Irrigation brought fat harvests to the plains. But the water is disappearing. Industrial agriculture on the Great Plains began in the 1950s when mechanized pumps and sprinkler irrigation systems ...

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About a quarter of the United States’s irrigated cropland sits on top of the Ogallala Aquifer in the Great Plains. But water levels are dropping, and states are taking different approaches to ...

About a quarter of the United States’s irrigated cropland sits on top of the Ogallala Aquifer in the Great Plains. But water levels are dropping, and states are taking different approaches to ...

Even though Ogallala can recharge, it’s a slow process. Research from sources such as the United States Geological Survey shows that withdrawals from its water supply far outpace that rate.

A reduction in yearly rainfall and ever-changing weather climate is threatening the existence of the Ogallala Aquifer the primary source for water in the Texas Panhandle and beyond. In this week ...

The Ogallala, or High Plains Aquifer, which covers about 30 percent of the United States' irrigation needs, could be mostly depleted within the next 50 years if current water-usage trends continue ...

USDA-NRCS-2021-Summit-White-Paper—Although this report is two years old, it details Ogallala partnerships and program activities in each of the aquifer’s eight states. If you need more help ...

From 2013-2015, the Ogallala Aquifer showed a decline of 10.7 million acre-feet, according to the United States Geological Survey, which is affecting the region's migratory birds. The initiation of… ...

The Ogallala Aquifer accounts for 30 percent of total crop and animal production in the United States, but the levels are declining. Researchers hope to protect the aquifer. Skip to content ...