FM2-4

Iowa Geological Survey

Located in Mitchell County, Iowa, this groundwater monitoring location is associated with a water well in the Silurian-Devonian aquifers.

Well Construction

Depth Description
-2.8-49.0 ft 5.5 in diameter steel casing
0.0-278.0 ft 1.5 in diameter pvc casing
278.0-348.0 ft 1.5 in diameter slotted pvc casing
Depth Lithology Description
0.0-5.0 ft Quaternary No Color Noted soil or fill
5.0-37.0 ft Quaternary Gray till
37.0-43.0 ft Quaternary;Devonian-Lithograph City No Color Noted sand and gravel
43.0-53.0 ft Devonian-Lithograph City Brown limestone and shale
53.0-60.0 ft Devonian-Lithograph City Gray limestone
60.0-68.0 ft Devonian-Lithograph City Brown/Yellowish limestone
68.0-79.0 ft Devonian-Lithograph City/Coralville Brown/Greenish limestone
79.0-83.0 ft Devonian-Coralville Green limestone
83.0-91.0 ft Devonian-Coralville Brown limestone
91.0-93.0 ft Devonian-Coralville Green shale
93.0-113.0 ft Devonian-Coralville Gray limestone and shale
113.0-120.0 ft Devonian-Coralville Brown limestone
120.0-138.0 ft Devonian-Coralville/Little Cedar Brown limestone
138.0-143.0 ft Devonian-Little Cedar Gray shale
143.0-151.0 ft Devonian-Little Cedar Brown limestone
151.0-161.0 ft Devonian-Little Cedar Brown dolomite
161.0-163.0 ft Devonian-Little Cedar Gray dolomite
163.0-185.0 ft Devonian-Little Cedar Green shale
185.0-193.0 ft Devonian-Little Cedar Brown dolomite
193.0-243.0 ft Devonian-Little Cedar Gray dolomite
243.0-246.0 ft Devonian-Little Cedar Brown/Grayish limestone
246.0-259.0 ft Devonian-Little Cedar/Pinicon Ridge Brown limestone
259.0-264.0 ft Devonian-Pinicon Ridge Brown dolomite
264.0-279.0 ft Devonian-Pinicon Ridge Gray shale
279.0-303.0 ft Devonian-Pinicon Ridge/Spillville Brown dolomite
303.0-333.0 ft Devonian-Spillville Gray dolomite
333.0-341.0 ft Devonian-Spillville Gray dolomite
341.0-348.0 ft Devonian-Spillville Green dolomite

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