Sandstone, very fine grained, light- to medium-gray1326
Shale, dark-gray3329
Sandstone and shale, interbedded14343
Sandstone, very fine grained, light- to medium-gray2345
Shale, dark-gray, and dark-gray silty shale22367
Sandstone, very fine grained, light- to medium-gray1368
Shale, dark-gray2370
Kiowa Formation    
Shale, smooth, very dark gray47417
Limestone, white, and very dark gray shale1418
Shale, very dark gray2420
Cheyenne Sandstone    
Shale, very dark gray, and very fine grained, mostly friable to thinly indurated, thin light-gray sandstone3423
Sandstone, very fine grained, light-gray, friable, and black carbonaceous shale10433
Sandstone, very fine grained, light-gray, cemented1434
Sandstone, very fine grained, light-gray, mostly friable, with thin cemented layers, and black carbonaceous shale splinters13447
Shale, friable, medium-gray, with very fine grained sandstone11458
Sandstone, very fine grained, friable, light-gray, few thin cemented streaks8466
Sandstone, very fine grained, friable, very light gray and yellow-brown streaks, and minor amount of very light gray, soft shale7473
Permian System    
Upper Permian Series    
Whitehorse Formation    
Shale, soft, dark reddish-brown8481
Shale, soft, dark reddish-brown and black brittle splintery shale, with a few hard siltstone streaks2483
Shale, soft, dark reddish-brown, and dark reddish-brown siltstone, with few hard siltstone streaks20503
Siltstone, dark reddish-brown, indurated2505
Shale, dark reddish-brown, and dark reddish-brown siltstone5510
Siltstone, dark reddish-brown, and dark reddish-brown shale15525

28-26W-29BAD--Drilled July 13, 1977. Altitude 2,680 ft. Depth to water 180 ft and 171 ft (Dakota Formation at well depths 593 and 455 ft, respectively, 1978). Austin Bentzer, landowner. Thickness
(ft)
Depth
(ft)
Quaternary System    
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated    
Topsoil11
Clay, light reddish-brown, with caliche67
Tertiary System    
Pliocene and Miocene Series    
Ogallala Formation    
Clay, light-brown, with caliche815
Clay, brown to light-brown3045
Clay, brown, with caliche1358
Clay, brown, with caliche and reddish-brown clay layers1775
Clay, reddish-brown to light reddish-brown, with caliche25100
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel15115
Sand, fine to coarse, slightly cemented, and fine gravel11126
Caliche, hard1127
Sand, fine to coarse, slightly cemented, and fine gravel8135
Caliche, hard1136
Sand, fine to coarse, slightly cemented, and fine gravel with thin clay and caliche layers14150
Clay, light-brown, and caliche, with a few thin sand layers15165
Clay, light-gray to light-yellow, with hard caliche and mortar-bed streaks25190
Cretaceous System    
Upper Cretaceous Series    
Greenhorn Limestone    
Clay, light-yellow to gray, with thin limestone streaks4194
Clay, black to light-gray, with thin hard limestone streaks31225
Shale, black, with light-gray shale and thin hard limestone layers10235
Graneros Shale    
Shale, black, with a thin green clay layer and white bentonite layers5240
Shale, dark brownish-gray, with thin hard cemented layers50290
Lower Cretaceous Series    
Dakota Formation    
Clay, dark-gray, and very fine grained, light-gray sandstone9299
Clay, dark-gray, with hard streaks31330
Clay, dark-gray to very light gray16346
Clay, very light gray17363
Clay, light-brown to grayish-brown, and lignite7370
Clay, very light gray, with brownish-gray clay and lignite streaks36406
Sandstone, very fine grained, silty, light-gray, some hard layers, and light brownish-gray clay with lignite layers29435
Sandstone, silica-cemented (orthoquartzite), very hard, brown1436
Sandstone, very fine grained, very silty, light-gray9445
Sandstone, very silty, gray47492
Sandstone, hard, brown1493
Sandstone, very fine grained, gray, and red mottled-gray clay27520
Sandstone, very fine grained, hard, gray7527
Clay, gray, with hard streaks8535
Sandstone, hard, gray5540
Clay, gray, with hard streaks8548
Sandstone, hard, gray, and gray clay in thin layers25573
Clay, gray, with hard streaks12585
Clay, light-gray, and very fine grained silty sandstones with red clay18603
Sandstone, very fine grained, light-gray16619
Sandstone, hard1620
Kiowa Formation    
Shale, gray to black, with hard streaks130750

Gray County

25-29W-21CDA--Drilled October 31, 1977. Altitude 2,707 ft (Dakota Formation, 1977), Carl Strawn, landowner. Thickness
(ft)
Depth
(ft)
Quaternary System    
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated    
Silt, sandy, clayey, dark-brown; contains plant roots and partly decayed organic matter22
Silt, sandy, light reddish-brown, with caliche35
Sand, fine to medium, silty, light reddish-brown49
Tertiary System    
Pliocene and Miocene Series    
Ogallala Formation    
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains caliche pebbles716
Clay, very sandy, light-brown to light grayish-brown1430
Sand, fine to medium, with light reddish-brown clay streaks and caliche streaks2959
Clay, light reddish-brown, and caliche with agate1675
Clay, compact, brittle, light yellowish-brown1590
Sand, yellowish-brown to brown393
Sand, fine to medium, light-brown, with light-brown clay and caliche layers25118
Sand, fine to medium, light-brown to yellowish-brown, with light-brown, grayish-green, and yellowish-brown clay17135
Sand, fine, silty, light-brown, with caliche and clay layers18153
Sand, fine to coarse13166
Sand, fine to coarse, silty, with loose sand layers15181
Sand, fine to coarse, with a few very loose streaks19200
Cretaceous System    
Upper Cretaceous Series    
Greenhorn Limestone    
Limestone, weathered, light-gray to yellow, and gray to yellow shale5205
Shale, black, and limestone streaks20225
Limestone, hard, gray to black, and black shale52277
Graneros Shale    
Shale, black; contains bentonite layers64341
Shale, hard, black12353
Lower Cretaceous Series    
Dakota Formation    
Shale, black to light-gray, with hard streaks; contains lignite layers14367
Sandstone, very fine grained, white8375
Siltstone, light-gray, and very fine grained sandstone17392
Sandstone, very fine grained, white4396
Clay, gray, red-mottled, and clay with very fine grained sandstone layers9405

