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Contents
Location and size of the area
Purpose and need of the investigation
History and methods of investigation
Previous geologic and hydrologic work
Permian rocks
Cretaceous rocks
Pleistocene deposits
Hydrologic studies
Acknowledgments
Topography
Relief
Drainage
Climate
Population
Transportation
Agriculture
Natural resources and industries
Geologic formations and their water-bearing properties
Summary of stratigraphy
Permian System
Wellington formation
Character and thickness
Distribution and surface form
Age and correlation
Water supply
Ninnescah shale
Character and thickness
Distribution and surface form
Age and correlation
Water supply
Stone Corral dolomite
Cretaceous System
Kiowa shale
Character and thickness
Distribution and surface form
Age and correlation
Water supply
Tertiary System
Pliocene Series
Delmore formation
Character and thickness
Origin
Distribution and surface form
Age and correlation
Water supply
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
McPherson formation
Character and thickness
Origin
Distribution and surface form
Age and correlation
Discussion
Water supply
Pleistocene and Recent Series
Dune sand
Distribution and surface form
Character and thickness
Age
Water supply
Recent Series
Alluvium
Distribution, thickness, and character
Water supply
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cretaceous Period
Cenozoic Era
Tertiary Period
Quaternary Period
Pleistocene Epoch
Recent development of land forms
Sand dunes
Sink holes
Stream terraces
Major streams
Principles of occurrence
Physical and hydrologic properties of water-bearing materials
Mechanical analyses
Definition
Laboratory methods and determinations
Porosity
Definition
Laboratory determinations
Moisture equivalent, specific retention, and specific yield
Definitions
Laboratory methods and determinations
Permeability and transmissibility
Definitions and general discussion
Laboratory determinations
Pumping test determinations
Theis recovery method
Pumping tests
Thiem method
Pumping test
Specific capacity
Fluctuations of the water table
General considerations
Fluctuations caused by changes in atmospheric pressure
Recharge from precipitation
Recharge in areas underlain by shale of Permian age
Recharge near McPherson
Recharge in sand-dune areas
Recharge in areas underlain by sandstone
Recharge in the Arkansas Valley
Quantitative estimate of recharge
Recharge from streams
Inflow from adjacent areas
Discharge by transpiration and evaporation
Seepage into streams
Discharge from springs
Discharge from wells
Fluctuations in water level caused by pumping
Springs
Wells
Dug wells
Driven wells
Drilled wells
Construction of wells in consolidated rocks
Construction of wells in unconsolidated rocks
Methods of lift
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Iron
Fluoride
Chloride
Salt water intrusion
Intrusion from streams
Intrusion of oil-field brines
Intrusion of oil-field brine in the Burrton oil field
Quality of water in relation to stratigraphy
Sanitary considerations
Domestic and stock supplies
Industrial supplies
Wichita area
Hutchinson area
McPherson area
Other areas
Irrigation supplies
Public supplies
Buhler
Burrton
Canton
Galva
Halstead
Haven
Hesston
Hutchinson
Inman
Lindsborg
Marquette
McPherson
Moundridge
Mt. Hope
Newton
Sedgwick
Valley Center
Wichita
Supply prior to September 1, 1940
History of development of new supply
New supply
Potential perennial yield of the Wichita well-field area
Definition of potential perennial yield
Summary of data available for studying perennial yield
Specific yield
Transmissibility
Recharge
Discharge
Changes in storage
Natural changes in storage
Changes in storage caused by pumping
Summary of changes in storage
Hydrologic implications
Change in specific yield
Reduction of natural discharge into Little Arkansas River
Source of the water pumped
Summary
Ground-water conditions described by localities
Lindsborg area
Northeastern upland area
Windom-Inman upland area
McPherson channel area
Canton-Galva area
Sand-dune area
Arkansas Valley area
Newton upland area
Southwestern upland area
Ninnescah area
Possibilities of developing additional large ground-water supplies
Lindsborg area
McPherson channel area
Arkansas Valley area
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