Groundwater Levels in the Equus Beds Aquifer near Wichita, Kansas, January 2016 (shallow contours shapefile)

Publication Date

2016

Start Date

2016-01-04

End Date

2016-01-14

Klager, B.J., 2016, Groundwater Levels in the Equus Beds Aquifer near Wichita, Kansas, January 2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7KP809V.

Point data were obtained in order to interpolate a potentiometric surface in the shallow part of the Equus Beds aquifer near Wichita, Kansas. The potentiometric surface was contoured on a 5-foot interval for the purpose of mapping the surface. The potentiometric surface is used for monitoring changes in the volume of water stored in the aquifer. The Equus Beds aquifer is an important source of water for the municipal supply of Wichita, Kansas, the largest city in the State. The U.S. Geological Survey and the City of Wichita have maintained a long-term partnership through the cooperative program to evaluate and publish water-level maps. The water-level maps can be used to estimate storage-volume change in this important resource. For more information on other data related to this long-term project, see the "Equus Beds" webpage at the USGS Kansas Water Science Center website (http://ks.water.usgs.gov/).

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