January 1988 water levels, and data related to water-level changes, western and south-central Kansas
Open-File Report
88-342
By: B.J. Pabst
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Abstract
Hydrologic data related to water level measurements made in observation wells in western and south-central Kansas are listed. The measurements were made in midwinter when pumping was minimal and water levels had recovered, for the most part, from the effects of pumping during the previous irrigation season. Annual hydrologic data are provided for relating water level changes from a ' base year ' (predevelopment), a reference year of abnormally large amounts of rainfall and minimum pumpage (1966 or 1974), and each of 7 consecutive years of measurement (1982-88). The ' base year ' is designated as 1940 for the southwestern area, 1944 for the south-central area, and 1950 for the northwestern, west central, and Equus beds areas. Data also are provided for relating the mean annual water level changes, saturated thicknesses of the water-bearing deposits, and percentage changes in saturated thickness. Groundwater levels measured in about 1,360 wells completed in the High Plains aquifer of western and south-central Kansas had a mean net decline of 0.1 ft during 1987 compared to a 0.6 ft mean decline during 1986. (USGS)
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Pabst, B., 1988, January 1988 water levels, and data related to water-level changes, western and south-central Kansas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-342, iv, 158 p. ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr88342.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | January 1988 water levels, and data related to water-level changes, western and south-central Kansas |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 88-342 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr88342 |
| Year Published | 1988 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | iv, 158 p. ;28 cm. |