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Records of Wells, Test Holes, and Springs
Information pertaining to 436 water wells, test holes, and springs in Douglas County is given in Table 8. Measured depths to water are given to the nearest 0.01 foot, whereas depths reported by the owner, tenant, or driller are given only to the nearest foot. Similarly, measured depths of wells are given to the nearest 0.1 foot, whereas reported depths are given only to the nearest foot.
Townships 11 and 12 || Township 13 || Township 14 || Township 15
Table 8--Records of wells, test holes, and springs in Douglas County.
| Well Number (1) | Location | Owner or tenant | Type of Well (2) | Depth of Well, feet (3) | Diameter of well, inches | Type of casing (4) | Principal water-bearing bed | Method of lift (5) | Use of water (6) | Altitude of land surface, feet (7) | Depth to water level below land surface, feet (8) | Date of measurement | REMARKS (Yield given in gallons a minute; drawdown in feet) (9) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character of material | Geologic Source | |||||||||||||
| T. 13 S., R. 17 E. | ||||||||||||||
| 13-17-1cc | SW SW sec. 1 | Elmer Nichols | Du | 16.4 | 96 | R | Silt, clay, sand | Colluvium and alluvium (11) | Cy, H | D, S | 3.1 | 5-21-1953 | ||
| 13-17-12cc | SW SW sec. 12 | B | 49 | 4 | N | Clayey sand | Kansas Till | N | N | +/-1,073 | 10-18-1955 | TH by KGS | ||
| 13-17-24bd | SE NW sec. 24 | Du | 15.6 | 32-36 | R | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | +/-955 | 12.51 | 5-21-1953 | ||
| *13-17-24ca | NE SW sec. 24 | Sam Kennedy | Sp | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | D, S | 5-21-1953 | Estimated yield 8 | |||||
| T. 13 S., R. 18 E. | ||||||||||||||
| *13-18-2aa | NE NE sec. 2 | Robert Kay | Dr | 300 | 5.5 | GI | Sandy shale | Lawrence Shale | N | N | +/-1,010 | 7-8-1955 | Salty Water | |
| 13-18-5ba | NE NW sec. 5 | Du | 33.3 | R | Sand, gravel | Terrace deposits | Cy, N | D, S | +/-876 | 13.24 | 5-22-1953 | KERC well. | ||
| 13-18-7cd | SE SW sec. 7 | J. M. Clough | Dr | 250 | 5.5 | GI | Sandstone | Lawrence Shale | T, E | S | +/-1,031 | 108 | 12-20-1956 | Water below 200 ft. reported very salty. |
| 13-18-8cd | SE SW sec. 8 | Robert Kampshrader | Dr | 220 | Sandstone | Lawrence Shale | N | +/-910 | 1955 | Water at 180-200 ft. reported very salty. Hole abandoned. | ||||
| 13-18-10bd | SE NW sec.10 | Dr | 70 | 4 | N | Silt, sand, gravel | Newman Terrace deposits | N | N | +/-864 | 7-13-1953 | TH by KGS | ||
| 13-18-10dc | SW SE sec. 10 | Dr | 122.5 | 4 | N | Sandy clay, sand, gravel | Newman Terrace deposits | N | N | +/-861 | 7-13-1953 | TH by KGS | ||
| 13-18-15ca | NE SW sec. 15 | Dr | 16 | 4 | N | N | N | +/-967 | 7-10-1953 | TH by KGS | ||||
| 13-18-17ad | SE NE sec. 17 | Marvin Houk | Du | 30 | 120 | R | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | Cy, W | D, S | +/-910 | 8 | 5-20-1953 | ||
| 13-18-17bd | SE NW sec. 17 | J. C. Riepen | Du | 14.1 | 60 | R | Silt, clay | Colluvium and alluvium (11) | Cy, W | D, S | 5.68 | 5-20-1953 | ||
| 13-18-17ca | NE SW sec. 17 | E. M. Casey | Du | 12 | 48 | R | Silt, clay | Colluvium and alluvium (11) | Cy, E | D, S | 6 | 9-1952 | ||
| 13-18-17da | NE SE sec. 17 | Belvoir School | Dr | 186 | 6 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, H | N | +/-898 | 5-20-1953 | Used casing imported to impart taste to water. Not used. | |
| 13-18-22aa | NE NE sec. 22 | Du | 22.4 | R | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | Cy, H | D, S | +/-920 | 4.6 | 5-20-1953 | KERC well. | ||
| 13-18-22ab | NW NE sec. 22 | Dr | 28 | 4 | N | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | +/-964 | 7-10-1953 | TH by KGS | ||
