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Records of Typical Wells, Springs, and Test Holes

On pages that follow are records of 365 test holes, 300 wells, and 2 springs inventoried in Sumner County. Depths of wells expressed to the nearest foot, and depths to water expressed to the nearest foot or tenth were reported by the owner, tenant, or driller. The test holes and many of the wells were measured with a steel tape and such measured depths of wells are expressed to the nearest tenth of a foot and measured depths to water to the nearest hundredth of a foot.

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Table 11--Records of wells, test holes, and springs in Sumner County.

Well number (1) Owner or tenant Type of well (2) Depth of well, feet Diameter of well, inches Type of casing (3) Principal water-bearing bed Method of lift (4) Use of water (5) Height of land surface above mean sea level, feet Depth to water level below land surface, feet Date of measurement Remarks
Character of material Geologic source
34-2E-2aaa   Dr 40.0 4 N Sand Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits N O 1,157.0 14.88 5/9/1944 TH by USGS and KGS
*34-2E-2baa E.B. Shawver Dr 50.0 6 GI Shale Wellington Formation Cy, W S        
34-2E-13add   Dr 19.0 4 N     N O 1,105.6 Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
*34-2E-17ccc C.I. Jones Dr 43.8 6 GI Shale Wellington Formation Cy, W S 1,225.0 20.58 9/18/1956  
34-2E-28ccc G. Work Du 44.0 48 R Shale Wellington Formation Cy, H S 1,196.1 34.45 5/6/1955  
34-1E-23bab W.W. Wolf Du 26.9 48 R Shale Wellington Formation Ce, G S 1,187.0 21.90 8/16/1956  
*34-1E-32bdd H.W. Strickland Dr 33.3 6 GI Shale Wellington Formation Cy, W S 1,124.9 14.90 5/2/1956  
34-1W-13bbb   B 15.0 4 N     N O   Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
*34-1W-25ddb E.F. Kufus Sp       Sand Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits            
34-1W-25ddc E.F. Kufus Dr 59.4 8 GI Sand and gravel Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits T, G Ind 1,103.0 10.14 6/9/1955 Water was used in construction of turnpike
*34-1W-26aaa City of South Haven Dr 60.0 10 S Sand and gravel Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits T, E P 1,122.7 28.00   TH by USGS and KGS
34-1W-28cdc   B 18.0 4 N Clay Wisconsinan terrace deposits N O 1,098.3 6.80 8/26/1955 TH by USGS and KGS
34-1W-29ccc   B 8.0 4 N     N O   Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
34-1W-33aaa   B 21.0 4 N     N O 1,116.0 Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
34-1W-33aba   B 23.0 4 N     N O 1,094.2 Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
34-1W-33ccc   B 9.0 4 N     N O 1,137.4 Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
34-1W-35bab1 City of South Haven Dr 81.6 6 GI Gravel Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits N O 1,116.7 15.90 8/11/1955 Test well 10 feet south of road, near old city well, no log given
34-1W-35bab2 City of South Haven Dr 81.2 6 GI Gravel Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits N O 1,112.5 12.03 8/11/1955 Old city well
*34-1W-35bab3 City of South Haven Du 15.8 240 B Gravel Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits T, E P 1,111.2 10.50 8/11/1955  
34-2W-1bba L.C. Lentz Dr 47.3 6 GI Shale Wellington Formation Cy, G S 1,181.0 26.77 7/24/1956  
*34-2W-4bba Town of Corbin Dn 28.0 1.25 S Sand and gravel Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits Cy, H D   23.00    
