MBMG-3977

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

Located in Blaine County, Montana, this groundwater monitoring location is associated with a water well in the Alluvial aquifers.

Well Construction

Depth Description
-2.0-65.0 ft 6.0 in diameter steel casing
60.0-65.0 ft 6.0 in diameter torch cuts screen
Depth Lithology Description
0.0-5.0 ft unknown SOIL ZONE GRADING DOWNWARD INTO CLAY W/SUBROUNDED PEBBLES & COBBLES BY 5'.
6.0-10.0 ft unknown CLAY W/OCCASIONAL ROCKS & PEBBLES.
10.0-15.0 ft unknown CLAY W/MUCH VERY-COARSE SAND & SOME GRAVEL & PEBBLES 11-12'-COARSE SAND AT 12'- SAND & GRAVEL 13-15'.
15.0-30.0 ft unknown YELLOW-BROWN SUBANGULAR TO SUBROUNDED GRAVEL & SAND.
30.0-40.0 ft unknown VERY SANDY W/LITTLE GRAVEL 34 TO 36 FT. ALL COARSE TO VERY COARSE SAND W/NO GRAVEL-WATER AT ABOUT 39 FT.
40.0-50.0 ft unknown COARSE YELOW-BROWN SAND & GRAVEL.
50.0-55.0 ft unknown COARSE TO MEDIUM GRAVEL & SAND W/SOME CLAY.
55.0-65.0 ft unknown SAND & GRAVEL TO 65'
66.0-68.0 ft unknown BROWN STICKY CLAY BECOMING DARK BLUE GRAY CLAY AT 68'.
68.0-79.0 ft unknown DARK-GRAY-BLACK SHALE.

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