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Contents
Purpose and scope of investigation
Location and extent of area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Topography and drainage
Climate
Population
Summary of stratigraphy
Unexposed rocks
Ground water
Source
The water table and movement of ground water
Additions of ground water
Infiltration of precipitation
Influent seepage from streams
Subsurface inflow
Infiltration of irrigation water
Ground-water discharge
Seeps and springs
Transpiration and evaporation
Phreatophytes
Discharge from wells
Subsurface outflow
Hydrologic properties of water-bearing materials
Determinations of transmissibility and permeability
Utilization of ground water
Domestic and stock supplies
Municipal supplies
Irrigation supplies
Possibilities of developing additional supplies
Cedar Bluff Reservoir
Mineral resources
Oil
Construction materials
Mixed aggregate
Concrete aggregate
Structural stone
Volcanic ash
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Nitrate
Fluoride
Chloride
Iron
Sulfate
Silica
Bicarbonate
Sodium
Sanitary considerations
Geologic formations in relation to ground water
Cretaceous System--Lower(?) Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Character and subdivisions
Thickness
Water supply
Cretaceous System--Upper Cretaceous Series
Graneros Shale
Greenhorn Limestone
Carlile Shale
Character and subdivisions
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Niobrara Chalk
Fort Hays Limestone Member
Smoky Hill Chalk Member
Water supply
Neogene System--Pliocene Series
Ogallala Formation
Character and subdivisions
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Neogene System--Pleistocene Series
Terrace deposits
Grand Island and Sappa formations
Crete Formation
Water supply
Peoria and Loveland formations
Character, distribution, and thickness
Water supply
Alluvium
Character, distribution, and thickness
Water supply
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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