| *13-18-22ba | NE NW sec. 22 | Charles Oldfather | Du | 33.7 | 36 | R | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | J, E | D, S | +/-969 | 32.2 | 5-20-1953 | |
| 13-18-23aa1 | NE NE sec. 23 | Charles Nemec | Du | 32 | 48 | R | Shale? | Lawrence (?) Shale | Cy, W | S | +/-908 | 8 | 5-20-1953 | |
| 13-18-23aa2 | NE NE sec. 23 | Charles Nemec | Du | 70 | 48 | R | Shale | Lawrence (?) Shale | Cy, W | D | 62 | 5-20-1952 | ||
| 13-18-23ba | NE NW sec. 23 | W. H. Barton | Dr | 326 | 5.5 | GI | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | D, S | +/-944 | 125 | Water bearing sandstone reported at 286-326 ft | |
| 13-18-28ab | NW NE sec. 28 | Dwight Henry | Dr | 340 | 6? | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | S | 155 | 5-28-1953 | Top of water-bearing sandstone reported at 300 ft. Reported brackish. | ||
| *13-18-28ba | NE NW sec. 28 | Otis Heinie | Dr | 350 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | S | +/-975 | 150 | 9-4-1952 | Top of water-bearing sandstone reported at 300 ft. Brackish water. |
| *13-18-32bc | SW NW sec. 32 | Arthur Gaines | Dr | 192 | 5.5 | GI | Sandstone | Lawrence Shale | S | +/-965 | 1-27-1956 | Brackish water. Reported 200 gal./day fresh water from 17 to 34 ft. | ||
| 13-18-33ad | SE NE sec. 33 | Clarence Anders | Dr | 150 | 6? | GI | Sandstone | Stranger (?) Formation | Cy, E | D, S | +/-880 | 9-4-1952 | Reported yield 1, brackish water. | |
| Well Number (1) | Location | Owner or tenant | Type of Well (2) | Depth of Well, feet (3) | Diameter of well, inches | Type of casing (4) | Principal water-bearing bed | Method of lift (5) | Use of water (6) | Altitude of land surface, feet (7) | Depth to water level below land surface, feet (8) | Date of measurement | REMARKS (Yield given in gallons a minute; drawdown in feet) (9) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character of material | Geologic Source | |||||||||||||
| T. 13 S., R. 19 E. | ||||||||||||||
| 13-19-1acc | SW SW NE sec. 1 | B | 18.5 | 4 | N | N | N | +/-881 | 7-5-1954 | TH by KGS. Dry Hole. | ||||
| 13-19-1ac | SW NE sec. 1 | University of Kansas | Du | 17.7 | 24 | R | Silt, clay | Colluvium and alluvium (11) | Cy. H | N | +/-883 | 9.07 | 5-3-1952 | NE cor. 18th and Michigan St. |
| 13-19-1bc | SW NW sec. 1 | Dr | 300 | 4 | N | N | N | +/-998 | 1-12-1947 | TH by KGS. | ||||
| 13-19-1ca1 | NE SW sec. 1 | Norman Plummer | Dr | 50 | 6 | GI | Sandy silt | Terrace deposits | Cy, E | D | +/-890 | 19.08 | 5-3-1952 | |
| 13-19-1ca2 | NE SW sec. 1 | Norman Plummer | B | 62 | 4 | N | Sandy silt | Terrace deposits | N | N | +/-890 | 7-5-1954 | TH by KGS. | |
| 13-19-1ca3 | NE SW sec. 1 | Clarence Edmonds | Du | 27.2 | 72 | B, R | Sandy silt | Terrace deposits | N | N | 4.21 | 5-3-1952 | ||
| 13-19-1cb | NW SW sec. 1 | George Kapfer | Dr | 153 | 10 | GI | Shale? | Lawrence Shale | Cy, E | D | 30 | 5-3-1952 | Reported yield 8-9 gal./hr. | |
| 13-19-1cc1 | SW SW sec. 1 | M. E. Hodges | Dr | 154 | 6 | S | Sandstone? | Stranger (?) Formation | Cy, H | D | 6-30-1950 | Water reported to have "soda" taste. | ||
| *13-19-1cc2 | SW SW sec. 1 | Tom Akin | Dr | 118 | 6? | N | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | N | N | +/-885 | 1-8-1955 | High chlorides. Well plugged and abandoned. | |
| 13-19-1cc3 | SW SW sec. 1 | Keith Cloepfil | Du | 19.4 | 36 | R | Shale? | Lawrence Shale | Cy, H | D | +/-898 | 5.31 | 5-5-1952 | Goes dry in dry weather. |
| 13-19-1cd | SE SW sec. 1 | G. W. Ousdahl | Dr | 33.3 | 5 | GI | Silty sand | Terrace deposits | Cy, E | D | +/-870 | 9.47 | 5-3-1952 | |
| 13-19-1dbc | SW NW SE sec. 1 | B | 46 | 4 | N | Sandy silt | Terrace deposits | N | N | +/-873 | 10.9 | 7-6-1954 | TH by KGS. | |
| 13-19-5bb | NW NW sec. 5 | Du | 18.8 | R | Silt, gravel | Colluvium and alluvium (11) | Cy, H | D, S | +/-910 | 4.71 | 5-19-1953 | KERC well. | ||
