FRD-94B (Paxton)

Illinois State Water Survey

Located in Ford County, Illinois, this groundwater monitoring location is associated with a water well in the Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions).

Well Construction

Depth Description
0.0-195.0 ft 2.0 in diameter none casing
- ft none screen
Depth Lithology Description
0.0-12.0 ft unknown clay, yellow-brown, silty, sandy (till)
12.0-40.0 ft unknown clay, medium dark gray, slightly sandy (till)
40.0-82.0 ft unknown clay, medium dark gray; with high clay content, cuttings readily form into balls and "ribbons" (lacustrine?)
82.0-83.0 ft unknown clay, medium dark gray, sandy; characterized by orangish-brown rock fragments ranging from coarse to very coarse sand size
83.0-105.0 ft unknown sand, orangish-brown, coarse to very coarse is dominant, but fine to medium sand is present. Angular chert and other rock fragments are abundant, but not much quartz
105.0-153.0 ft unknown sand and gravel; orangish-brown; coarse to very coarse sand with 1/4" gravel
153.0-175.0 ft unknown sand, yellow-brown, medium to coarse
175.0-197.0 ft unknown sand, gray, medium to coarse; with white specks

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