Kansas water use in 1992
3,989,212 acre-feet reported across 24,921 points — 23% below the 1990–2023 average.
3,989,212Acre-feet
24,921Points reporting
2,958,889Acres irrigated
-23%vs 34-yr average
What 1992 was
Kansas reported 3,989,212 acre-feet in 1992, 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 24,921. That number moves far less than the volume does, in 1992 as in every other year.
Which counties used the most in 1992
| County | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Haskell | 334,412 | 8.4% |
| Finney | 308,544 | 7.7% |
| Gray | 236,918 | 5.9% |
| Stevens | 228,311 | 5.7% |
| Stanton | 221,610 | 5.6% |
| Grant | 218,337 | 5.5% |
| Seward | 184,149 | 4.6% |
| Kearny | 177,644 | 4.5% |
| Meade | 171,227 | 4.3% |
| Ford | 104,519 | 2.6% |
| Sherman | 92,218 | 2.3% |
| Wichita | 91,340 | 2.3% |
| Wyandotte | 90,095 | 2.3% |
| Sedgwick | 87,903 | 2.2% |
| Edwards | 80,738 | 2.0% |
| Morton | 75,184 | 1.9% |
| Scott | 72,229 | 1.8% |
| Stafford | 69,515 | 1.7% |
| Wallace | 68,130 | 1.7% |
| Pratt | 66,928 | 1.7% |
| Thomas | 65,104 | 1.6% |
| Sheridan | 53,312 | 1.3% |
| Reno | 51,334 | 1.3% |
| Harvey | 49,004 | 1.2% |
| Kiowa | 48,069 | 1.2% |
By management district in 1992
| District | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Kansas GMD 3 | 2,280,783 | 57.2% |
| Outside any district | 654,103 | 16.4% |
| Big Bend GMD 5 | 357,393 | 9.0% |
| Western Kansas GMD 1 | 276,546 | 6.9% |
| Northwest Kansas GMD 4 | 275,179 | 6.9% |
| Equus Beds GMD 2 | 145,209 | 3.6% |