25-29W-21CDA2--Drilled October 4, 1978. Altitude 2,707 ft. Depth to water 168 ft (Kiowa Formation, 1978). Carl Strawn, landowner. Thickness
(ft)
Depth
(ft)
Quaternary System    
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated    
Topsoil, light gray-brown22
Sand, fine to medium, and light-tan silt46
Sand, fine to coarse, reddish-orange-brown713
Tertiary System    
Pliocene and Miocene Series    
Ogallala Formation    
Sand and silt, some caliche215
Sand and silt layers, clayey, light brownish-orange1328
Sand, fine, and medium to coarse gravel, light brownish-orange, with abundant caliche432
Silt, clayey, light-brown840
Silt, light-brown, with hard caliche streaks and cemented fine to medium silty light brownish-orange sand545
Sand, fine to medium, with light brownish-orange caliche streaks1156
Sand, fine to medium, light brownish-orange359
Sand, fine to medium, light brownish-orange, with caliche streak160
Clay, silty, very calcareous, very light brown and light-brown767
Clay, silty, very calcareous, light-brown, with fine gravel and caliche572
Clay, silty, very calcareous, light-brown, with abundant caliche375
Clay and caliche, very light brown, brittle, and very calcareous clay1590
Sand, fine to medium, brown, with minor clay12102
Clay, very calcareous, buff, and much caliche3105
Sand, medium to coarse, and clay, brown to buff, with some caliche11116
Sand, medium to coarse, and clay, with abundant caliche4120
Sand, medium to coarse, brown13133
Clay and caliche, buff to tan2135
Sand, fine to very coarse, mostly medium, brown13148
Caliche and clay1149
Sand, medium, brown1150
Sand, fine to very coarse, mostly medium to coarse, very clean29179
Caliche and clay1180
Clay, buff to tan4184
Sand, medium to coarse, brown, with minor caliche17201
Cretaceous System    
Upper Cretaceous Series    
Greenhorn Limestone    
Limestone and clay, soft to brittle5206
Shale, soft, very dark gray3209
Shale, soft, very dark gray, with cemented layer1210
Shale, hard, very dark gray3213
Cemented layer1214
Shale, very dark gray, with scattered hard streaks9223
Cemented layer1224
Shale, very dark gray, and medium-gray thin cemented layers of shale6230
Shale, very dark gray, and medium light-gray cemented limy shale9239
Shale, medium-brown, calcareous, brittle1240
Shale, cemented, limy, medium light-gray, and minor amounts of very dark gray shale29269
Graneros Shale    
Shale, hard streaks, light-gray and medium light-gray bentonite15284
Shale, very dark gray, with minor amount of light-gray bentonite15299
Shale, very dark gray, with a few hard streaks23322
Shale, very dark gray, with minor amount of light-gray bentonite7329
Shale, very dark gray, with many hard streaks15344
Lower Cretaceous Series    
Dakota Formation    
Shale, dark-gray, and tan orangish-yellow shale9353
Cemented layer, probably sandstone3356
Cemented layer, gray and tan shale3359
Cemented layer, whitish-gray shale and lignite15374
Shale, tan, light-gray, and gray10384
Shale, tan, light-gray, and gray, with some thin lignite beds and whitish-gray shale5389
Sandstone, very fine grained, dark-gray, and silty, gray shale6395
Shale and siltstone, medium to dark-gray, and some tan shale4399
Shale, tan, and cemented, quartzitic, red sandstone5404
Shale, dark-gray, and silty light- to medium-gray and tan shale, with hard streak at 411 ft17421
Sandstone, fine-grained, and reddish-brown-yellow cemented and hard shale9430
Shale, light- to dark-gray and tan, and silty shale6436
Shale, dark-gray3439
Shale, dark-gray and light-tan7446
Shale, dark- and light-gray3449
Shale, light-gray and tan, with trace of lignite3452
Shale, light-gray and tan9461
Shale, dark-gray, with trace of lignite at 464 ft8469
Shale, dark-gray, with trace of friable, red quartz sandstone1470
Lignite3473
Shale, light-gray, and lignite2475
Shale, light- to dark-gray1476
Shale, silty, dark-gray, with trace of calcite3479
Shale, dark-gray and light-tan2481
Shale, light- to dark-gray and tan6487
Shale, sandy, soft, buff, and dark-gray shale3490
Shale, light- to dark-gray and tan, with trace of lignite12502
Shale, light- to dark-gray and tan, with trace of red-maroon shale2504
Shale, light- to dark-gray and tan3507
Shale, light- to dark-gray and tan, with trace of red-mottled and light-gray shale4511
Shale, dark-gray, some light-gray, tan, and red-maroon3514
Shale, dark-gray, some light-gray, tan, and red-maroon, with trace of friable, medium-grained sandstone6520
Shale and sand, dark-gray, light-gray, tan, and red-maroon, with trace of gray shale with red mottling2522
Shale, light- to dark-gray, tan, and red-mottled, with hard sandstone layer at 528 ft9531
Shale, light- to dark-gray, tan, and maroon3534
Shale, light- to dark-gray, tan, red-mottled, and friable, medium to coarse sandstone, with hard sandstone streak at 538 ft9543
Sandstone, hard, reddish-brown, and light- to dark-gray, tan, and red-mottled shale4547
Sandstone and shale, reddish-brown, with granules at 547 ft2549
Shale, light-gray, with red mottling and hard streaks1550
Shale, light-gray, with red mottling and fine-grained, cemented red sandstone6556
Shale and sandstone, light-gray, with red mottling; contains bright red shale2558
Shale and sandstone, light-gray with red mottling, hard5563
Shale, light-gray, red-mottled, and trace of yellow shale4567
Shale, light-gray with red mottling, and thin, cemented, very hard red sandstone4571
Kiowa Formation    
Shale, dark-gray to black30601
Shale, light-gray to black, with traces of red mottling9610
Shale, light-gray to black, bright blue-green, and pale blue-gray, silty6616
Shale, light-gray, and thin, cemented brownish-red sandstone7623
Shale, light-gray5628
Sandstone, thin, well-cemented, brown2630
Ironstone and quartz, red-stained1631
Shale, light- to dark-gray, occasional hard sandstone streak25656

