Kansas water use in 2012
5,736,318 acre-feet reported across 26,674 points — 10% above the 1990–2023 average.
5,736,318Acre-feet
26,674Points reporting
3,069,607Acres irrigated
+10%vs 34-yr average
What 2012 was
Kansas reported 5,736,318 acre-feet in 2012, 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 26,674. That number moves far less than the volume does, in 2012 as in every other year.
Which counties used the most in 2012
| County | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 889,053 | 15.5% |
| Finney | 361,423 | 6.3% |
| Stevens | 267,394 | 4.7% |
| Haskell | 237,428 | 4.1% |
| Gray | 223,631 | 3.9% |
| Meade | 210,200 | 3.7% |
| Seward | 203,084 | 3.5% |
| Sherman | 177,254 | 3.1% |
| Kearny | 161,676 | 2.8% |
| Grant | 161,053 | 2.8% |
| Thomas | 138,615 | 2.4% |
| Stanton | 132,942 | 2.3% |
| Edwards | 128,029 | 2.2% |
| Ford | 126,128 | 2.2% |
| Sedgwick | 125,149 | 2.2% |
| Pratt | 114,058 | 2.0% |
| Stafford | 112,774 | 2.0% |
| Sheridan | 100,479 | 1.8% |
| Wyandotte | 97,864 | 1.7% |
| Reno | 95,182 | 1.7% |
| Pawnee | 90,364 | 1.6% |
| Jewell | 88,252 | 1.5% |
| Cheyenne | 73,826 | 1.3% |
| Kiowa | 70,411 | 1.2% |
| Wallace | 68,686 | 1.2% |
By management district in 2012
| District | Acre-feet | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Kansas GMD 3 | 2,167,848 | 37.8% |
| Outside any district | 1,942,684 | 33.9% |
| Big Bend GMD 5 | 609,322 | 10.6% |
| Northwest Kansas GMD 4 | 550,219 | 9.6% |
| Western Kansas GMD 1 | 236,957 | 4.1% |
| Equus Beds GMD 2 | 229,288 | 4.0% |