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Geology and ground-water resources of Morton County, Kansas Geology and ground-water resources of Morton County, Kansas
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Thad G. McLaughlin
Ground-water supplies available in Kansas for national defense industries Ground-water supplies available in Kansas for national defense industries
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S. W. Lohman, H.A. Waite, V.C. Fishel, Thad G. McLaughlin, B.F. Latta, G.E. Abernathy
Ground-water conditions in the vicinity of Lawrence, Kansas Ground-water conditions in the vicinity of Lawrence, Kansas
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Authors
S. W. Lohman
Geology and ground-water resources of the "Equus beds" area in south central Kansas Geology and ground-water resources of the "Equus beds" area in south central Kansas
This paper summarizes the results of a detailed investigation by the U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Kansas State Geological Survey, Kansas State Board of Health, and the City of Wichita. The geology of the area has been remapped, and several new formations have been established, including the Emma Creek formation of middle and upper Pliocene age, and a thick loess...
Authors
Stanley William Lohman, John Chapman Frye
Ground-water resources of Kansas Ground-water resources of Kansas
Introduction: Water is a necessity of life. Accordingly, every person is deeply interested in the subject of water supply. He knows that he must have water to drink. He depends indirectly on water for all his food and clothing. He may want water in which to wash. Civilized man has learned also that water serves admirably for a large and ever enlarging list of uses that depend on its easy
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R.C. Moore, S. W. Lohman, J.C. Frye, H.A. Waite, Thad G. McLaughlin, Bruce Latta
Memorandum in regard to prospecting for a softer water supply for the Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing, Kansas Memorandum in regard to prospecting for a softer water supply for the Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing, Kansas
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S. W. Lohman, Alexander Mitchell
Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and June 1935 Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and June 1935
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Authors
Robert Follansbee, J.B. Spiegel
Surface waters of Kansas, 1919-1924 Surface waters of Kansas, 1919-1924
The Kansas legislature in 1917 passed the Water Commission act, entitled, "An act relating to floods, drainage, water power, domestic water supply, navigation, irrigation, and providing for state control of all matters relating thereto, and providing for a Water Commission in the state of Kansas." Under this act the Water Commission was created and authorized to investigate the problems...
Authors
H. B. Kinnison
The composition of the river and lake waters of the United States The composition of the river and lake waters of the United States
In the summer of 1903 the late Richard B. Dole, chemist of the water-resources branch of the United States Geological Survey, began a systematic investigation of the composition of the river and lake waters of the United States. His plan, which developed gradually, was to have analyses made of the different waters in such a manner as to give the average composition of each one for an...
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Frank Wigglesworth Clarke
Surface waters of Kansas, 1895-1919 Surface waters of Kansas, 1895-1919
Kansas is preeminently an agricultural state. According to the United States census of 1910, the area in farms was 43,384,799 acres, or 67,789 square miles, 83 per cent of the total area of the state —82,158 square miles. The products of these farms rank high in value among those of farms in other states, as shown by comparative statistics compiled by the United States Department of...
Authors
R.C. Rice