Kansas water use in 1990
5,352,005 acre-feet reported across 26,449 points — 3% above the 1990–2023 average.
5,352,005Acre-feet
26,449Points reporting
3,072,845Acres irrigated
+3%vs 34-yr average
What 1990 was
Kansas reported 5,352,005 acre-feet in 1990, against a 1990–2023 average of 5,214,505. Reported use follows the weather far more than anything else, so a single year says more about rainfall than about policy — which is why every page on this site shows the whole series rather than a comparison between two years.
The count of points reporting any use was 26,449. That number moves far less than the volume does, in 1990 as in every other year.
Which counties used the most in 1990
| County | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Finney | 406,237 | 7.6% |
| Haskell | 369,921 | 6.9% |
| Gray | 307,175 | 5.7% |
| Stanton | 240,757 | 4.5% |
| Stevens | 235,107 | 4.4% |
| Grant | 227,357 | 4.2% |
| Meade | 209,492 | 3.9% |
| Seward | 202,832 | 3.8% |
| Kearny | 197,678 | 3.7% |
| Sherman | 156,701 | 2.9% |
| Ford | 147,243 | 2.8% |
| Thomas | 145,326 | 2.7% |
| Edwards | 135,136 | 2.5% |
| Wichita | 131,380 | 2.5% |
| Jewell | 115,997 | 2.2% |
| Sedgwick | 112,633 | 2.1% |
| Pratt | 110,348 | 2.1% |
| Stafford | 109,660 | 2.0% |
| Sheridan | 105,359 | 2.0% |
| Scott | 104,637 | 2.0% |
| Wallace | 95,533 | 1.8% |
| Pawnee | 94,645 | 1.8% |
| Wyandotte | 92,989 | 1.7% |
| Morton | 87,354 | 1.6% |
| Kiowa | 72,554 | 1.4% |
By management district in 1990
| District | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Kansas GMD 3 | 2,653,897 | 49.6% |
| Outside any district | 968,755 | 18.1% |
| Big Bend GMD 5 | 615,589 | 11.5% |
| Northwest Kansas GMD 4 | 522,733 | 9.8% |
| Western Kansas GMD 1 | 395,459 | 7.4% |
| Equus Beds GMD 2 | 195,572 | 3.7% |