| 13-19-7ad | SE NE sec. 7 | Jim Sanders | Du | 28 | 48 | R | Silt, sand | Colluvium and alluvium (11) | Cy, E | D, S | +/-885 | 20 | 5-19-1953 | |
| *13-19-7dd | SE SE sec. 7 | Ed. Steele | Dr | 146 | 6.25 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | D, S | +/-846 | 35 | 6-6-1955 | |
| 13-19-8bd | SE NW sec. 8 | School District | Du | 37 | 36 | R | Sandy silt | Terrace deposits | Cy, H | D | +/-886 | 23.33 | 5-19-1953 | |
| 13-19-8dbb | NW NW SE sec. 8 | B | 52 | 4 | N | Sandy silt | Terrace deposits | N | N | +/-881 | 43.8 | 10-26-1955 | TH by KGS | |
| 13-19-10dd | SE SE sec. 10 | Norman Aldrich | Dr | 110 | 6.25 | S | Gravel, sand, sandstone | Terrace deposits, Stranger Formation | T, E | D, S | +/-836 | 29 | 4-21-1955 | Fresh water in terrace deposits. Brackish water in sandstone. |
| 13-19-11aa1 | NE NE sec. 11 | A. A. Wilson | Du | 60 | R | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | Cy, E | D, S | +/-912 | 5-5-1952 | |||
| 13-19-11aa2 | NE NE sec 11 | Dr | 30 | 4 | N | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | +/-907 | 7-9-1953 | TH by KGS. | ||
| 13-19-11bd | SE NW sec. 11 | Merle Ward | Du | 27.8 | 24 | R | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | +/-894 | 23.44 | 5-5-1952 | |
| 13-19-11cd | SE SW sec. 11 | Bert Jewett | Dr | 90 | GI? | Gravel, sand? | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits ? | Cy, W | D, S | +/-864 | 1-30-1953 | |||
| *13-19-11da1 | NE SE sec. 11 | C. V. Bryan | Dr | 110 | 6 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | D, S | +/-881 | 5-5-1952 | Brackish water. | |
| 13-19-11da2 | NE SE sec. 11 | Dr | 32 | 4 | N | Sandy, gravely clay | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | +/-876 | 7-9-1953 | TH by KGS. | ||
| 13-19-11da3 | NE SE sec. 11 | Richard Oehlert | Dr | 150 | 5.5 | GI | Clayey sand, sandstone | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits, Stranger Formation | +/-870 | 40 | 2-24-1956 | |||
| 13-19-11dd | SE SE sec. 11 | Radio Station KLWN | Dr | 101 | 6 | GI | Sandy clay, sandstone | Terrace deposits, Stranger Formation | J,. E | D | +/-850 | 1-7-1955 | Gravel packed well. | |
| 13-19-11ddd | SE SE SE sec. 11 | Dr | 60 | 4 | N | Gravel, sand | Terrace deposits | N | N | +/-849 | 7-9-1953 | TH by KGS. | ||
| 13-19-12aaa | NE NE NE sec. 12 | B | 23 | 4 | N | N | N | +/-881 | 7-7-1954 | TH by KGS. | ||||
| 13-19-12aab | NW NE NE sec. 12 | Ralph Puckett | Dr | 163.5 | 6.25 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | T, E | D | +/-883 | 70.12 | 6-11-1954 | Good water. |
| *13-19-12aad | SE NE NE sec. 12 | Gene Puckett | Dr | 127 | 6.25 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | T, E | D, S | +/-866 | 60 | 6-26-1953 | Brackish water. |
| 13-19-12ac | SW NE sec. 12 | Fern Stevenson | Du | 29.2 | 30 | R | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | Cy, E | D | +/-901 | 19.11 | 5-5-1952 | Not adequate in drought years. |
| 13-19-12ad | SE NE sec. 12 | B | 24 | 4 | N | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | +/-903 | 7-7-1954 | Th by KGS. Dry Hole. | ||
| 13-19-12ba | NE NW sec. 12 | Park Hetzel | Dr | 70 | 6.25 | S | Gravel, sand | Terrace deposits | --, E | D | +/-868 | 20 | 8-27-1953 | Drilled to 111 ft., plugged back to 70. Salty or brackish water at 105 ft. |
| *13-19-12bbb | NW NW NW sec. 12 | Big Buy Drive-In | Dr | 60 | 6 | GI | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | J, E | D | +/-890 | 6-10-1955 | Drilled to 200 ft., plugged back to 60 ft. Gravel-packed well. Reported yield 2. | |
| 13-19-12cb | NW SW sec. 12 | Fred A. Bremer | Dr | 109 | 6? | Sandstone? | Stranger (?) Formation | Cy, E | D | +/-874 | 5-5-1952 | Yield 1. | ||
