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This map is part of the Lakeside, Nebraska, quadrangle, and is part of the Sand Hills area of western Nebraska, an area composed of old sand dunes that now are mostly stabilized by vegetation. The dunes themselves have irregular surfaces with many small depressions. This makes for a complex, “busy” contour pattern. Some of the low areas between the dunes contain small lakes. Because the sand is so permeable, these lakes form where the water table intersects the surface, and their elevation, printed on most lakes, is that of the water table.

a. Draw a contour map of the water table using the lake elevations in the same way you used spot elevations to make a topographic map. Use a contour interval of 5 feet and start with the east side of the map by drawing the 3900-foot contour. Include at least 8 ground-water flow lines.

b. In what direction does the water table slope, and what is the average gradient in feet per mile?

c. Note the windmill in the SW1/4, Sec.22, T24N, R44W (southeast of Lakeside) and its map symbol; the surface elevation is also given. Many other windmills are show on the map by symbol only. The windmills are connected to water wells and used to pump groundwater to fill water tanks for cattle.

Locate the windmill in the NW1/4, Sec.19, T24N, R43W Ho high must the water be raised by the pump to fill the stock tank? Explain your answer.

Explanation / Answer

Water table dierection is towards Eastern Side.

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