WSP12363

• File Number: 8101
• Description: Arkansas River Basin Description
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 5/12/1944
• Author: W E Code
• Title: Colorado Quadrangle Sheets for the South Platte and Arkansas Valleys - Observation Wells Used by Mister W E Code
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Map

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The Quad Sheets in this album oontain the looations

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of _ tel" level observation wells. The observati ons on these

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wells have been made sinoe 1929 by Mr. W,'. E. Oode. Irrigation

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Engil;1eel". of the Agrioultural E~erillSnt Station at Fort ColUns.

The observation wells are marked in red~

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to oorresponding numbers in Mr. COde's field books at Fort

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T~ repitition of some of t~ nuniJers is explained

by the faot that eaoh oounty has a separate numbering sys tem.

The latter half of the album oontains the reoord of the

obsel'vati on wells in the ~kaJ1sas Valley.

There are two perl1lll.nent ooservation wells.

Eaoh of whioh

have a Bristol Reoorder plaoed on them.

One is at Fort Morgan

il;1 t he basement of the City ,He-II.

It is taken oare of' by the

City tianager and is on an old water supply \\ell that is no longsl"

US8d}the'9.lClll8lit,Jii!i!.igation well is one-half mile av.e.y.

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other Reoorder is on a well approximately 500 yards west of the

town of' Peokhe. m on the north edge of town.

It is on the

f'al"m of' Mr. Winslow and is in his baokyard.

The well is used

only for water level observati ons.

The neareat ir rigati on well

is ab~t 1/5th miles away.

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