| *13-19-12cbb | NW NW SW sec. 12 | Albert Hayden | Dr | 124.5 | 6 | GI | Clay?, sandstone | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits, Stranger Formation | T, E | D | +/-873 | 60 | 4-29-1954 | |
| 13-19-12cbc | SW NW SW sec. 12 | Orville Flory | Dr | 50 | 6 | GI | Sand, gravel | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | D | +/-864 | 20 | 6-15-1952 | Gravel-packed well. Reported yield + 20. | |
| *13-19-13aa | NE NE sec. 13 | S. R. Reynolds | Dr | 70 | 6 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | J, E | D, S | +/-830 | 20 | 6-24-1952 | Brackish water. |
| 13-19-13bcc | SW SW NW sec. 13 | Dr | 81.5 | 4 | N | Gravel, sand | Terrace deposits | N | N | +/-850 | 13.97 | 7-10-1953 | TH by KGS | |
| 13-19-14aa | NE NE sec. 14 | Paul Snyder | Dr | 111 | 6 | GI | Gravel, sand, and sandstone | Terrace deposits, Stranger Formation | T, E | D | +/-852 | 32 | 4-8-1954 | Reported drawdown 20 after 1 hr. at 10. Gravel-packed well. |
| 13-19-14ad | SE SE sec. 14 | C. E. Dunigan | DD | 42 | 48 and 6 | R | Sandy silt | Terrace deposits | Cy, E | D, S | +/-853 | 1-30-1953 | ||
| 13-19-14ba | NE NW sec. 14 | Walt Neider | Du | 24.6 | 48 | R | Silt, sand | Terrace deposits | Cy, W | S | +/-845 | 12.14 | 1-30-1953 | |
| 13-19-14dd | SE SE sec. 14 | Dr | 60 | 4 | N | Gravel, sand | Terrace deposits | N | N | +/-825 | 8.7 | 7-10-1953 | TH by KGS | |
| 13-19-15cc | SW SW sec. 15 | C. E. Shelley | Dr | 70 | 6.25 | S | Gravel, sand | Terrace deposits | Cy, E | D,S | +/-838 | 25 | 1-28-1954 | |
| *13-19-18dd | SE SE sec. 18 | Leslie Dermeritt | DD | 37 | 24 and 6 | R | Sand, silt | Newman Terrace deposits | Cy, E | D | +/-843 | 5.29 | 5-29-1953 | |
| 13-19-19bb1 | NW NW sec. 19 | C. W. Collins | Du | 28 | 48 | R | Sand, silt | Newman Terrace deposits | Cy, H | D | +/-862 | 18 | 5-19-1953 | |
| 13-19-19bb2 | NW NW sec. 19 | C. W. Collins | Du | 27.7 | 96 | R | Sand, silt | Newman Terrace deposits | Cy, W | S | +/-862 | 18.09 | 5-19-1953 | |
| *13-19-21bb | NW NW sec. 21 | Robert Mason | Dr | 98.9 | 5.25 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | J, E | D, S | +/-861 | 23.48 | 5-20-1952 | Observation well. |
| 13-19-22ad | SE NE sec. 22 | Charles Oldfather | Dr | 169 | 8 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | N | N | +/-886 | 85 | 7-2-1956 | Chloride reported 2,400 ppm. Estimated yield 50. |
| 13-19-23aa | NE NE sec. 23 | Dr | 64 | 4 | N | Sand, gravel | Terrace deposits | N | N | +/-827 | 14.1 | 7-10-1953 | TH by KGS. | |
| 13-19-23ad | SE NE sec. 23 | Dr | 65 | 4 | N | Sand, gravel | Terrace deposits | N | N | +/-830 | 13.3 | 7-10-1953 | TH by KGS. | |
| *13-19-23da | NE SE sec. 23 | Walter Kollmorgen | Dr | 140 | 5.5 | GI | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | D | +/-856 | 5-28-1953 | Reported yield 10. | |
| 13-19-24aa | NE NE sec. 24 | William Mears | Dr | 165 | 8 | GI | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | D, S | +/-844 | 6-1-1953 | ||
| *13-19-27dd | SE SE sec. 27 | George Luckan | Dr | 312 | 6.25 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy,-- | D, S | +/-1,005 | 205 | 4-23-1956 | Reported yield 25-50. |
| *13-19-28cb1 | NW SW sec. 28 | Walter Thome | Du | 42 | 36-42 | R | Silt, sand, gravel | Buck Creek Terrace deposits | J, E | D | +/-867 | 20 | 5-29-1953 | |
| *13-19-28cb2 | NW SW sec. 28 | Walter Thome | Dr | 107 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | S | +/-865 | 20 | 5-29-1953 | |
| 13-19-31cc | SW SW sec. 31 | R. A. Brandt | Du | 16.1 | 30-36 | R | Sand, gravel | Terrace deposits | Cy, H | D | 15.48 | 8-12-1953 | ||
| 13-19-36ab | NW NE sec. 36 | Harold Skinner | Dr | 95 | 5.5 | GI | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | D, S | 64 | 6-1956 | |||
| 13-19-36bb | NW NW sec. 36 | Charles Iles | Dr | 118 | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | D, S | +/-893 | 1948 | |||||
