Kansas water use in 1995
4,418,233 acre-feet reported across 25,755 points — 15% below the 1990–2023 average.
4,418,233Acre-feet
25,755Points reporting
3,034,234Acres irrigated
-15%vs 34-yr average
What 1995 was
Kansas reported 4,418,233 acre-feet in 1995, 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 25,755. That number moves far less than the volume does, in 1995 as in every other year.
Which counties used the most in 1995
| County | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Finney | 329,136 | 7.4% |
| Haskell | 326,206 | 7.4% |
| Gray | 251,204 | 5.7% |
| Kearny | 214,573 | 4.9% |
| Stevens | 210,842 | 4.8% |
| Grant | 191,707 | 4.3% |
| Stanton | 184,095 | 4.2% |
| Seward | 179,701 | 4.1% |
| Meade | 176,319 | 4.0% |
| Ford | 112,837 | 2.6% |
| Edwards | 106,145 | 2.4% |
| Wyandotte | 102,722 | 2.3% |
| Sedgwick | 101,601 | 2.3% |
| Thomas | 101,256 | 2.3% |
| Sherman | 99,695 | 2.3% |
| Pratt | 90,104 | 2.0% |
| Stafford | 89,184 | 2.0% |
| Sheridan | 86,579 | 2.0% |
| Jewell | 86,485 | 2.0% |
| Wichita | 83,535 | 1.9% |
| Pawnee | 74,637 | 1.7% |
| Scott | 69,322 | 1.6% |
| Wallace | 69,223 | 1.6% |
| Reno | 67,748 | 1.5% |
| Morton | 62,083 | 1.4% |
By management district in 1995
| District | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Kansas GMD 3 | 2,259,964 | 51.2% |
| Outside any district | 865,029 | 19.6% |
| Big Bend GMD 5 | 488,704 | 11.1% |
| Northwest Kansas GMD 4 | 369,042 | 8.4% |
| Western Kansas GMD 1 | 264,783 | 6.0% |
| Equus Beds GMD 2 | 170,711 | 3.9% |