Kansas water use in 1998
5,755,680 acre-feet reported across 26,388 points — 10% above the 1990–2023 average.
5,755,680Acre-feet
26,388Points reporting
3,196,549Acres irrigated
+10%vs 34-yr average
What 1998 was
Kansas reported 5,755,680 acre-feet in 1998, 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 26,388. That number moves far less than the volume does, in 1998 as in every other year.
Which counties used the most in 1998
| County | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 1,449,228 | 25.2% |
| Finney | 316,659 | 5.5% |
| Haskell | 264,437 | 4.6% |
| Gray | 257,771 | 4.5% |
| Stevens | 220,071 | 3.8% |
| Kearny | 208,050 | 3.6% |
| Meade | 172,396 | 3.0% |
| Seward | 167,954 | 2.9% |
| Grant | 148,121 | 2.6% |
| Stanton | 142,085 | 2.5% |
| Edwards | 127,415 | 2.2% |
| Sherman | 123,613 | 2.1% |
| Sedgwick | 120,379 | 2.1% |
| Ford | 114,421 | 2.0% |
| Wyandotte | 110,037 | 1.9% |
| Thomas | 101,245 | 1.8% |
| Stafford | 98,035 | 1.7% |
| Pratt | 97,377 | 1.7% |
| Jewell | 81,915 | 1.4% |
| Pawnee | 80,174 | 1.4% |
| Reno | 74,742 | 1.3% |
| Sheridan | 72,249 | 1.3% |
| Wichita | 70,406 | 1.2% |
| Kiowa | 70,356 | 1.2% |
| Barton | 68,757 | 1.2% |
By management district in 1998
| District | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outside any district | 2,300,188 | 40.0% |
| Southwest Kansas GMD 3 | 2,084,786 | 36.2% |
| Big Bend GMD 5 | 575,632 | 10.0% |
| Northwest Kansas GMD 4 | 387,316 | 6.7% |
| Western Kansas GMD 1 | 230,095 | 4.0% |
| Equus Beds GMD 2 | 177,663 | 3.1% |