| Well Number (1) | Location | Owner or tenant | Type of Well (2) | Depth of Well, feet (3) | Diameter of well, inches | Type of casing (4) | Principal water-bearing bed | Method of lift (5) | Use of water (6) | Altitude of land surface, feet (7) | Depth to water level below land surface, feet (8) | Date of measurement | REMARKS (Yield given in gallons a minute; drawdown in feet) (9) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character of material | Geologic Source | |||||||||||||
| T. 13 S., R. 20 E. | ||||||||||||||
| 13-20-1add | SE SE NE sec. 1 | Dr | 66.5 | 4 | N | Sand, gravel | Alluvium | N | N | 809 | 11.5 | 4-19-1950 | TH by KGS. | |
| 13-20-1dd | SE SE sec. 1 | C. A. Spray | Du | 24.5 | 48 | R | Sand, gravel | Alluvium | D, S | 812.6 | 18.5 | 11-1-1952 | ||
| 13-20-3ca | NE SW sec. 3 | D. W. Brunk | Du | 24 | 30 | R | Sand, gravel | Alluvium | D, S | 813 | 14.58 | 11-1-1952 | ||
| 13-20-4ab1 | NW NE sec. 4 | Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assoc. | Dr | 56 | 18 | S | Sand, gravel | Terrace deposits | T, E | In | 10-1955 | Well B. Drilled to 59 ft., cased and screened to 56 ft. Altitude of water level reported 778 ft. Oct. 1955. | ||
| 13-20-4ab2 | NW NE sec. 4 | Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assoc. | Dr | 62 | 18 | S | Sand, gravel | Terrace deposits | T, E | In | 10-1955 | Well A. Altitude of water level reported 780 ft. Oct. 1955. | ||
| 13-20-4ab3 | NW NE sec. 4 | Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assoc. | Dr | 57 | 18 | S | Sand, gravel | Terrace deposits | T, E | In | 10-1955 | Well C. Altitude of water level reported 776 ft. Oct 1955. | ||
| 13-20-4ba1 | NE NW sec. 4 | Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assoc. | Dr | 52 | 18 | S | Sand, gravel | Alluvium | T, E | In | 10-1955 | Well D. Altitude of water level reported 778 ft. Oct 1955. | ||
| 13-20-4ba2 | NE NW sec. 4 | Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assoc. | Dr | 53 | 18 | S | Sand, gravel | Alluvium | T, E | In | 10-1955 | Well E. Altitude of water level reported 780 ft. Oct. 1955. | ||
| 13-20-4bb | NW NW sec. 4 | Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assoc. | Dr | 52 | 18 | S | Sand, gravel | Alluvium | T, E | In | 10-1955 | Well F. Altitude of water level reported 780 ft. Oct. 1955. | ||
| 13-20-5bd | SE NW sec. 5 | George Zillner | Du | 19.9 | 36-48 | R | Clay, gravel | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | Cy, E | D | +/-891 | 7.17 | 6-12-1952 | |
| *13-20-5caa | NE NE SW sec. 5 | Ralph Kerns | Dr | 160 | 8 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | J, E | D | +/-890 | 88 | 8-5-1954 | |
| 13-20-5cb | NW SW sec. 5 | B | 9.8 | 4 | N | N | N | 1950 | TH by KGS. | |||||
| 13-20-5dc1 | SW SE sec. 5 | Douglas County (4-H grounds) | Dr | 185 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | D, S | +/-921 | 109 | 6-26-1952 | |
| 13-20-5dc2 | SW SE sec. 5 | Oliver Peters | Dr | 174 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | T, E | D | +/-916 | 110.54 | 3-13-1956 | Reported yield 15. |
| 13-20-6aa | NE NE sec. 6 | Paul Boyer | Dr | 66 | 6 | S | Clay | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | D | +/-861 | 14 | 5-28-1952 | ||
| 13-20-6aba | NE NW NE sec. 6 | B | 25 | 4 | N | Silty clay | Colluvium and alluvium (11) | N | N | +/-855 | 7-6-1954 | TH by KGS. | ||
| 13-20-20-6cd | SE SW sec. 6 | B | 19 | 4 | N | Silty clay | Colluvium and alluvium (11) | N | N | +/-872 | 8-16-1954 | TH by KGS. | ||
| 13-20-7ad | SE SE sec. 7 | Paul Clawson | Dr | 143 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | D | 74 | 7-1953 | ||
| 13-20-8ab1 | NW NE sec. 8 | B | 23.5 | 4 | N | N | N | +/-910 | 7-8-1954 | TH by KGS. | ||||
