Geology and hydrology of Rice County, central Kansas
Sedimentary rocks of Paleozoic age and younger underlie Rice County to a depth ranging from 3,700 to 4,100 ft. The oldest formations that crop out are the Ninnescah Shale, Stone Corral Formation, and the Harper Sandstone of early Permian age. These formations are unconformably overlain by rocks of Cretaceous age consisting of the Cheyenne Sandstone, Kiowa Formation, and Dakota Formation. Deposits of Pleistocene age that mantle most of the county are principally eolian sediments on the uplands and fluvial sediments in the valleys. The principal aquifer is in the Pleistocene fluvial deposits where yields to irrigation wells of 1,000 gal per min are common and, locally, yields may be as much as 2,000 gal per min. Sandstone aquifers in the Kiowa and Dakota formations commonly yield an adequate supply of water for domestic and stock wells, and may yield as much as 150 gal per min. (12 refs.)
- OSTI ID:
- 6776353
- Journal Information:
- Bull. - Kans., State Geol. Surv.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. - Kans., State Geol. Surv.; (United States) Vol. 206; ISSN KSGBA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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