The aquifer is slowly being pumped dry. Water wells, for instance, have dropped more than 61 meters (200 feet) in the Texas Panhandle. Though the trend line is downward, not all regions are equally ...

The Ogallala Aquifer was formed more than 25,000 years ago, but it recharges at a very low rate. For years, irrigators in Kansas have drained more from the aquifer than rainfall can replace.

Hydraulic pumps and mechanized irrigation equipment gave America’s Great Plains farmers access to seemingly limitless subterranean water wealth: the Ogallala Aquifer. Six decades have passed, though, ...

The Ogallala Aquifer accounts for nearly a third of the crop and animal production in the country. But we’re using too much of its water.

The Ogallala Aquifer is an enormous underground water source for middle America. Found under eight states (from Texas to South Dakota), the aquifer is literally life-giving to this part of the ...

The biggest changes took place around the Ogallala Aquifer, whose groundwater irrigates parts of numerous states, including Colorado, Texas and Wyoming. June 8, 2024 More than 1 year ago 2 min ...

The aquifer is a finite resource as the region supplies its industries’ and communities’ daily needs. The HPWD noted that in an average year, Ogallala regains around half of an inch of water.

Ogallala Aquifer on track, 70% depletion in 40+ years. The Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) says current drought conditions are on par with what the state saw between 2011-2012, ...

Agriculture As the Ogallala Aquifer Dwindles, West Texas Farmers Face a Future Without Irrigated Crops Decades of overpumping, spurred in part by agricultural subsidies, have left too much of the ...

The Ogallala Aquifer was formed more than 25,000 years ago, but it recharges at a very low rate. For years, irrigators in Kansas have drained more from the aquifer than rainfall can replace.