Kansas water use in 2001
5,617,732 acre-feet reported across 26,776 points — 8% above the 1990–2023 average.
5,617,732Acre-feet
26,776Points reporting
3,171,589Acres irrigated
+8%vs 34-yr average
What 2001 was
Kansas reported 5,617,732 acre-feet in 2001, 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 26,776. That number moves far less than the volume does, in 2001 as in every other year.
Which counties used the most in 2001
| County | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 1,138,616 | 20.3% |
| Finney | 309,119 | 5.5% |
| Haskell | 253,520 | 4.5% |
| Gray | 249,450 | 4.4% |
| Stevens | 218,204 | 3.9% |
| Kearny | 202,381 | 3.6% |
| Meade | 177,900 | 3.2% |
| Seward | 175,528 | 3.1% |
| Sherman | 134,939 | 2.4% |
| Edwards | 130,998 | 2.3% |
| Grant | 129,993 | 2.3% |
| Stanton | 129,610 | 2.3% |
| Sedgwick | 128,349 | 2.3% |
| Ford | 126,888 | 2.3% |
| Wyandotte | 120,557 | 2.1% |
| Pratt | 117,252 | 2.1% |
| Thomas | 113,675 | 2.0% |
| Stafford | 102,315 | 1.8% |
| Pawnee | 86,617 | 1.5% |
| Sheridan | 85,157 | 1.5% |
| Reno | 84,657 | 1.5% |
| Barton | 78,504 | 1.4% |
| Jewell | 75,002 | 1.3% |
| Kiowa | 73,295 | 1.3% |
| Wallace | 71,349 | 1.3% |
By management district in 2001
| District | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outside any district | 2,082,548 | 37.1% |
| Southwest Kansas GMD 3 | 2,031,639 | 36.2% |
| Big Bend GMD 5 | 628,768 | 11.2% |
| Northwest Kansas GMD 4 | 426,786 | 7.6% |
| Western Kansas GMD 1 | 238,695 | 4.2% |
| Equus Beds GMD 2 | 209,296 | 3.7% |