January 2000 Kansas Water Levels and Data Related to Water-level Changes
by
John J. Woods, Jeffrey A. Schloss, and P. Allen Macfarlane
Kansas Geological Survey
Lawrence, Kansas 66047
Published August 2000
Abstract
Water levels measured in January 2000 generally showed fewer declines and more
rises in region I (southwest), a tendency toward water-level decline in region II
(west-central), stationary water levels in region III (northwest), and slight
decline in region V (south-central). The 2000 measurements showed an average
water-level decline of 0.37 ft (11.3 cm) from the 1999 measurements compared to
an average decline of 0.31 ft (9.4 cm) during the 1998-99 period. The single
largest rise in water level was 21.9 ft (6.68 m), and the largest decline was
15.7 ft (4.79 m) for the wells in this report. Annual water-level declines
outnumbered rises 61% to 39%, as in the 1999 report. Regional breakdowns of the
data indicate that fewer areas experienced sharply declining water levels and
that more areas experienced sharply rising water levels in region I than during
the previous period. The western portion of region II showed larger areas with
water-level rises with a small area of sharp decline, the central portion showed
increased areas of water-level decline, and the eastern portion showed stationary
water levels. Region III generally showed a significant decrease in the areas of
declines and rises greater than 1 ft (30 cm) relative to the 1998-99 period. In
region V, where the water table is relatively shallow, a marked decrease in the
total area of water-level decline occurred in the western portion of the region
while a large increase in the total area of water-level decline was observed in
the rest of the region.
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