G.M.D. No. 1

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Historical Change in Groundwater Level in the High Plains Aquifer in Western Kansas

20-Year Change in Groundwater Level in the High Plains aquifer in Western Kansas

Average Saturated Thickness in the High Plains in Western Kansas

Western Kansas GMD No. 1

  • Formed: 1973
  • Office location: Scott City
  • Counties/partial Counties: Wallace, Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane
  • Square miles: 1,828 (2017 GIS data)
  • Acres: 1,169,895 (2017 GIS data)
  • Irrigated acres: 196,267 authorized (WRIS 2011-2015 average)
  • Authorized acres: 465,567 (WRIS 2017)
  • Wells: 3,206 authorized groundwater points of diversion (WRIS 2017)
  • Average precipitation: 17 to 22 inches/year (1981-2012 normals)
  • Reported water use: 197,844 AFY total (189,048 AFY irrigation, 96% of total) (WRIS 2011-2015 average)

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