IRRIGATION WELLS AND ACREAGE BY DISTRICT AND COUNTY

Nebraska - Selected Years
 

Irrigation Wells

 
District Registered 1 Acres Irrigated
& County

2000

2001

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001 2

NORTHWEST 5,448 5,658 514,600 626,000 695,000 764,000 796,000 790,000 800,000 798,000 794,000 795,000 785,000 776,000 775,000 770,000 760,000 755,000
Banner 377 409 13,200 18,000 22,000 28,000 22,000 23,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 25,000 24,000 24,000 26,000 25,000 26,000
Box Butte 1,132 1,150 60,300 78,000 96,000 130,000 134,000 134,000 144,000 146,000 147,000 149,000 149,000 149,000 150,000 149,000 149,000 149,000
Cheyenne 530 543 21,000 33,000 40,000 45,000 52,000 52,000 55,000 54,000 53,000 54,000 51,000 53,000 55,000 54,000 56,000 56,000
Dawes 79 79 16,200 17,000 20,000 22,000 20,000 19,000 18,000 19,000 20,000 21,000 21,000 19,000 18,000 17,000 17,000 17,000
Deuel 294 302 21,300 27,000 28,000 28,000 26,000 27,000 23,000 22,000 21,000 22,000 23,000 22,000 22,000 21,000 20,000 20,000
Garden 344 360 20,700 30,000 36,000 40,000 40,000 38,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 39,000 39,000 40,000 40,000 39,000 37,000 38,000
Kimball 331 349 17,200 24,000 29,000 30,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 32,000 32,000 33,000 32,000 33,000 34,000 35,000 37,000 39,000
Morrill 816 868 86,400 108,000 117,000 121,000 130,000 128,000 128,000 129,000 129,000 129,000 129,000 128,000 129,000 127,000 125,000 123,000
Scotts Bluff 676 710 190,000 206,000 205,000 206,000 220,000 220,000 220,000 218,000 216,000 212,000 207,000 202,000 200,000 196,000 190,000 185,000
Sheridan 575 588 26,700 39,000 55,000 67,000 68,000 67,000 67,000 67,000 67,000 68,000 67,000 65,000 62,000 63,000 62,000 61,000
Sioux 294 300 41,600 46,000 47,000 47,000 49,000 49,000 48,000 47,000 45,000 44,000 42,000 41,000 41,000 43,000 42,000 41,000
NORTH 5,767 5,825 188,500 369,000 578,500 647,500 574,500 587,000 585,000 584,000 580,000 574,000 560,000 557,000 555,000 550,000 555,000 555,000
Arthur 93 94 2,500 4,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 11,000 11,500 12,000 12,000 11,500 10,500 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Blaine 112 112 4,600 10,000 14,000 14,000 10,000 11,000 11,000 10,000 9,000 8,500 8,000 9,000 9,500 9,500 9,500 9,500
Boyd 62 63 1,500 3,500 10,000 10,000 7,500 7,500 6,500 6,500 6,000 7,000 7,000 8,000 8,500 8,500 8,500 8,500
Brown 452 456 37,600 52,000 71,000 74,000 62,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 62,000 60,000 60,000 58,000 57,000 57,000 56,000
Cherry 412 412 7,500 27,000 45,000 48,000 33,000 35,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 37,000 37,000 37,000
Garfield 203 204 8,900 12,500 22,000 33,000 23,000 23,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 20,000 19,000 18,000 17,000 18,000 18,000
Grant 25 25 600 2,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,500 2,000 2,000 2,000
Holt 2,579 2,601 86,000 165,000 235,000 260,000 249,000 253,000 253,000 255,000 255,000 255,000 252,000 252,000 254,000 251,000 252,000 252,000
Hooker 32 34 900 2,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,500 5,000 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 3,500 3,500 3,500
Keya Paha 181 184 4,600 11,000 18,000 18,000 14,000 14,500 15,000 15,000 14,000 14,000 14,000 14,000 14,500 14,500 16,000 16,000
Logan 179 183 6,500 10,000 17,000 22,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 20,000 20,000 19,000 19,500 19,500 19,500 19,500
