MBMG-151189

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

Located in Missoula County, Montana, this groundwater monitoring location is associated with a water well in the Northern Rocky Mountains Intermontane Basins aquifer systems.

Well Construction

Depth Description
0.0-50.0 ft 6.0 in diameter steel casing
38.0-48.0 ft 6.0 in diameter unavailable screen
Depth Lithology Description
0.0-5.0 ft unknown SAND: FINE TO MEDIUM SAND WITH CHIPS - GRANULES AND A FEW SMALL PEBBLES.
5.0-10.0 ft unknown CHIPS: PREDOMINANTLY CHIPS OF RED AND GREEN QUARTZITE AND PULVERIZED ROCK: ALSO SOME SAND - SOME 5CM COBBLES. HAND DRILLING FROM 7' TO 15'.
10.0-15.0 ft unknown SAND: CHIPS OF RED AND GREEN QUARTZITE AND SILTITE - FINE SAND - COME PEBBLES.
15.0-20.0 ft unknown SAND: BIG QUARTZITE CHIPS - FINE SAND AND PEBBLES.
20.0-25.0 ft unknown SAND: MOIST COARSE SAND WITH 5CM PEBBLES (23-26').
25.0-30.0 ft unknown CLAY AND PEBBLES AND SAND: WATER AND FIRST CLAY AT 26'.
30.0-35.0 ft unknown CLAY: LOTS OF CLAY WITH SILT AND SAND. CLAY GETS CLEANER DOWNWARD.
35.0-37.0 ft unknown CLAY: FAIRLY CLEAN CLAY - LITTLE SAND - FEW PEBBLE (HAD TO ADD WATER AT 38-39'). COULDN'T TAKE WATER LEVEL WHEN ADD 40-60' PIPE DUE TO CLOGGED DRILL STEM.
37.0-40.0 ft unknown GRAVEL AND MUD: GRAVEL AND MUD WITH CHIPS AND 2-3 CM PEBBLES.
40.0-50.0 ft unknown GRANULES: GRANULES - PEBBLES - SOME COBBLES. LOTS OF WATER AND MEDIUM SAND.

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