Meade County

30-26W-1BCD--Drilled September 28, 1978. Altitude 2,545 ft. Depth to water 121 ft (undifferentiated Permian rocks, 1978) and 63 ft (Dakota Formation, 1978). Norman Hatfield, landowner. Thickness
(ft)
Depth
(ft)
Quaternary System    
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated    
Topsoil11
Silt and very fine to fine sand, with caliche910
Tertiary System    
Pliocene and Miocene Series    
Ogallala Formation    
Caliche and fine to coarse sand, calcium-carbonate cemented, with small gravel515
Clay, dark-tan, with very fine sand, silt, and caliche1530
Sand, medium to coarse, with small gravel and light-tan, sandy clay1242
Clay, stiff, white, slightly calcareous345
Sand, cemented, very fine, light tannish-white and pinkish-tan, and tan sandy clay752
Clay, sandy, light pinkish-tan to salmon-pink860
Sand, fine, carbonate-cemented, and sandy tannish-pinkish-white clay2383
Mortar bed184
Sand, carbonate-cemented, fine, light-tan, and cemented pale-yellow sand690
Sand, very fine, cemented, light-yellow to tan595
Cretaceous System    
Lower Cretaceous Series    
Dakota Formation    
Sandstone, well-cemented, reddish-brown196
Shale, sandy, light- to medium-dark-gray, and very fine. light-gray sandstone298
Sandstone, light-gray, and whitish-gray to dark-gray shale7105
Shale, light- to medium-dark-gray7112
Sandstone, very fine grained, well-cemented, pale orangish-yellow1113
Shale, dark- to medium-gray, and light-gray shale2115
Sandstone, fine-grained, cemented, pinkish-tan1116
Shale, sandy, light-gray1117
Clay, light-gray to pinkish-tan, and silty light-gray sandstone2119
Shale, sandy, soft, with less than 5 % pea-size gravel and light-gray shale1120
Shale, light- to dark-gray10130
Sandstone, very fine, brownish-yellow, and gray clay4134
Shale, medium-gray4138
Sandstone, fine-grained, reddish-brown1139
Shale, light-gray6145
Sandstone, fine-grained, brownish-rust1146
Shale, silty, medium- to dark-gray31177
Kiowa Formation    
Shale, dark- to light-gray, and less than 1 ft of sandy siltstone3180
Shale, silty, light- to medium-gray34214
Shale, silty, light- to medium-gray, with white limestone and limy sandstone1215
Cheyenne Sandstone    
Shale, gray, with thin siltstones and very fine grained sandstone (siltstone and sandstone less than 5%)78293
Sandstone, well-cemented, very fine grained, gray1294
Shale, silty, gray, with thin siltstones and very fine grained sandstones (10% siltstone and sandstone between 310-315 ft)21315
Shale, gray, and thin siltstones96411
Shale, gray, with brown mottling4415
Shale, light-gray, and silty, light greenish-gray shale3418
Permian System    
Upper Permian Series    
Big Basin Formation    
Shale, silty, reddish-brown2420
Siltstone, reddish-brown37457
Shale, reddish-brown8465

30-27W-17DDD--Drilled November 14, 1974. Altitude 2,558 ft. Thickness
(ft)
Depth
(ft)
Quaternary System    
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated    
Topsoil, drifted, black33
Clay, light-brown, and caliche710
Caliche, with some light-brown clay515
Clay, light grayish-brown to light grayish-green, with caliche and thin, yellowish-brown, fine sand streaks1833
Clay, light-green, with a few hard layers1144
Clay, gray3175
Clay, dark olive-green1085
Sand, fine, gray, with grayish-yellow clay streaks590
Sand, fine to medium, brown11101
Clay, sandy, light-brown, and caliche17118
Sand, fine to medium, brown15133
Sand, fine, silty, cemented, brown5138
Sand, fine to coarse, light-brown, with caliche layers and light-brown to light-gray clay layers42180
Sand, fine to coarse, light-brown, with cemented layers22202
Sand, fine to coarse29231
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, with cemented streaks11242
Tertiary System    
Pliocene and Miocene Series    
Ogallala Formation    
Clay, sandy, light-brown, and caliche14256
Sand, fine to coarse, light-brown, with thin cemented layers29285
Clay, very sandy7292
Sand, fine to coarse8300
Clay, sandy, light-brown, with caliche and cemented streaks25325
Sand, fine to coarse, cemented16341
Clay, light-brown, with caliche and thin cemented sand streaks33374
Cretaceous System    
Lower Cretaceous Series, undifferentiated    
Ironstone1375
Clay, yellow, light-gray, and light-brown, with some thin, hard, clay layers25400
Clay, very dark gray, with very hard streaks80480
Clay, light-gray, with hard clay streaks30510
Siltstone, hard, gray4514
Clay, dark-gray, with a few hard clay streaks61575
Clay, light-green5580
Permian System    
Upper Permian Series    
Big Basin Formation    
Sand, very fine, silty, reddish-brown5585
Sandstone, hard, reddish-brown, with a few thin reddish-brown clay layers9594