Loup 113 116 7,700 13,000 15,000 16,000 13,500 13,500 14,000 15,000 15,000 14,000 13,000 13,000 12,000 12,000 13,000 13,000
McPherson 103 108 1,900 4,000 9,000 9,000 10,500 10,500 12,000 11,000 11,000 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,500 7,500 8,000 9,000
Rock 638 641 10,500 32,000 58,000 62,000 56,000 58,000 53,000 50,000 49,000 49,000 47,000 46,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000
Thomas 37 36 1,500 3,000 4,000 5,500 3,500 3,500 4,500 4,500 4,000 4,000 3,500 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
Wheeler 546 556 5,700 18,000 44,000 56,000 55,000 56,000 54,000 54,000 54,000 53,000 52,000 53,000 53,000 53,000 53,000 53,000
NORTHEAST 7,805 7,973 171,900 350,000 690,000 820,000 831,000 853,000 856,000 865,000 873,000 889,000 910,000 903,000 905,000 920,000 945,000 960,000
Antelope 1,794 1,832 44,900 93,000 169,000 190,000 189,000 192,000 194,000 197,000 197,000 199,000 202,000 204,000 208,000 213,000 219,000 222,000
Boone 1,341 1,366 41,900 71,000 101,000 127,000 140,000 144,000 148,000 151,000 152,000 152,000 155,000 155,000 156,000 157,000 160,000 162,000
Burt 453 455 13,500 22,000 49,000 49,000 53,000 55,000 55,000 56,000 57,000 58,000 57,000 55,000 54,000 54,000 56,000 57,000
Cedar 613 654 7,400 19,000 50,000 73,000 67,000 67,000 68,000 69,000 70,000 71,000 74,000 76,000 76,000 77,000 78,000 80,000
Cuming 397 405 5,000 11,000 32,000 34,000 39,000 39,000 38,000 39,000 41,000 41,000 43,000 42,000 41,000 41,000 43,000 44,000
Dakota 123 125 3,400 6,500 11,000 12,000 16,000 19,000 19,500 18,500 18,500 18,500 19,500 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000
Dixon 159 160 1,700 4,500 19,000 20,000 18,500 20,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 20,000 21,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Knox 409 416 6,900 15,000 41,000 48,000 48,000 46,000 46,000 47,000 48,000 52,000 53,000 52,000 50,000 49,000 50,000 52,000
Madison 826 841 17,700 41,000 73,000 84,000 85,000 90,000 90,000 91,000 93,000 96,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 103,000 103,000 103,000
Pierce 1,027 1,046 15,600 43,000 92,000 116,000 108,000 112,000 114,000 114,000 114,000 117,000 121,000 119,000 120,000 120,000 119,000 119,000
Stanton 335 340 9,300 15,000 28,000 33,000 32,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 29,000 28,000 29,000 30,000 30,000
Thurston 103 106 3,000 5,000 10,000 12,000 10,500 10,000 7,500 6,500 6,500 6,500 6,500 7,000 7,000 9,000 13,000 14,000
Wayne 225 227 1,600 4,000 15,000 22,000 25,000 29,000 28,000 28,000 28,000 28,000 28,000 26,000 27,000 30,000 36,000 39,000
CENTRAL 14,896 15,133 801,600 980,000 1,216,000 1,311,000 1,317,000 1,323,000 1,323,000 1,324,000 1,326,000 1,324,000 1,315,000 1,314,000 1,310,000 1,320,000 1,315,000 1,305,000
Buffalo 3,309 3,342 163,600 196,000 240,000 250,000 254,000 252,000 252,000 252,000 252,000 249,000 245,000 244,000 242,000 243,000 240,000 237,000
Custer 1,877 1,918 104,700 149,000 178,000 204,000 218,000 218,000 220,000 221,000 221,000 221,000 221,000 222,000 224,000 225,000 222,000 221,000
Dawson 3,364 3,414 213,600 255,000 282,000 290,000 280,000 282,000 276,000 272,000 272,000 270,000 267,000 266,000 264,000 268,000 268,000 265,000
Greeley 663 676 24,300 40,000 65,000 78,000 74,000 74,000 75,000 76,000 76,000 77,000 76,000 74,000 71,000 74,000 76,000 78,000
Hall 3,682 3,735 160,200 174,000 207,000 222,000 222,000 225,000 226,000 226,000 227,000 227,000 226,000 225,000 225,000 228,000 227,000 224,000
