WSP06368

• File Number: 8407
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 6/1/1970
• Author: USGS
• Title: Results of Test Drilling at the Central Great Plains Field Station near Akron - Northeastern Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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The b:edtock penetrated in the test holes is theChad'll..n,Rbrma,~,Pa'
" of Oligocene) age. ,The Chadronis, silts,tone .gnd,contains,o thin,layet;s'O,",,,,c'

of limestone candcIay. The 'configuration of the, bedroc)< :"'_~ :>'[l",,,!, Q]l,~

figure 3 and the relation of the Ogallala to the bedrock is shown on

the general~zed section (fig. 4).

The thickness of the geologic units, description of the cores,

and the moisture content of cores are given in table 2.

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