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Contents
Purpose of investigation
Location and extent of area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Topography and drainage
Climate
Population
Transportation
Agriculture
Mineral resources
Construction materials
Concrete aggregate
Road metal
Mineral filler
Riprap
Structural stone
Ceramic raw materials, by Norman Plummer
Coal
Summary of stratigraphy
Geologic history
Pre-Pleistocene geologic history
Pleistocene geologic history
Principles of occurrence
Source
Artesian conditions
The water table
Ground-water recharge
Recharge from precipitation
Seepage from streams and ponds
Recharge from subsurface movement
Ground-water discharge
Discharge by evaporation and transpiration
Discharge by seeps and springs
Discharge by subsurface movement
Discharge by wells
Recovery of ground water
Principles of recovery
Types of wells
Dug wells
Driven wells
Drilled wells
Utilization of water
Domestic and stock supplies
Public supplies
Aurora
Concordia
Clyde
Glasco
Miltonvale
Jamestown
Industrial supplies
Irrigation supplies
Chemical character of water
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Iron
Fluoride
Chloride
Nitrate
Sulfate
Water for irrigation
Geologic formations and their water-bearing characteristics
Permian System (Leonardian Series)
Sumner Group
Wellington Formation
Cretaceous System (Gulfian Series)
Dakota Formation
Character and subdivisions
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Graneros Shale
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Greenhorn Limestone
Character and subdivisions
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Carlile Shale
Character and subdivisions
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Tertiary System (Pliocene Series)
Ogallala Formation
Character and subdivisions
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Quaternary System (Pleistocene Series)
Meade Group
Character and subdivisions
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Sanborn Group
Crete Formation
Loveland and Peoria Formations
Wisconsinan terrace deposits
Recent deposits
Alluvium
Dune sand
Hydrologic properties of water-bearing materials
Determinations of transmissibility and permeability
Theis recovery method
Thiem method
Theis nonequilibrium method
Cooper-Jacob generalized methods
Aquifer tests
W. T. Wright well 5-2-25cb
W. T. Wright well 5-2-25cc
Summary of Wright aquifer tests
Franklin Day well 6-1-4bbc
Summary of Day aquifer test
Summary of ground-water conditions in Cloud County
Records of wells, test holes, and springs
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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