30-30W-19BAA--Drilled December 6, 1974. Altitude 2,815 ft. Thickness
(ft)
Depth
(ft)
Quaternary System    
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated    
Clay, silty, sandy, brown55
Clay, light reddish-brown510
Clay, light reddish-brown, with caliche3545
Clay, very sandy, gravelly, light reddish-brown, with caliche2166
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel773
Clay, sandy, light-brown, and caliche679
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel786
Clay, sandy, light reddish-brown, with sand and caliche streaks40126
Clay, sandy, light-brown27153
Sand, fine, cemented, brown, with loose streaks3156
Sand, fine to coarse, silty, with a few clay streaks and hard-cemented sand streaks70226
Tertiary System    
Pliocene and Miocene Series    
Ogallala Formation    
Caliche, hard1227
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel26253
Clay, limy, varved, brown and white2255
Sand, fine15270
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel86356
Sand, cemented, white, with gray clay1357
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel13370
Clay, gray, with a little lignite23393
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, with a few thin lime-cemented streaks7400
Clay, gray4404
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, with a few thin lime-cemented streaks26430
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, with caliche and light-brown clay layers65495
Sand, fine to medium, silty, with clay and caliche streaks20515
Sand, fine to coarse, and ironstone9524
Cretaceous System    
Lower Cretaceous Series, undifferentiated    
Clay, sticky, dark-gray16540
Clay, firm, silty, gray9549
Clay, firm, silty, light greenish-gray16565
Permian System    
Upper Permian Series    
Big Basin Formation    
Clay, firm, dark reddish-brown20585
Clay, firm, dark reddish-brown, and very fine grained, silty sandstone15600

32-26W-4AAB--Drilled August 3, 1977. Altitude 2,460 ft. Depth to water 88 ft (Ogallala Formation, (978) and 79 ft (Upper Permian Series, 1978). Clarence Williams, landowner. Thickness
(ft)
Depth
(ft)
Quaternary System    
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated    
Topsoil44
Clay, limy, light reddish-brown15
Tertiary System    
Pliocene and Miocene Series    
Ogallala Formation    
Caliche, white38
Clay, light reddish-brown to reddish-brown, and caliche with hard streaks1523
Caliche and clay, light-brown, sandy, with gravel932
Sand, fine to coarse, black and light-brown, and fine to coarse gravel1143
Caliche, soft, and brown to green clay1053
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel356
Clay, brown157
Caliche, sandy to very sandy, white to brown ("mortar bed")1572
Caliche and clay, light reddish-brown981
Caliche, hard182
Caliche, soft, white, with light-brown clay streaks35117
Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine gravel7124
Sand, fine to coarse; contains ironstone and ironstone gravel with clay layers32156
Cretaceous System    
Lower Cretaceous Series    
Kiowa Formation    
Clay, gray, with yellow clay streaks3159
Clay, dark-gray2161
Clay, black3164
Clay, very dark reddish-brown8172
Clay, gray3175
Permian System    
Upper Permian Series    
Big Basin Formation    
Clay, reddish-brown, and very sandy reddish-brown clay12187
Clay, dark reddish-brown, with hard sandstone streaks8195

Pawnee County

20-17W-22DCC--Drilled April 4, 1978. Altitude 2,053 ft. Water levels 24 ft (Dakota Formation, 1978), +33 ft (Cheyenne Sandstone, 1978), and + 35 ft (Upper Permian rocks, 1978). Bruce Wiessensee, landowner. Thickness
(ft)
Depth
(ft)
Quaternary System    
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated    
Soil, caliche at base66
Tertiary System    
Pliocene and Miocene Series    
Ogallala Formation    
Clay, silty, yellowish-brown, with caliche1016
Clay, silty, light-brown, and very pale orange limestone1531
Clay, silty, light-brown, dark yellowish-orange, and very pale orange2556
Clay, pale yellowish-brown1672
Clay, dark reddish-brown476
Cretaceous System    
Lower Cretaceous Series    
Dakota Formation    
Clay, yellowish-brown, light olive-gray, and red mottled with gray27103
Clay, dark reddish-brown, light olive-gray, with a thin sandstone bed at about 108 ft20123
Clay, silty, red, yellow, and mottled-gray3126
Clay, dark brownish-gray10136
Sandstone, very fine grained, siliceous-cemented, dark yellowish-orange1137
Clay, olive-gray13150
Clay, moderate dark-gray46196
Clay, red with olive-gray mottles and olive-gray with dusky yellow15211
Clay, moderate dark-gray, and lignite (?)13224
Sandstone, very fine grained, brown2226
Clay, grayish-blue (possible shale), and some cemented, brown sandstone11237
Shale, stiff, grayish-blue6243
Shale, very stiff, moderate dark-gray6249
Shale, moderate dark-gray, with interbedded thin, brown sandstone layers58307
Sandstone, cemented, micaceous, very fine grained2309
Kiowa Formation    
Shale, medium dark-gray66375
Cheyenne Sandstone    
Shale, olive-gray and moderate dark-gray, and very fine grained well-cemented sandstone2377
Shale, moderate dark-gray, some pyrite near 387 ft32409
Sandstone, silty, very fine to fine-grained, some pyrite10419
Shale, pale bluish-green, and some silty shale15434
Permian System    
Upper Permian Series    
Whitehorse Formation    
Sandstone, very fine grained, silty, medium-brown, with some pyrite2436
Shale, silty, red to medium-brown47483

