Kansas water use in 2000
6,374,054 acre-feet reported across 26,745 points — 22% above the 1990–2023 average.
6,374,054Acre-feet
26,745Points reporting
3,210,255Acres irrigated
+22%vs 34-yr average
What 2000 was
Kansas reported 6,374,054 acre-feet in 2000, 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 26,745. That number moves far less than the volume does, in 2000 as in every other year.
Which counties used the most in 2000
| County | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 1,516,342 | 23.8% |
| Finney | 345,184 | 5.4% |
| Haskell | 280,477 | 4.4% |
| Kearny | 278,776 | 4.4% |
| Gray | 265,934 | 4.2% |
| Stevens | 241,749 | 3.8% |
| Meade | 182,521 | 2.9% |
| Seward | 173,627 | 2.7% |
| Grant | 171,997 | 2.7% |
| Stanton | 168,513 | 2.6% |
| Sherman | 145,704 | 2.3% |
| Thomas | 137,504 | 2.2% |
| Edwards | 127,114 | 2.0% |
| Sedgwick | 122,803 | 1.9% |
| Ford | 120,195 | 1.9% |
| Wyandotte | 118,416 | 1.9% |
| Stafford | 102,884 | 1.6% |
| Jewell | 102,860 | 1.6% |
| Sheridan | 98,677 | 1.5% |
| Pratt | 95,866 | 1.5% |
| Wichita | 88,544 | 1.4% |
| Pawnee | 87,301 | 1.4% |
| Wallace | 82,348 | 1.3% |
| Reno | 79,991 | 1.3% |
| Scott | 69,302 | 1.1% |
By management district in 2000
| District | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outside any district | 2,510,652 | 39.4% |
| Southwest Kansas GMD 3 | 2,306,866 | 36.2% |
| Big Bend GMD 5 | 584,234 | 9.2% |
| Northwest Kansas GMD 4 | 500,111 | 7.8% |
| Western Kansas GMD 1 | 283,665 | 4.5% |
| Equus Beds GMD 2 | 188,526 | 3.0% |