Kansas water use in 1991
5,433,882 acre-feet reported across 26,889 points — 4% above the 1990–2023 average.
5,433,882Acre-feet
26,889Points reporting
3,113,924Acres irrigated
+4%vs 34-yr average
What 1991 was
Kansas reported 5,433,882 acre-feet in 1991, 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 26,889. That number moves far less than the volume does, in 1991 as in every other year.
Which counties used the most in 1991
| County | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Finney | 429,061 | 7.9% |
| Haskell | 394,279 | 7.3% |
| Gray | 321,385 | 5.9% |
| Grant | 241,381 | 4.4% |
| Stevens | 238,435 | 4.4% |
| Stanton | 237,692 | 4.4% |
| Meade | 218,858 | 4.0% |
| Seward | 210,293 | 3.9% |
| Kearny | 200,582 | 3.7% |
| Ford | 155,660 | 2.9% |
| Sherman | 136,149 | 2.5% |
| Edwards | 135,747 | 2.5% |
| Thomas | 134,274 | 2.5% |
| Wichita | 121,210 | 2.2% |
| Stafford | 113,293 | 2.1% |
| Sedgwick | 112,538 | 2.1% |
| Pawnee | 108,922 | 2.0% |
| Sheridan | 107,161 | 2.0% |
| Pratt | 103,131 | 1.9% |
| Wyandotte | 97,785 | 1.8% |
| Scott | 93,792 | 1.7% |
| Wallace | 87,504 | 1.6% |
| Jewell | 85,655 | 1.6% |
| Morton | 85,140 | 1.6% |
| Kiowa | 76,353 | 1.4% |
By management district in 1991
| District | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Kansas GMD 3 | 2,756,166 | 50.7% |
| Outside any district | 992,314 | 18.3% |
| Big Bend GMD 5 | 632,716 | 11.6% |
| Northwest Kansas GMD 4 | 487,224 | 9.0% |
| Western Kansas GMD 1 | 363,402 | 6.7% |
| Equus Beds GMD 2 | 202,061 | 3.7% |