22-19W-7AAA--Drilled June 16, 1977. Altitude 2,100 ft. Water levels 64 ft (Dakota Formation, 1978) and + 19 ft (Upper Permian rocks, 1978). Raymond Polson, landowner. Thickness
(ft)
Depth
(ft)
Quaternary System    
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated    
Silt, sandy, clayey, dark-brown66
Clay, light-brown17
Clay, brown to light reddish-brown, with sandy clay613
Tertiary System    
Pliocene and Miocene Series    
Ogallala Formation    
Clay, silty, light-brown to very light brown, with thin, fine to coarse, sand streaks3245
Clay, light-brown, with limy layers4085
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains ironstone chips19104
Clay, light reddish-brown10114
Cretaceous System    
Lower Cretaceous Series    
Dakota Formation    
Clay, red to light-gray6120
Clay, red to gray, with yellow clay and silty sandstone32152
Sandstone, medium-grained, light- to dark-brown40192
Shale, hard, dark-gray, and light-gray hard siltstone6198
Clay, light-gray, with red clay; contains hard siltstone streaks12210
Clay, dark-gray, with lignite streaks9219
Kiowa Formation    
Clay, light-gray, dark-gray, and black, with hard siltstone and very fine grained sandstone layers31250
Cheyenne Sandstone    
Clay, light-gray to black, with thin, hard layers150400
Clay, dark-gray, with light greenish-gray clay15415
Permian System    
Upper Permian Series    
Whitehorse Formation    
Clay, light reddish-brown5420
Clay, dark reddish-brown, with sandstone streaks14434
Sandstone, silty, dark reddish-brown4438
Clay, dark reddish-brown3441
Sandstone, silty, dark reddish-brown3444
Clay, dark reddish-brown1445

Rush County

17-17W-6ABB--Drilled April 25, 1978. Altitude 2,877 ft. Depth to water 183 ft (Dakota Formation, 1978) and 35 ft (Cheyenne Sandstone, 1978). Van Lippert, landowner. Thickness
(ft)
Depth
(ft)
Quaternary System    
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated    
Clay, silty, light-brown33
Clay, very light brown to yellow, some white calcareous limestone36
Clay, firm, calcareous, yellowish-brown612
Clay, yellowish-brown, some white limestone315
Clay, firm, chalky, light-yellow, and some orangish-brown limestone520
Clay, firm, light-yellow, white limestone and clear "gypsum" crystals (?)323
Sand, very fine, orangish-brown, cemented, and "ironstone225
Cretaceous System    
Upper Cretaceous Series    
Carlile Shale    
Shale, very firm, calcareous, light-gray328
Shale, loose, calcareous, black735
Shale, silty, loose, black, with some firm "lignite"136
Shale, silty, firm, black743
Shale, silty, calcareous, black, with medium-firm shale1558
Shale, silty, firm, dark-gray866
Shale, silty, dark-gray, with grayish-white noncalcareous chalky "bentonite" (?)470
Shale, silty, grayish-black, firm171
Greenhorn Limestone    
Shale, grayish-black, some chalky yellowish-brown limestone475
Shale, silty, firm, calcareous, grayish-black378
Shale, very firm, grayish-black, with grayish-white bentonite381
Shale, calcareous, silty, very firm, grayish-black990
Shale, clayey, medium-firm, calcareous, grayish-black999
Graneros Shale    
Shale, clayey, firm, grayish-black, with bentonite6 105
Shale, silty, very firm, grayish-black, calcareous; 50% light-gray bentonite2107
Shale, grayish-black, with some bentonite3110
Shale, silty, very firm, grayish-black and gray, with noncalcareous gray shale and some bentonite1111
Shale, clayey, loose, grayish-black1112
Shale, clayey, medium-firm, grayish-black, with bentonite3115
Shale, clayey, loose, grayish-black8123
Shale, clayey, firm, grayish-black3126
Shale, clayey, medium-firm, grayish-black, with bentonite9135
Shale, clayey, firm to loose, grayish-black, with bentonite15150
Shale, clayey to silty, firm to loose, grayish-black, with some bentonite15165
Shale, clayey to silty, firm to loose, grayish-black, and hard (possibly fractured) shale15180
Shale, clayey to silty, loose, calcareous, grayish-black2182
Shale, clayey, loose, grayish-black, with bentonite8190
Shale, grayish-black, no bentonite5195
Shale, grayish-black, with a few pieces of yellowish-brown loose, chalky shale24219
Lower Cretaceous Series    
Dakota Formation    
Shale, clayey, loose, grayish-black, with light-gray bentonite and firm lignite21240
Clay, sticky, gray, with small amount of lignite and bentonite12252
Clay, sticky, gray and reddish-orange, and lignite3255
Clay, loose, gray to yellowish-brown, and lignite10265
Shale, loose to firm, light- to dark-gray, with some loose, yellowish-brown clay and reddish-pink clay5270
Shale, clayey, loose to firm, light- to dark-gray, and yellowish-brown, medium-firm, noncalcareous clay3273
Clay, light-gray, with clayey dark-gray shale and some yellowish-brown and reddish-pink clay9282
Clay, light-gray, with clayey, dark-gray shale and reddish-pink, loose, noncalcareous clay20302
Clay, light-gray, with dark-gray, firm shale, reddish-pink clay, lignite, and a few light-tan, noncalcareous sandstone fragments1303
Clay, light-gray and pinkish-red, and dark-gray shale7310
Clay, light-gray, pinkish-red, and light-tan, and clayey, dark-gray loose to firm shale5315
Clay, light-gray, pinkish-red, and light-tan, and clayey, dark-gray loose shale15330
Clay, silty, light-gray, medium-gray, and red15345
Clay, silty, light- and medium-gray, with lignite and some hard chips of shale15360
Clay, silty, gray and reddish-pink, and medium-gray, firm shale15375
Clay, gray, silty, and dark-gray, firm to very firm shale15390
Clay, silty to sandy, gray, and dark-gray, friable shale8398
Clay, silty to sandy, gray and reddish-orange, and dark-gray, friable shale2400
Clay, silty to sandy, gray, with off-white bentonite, lignite, and light- to dark-gray, medium-firm, silty to clayey shale5405
Clay, silty and sandy, light-gray, light-tan, and reddish-pink, and clayey, dark-gray friable shale1406
Kiowa Formation    
Shale, clayey, light- to dark-gray, and firm to loose, very light tan and gray clay4410
Shale, light- to dark-gray5415
Clay, gray, and friable shale5420
Clay, light-gray and light-tan5425
Clay, silty, light-gray, with dark-gray, very firm to hard shale and some very hard and very fine, noncalcareous sandstone chips5430
Clay, silty, light-gray, red, green, and light-tan5435
Clay, silty, gray, and very firm gray shale3438
Clay, silty, gray, with chalky, light-tan clay and silty, gray, very firm shale2440
Clay, light-gray and red, and gray, very firm shale5445
Clay, gray, with clayey, gray, medium-firm shale and occasional hard, buff, fine-grained sandstone5450
Clay and shale, silty, firm to medium-firm, slightly sandy; contains light-gray clay and firm, noncalcareous shale12462
Clay, light-gray, and firm, noncalcareous shale3465
Cheyenne Sandstone    
Clay, light-gray, with silty, very hard, very fine grained, buff sandstone and black, firm shale3468
Shale, clayey, light-gray12480
Shale, gray, with hard shell streaks15495
Shale, gray; contains very fine grained, soft-white sandstone and hard, dark-gray sandstone15510
Shale, gray, and lesser amounts of very fine grained, soft-white and dark-gray, hard sandstone32542

