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Information and reports concerning the western Kansas (Ogallala) portion of the High Plains aquifer

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Kansas

Agriculture > Irrigation

• Division of Water Resources (DWR), Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA)

  management of the state's water resources through administration of state water laws (water rights/appropriations, water structures, water use). See more links under Kansas Department of Agriculture.
• Groundwater Management Districts (GMD / GMDs)

  the five groundwater managment districts are responsible for regional planning and management of groundwater resources, collecting resource data and educating the public about each region's groundwater resource.

  • GMD1 - Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 1
  • GMD2 - Equus Beds Groundwater Management District No. 2
  • GMD3 - Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 3
  • GMD4 - Northwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 4
  • GMD5 - Big Bend Groundwater Management District No. 5
• Kansas Geological Survey (KGS)
  • High Plains Aquifer Section-Level Data and Tools

    for advanced users - dynamic access to data gridded at the section (or square-mile) level.

  • Maps and GIS Index
  • WIMAS (Water Information Management and Analysis System)

    water rights information.

  • WIZARD (Water Information Storage and Retrieval Database)

    water levels and other water well information (for irrigation and other wells; keyword: declines).

  • Water Well Completion Records (WWC-5) Database

    drillers logs - construction and other water well information (for irrigation and other wells).

• Kansas State University (K-State/KSU)
• Kansas State University (K-State/KSU) General Irrigation

  contains links to K-State irrigation research and information websites.
• Kansas State University (K-State/KSU) Mobile Irrigation Lab

  information about the Mobile Irrigation Lab and free software downloads to assist in irrigation management and cropping system strategies.
• Kansas State University (K-State/KSU) Research and Extension

  practical information, research, and education for all Kansans.
• Kansas State University (K-State/KSU) Subsurface Drip Irrigation

  information on applications of subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) for crop production in the U. S. Great Plains region.
• Kansas State University (K-State/KSU) Western Kansas Agricultural Research Centers

  K-State Agricultural research farms near Hays, Garden City, and Colby.
• National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Irrigation Page

  irrigation and water management.
• USDA Soil and Water Management Research Unit

  research on crop water use in irrigated and dryland cropping systems and on irrigation and water management technologies for sustaining or enhancing crop productivity, improving water use efficiency, reducing ground water use, enhancing water quality, and sustaining the soil resources in the Southern High Plains.