Kansas water use in 2004
4,811,662 acre-feet reported across 26,634 points — 8% below the 1990–2023 average.
4,811,662Acre-feet
26,634Points reporting
3,139,313Acres irrigated
-8%vs 34-yr average
What 2004 was
Kansas reported 4,811,662 acre-feet in 2004, 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 26,634. That number moves far less than the volume does, in 2004 as in every other year.
Which counties used the most in 2004
| County | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 897,633 | 18.7% |
| Finney | 297,696 | 6.2% |
| Gray | 220,491 | 4.6% |
| Haskell | 210,701 | 4.4% |
| Stevens | 198,976 | 4.1% |
| Kearny | 161,197 | 3.4% |
| Seward | 147,291 | 3.1% |
| Sherman | 144,266 | 3.0% |
| Meade | 137,916 | 2.9% |
| Stanton | 131,525 | 2.7% |
| Thomas | 131,139 | 2.7% |
| Grant | 131,106 | 2.7% |
| Wyandotte | 121,952 | 2.5% |
| Ford | 105,296 | 2.2% |
| Sedgwick | 104,303 | 2.2% |
| Edwards | 99,617 | 2.1% |
| Sheridan | 98,203 | 2.0% |
| Stafford | 79,170 | 1.6% |
| Pratt | 74,886 | 1.6% |
| Wichita | 65,163 | 1.4% |
| Pawnee | 64,727 | 1.3% |
| Kiowa | 61,464 | 1.3% |
| Reno | 59,995 | 1.2% |
| Scott | 57,771 | 1.2% |
| Wallace | 56,759 | 1.2% |
By management district in 2004
| District | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Kansas GMD 3 | 1,800,005 | 37.4% |
| Outside any district | 1,702,662 | 35.4% |
| Northwest Kansas GMD 4 | 482,678 | 10.0% |
| Big Bend GMD 5 | 451,685 | 9.4% |
| Western Kansas GMD 1 | 215,802 | 4.5% |
| Equus Beds GMD 2 | 158,829 | 3.3% |