| 13-20-8ab2 | NW NE sec. 8 | P. A. Diehl | Dr | 184 | 6.25 | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | D | +/-912 | 104 | 7-30-1953 | |||
| *13-20-8ad | SE NE sec. 8 | Nellie Harris | Dr | 160 | 4.875 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | D, S | +/-880 | 40 | 3-21-1953 | Gravel-packed well. Reported yield 1. |
| 13-20-8bb | NW NW sec. 8 | Delbert Richardson | Dr | 130 | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | D, S | 6-23-1952 | |||||
| 13-20-9ab | NW NE sec. 9 | R. L. Thomas | Dr | 186 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | T, E | D, S | +/-905 | 6-24-1952 | Water at 176 ft. | |
| 13-20-9bb | NW NW sec. 9 | W. K. Eisele | DD | 140 | +/-36-6? | R-GI | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | D, S | +/-884 | 6-24-1952 | Well penetrates intermittent water-bearing zone in upper part of well also. | |
| 13-20-9dad | SE NE SE sec. 9 | B | 35 | 4 | N | Sand, gravel | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | +/-861 | 23.5 | 8-27-1954 | TH by KGS. | |
| 13-20-10ac | SW NE sec. 10 | Ed Martin | Du | 40 | R | Sandstone? | Stranger (?) Formation | J, E | D, S | +/-842 | 6-23-1952 | |||
| 13-20-10cb | NW SW sec. 10 | Lloyd Webster | Du | 33 | 42 | R | Sand, gravel | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | Cy, E | D,S | +/-864 | 25.4 | 6-23-1952 | Reported very good well. |
| *13-20-11bb | NW NW sec. 11 | J. D. Martin | Dr | 43 | 8.25 | S | Sand, gravel | Newman Terrace deposits | N | 815.7 | 13.67 | 11-1-1952 | ||
| 13-20-13ab | NE NE sec. 13 | Carl Clifton | Du | 35 | 48 | R | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, H | N | 25.05 | 7-22-1954 | ||
| *13-20-13cc | SW SW sec. 13 | Robert E. Stark | Dr | 63 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, H | D | +/-848 | 20 | 1-1953 | |
| 13-20-15ba | NE NW sec. 15 | H. Eisele | Du | 36 | 36 | R | Sand?, silt? | Terrace deposits | D, S | 836 | 17 | 10-1-1952 | ||
| 13-20-15db | NW SE sec. 15 | E. K. Patterson | Du | 24.7 | 32 | R | Sand, gravel | Newman Terrace deposits | N | 813.8 | 17.7 | 11-1-1952 | ||
| 13-20-16aa | NE NE sec. 16 | H. C. Stewart | Dr | 112 | 8.25 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | D, S | +/-851 | 5-1956 | Reported yield 3/4. | ||
| 13-20-16ab | NW NE sec. 16 | Frank Topping | Dr | 147 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | N | N | 80 | 6-23-1952 | Reported yield 250 gal./day. | |
| 13-20-16bb | NW NW sec. 16 | William Lemon | Dr | 90 | 6.25 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | D, S | +/-833 | 50 | 1955 | Reported yield 2.5. | |
| 13-20-16cc | SW SW sec. 16 | James Nitchals | Du | 32.2 | 36 | R | Sand, silt? | Newman Terrace deposits | Cy, E | D, S | +/-818 | 12.5 | 6-23-1952 | |
| 13-20-17aa | NE NE sec. 17 | Charles L. Shirar | Du | 25.4 | 84 | B | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | T, E | D, S | 15.47 | 6-23-1952 | ||
| 13-20-19cd | SE SW sec. 19 | Carl Clifton | Dr | 130 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | N | N | +/-984 | 75 | 11-1-1955 | Reported yield 40. Gravel-packed well. |
| 13-20-20bb | NW NW sec. 20 | McCue Estate | Du | 22.1 | 72 | R | Sand, silt? | Terrace deposits | Cy, W | S | +/-841 | 10 | 6-24-1952 | |
| 13-20-20bc | SW NW sec. 20 | B | 68.5 | 4 | N | Sand | Terrace deposits | N | N | +/-850 | 8-27-1954 | TH by KGS. | ||
| 13-20-21cc | SW SW sec. 21 | Jess Carson | Dr | 50 | 6 | S | Sandstone? | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | D, S | +/-818 | 20 | 6-24-1952 | |
| 13-20-22dc | SW SE sec. 22 | Harold Lutz | Dr | 148 | 6.25 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | N | N | +/-900 | 82.3 | 12-8-1955 | |
| 13-20-23dc | SW SE sec. 23 | Tom Akin | Dr | 108 | 6.25 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | N | N | +/-898 | 12-8-1955 | ||
