Records of water-level measurements in wells in the Oklahoma panhandle, 1971-72

Open-File Report 72-464
Prepared in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board
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Abstract

Investigations of the ground-water resources of the Oklahoma panhandle by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board includes collection of water-level records; the systematic collection of these records began in 1937. Records of many shallow wells were compiled in 1937 and periodic measurements were made in a few wells until 1966. Owing to the heavy development of irrigation during the 1960's (fig. 1) an expanded network of observation wells established in Texas County in 1966 and in Beaver and Cimarron Counties in 1967; measurement of water levels have been made on an annual basis since those times.

This report contains water-level records for the period 1971-72 and the water-level change for the period 1966-72 in Texas County, and for the period 1967-72 in Beaver and Cimarron Counties. At the present time (1972) the annual observation-well network includes 521 wells, of which 97 are in Beaver County, 203 are in Cimarron County, and 221 are in Texas County. These data provide an index to available ground-water supplies; they will be useful in planning and studying water resources development; and they will serve as a framework of data for the detailed hydrologic investigation now in progress in the panhandle.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Records of water-level measurements in wells in the Oklahoma panhandle, 1971-72
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 72-464
DOI 10.3133/ofr72464
Year Published 1972
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Description 39 p.
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County
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