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Contents
Purpose and scope of the investigation
Location and extent of the area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Topography and drainage
Climate
Population
Transportation
Agriculture
Natural resources and industries
Oil and gas
Salt
Sand and gravel
Stone
Summary of stratigraphy
Geologic history
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
History of drainage
Principles of occurrence
The water table
Recovery
Utilization
Industrial supplies
Irrigation supplies
Public supplies
Lyons
Sterling
Chase
Geneseo
Little River
Bushton
Possibilities of developing additional supplies
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Iron
Fluoride
Sanitary considerations
Quality in relation to stratigraphy
Quality affected by industrial wastes
Quality of water in streams
Little Arkansas River
Cow Creek
Arkansas River
Geologic formations and their water-bearing characteristics
Permian System
Ninnescah shale
Stone Corral dolomite
Harper sandstone
Cretaceous System
Cheyenne sandstone
Kiowa shale
Dakota formation
Tertiary System
Ogallala formation
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Chase Channel formation
Holdrege member
Fullerton member
Meade formation
Grand Island member
Sappa member
Sanborn formation
Loveland silt member
Todd Valley sand member
Peoria silt member
Bignell silt member
Late Wisconsinan terraces
Pleistocene and Recent Series
Dune sand
Recent Series
Alluvium
Ground-water regions of Rice County
Great Bend Prairie province
Arkansas River Valley region
Chase Channel region
Channel gravel area
Cow Creek terrace area
Channel border area
Little Arkansas River Valley region
Alluvial terrace area
Silt terrace area
Smoky Hills Upland province
Mantled upland region
Upland loess area
Hutchinson dune-sand area
Dissected border region
Cretaceous sandstone area
Lower Kiowa shale area
Permian shale and siltstone area
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geohydrology
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