January 2001 Kansas Water Levels and Data Related to Water-level Changes
by
John J. Woods and Marios A. Sophocleous
Kansas Geological Survey
Lawrence, Kansas 66047
Published July 2002
Abstract
Water levels measured in January 2001 generally showed many more declines and
much fewer rises than those measured in January 2000. The 2001 measurements
showed an average water-level decline of 1.26 ft (38.4 cm) for the 2000-2001
period compared to an average decline of 0.37 ft (11.3 cm) during the 1999-2000
period. The 2000-2001 period showed the largest average decline from the previous
year since the 1994-1995 period. The single largest rise in water level was 32.0
ft (9.76 m), and the largest decline was 27.5 ft (8.38 m) for the wells in this
report. Annual water-level declines outnumbered rises 80% to 20% compared to 61%
declines and 39% rises in the 2000 report. Regional breakdowns of the data
indicate a very strong shift toward greater decline is regions I and III, a
significant but less strong shift toward greater decline in region II, and a
strong shift toward more decline in most of region V with water-level rises
continuing in the southern portion. More specifically, water-level declines
occurred in nearly all of region I, but appreciably large areas of rise occurred
in central Kearny and west-central Finney counties. In region II, the total area
of decline increased, especially in Wallace, Wichita, and Greeley counties. The
total area of rise in region II remained about the same as the 2000 measurements,
but the individual areas were well distributed, while the total area of
relatively stationary water levels decreased. The total area of water-level
decline in region III markedly increased during 2000-2001, while the total area
of relatively stationary water levels and water-level rises decreased. In region
V, where the water table is relatively shallow, a marked increase in the total
area of water-level decline occurred over most of the region, while large areas
of water-level rise persist, especially in Kiowa, Pratt, and Kingman counties in
the southern portion.
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