Table 8--Water levels in observation wells. Measurements made in wells constructed by the U.S. Geological Survey and drilled by the Kansas Geological Survey. Altitudes are given in feet above sea level. Depths of wells are given in feet; water levels to the nearest 0.1 ft above (+) or below (-) land surface; specific conductance in micromho per centimeter at 25°C (µmho/cm at 25°C); and flow in gallons per day (gal/d).

Edwards County

24-20W-9DCD--Mrs. L. J. Lanfenberg, artesian observation well in a sandstone in the Dakota Formation, diameter 2 inches, screened interval 128-132 ft, casing depth 136 ft. Measuring point--top of casing at land-surface altitude of 2,250 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Aug. 17, 1978 -52.7        
Dec. 14 -52.8        
May 22, 1979 -52.2        
Sept. 12 -52.1        
Sept. 27 -52.3        

24-20W-9DCD2--Mrs. L. J. Lanfenberg, artesian observation well in a sandstone in the Cheyenne Sandstone, diameter 2 inches, screened interval 535-539 ft, casing depth 556 ft. Measuring point--top of casing at land-surface altitude of 2,250 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
May 24, 1978 -50.4        
Dec. 14 -50.4        
May 22, 1979 -49.9        
Sept. 27 -49.9        

Ford County

28-22W-30BCCA-Everette Copeland, artesian observation well in a siltstone in Permian rocks, diameter 2 inches, screened interval 517-520 ft, casing depth 525 ft. Measuring point--top of casing 0.5 ft above land-surface altitude of 2,490 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Dec. 14, 1978 -165.9        
May 23, 1979 -153.9        
Sept. 10 -151.2        
Sept. 27 -150.9        

28-22W-30BCCA2--Everette Copeland, artesian observation well in a sandstone in Cheyenne Sandstone, diameter 1 inch, screened interval 425-445 ft, casing depth 445 ft. Measuring point--top of casing 1.1 ft above land-surface altitude of 2,490 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Dec. 14, 1978 -147.4        
May 23, 1979 -151.9        

28-26W-29BAD--Austin Bentzer, artesian observation well in a sandstone in the Dakota Formation, diameter 2 inches, screened interval 569-573 ft, casing depth 593 ft. Measuring point--top of casing at land-surface altitude of 2,680 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Aug. 17, 1978 -180.4        
Dec. 15 -181.1        
May 23, 1979 -181.6        
Sept. 11 -181.8        
Oct. 3 -182.0        

28-26W-29BAD2--Austin Bentzer, artesian observation well in a sandstone in the Dakota Formation, diameter 2 inches, screened interval 451-455 ft, casing depth 455 ft. Measuring point--top of casing at land-surface altitude of 2,680 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Aug. 17, 1978 -170.5        
Dec. 15 -171.2        
May 23, 1979 -171.9        
Sept. 11 -172.2        
Oct. 3 -172.4        

