Sprinklers irrigate a field in Hamilton County, Kansas. Decades of irrigation have slowly drained the Ogallala Aquifer. Aquifer levels in parts of western Kansas that rely on groundwater for ...

The Ogallala Aquifer has a visibility problem. It’s easy to see when drought, farm irrigation and city taps drain the great reservoirs of the Southwest. Bathtub rings paint the red rock walls ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – It is no secret that we have been battling a persistent drought across the state over the last few years. Has the influx of moisture we have gained so far this year helped our ...

A stony outcropping of the sponge-like rock that makes up the Ogallala Aquifer is exposed in the hills high above Scott State Fishing Lake in Scott County, Kansas. The lake is spring-fed from water ...

Beginning in late May and continuing until late July, residents of southwest Kansas may see a low-flying helicopter towing a large hexagonal frame. This aerial arrangement is part of a project to map ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sprinklers irrigate a field in Hamilton County, Kansas, where some farmers have petitioned to be removed from a local groundwater ...

Agriculture built up many of these High Plains towns. But as the Ogallala Aquifer dwindles, farmers are trying to maintain their sole water source. MOSCOW, Kan. — Brownie Wilson pulls off a remote ...

TOPEKA — The Kansas Geological Survey reported Wednesday groundwater levels in the High Plains Aquifer could be sustained for at least one decade in moisture-imperiled areas of western Kansas through ...

As you fly over central and western Kansas, you’ll notice distinctive circles in the agricultural fields below. Some might interpret these patterns as evidence of extraterrestrial activity, but ...

Southwest Kansas is considering significant water cuts to conserve the Ogallala Aquifer. A proposed plan aims to reduce water usage by 27.7% over 20 years to stabilize the aquifer. Farmers are ...

Water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer continue to plummet as farm irrigation swallows an average of more than 2 billion gallons of groundwater per day statewide. But after decades of mostly inaction ...