Kansas water use in 1993
3,525,238 acre-feet reported across 23,540 points — 32% below the 1990–2023 average.
3,525,238Acre-feet
23,540Points reporting
2,852,221Acres irrigated
-32%vs 34-yr average
What 1993 was
Kansas reported 3,525,238 acre-feet in 1993, 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 23,540. That number moves far less than the volume does, in 1993 as in every other year.
Which counties used the most in 1993
| County | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Finney | 286,787 | 8.1% |
| Haskell | 284,023 | 8.1% |
| Gray | 213,634 | 6.1% |
| Stevens | 182,090 | 5.2% |
| Stanton | 180,579 | 5.1% |
| Meade | 164,761 | 4.7% |
| Grant | 163,933 | 4.7% |
| Kearny | 161,358 | 4.6% |
| Seward | 158,952 | 4.5% |
| Ford | 100,527 | 2.9% |
| Sherman | 92,602 | 2.6% |
| Sedgwick | 90,509 | 2.6% |
| Wyandotte | 85,814 | 2.4% |
| Edwards | 76,531 | 2.2% |
| Thomas | 73,573 | 2.1% |
| Pratt | 73,257 | 2.1% |
| Morton | 68,209 | 1.9% |
| Wichita | 63,924 | 1.8% |
| Stafford | 63,372 | 1.8% |
| Wallace | 54,856 | 1.6% |
| Reno | 53,597 | 1.5% |
| Kiowa | 52,608 | 1.5% |
| Scott | 49,168 | 1.4% |
| Harvey | 45,960 | 1.3% |
| Cheyenne | 45,076 | 1.3% |
By management district in 1993
| District | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Kansas GMD 3 | 1,980,774 | 56.2% |
| Outside any district | 580,448 | 16.5% |
| Big Bend GMD 5 | 340,894 | 9.7% |
| Northwest Kansas GMD 4 | 271,068 | 7.7% |
| Western Kansas GMD 1 | 203,675 | 5.8% |
| Equus Beds GMD 2 | 148,378 | 4.2% |