Read the Truth about the aquifer water levels

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The bureaucrats of DNR, CPNRD, and others would like you to believe that the Ogallala Aquifer in the Central Platte Valley is being depleted by a combination of use of irrigation wells and drought.

This is simply NOT TRUE

Click here to read Ogallala Aquifer Myths


AFTER you read "Ogallala Aquifer Myths" view plots of data showing more of the truth in the tables below.


View representative long-term data from 1950 through 1997

View the location of this site on the USGS map

View representative long-term data from 1930 through 1968 - spring readings
View representative long-term data from 1930 through 1968 - fall readings

View the location of this site on the USGS map

View a representative sample of what the CPNRD is using beginning in 1982. Note that the plot has been extended to include data prior to 1982 which is available and illustrates the problem of limiting the start date of the data for analysis and decision-making.

View the location of this site on the USGS map


To find and view data from other Dawson County sites, you can do so at this page. Note that there may be some sites on this list that are in adjacent counties due to the lat/long information used to create the list.
Click here to search for other locations in the USGS database. This allows you to search in areas bounded by specific latitude/longitude