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thickness and composition, but is primarily composed of coarse-grained sediments and is only a few tens of feet thick. While this report improves our knowledge of the lithology, more field data are necessary to improve the lithologic characterization, particularly along the alluvial valley of the Cimarron River. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report benefited from reviews by Susan Stover (Kansas Water Office) and Rex Buchanan (KGS). Mark Schoneweis, KGS graphic artist, assisted with graphics. Melany Miller, KGS administrative assistant, assisted with final preparation of the report. REFERENCES Buddemeier, R.W., D.O. Whittemore, D.P. Young, B.B. Wilson, G.R. Hecox, M.A. Townsend, and P.A. Macfarlane, 2003. Data, Research, and Technical Support for Ogallala-High Plains Aquifer Assessment, Planning, and Management: An overview report of fiscal year 2003 activities by the Kansas Geological Survey supported by the Ogallala Aquifer Support Study of the Kansas Water Plan. Kansas Geological Survey Open-File Report 2003-41. Byrne, F.E., and McLaughlin, T.G., 1948. Geology and ground-water resources of Seward County, Kansas. Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 69, 140 p. Cederstrand, J.R. and M.F. Becker, 1998. Digital map of hydraulic conductivity for the High Plains aquifer in parts on Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. USGS OFR 98-548. Fenneman, N.M., 1931. Physiography of western United States. New York, McGraw- Hill, 534 p. Frye, J.C., 1941. A preliminary report on the water supply of the Meade artesian basin, Meade County, Kansas. Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 35, 39 p. Frye, J.C., 1942. Geology and ground-water resources of Meade County, Kansas. Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 45, 152 p. Frye, J.C., and Schoff, S.L., 1942. Deep-seated solution in the Meade basin and vicinity, Kansas and Oklahoma. American Geophysical Union Transactions, pt 1, pp. 35-39. Frye, J.C., 1950. Origin of Kansas Great Plains depressions. Kansas Geological Survey, Bulletin 86, part 1, p. 1-20. Gutengag, E.D., F.J. Heimes, N.C. Krothe, R.R. Luckey, and J.B. Weeks, 1984. Geohydrology of the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, 39
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