Use of ground water for irrigation in Seward County, Nebraska in 1971
Open-File Report
7308
Prepared by the United States Geological Survey in cooperation with the Seward County Ground Water Conservation District and Conservation and Survey Division, University of Nebraska
By: Eugene K. Steele Jr.
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Abstract
Use of ground water for irrigation in Seward County west of the Big Blue River increased tremendously from 1945 to 1971. During that period, the number of irrigation wells increased from 5 to 614. Ground-water withdrawals prior to 1971 are estimated to have reduced ground-water storage by about 270,000 acre-feet, and withdrawals during 1971 continued to reduce storage. The values for changes in storage were computed from weighted-average net differences in ground-water levels.
In 1971, average pumpage from the 32 wells for which well yield and hours of pumping were recorded indicates that pumpage from all wells totaled about 83,000 acre-feet.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Use of ground water for irrigation in Seward County, Nebraska in 1971 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 7308 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr7308 |
| Year Published | 1973 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | ii, 28 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Seward County |