County: Decatur

Date: Mid 1980s

Photographer: John Charlton/KGS

Place Name: Elephant Rock

Short description: Elephant Rock in Decatur County was an outcrop of the Ogallala Formation, a great wedge of sand, gravel, and porous rock now mainly buried underground. The Ogallala aquifer, the underground water-bearing portion of the formation, is the chief source of groundwater in western Kansas.

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