Kansas water use in 2002
5,985,182 acre-feet reported across 27,220 points — 15% above the 1990–2023 average.
5,985,182Acre-feet
27,220Points reporting
3,268,093Acres irrigated
+15%vs 34-yr average
What 2002 was
Kansas reported 5,985,182 acre-feet in 2002, 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 27,220. That number moves far less than the volume does, in 2002 as in every other year.
Which counties used the most in 2002
| County | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 880,452 | 14.7% |
| Finney | 396,050 | 6.6% |
| Haskell | 308,360 | 5.2% |
| Stevens | 290,040 | 4.8% |
| Gray | 277,693 | 4.6% |
| Seward | 215,627 | 3.6% |
| Kearny | 211,252 | 3.5% |
| Meade | 205,033 | 3.4% |
| Grant | 174,409 | 2.9% |
| Stanton | 166,930 | 2.8% |
| Sherman | 160,016 | 2.7% |
| Thomas | 138,890 | 2.3% |
| Edwards | 136,376 | 2.3% |
| Ford | 133,162 | 2.2% |
| Wyandotte | 125,083 | 2.1% |
| Sedgwick | 121,174 | 2.0% |
| Stafford | 115,146 | 1.9% |
| Sheridan | 107,290 | 1.8% |
| Pratt | 104,305 | 1.7% |
| Pawnee | 98,490 | 1.6% |
| Wichita | 88,534 | 1.5% |
| Wallace | 85,780 | 1.4% |
| Jewell | 76,800 | 1.3% |
| Reno | 75,769 | 1.3% |
| Scott | 75,361 | 1.3% |
By management district in 2002
| District | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Kansas GMD 3 | 2,456,555 | 41.0% |
| Outside any district | 1,886,871 | 31.5% |
| Big Bend GMD 5 | 616,899 | 10.3% |
| Northwest Kansas GMD 4 | 530,855 | 8.9% |
| Western Kansas GMD 1 | 295,224 | 4.9% |
| Equus Beds GMD 2 | 198,778 | 3.3% |