Gray County

25-29W-21CDA--C. L. and A. Strawn, artesian observation well in a sandstone in the Dakota Formation, diameter 2 inches, screened interval 370-371 ft, casing depth 405 ft. Measuring point--top of pipe at land-surface altitude of 2,707 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Oct. 4, 1978 -141.0        
Dec. 14 -142.5        
May 27, 1979 -145.0        
Sept. 11 -146.3        
Oct. 2 -146.4        

25-29W-21CDA2--C. L. and A. Strawn, artesian observation well in a sandstone in the Kiowa Formation, diameter 2 inches, screened interval 551-555 ft, casing depth 655 ft. Measuring point--top of casing 0.4 ft above land-surface altitude of 2,707 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Dec. 14, 1978 -167.8        
May 23, 1979 -168.0        
Sept. 11 -167.5        
Oct. 2 -167.5        

Meade County

30-26W-1BCD--Norman Hatfield, artesian observation well in a siltstone in the Permian rocks, diameter 2 inches, screened interval 455-457 ft, casing depth 465 ft. Measuring point--top of casing 0.3 ft above land-surface altitude of 2,545 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Dec. 15, 1978 -121.4        
May 23, 1979 -118.3        
Sept. 18 -125.4        
Sept. 28 -125.5        

30-26W-1BCD2--Norman Hatfield, artesian observation well in a sandstone in the Dakota Formation, diameter 1 inch, screened interval 275-290 ft, casing depth 290 ft. Measuring point--top of casing 0.2 ft above land-surface altitude of 2,545 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Dec. 15, 1978 -63.4        
May 23, 1979 -63.3        
Sept. 18 -64.2        
Sept. 27 -64.2        

32-26W-4AAB--Clarence Williams, artesian observation well in a shale in the Permian rocks, diameter 2 inches, screened interval 191-195 ft, casing depth 195 ft. Measuring point--top of casing 0.6 ft above land-surface altitude of 2,460 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Dec. 15, 1978 -79.4        
May 23, 1979 -78.3        
Sept. 18 -78.0        
Oct. 3 -78.9        

Pawnee County

20-17W-22DCC--Bruce Wiessensee, artesian observation well in a siltstone in Permian rocks, diameter 2 inches, screened interval 464-465 ft, casing depth 480 ft. Measuring point--top of pipe at land-surface altitude of 2,053 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Apr. 4, 1978 flow        
Dec. 13 +35.4 12.5 41,000 420
May 22, 1979 +37.5 15.0 7.5 51,000 550
Aug. 17 +35.4 18.5 7.4 60,000 520
Sept. 26 +35.5 21.5 7.5 50,000  

20-17W-22DCC2--Bruce Wiessensee, artesian observation well in a sandstone in the Cheyenne Sandstone, diameter 2 inches, screened interval 409-410 ft, casing depth 410 ft. Measuring point--top of casing at land-surface altitude of 2,053 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Apr. 13, 1978 flow        
Dec. 13 +33.1 13.0   53,000 820
May 22, 1979 +32.9 13.0 7.15 55,000 1,070
Aug. 17 +35.4 14.0 7.10 60,000 950
Sept. 26 +32.3 21.0 7.10 53,000  

20-17W-22DCC3--Bruce Wiessensee, artesian observation well in a sandstone in the Dakota Formation, diameter 2 inches, casing depth 110 ft. Measuring point--top of casing at land-surface altitude of 2,053 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Aug. 17, 1978 -23.6        
Dec. 13 -24.4        
May 22, 1979 -24.3        
Aug. 17 -24.5        
Sept. 26 -24.5        

22-19W-7AAA--Raymond Polson, artesian observation well in a sandstone in the Dakota Formation, diameter 1.5 inches, screened interval 159-165 ft, casing depth 165 ft. Measuring point--top of casing at land-surface altitude of 2, 100 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
June 14, 1977 -60.4        
Dec. 13, 1978 -64.5        
May 22, 1979 -67.4        
Aug. 17 -100.1        
Sept. 27 -92.0        

22-19W-7AAA2--Raymond Polson, artesian observation well in a siltstone in Permian rocks, diameter 2 inches, screened interval 421-425 ft, casing depth 435 ft. Measuring point--top of casing at land-surface altitude of 2,100 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
June 16, 1977 flow       Trace
Dec. 14, 1978 +19.2 9.0   835 Trace
May 22, 1979 +27.3 28.0 7.15 640 9
Aug. 17 +19.2 30.0 7.60 2,250 Trace
Sept. 27 +16.6        

Rush County

17-17W-6ABBA--Van Lippert, artesian observation well in a sandstone in the Cheyenne Sandstone, diameter 2 inches, screened interval 509-510 ft, casing depth 510 ft. Measuring point--top of casing at land-surface altitude of 2,089 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Aug. 17, 1978 -35.3        
Dec. 14 -35.5 9.0   1,130  
May 22,1979 -35.6        
Aug. 17 -32.6        
Sept. 27 -35.9        

17-17W-6ABBA2--Van Lippert, artesian observation well in a sandstone in the Dakota Formation, diameter 1 inch, casing depth 220 ft. Measuring point--top of casing at land-surface altitude of 2,089 ft.

