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Table of Contents
Purpose and scope of investigation
Location and extent of area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Topography and drainage
Streams
Lakes
Population
Transportation
Agriculture
Mineral resources
Climate
Summary of stratigraphy
Summary of geologic history
Structure
Geologic formations in relation to ground water
Cretaceous System--Gulfian Series
Dakota formation
Distribution and thickness
Character
Water supply
Graneros shale
Distribution and thickness
Character
Water supply
Greenhorn limestone
Distribution and thickness
Character
Water supply
Carlile shale
Distribution and thickness
Character
Water supply
Niobrara formation
Distribution and thickness
Character
Water supply
Pierre shale
Distribution and thickness
Character
Water supply
Tertiary System--Pliocene Series
Ogallala formation
Pre-Ogallala buried valleys
Distribution and thickness
Character
Water supply
Quaternary System--Pleistocene Series
Meade Group
Distribution and thickness
Character
Water supply
Sanborn Group
Distribution and thickness
Character
Water supply
Dune sand
Distribution and thickness
Character
Water supply
Alluvium
Distribution and thickness
Character
Water supply
Shape and slope of the water table
Fluctuations of the water table
Recharge from precipitation
Recharge from streams and lakes
Recharge from irrigated lands
Recharge by ground-water movement from adjacent areas
Discharge by evaporation and transpiration
Discharge by springs
Discharge by wells
Discharge to adjacent areas
Domestic supplies
Livestock supplies
Public supplies
Oakley
Winona
Irrigation supplies
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Silica
Iron
Fluoride
Nitrate
Water for irrigation
Chemical character in relation to geologic source
Dakota formation
Carlile shale
Niobrara formation
Pierre shale
Ogallala formation
Pleistocene deposits
Sanitary considerations
Chemical character of surface water
Chalk Creek
Ladder Creek
Smoky Hill River
Twin Butte Creek
Records of typical test holes, wells, and one spring
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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