Hydrology of Prairie Dog Creek Valley, Norton Dam to state line, north-central Kansas
Water-Resources Investigations Report
84-4162
By: L.E. Stullken
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Abstract
Development of water resources has been a major factor in the economy of Prairie Dog Creek Valley in north-central Kansas. Releases from Norton Reservoir to the Almena Irrigation District averaged 6,900 acre-feet per year during 1967-76. The number of irrigation wells increased from 4 to 147 during 1947-78. Ground water in the valley is derived mostly from the alluvial aquifer. The effects of irrigation on the aquifer are indicated by water-level changes. The water in storage increased from 130,000 to 136,000 acre-feet during 1947-78 due to recharge from surface-water irrigation. A steady-state model of the aquifer prior to irrigation (1947) indicated that most recharge was from precipitation (88 percent) and most discharge was to streams (54 percent) and reparian transpiration (26 percent). Although aquifer storage increased in this area, storage generally decreased in other areas of western Kansas. (USGS)
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Stullken, L., 1984, Hydrology of Prairie Dog Creek Valley, Norton Dam to state line, north-central Kansas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4162, vi, 49 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri844162.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Hydrology of Prairie Dog Creek Valley, Norton Dam to state line, north-central Kansas |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 84-4162 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri844162 |
| Year Published | 1984 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | vi, 49 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |