Document Type
Thesis - campus only access
Date of Award
Spring 1983
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Geosciences
Advisor
Michael E. Nelson
Abstract
The principal aquifer for the privately owned water wells in the City of Hays, Kansas, consists of Pleistocene terrace deposits and Quaternary and Recent alluvium. Groundwater samples from 22 privately owned water wells in this 13 square-kilometer (5 square-mile) area were collected between October 23 and November 9, 1982. Temperature, pH, and specific conductance measurements were made, and the samples were analyzed for concentrations of several chemical parameters. Each of the parameters was plotted on a separate map with the concentration (in milligrams per liter) or values indicated by contours. The geochemical analysis indicates that the groundwater from the aquifer beneath Hays is basically calcium bicarbonate type. This water type primarily is a result of the semiarid to subhumid climate of the region. However, the groundwater quality is modified by sulfates, chlorides, and sodium dissolved from the Carlile Shale, infiltrated from Big Creek, and contributed by industrial and domestic wastes.
Recommended Citation
Turner, Paula P., "Geochemical Analysis of Groundwater in the Hays Area, Ellis County, Kansas" (1983). Master's Theses. 1898.
DOI: 10.58809/UPIS6214
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/1898
Rights
© 1983 Paula P. Turner
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