34-2W-4bcc   B 28.0 4 N Sand and gravel Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits N O 1,148.5 23.00   TH by USGS and KGS
34-2W-8ddd   B 26.0 4 N     N O 1,129.1 Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
34-2W-15ccb   B 27.0 4 N Sand and gravel Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits N O 1,115.2 14.30 8/26/1955 TH by USGS and KGS
34-2W-16aaa   B 23.0 4 N     N O 1,130.7 Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
34-2W-19aaa M.A. King Dr 33.7 6 GI Gravel Wisconsinan terrace deposits Cy, W S 1,124.2 22.05 6/27/1955  
*34-2W-21add City of Caldwell Dr 30.0     Sand and gravel Alluvium Ce, E P 1,104.0     Battery of 7 wells of identical construction. Each yields about 50 gpm
*34-2W-22bcc City of Caldwell Dr 30.0 10 S Sand and gravel Alluvium T, E P 1,102.8 22.00   5 wells of identical construction. Yield about 50 gpm each
34-2W-25dcd   B 18.0 4 N     N O   Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
34-2W-27bbb   B 29.0 4 N     N O 1,090.2 Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
34-2W-27cbb   B 42.0 4 N Clay Wisconsinan terrace deposits N O 1,106.0 17.20 8/26/1955 TH by USGS and KGS
34-2W-31ccc   B 16.0 4 N     N O 1,151.3 Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
34-2W-32cbb A.G. Williams Dr 28.6 6 GI Sand Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits Cy, W S 1,145.4 26.15 6/27/1955  
34-2W-32ddd   B 51.0 4 N Sand and gravel Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits N O 1,127.8 16.90 8/23/1955 TH by USGS and KGS
34-2W-33aaa   B 35.0 4 N     N O 1,120.0 Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
34-2W-34ccc   B 28.0 4 N Gravel Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits N O 1,118.2 20.30 8/23/1955 TH by USGS and KGS
34-2W-35ccc   B 27.0 4 N     N O 1,116.7 Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
34-3W-5cdc   Dr 51.6 6 GI Shale Ninnescah Shale Cy, W S 1,215.0 26.08 4/24/1957  
34-3W-27bbb   B 30.0 4 N     N O   Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
34-3W-28cbb School district Dr 45.6 6 GI Shale Ninnescah Shale Cy, H D 1,166.0 37.70 8/17/1956  
*34-3W-31cdc Alvin Jenista Dr 45.0 6 S Sand Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits J, E D, S        
34-3W-31ddd   B 37.0 4 N     N O 1,168.2 Dry   TH by USGS and KGS
*34-3W-35bac Caldwell Cemetery Dr 65.0 6 GI Shale Ninnescah Shale J, E D 1,173.0 30.00   Yields about 15 gpm
34-4W-8bba J.G. Nulik Du 40.6 36 R Shale Ninnescah Shale Cy, W S 1,250.0 39.10 7/23/1956  
*34-4W-18aaa Fowler Dr 63.3 6 GI Shale Ninnescah Shale Cy, W S 1,226.3 31.54 5/3/1956  
34-4W-23dcc John Wencel Du 64.8 36 R Shale Ninnescah Shale Cy, W S 1,236.0 41.80 4/24/1957  
34-4W-33ccc   B 57.0 4 N Sand Wisconsinan terrace deposits N N 1,170.5     TH by USGS and KGS
34-4W-36dcc   B 52.0 4 N Clay Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits N O 1,191.2 36.10 8/22/1955 TH by USGS and KGS

1. Well number: Well number gives the location of the well, as illustrated in Figure 2. Asterisk indicates that a chemical analysis of the water is given in Table 6
2. B, bored; Dn, driven; Dr, drilled; Du, dug; GP, gravel pit; J, jetted; Sp, spring
3. B, brick; C, concrete; CT, Clay Tile; GI, galvanized sheet iron; N, none; R, rock; S, steel
4. Method of lift: C, centrifugal; Cy, cylinder; F, flowing; J, jet; N, none; T, turbine. Type of power: B, butane; E, electric; G, gasoline; H, hand; N, none; W, wind
5. D, domestic; I, irrigation; Ind, industrial; N, none; O, observation; P, public supply; S, stock

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