Selected water-level records for Oklahoma, 1976-1978
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Resource Abstract:
A systematic program to collect water-level records in Oklahoma began in 1937. The objectives of this program are (1) to provide
long-term records of water-level fluctuations in representative wells, (2) to facilitate the prediction of water-level trends
and indicate future availability of ground-water supplies, and (3) to provide information for use in basic research. Water-level
data in table 1 are from wells that are measured annually, prior to the irrigation season to achieve the most natural representation
of the static water level. Water level measurements listed in the column under 1976 may have been made during December 1975
or January, February, March, April, or May 1976. Measurements listed in the column 1977 may have been made during December
1976 or January, February, March, or April 1977. Figure 1 shows the counties and number of wells therein, where data were
obtained for this report. Records of water levels in Oklahoma are collected through a cooperative program by the U.S. Geological
Survey and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. The records are tabulated and published by the U.S. Geological Survey on an
annual basis. The stratigraphic nomenclature and age determinations used in this report are those accepted by the Oklahoma
Geological Survey and do not necessarily agree with those at the U.S. Geological Survey except for the Cheyenne Sandstone
which is considered to be Purgatoire Sandstone by the Oklahoma Geological Survey (Robert O. Fay, Personal Communication, August
9, 1979).
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Title Selected water-level records for Oklahoma, 1976-1978