Howard 919 938 59,500 71,000 108,000 116,000 117,000 116,000 121,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 120,000 121,000 122,000 119,000 117,000 116,000
Sherman 564 583 28,100 35,000 60,000 71,000 71,000 74,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 71,000 72,000 73,000 74,000 74,000 75,000 75,000
Valley 518 527 47,600 60,000 76,000 80,000 81,000 82,000 83,000 85,000 86,000 87,000 88,000 89,000 88,000 89,000 90,000 89,000
EAST 20,975 21,336 863,000 1,119,000 1,478,000 1,577,000 1,647,000 1,679,000 1,677,000 1,683,000 1,693,000 1,691,000 1,695,000 1,697,000 1,695,000 1,675,000 1,690,000 1,695,000
Butler 1,155 1,178 48,500 70,000 110,000 116,000 117,000 120,000 120,000 120,000 120,000 120,000 118,000 116,000 116,000 115,000 115,000 115,000
Cass 45 46 3,200 3,500 7,000 7,000 5,500 5,500 5,000 4,000 3,500 3,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
Colfax 875 899 28,700 37,000 64,000 79,000 69,000 68,000 68,000 68,000 70,000 70,000 71,000 69,000 67,000 65,000 65,000 65,000
Dodge 1,472 1,497 43,000 65,000 99,000 104,000 105,000 106,000 103,000 103,000 104,000 104,000 106,000 107,000 106,000 103,000 105,000 107,000
Douglas 307 324 5,200 7,500 14,000 16,000 16,500 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 16,500 16,500 16,500 16,000 15,000 13,000 12,000
Hamilton 2,865 2,879 170,800 211,000 245,000 258,000 268,000 270,000 272,000 272,000 272,000 272,000 272,000 273,000 273,000 273,000 271,000 269,000
Lancaster 298 313 9,600 15,000 20,000 19,000 20,000 20,000 17,000 16,000 16,000 15,000 13,000 14,000 14,000 15,000 15,000 15,000
Merrick 4,527 4,584 146,800 161,000 183,000 198,000 204,000 206,000 206,000 205,000 203,000 202,000 198,000 196,000 196,000 194,000 192,000 189,000
Nance 904 948 21,600 35,000 56,000 60,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 64,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 66,000 65,000 65,000 66,000 66,000
Platte 1,695 1,750 56,200 91,000 135,000 144,000 154,000 165,000 169,000 174,000 178,000 179,000 180,000 179,000 179,000 176,000 187,000 191,000
Polk 1,689 1,717 89,200 113,000 133,000 136,000 148,000 149,000 148,000 148,000 148,000 148,000 150,000 152,000 152,000 153,000 153,000 153,000
Sarpy 124 131 5,400 6,000 9,000 6,000 11,500 11,500 9,000 8,000 7,500 7,500 7,500 8,500 8,000 7,000 7,000 7,000
Saunders 820 840 18,700 30,000 66,000 70,000 77,000 81,000 84,000 87,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 93,000 92,000 98,000 103,000
Seward 1,260 1,275 61,000 81,000 103,000 110,000 116,000 118,000 118,000 119,000 121,000 121,000 124,000 126,000 128,000 125,000 125,000 125,000
Washington 116 117 3,000 7,000 20,000 22,000 18,500 21,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 19,000 19,000 17,000 17,000 17,000
York 2,823 2,838 152,100 186,000 214,000 232,000 254,000 258,000 258,000 258,000 258,000 258,000 260,000 262,000 260,000 257,000 258,000 258,000
SOUTHWEST 9,093 9,330 428,000 681,000 916,000 1,013,000 1,002,000 1,014,000 1,008,000 994,000 981,000 975,000 970,000 969,000 970,000 970,000 975,000 985,000
Chase 1,436 1,436 76,000 128,000 163,000 179,000 184,000 187,000 191,000 191,000 191,000 190,000 190,000 190,000 191,000 192,000 191,000 191,000
Dundy 1,026 1,055 31,600 63,000 98,000 109,000 114,000 115,000 115,000 113,000 110,000 110,000 106,000 100,000 96,000 96,000 97,000 100,000
Frontier 700 713 27,100 58,000 74,000 80,000 78,000 76,000 76,000 74,000 71,000 71,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 67,000
