Stratigraphy and water levels in the Arapahoe aquifer, Douglas County area, Denver Basin, Colorado

Mountain Geologist

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 195-210

  Raynolds, Robert G ^a  

^a DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; STRATIGRAPHY; WATER LEVEL; WATER SUPPLY;

DENVER BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 8744242357     PISSN: 0027254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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