| 13-20-25bb | NW NW sec. 25 | Winston Keyee | Dr | 112 | 6.25 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy,-- | S | +/-894 | 12-8-1955 | ||
| 13-20-25cc | SW SW sec. 25 | Wayne Strong | Dr | 102 | 6.25 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | J, E | D, S | +/-905 | 42 | 12-8-1955 | |
| 13-2-30ad | SE NE sec. 30 | Fairplain School | Dr | 94 | 6 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | N | N | +/-900 | 82.5 | 6-1-1953 | Observation well. |
| 13-20-30cd | SE SW sec. 30 | Robert Niesly | Dr | 132 | 6.25 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | +/-898 | 60 | 4-1956 | |||
| 13-20-31ad1 | SE NE sec. 31 | Don Alford | Du | 25 | 36-48 | R | Shale?, sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | D, S | +/-921 | 20 | 6-1-1953 | Not adequate in droughts. |
| 13-20-31ad2 | SE NE sec. 31 | Don Alford | DD | 160 | 36-6 | R-? | Shale?, sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, H | S | +/-920 | 20 | 6-1-1953 | Reported yield 10 gal./hour. |
| 13-20-31cb | NW SW sec. 31 | Elsie Hunsinger | Du | 40 | 72 | R | Shale? | Lawrence Shale | Cy, H | D, S | 6-2-1953 | |||
| 13-20-31cd | SE SW sec. 31 | Elsie Hunsinger | Du | 15 | 72 | R | Silt?, shale? | Colluvium and Lawrence Shale | Cy, W | D, S | 4.58 | 6-2-1953 | Reported yield 3. | |
| 13-20-32cc | SW SW sec. 32 | Walter George | Dr | 127 | 6 | S | Sandstone? | Stranger Formation or Stanton Limestone | Cy, E | D, S | 6-2-1953 | Reported slightly brackish. | ||
| 13-20-34dc | SW SE sec. 34 | Jennie Eckman | Dr | 185 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | D, S | +/-951 | 12-27-1954 | Reported yield 7.5. Chloride reported 38 ppm. | ||
| *13-20-35cd | SE SW sec. 35 | Roy Cramer | Dr | 140 | 6.25 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation and Stanton Limestone | Cy, E | D, S | +/-927 | 80 | 8-3-1953 | Reported yield 6. |
| Well Number (1) | Location | Owner or tenant | Type of Well (2) | Depth of Well, feet (3) | Diameter of well, inches | Type of casing (4) | Principal water-bearing bed | Method of lift (5) | Use of water (6) | Altitude of land surface, feet (7) | Depth to water level below land surface, feet (8) | Date of measurement | REMARKS (Yield given in gallons a minute; drawdown in feet) (9) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character of material | Geologic Source | |||||||||||||
| T. 13 S., R. 21 E. | ||||||||||||||
| 13-21-3ccb | NW SW SW sec. 3 | Dr | 26 | 4 | N | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | 882.5 | 19.2 | 6-27-1953 | TH by KGS. | |
| *13-21-5db | NW SE sec. 5 | City of Eudora | Dr | 61.1 | 12 | S | Gravel, sand | Alluvium | T, E | P | 30.75 | 2-14-1953 | ||
| 13-21-7bbb | NW NW NW sec. 7 | Dr | 76.5 | 4 | N | Gravel, sand | Newman Terrace deposits | N | N | 812 | 4-19-1952 | TH by KGS. | ||
| 13-21-7ddc | SW SE SE sec. 7 | B | 13.5 | 4 | N | N | N | +/-899 | 8-27-1954 | TH by KGS. No water table. | ||||
| *13-21-10cc | SW SW sec. 10 | Clarence Neis | Dn | 27 | 1.25 | GI | Sand, gravel | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | C, E | D, S | 5-25-1953 | |||
| 13-21-10db | NW SE sec. 10 | Herbert Meufel | Dr | 85 | N | N | N | 12-1952 | Dry Hole. | |||||
| 13-21-15cb | NW SW sec. 15 | Dr | 35 | 4 | N | Sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | 898.7 | 23.5 | 6-27-1953 | TH by KGS. | |
| 13-21-16aaa | NE NE NE sec. 16 | Dr | 30 | 4 | N | Sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | 885.2 | 12.6 | 6-27-1953 | TH by KGS. | |
| *13-21-17dc | SW SE sec. 17 | H. Giertz | Sp | Sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | S | +/-870 | 2-24-1953 | |||||
