Joint 53rd South-Central/53rd North-Central/71st Rocky Mtn Section Meeting - 2019

Session No. 15
Tuesday, 26 March 2019: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Flint Hills Room (Hilton Garden Inn Manhattan )

T23. The Low Down on the High Plains: Geologic and Hydrogeologic Studies of the High Plains Aquifer

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division

 

Jon J. Smith and Randy L. Stotler, Advocates
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Start Time
8:00 AM
GIANT, BOULDERY FLUVIAL BARS IN AN EXHUMED MIOCENE PALEOVALLEY, NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
KORUS, Jesse T., Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, JOECKEL, R.M., Conservation and Survey Division, SNR, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996 and TUCKER, S.T., University of Nebraska State Museum and Nebraska Highway Paleontology Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, W436 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0514
8:20 AM
CHARACTERIZING AQUIFER PROPERTIES IN THE VICINITY OF A GROUNDWATER MOUND IN THE HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER, SOUTH-CENTRAL NEBRASKA
DIVINE, D.P.1, CHERRY, Mikaela1, GILMORE, Troy2, ORVIS, Kevin3, LITTLE, Nolan4, THORBURN, John4 and ONNEN, Mike3, (1)Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, (2)University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Natural Resources, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583, (3)Little Blue Natural Resources District, Davenport, NE, (4)Tri-Basin Natural Resources District, Holdrege, NE
8:40 AM
EVALUATING PLAYAS AS SOURCES OF RECHARGE TO THE HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER IN WESTERN KANSAS
STOTLER, Randy L.1, SALLEY, Kaitlin A.1, JOHNSON, William C.2 and RYUH, Yon-Gyung1, (1)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1414 Naismith Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd. Room 419, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613
9:00 AM
USING IN-SITU AND SATELLITE-BASED OBSERVATIONS TO STUDY THE HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER IN KANSAS
BROOKFIELD, Andrea E.1, HILL, Mary C.2, RODELL, Matthew3, LOOMIS, Bryant3, STOTLER, Randy L.4, PORTER, Misty E.5, BOHLING, Geoffrey C.6, SHANKAR, Siddharth4, STEARNS, Leigh A.7 and SMITH, Jon J.8, (1)Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science, University of Kansas, 1425 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley 210, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Boulder, CO 80303, (3)NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Hydrological Sciences Laboratory, Code 617, bldg 33, rm G227, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (4)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1414 Naismith Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045, (5)Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, (6)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047, (7)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, (8)Kansas Geological Survey, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726
 
9:20 AM
Break
9:35 AM
NEW APPROACH TO U-PB ZIRCON DATING AND CARBON ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY OF PALEOSOLS IN THE MIOCENE OGALLALA GROUP, NORTH-CENTRAL NEBRASKA, USA
SMITH, Jon J., Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, FIELD, Holly L., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, JOECKEL, R.M., Conservation and Survey Division, SNR, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, LUDVIGSON, Greg A., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047, MÖLLER, Andreas, Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, TUCKER, Shane T., State Museum and Nebraska Highway Paleontology Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, W436 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0514 and LAYZELL, Anthony L., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047
9:55 AM
PALEOHYDROLOGIC EVALUATIONS OF CENOZOIC CALCRETES FROM THE HIGH PLAINS OF WESTERN KANSAS
LUDVIGSON, Greg A.1, LAYZELL, Anthony L.2, SMITH, Jon J.2, FOX, David L.3 and STOTLER, Randy L.4, (1)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047, (2)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (4)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1414 Naismith Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045
10:15 AM
IMPROVING CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY OF CONTINENTAL DEPOSITS WITH INTEGRATED GEOCHRONOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY: CASE STUDIES ON THE MID-CONTINENT US HIGH PLAINS
MÖLLER, Andreas1, SMITH, Jon J.2, LUDVIGSON, Greg A.2, MCLEAN, Noah M.1, JOECKEL, R.M.3, HALLMAN, Jason A.1, GRAHAM, Maggie1, SITEK, Brian C.1 and TURNER, Elijah1, (1)Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, (3)Conservation and Survey Division, SNR, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996
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