Hayes 454 486 15,700 26,000 41,000 50,000 41,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 41,000 41,000 43,000 44,000 46,000 50,000
Hitchcock 535 556 45,900 56,000 64,000 62,000 58,000 58,000 49,000 45,000 40,000 36,000 34,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 36,000 37,000
Keith 1,058 1,092 57,300 80,000 99,000 103,000 105,000 105,000 103,000 99,000 95,000 95,000 94,000 93,000 93,000 94,000 94,000 94,000
Lincoln 1,953 2,037 101,800 136,000 179,000 201,000 210,000 217,000 220,000 220,000 220,000 221,000 224,000 227,000 230,000 229,000 228,000 227,000
Perkins 945 945 21,400 66,000 115,000 148,000 130,000 132,000 135,000 138,000 141,000 142,000 146,000 147,000 147,000 146,000 149,000 154,000
Red Willow 986 1,010 51,200 68,000 83,000 81,000 82,000 82,000 77,000 72,000 71,000 68,000 65,000 66,000 65,000 64,000 64,000 65,000
SOUTH 10,056 10,202 554,900 700,000 873,000 954,000 994,000 1,006,000 1,008,000 1,008,000 1,010,000 1,010,000 1,020,000 1,032,000 1,040,000 1,050,000 1,060,000 1,065,000
Adams 2,077 2,107 95,500 122,000 165,000 181,000 187,000 192,000 194,000 197,000 199,000 199,000 200,000 201,000 203,000 204,000 207,000 211,000
Franklin 1,047 1,054 41,300 56,000 74,000 89,000 89,000 91,000 92,000 92,000 92,000 92,000 92,000 94,000 95,000 98,000 99,000 99,000
Furnas 829 848 37,100 46,000 54,000 57,000 62,000 61,000 56,000 54,000 55,000 55,000 56,000 59,000 60,000 61,000 64,000 64,000
Gosper 659 669 40,000 55,000 70,000 73,000 77,000 78,000 78,000 78,000 78,000 78,000 80,000 81,000 83,000 82,000 85,000 85,000
Harlan 1,044 1,061 46,100 58,000 73,000 79,000 79,000 79,000 79,000 77,000 76,000 76,000 79,000 83,000 84,000 85,000 85,000 85,000
Kearney 1,901 1,921 117,500 146,000 180,000 195,000 204,000 205,000 207,000 207,000 207,000 207,000 208,000 208,000 209,000 211,000 211,000 211,000
Phelps 1,908 1,918 153,600 187,000 215,000 236,000 248,000 251,000 253,000 253,000 253,000 253,000 253,000 254,000 253,000 254,000 254,000 253,000
Webster 591 624 23,800 30,000 42,000 44,000 48,000 49,000 49,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 52,000 52,000 53,000 55,000 55,000 57,000
SOUTHEAST 8,438 8,604 475,500 575,000 753,500 813,500 838,500 848,000 843,000 844,000 843,000 842,000 845,000 852,000 850,000 845,000 850,000 855,000
Clay 2,063 2,076 126,400 155,000 180,000 202,000 210,000 210,000 208,000 208,000 208,000 207,000 205,000 202,000 202,000 202,000 200,000 198,000
Fillmore 1,918 1,929 117,200 139,000 175,000 189,000 195,000 196,000 199,000 201,000 202,000 202,000 205,000 211,000 211,000 211,000 209,000 209,000
Gage 530 551 27,700 35,000 61,000 62,000 58,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 58,000 56,000 56,000 54,000 51,000 56,000 59,000
Jefferson 629 650 29,200 37,000 61,000 64,000 59,000 60,000 63,000 64,000 64,000 65,000 67,000 67,000 68,000 65,000 67,000 69,000
Johnson 138 146 3,900 5,000 10,000 14,000 14,000 14,500 13,000 13,000 12,000 12,000 11,500 11,500 12,000 13,000 13,000 13,000
Nemaha 42 48 800 2,000 7,000 6,000 7,500 7,400 5,500 5,000 5,000 4,500 4,000 4,500 4,000 3,000 4,000 4,000
Nuckolls 681 697 41,600 46,000 57,000 63,000 60,000 61,000 61,000 61,000 61,000 61,000 62,000 64,000 64,000 66,000 66,000 66,000
Otoe 38 39 1,700 4,000 11,000 11,000 10,500 10,500 6,500 5,000 4,000 3,500 4,500 5,000 5,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
Pawnee 2 2 500 1,000 5,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,500 6,000