Kansas water use in 1999
5,578,425 acre-feet reported across 26,510 points — 7% above the 1990–2023 average.
5,578,425Acre-feet
26,510Points reporting
3,219,416Acres irrigated
+7%vs 34-yr average
What 1999 was
Kansas reported 5,578,425 acre-feet in 1999, 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 26,510. That number moves far less than the volume does, in 1999 as in every other year.
Which counties used the most in 1999
| County | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 1,564,710 | 28.0% |
| Finney | 284,050 | 5.1% |
| Haskell | 236,417 | 4.2% |
| Gray | 210,800 | 3.8% |
| Kearny | 210,703 | 3.8% |
| Stevens | 200,884 | 3.6% |
| Stanton | 153,123 | 2.7% |
| Seward | 150,028 | 2.7% |
| Grant | 148,253 | 2.7% |
| Meade | 144,075 | 2.6% |
| Wyandotte | 113,047 | 2.0% |
| Edwards | 109,712 | 2.0% |
| Sherman | 106,939 | 1.9% |
| Sedgwick | 106,737 | 1.9% |
| Ford | 104,398 | 1.9% |
| Pratt | 97,950 | 1.8% |
| Stafford | 86,292 | 1.5% |
| Jewell | 85,292 | 1.5% |
| Thomas | 85,139 | 1.5% |
| Wichita | 73,388 | 1.3% |
| Reno | 70,647 | 1.3% |
| Pawnee | 70,396 | 1.3% |
| Sheridan | 63,069 | 1.1% |
| Kiowa | 60,782 | 1.1% |
| Wallace | 60,426 | 1.1% |
By management district in 1999
| District | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outside any district | 2,428,069 | 43.5% |
| Southwest Kansas GMD 3 | 1,909,489 | 34.2% |
| Big Bend GMD 5 | 510,216 | 9.1% |
| Northwest Kansas GMD 4 | 339,586 | 6.1% |
| Western Kansas GMD 1 | 228,669 | 4.1% |
| Equus Beds GMD 2 | 162,397 | 2.9% |