| 13-21-17dc | SW SE sec. 17 | H. Giertz | Du | 8.3 | 60 | R | Sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | 888.2 | 2.7 | 2-24-1953 | ||
| *13-21-21dd | SE SE sec. 21 | Hesper Community Building | Dr | 50 | 6 | GI | Sand, gravel? | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | Cy, H | D | 5-30-1953 | |||
| 13-21-22ddd | SE SE SE sec. 22 | Dr | 13 | 4 | N | Clay, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | 900.1 | 2.6 | 6-27-1953 | TH by KGS. | |
| 13-21-27ba | NE NW sec. 27 | Dr | 54 | 4 | N | Sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | 918.5 | 6-27-1953 | TH by KGS. | ||
| 13-21-27bcc | SW SW NW sec. 27 | Dr | 65.5 | 4 | N | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | 929 | 6-30-1953 | TH by KGS. | ||
| 13-21-28aa | NE NE sec. 28 | Dr | 55.5 | 4 | N | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | 912.4 | +/-8 | 7-2-1953 | TH by KGS. | |
| 13-21-28bb1 | NW NW sec. 28 | Louie L. Kindred | Du | 33 | 30 | R | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | Cy, H | D | 18.08 | 7-30-1952 | ||
| 13-21-28bb2 | NW NW sec. 28 | Dr | 34 | 4 | N | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | 892.8 | +/-18 | 6-29-1953 | TH by KGS. | |
| 13-21-29ab | NW NE sec. 29 | Dr | 26 | 4 | N | Gravel, sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | 869.3 | +/-9 | 7-2-1953 | TH by KGS. | |
| 13-21-30ca1 | NE SW sec. 30 | George F. Trefz | Dr | 110 | N | N | N | 11-19-1955 | Reported dry hole. | |||||
| 13-21-30ca2 | NE SW sec. 30 | George F. Trefz | Dr | 60 | 8 | S | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | Cy, E | S | 11-19-1955 | Reportd yield 1. | ||
| 13-21-30cc | SW SW sec. 30 | Elmer W. Reeves | Du | 80 | 72-80 | R | Sandstone | Stranger Formation | J, E | D | 42 | 1955 | Reported very low yield. | |
| 13-21-31ddc | SW SE SE sec. 31 | B | 30 | 4 | N | Sand | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | +/-920 | 18.7 | 8-26-1954 | TH by KGS. | |
| 13-21-34aa | NE NE sec. 34 | Herbert Knabe | Du-Dn | 40 | 48-1.25 | R-GP | Sand, gravel | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | J, E | D, S | +/-934 | 27.27 | 5-25-1953 | |
| 13-21-34bcc | SW SW NW sec. 34 | Dr | 49 | 4 | N | Sand, gravel | Kansan glaciofluvial deposits | N | N | 930.7 | +/-15 | 7-2-1953 | TH by KGS. | |
1. Well numbering system described in text.
2. B, bored well; DD, dug and drilled well; Dn, driven well; Dr, drilled well;
Du, dug well; Du,Dn dug and driven well; Sp, spring.
3. Reported depths of wells given in feet below land surface; measured depths
given in feet and tenths.
4. B, brick; C, concrete; GI, galvanized sheet iron; GP, galvanized-iron pipe;
N, none; R, rock; S, heavy steel or iron; W, wood.
5. Method of lift: B, bucket; C, centrifugal; Cy, cylinder; E, endless chain
with buckets; F, natural flow; J, jet; N, none; P, pitcher; T, turbine. Type of
power: E, electric; G, gas engine; H, hand operated; T, tractor; W, windmill.
6. D, domestic; I, irrigation; In, industrial; N, none; O, observation;
P, public; S, stock.
7. Altitude of land surface determined by planetable and alidade survey or spirit
leveling given in feet or feet and tenths: +/- altitudes are approximate, determined
from 10-foot contour interval on modern 7 1/2 minute topographic maps.
8. Measured depths to water in wells given in feet, tenths, and hundreths; reported
depths given in feet. Depths to water in uncased test holes given in feet or
feet and tenths.
9. TH, test hole; KGS, Kansas Geological Survey; KERC well, Kansas Emergency
Relief Committee well maintained and operated by Douglas County.
10. Thin deposits of colluvium, alluvium, or both in valleys of intermittent
streams and on upland slopes, which are not mapped on Plate 1.
* Chemical analysis given in Table 5.
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