Date Water level
(ft)
Temperature
(°C)
pH Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
Flow
(gal/d)
Aug. 17, 1978 -183.2        
Dec. 14 -183.8        
May 22, 1979 -183.4        
Aug. 17 -183.5        
Sept. 27 -183.5        

Table 9--Chemical analyses of water from selected wells. Analyses by Kansas Department of Health and Environment, except as indicated. Dissolved constituents and hardness given in milligrams per liter (mg/L) or micrograms per liter (µg/L); specific conductance in micromho per centimeter at 25°C (µmho/cm at 25°C); depth of well given in ft below land surface. Geologic source--Kd, Dakota Formation; Kch, Cheyenne Sandstone; and Pu, undifferentiated Permian rocks. SAR, sodium-adsorption ratio.

Well
number
Depth
(ft)
Geologic
source
Date of
collection
Temperature
(°C)
Dissolved solids
(evaporated at
180°C; mg/L)
Silica
(SiO2; mg/L)
Iron
(Fe; µg/L)
Manganese
(Mn; µg/L)
Calcium
(Ca; mg/L)
Magnesium
(Mg; mg/L)
Sodium
(Na; mg/L)
Potassium
(K; mg/L)
Carbonate
(CO3; mg/L)
Bicarbonate
(HCO,; mg/L)
Edwards County
24-20W-9DCD2 556 Kch 9-27-1979 16 734 16     8.0 2.9 240. 27 0 450
Ellis County
15-10W-33BAA 154 Kd 7-13-1978 21   9.2 60 40 30 120 740 13 0 310
Finney County
24-33W-19DBD1 700 Kd 2-2-1977   252 14 150 50 43 12 43 2.8    
Hodgeman County
22-24W-34CDC 416 Kd 8-25-1978 20 509 2.3 40 10 19 8.9 160 8.0 0 280
24-23W-34AAD 120 Kd 10-28-1977 16 423 32 70 140 57 32 43 7.0 0 320
Hamilton County
21-40W-31CCC 902 Kd 8-31-1978 20 428 3.3     6.4 2.0 150 5.0 7 270
Meade County
30-26W-1BCD 465 Pu 9-28-1979 16.5 89 14     9.6 1.0 14 4.0 0 61
30-26W-1BCD2 290 Kd 9-28-1979 15.5 265 30     24 2.0 47 11 0 51
Ness County
19-23W-1CCB 450 Kd 9-8-1978 19 677 3.8     8.0 2.0 240 6.0 0 250
Pawnee County
20-17W-22DCC 480 Pu 8-17-1979 18.5 47,400 11     776 838 16,200 64 0 327
20-17W-22DCC2 410 Kch 8-17-1979 14 51,000 9.0     796 709 17,400 60 0 349
20-17W-22DCC3 110 Kd 9-26-1979 14.5 685 7.0     61 23 150 7.0 0 290
22-19W-7AAA2 435 Pu 9-27-1979 15.5 417 26     85 15 44 6.0 0 370
Rush County
17-17W-06ABBA 510 Kch 9-27-1979 14.5 192 8.0     42 1.8 16 9.0 0 120
17-20W-3OCCB 325 Kd 7-6-1978 22         66 52 430 14 0 270
Stanton County
27-39W-13ACB 508 Kd 8-10-1978 20 577 13 10 0 94 34 48 5.0 0 260
29-42W-24CCC 515 Kd 9-14-1978 17 355 9.2 10 0. 53 22 37 5.0 0 200
Wichita County
18-37W-24CCCA2 1,050 Kch 5-12-1978     13 170 100 5.3 2.6 365 5.8 14 350
Well number Sulfate Chloride Fluoride Nitrate Hardness as CaCO3 (mg/L) SAR Specific conductance
(µmho/cm at 25°C)
pH
(SO4; mg/L) (Cl; mg/L) (F; mg/L) (NO3; mg/L) Total (Ca, Mg) Noncarbonate
Edwards County
24-20W-9DCD2 29 190     32 0 18 1.350 8.0
Ellis County
15-10W-33BAA 270 850 4.4 2.7 120 0 14 3.200 7.7
Finney County
24-33W-19DBD1 81 8.8   0.02         8.5
Hodgeman County
22-24W-34CDC 120 55 2.8 0.4 84 0 7.6 890 7.9
24-23W-34AAD 67 30 2.6 0.9 270 20 1.1 780 7.2
Hamilton County
21-40W-31CCC 110 13 2.1 0.4 24 0 13 710 8.4
Meade County
30-26W-1BCD 9.0 7.0   0.1 28 0 1.1 115 7.1
30-26W-1BCD2 58 55   2.9 68 26 2.5 510 10.2
Ness County
19-23W-1CCB 130 160 3.4 0.4 28 0 20 1.280 8.0
Pawnee County
20-17W-22DCC 3.360 26,200 3.2 0.1 4.560 268 104 60.000 7.4
20-17W-22DCC2 3.700 28,200 3.2 0.1 4.900 286 10.8 60.000 7.4
20-17W-22DCC3 145 145   0.1 250 11 4.2 1,850 7.7
22-19W-7AAA2 21 40   0.1 270. 0. 1.2 725 7.9
Rush County
17-17W-06ABBA 17 28   2.2 110 12 0.7 325 7.5
17-20W-30CCB 650       380 160 9.6 2.340 6.8
Stanton County
27-39W-13ACB 230 21 1.2 6.6 370. 160 1.1 870 7.4
29-42W-24CCC 93 18 1.6 7.5 220 41 1.1 570 7.5
Wichita County
18-37W-24CCCA2 500 63 3.0   24   184 1.790 8.4
1Analysis by Burns and McDonnell. Kansas City, Missouri
2Analysis by Wilson Laboratories. Salina, Kansas.

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