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Big Bend Groundwater Management District 5

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Big Bend Groundwater Management District 5

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    • About
      • History
      • Board of Directors
      • Staff
      • FAQs
      • Newsletters
      • Water Blog
    • Programs
      • Cathodic Protection
      • CKWBA
      • Quivira NWR
      • Watershed Plan
      • Upper Arkansas CREP
      • Water Quality/Levels
      • Weather Stations
      • RSC Irrigation Innovation
    • References
      • GMD Statute
      • District Rules
      • District By-Laws
      • Management Program
      • District Hydrologic Model
      • WaterPACK Economic Study
      • Flowmeter Requirements
    • Calendar
      • Events
      • Appointments
    • Tutorials
      • Online Reporting
      • Meter Repair/Replace
    • Forms
    • Links

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Water Quality

Since the District's establishment, one of the primary goals was to monitor water quality and quantity. This has been accomplished by installing a series of observation wells across the District. In total there are nearly 250 water level measurement sites of which nearly 150 are water quality sites. 


Each applicant shall have a water sample taken from within five feet of the bottom of the aquifer and shall have the water sample analyzed for chloride content by a laboratory certified by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The applicant shall furnish the results of the water quality analysis and a copy of the test hole log to the district. 


If the analysis of the water sample taken within five feet of the bottom of the aquifer indicates that the chloride content exceeds 500 milligrams per liter (mg/l), the application to appropriate water shall be recommended for denial by the district. 

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2022 Depth to Water

2021-2022 Water Level Change

2021-2022 Water Level Change

Analysis shows Annual Water Level Measurements (Jan 2022) taken by Big Bend GMD 5, Division of Water Resources, and the Kansas Geological Survey.

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2021-2022 Water Level Change

2021-2022 Water Level Change

2021-2022 Water Level Change

Analysis compares Annual Water Level Measurements (Jan 2021 - Jan 2022) taken by Big Bend GMD 5, Division of Water Resources, and the Kansas Geological Survey.

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2021 Depth to Water

2021-2022 Water Level Change

2020-2021 Water Level Change

Analysis shows Annual Water Level Measurements (Jan 2021) taken by Big Bend GMD 5, Division of Water Resources, and the Kansas Geological Survey.

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2020-2021 Water Level Change

2020-2021 Water Level Change

2020-2021 Water Level Change

Analysis compares Annual Water Level Measurements (Jan 2020 - Jan 2021) taken by Big Bend GMD 5, Division of Water Resources, and the Kansas Geological Survey.

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2020 Depth to Water

2020-2021 Water Level Change

2019-2020 Water Level Change

Analysis shows Annual Water Level Measurements (Jan 2020) taken by Big Bend GMD 5, Division of Water Resources, and the Kansas Geological Survey.

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2019-2020 Water Level Change

2020-2021 Water Level Change

2019-2020 Water Level Change

Analysis compares Annual Water Level Measurements (Jan 2019 - Jan 2020) taken by Big Bend GMD 5, Division of Water Resources, and the Kansas Geological Survey.

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State-Wide Water Levels

WIZARD consolidates information formerly maintained by several local, state, and federal agencies. About two-thirds of the annual water-level data are now submitted by local GMDs and the Division of Water Resources, with the other third being updated by the KGS. WIZARD is owned and operated by the Kansas Geological Survey.  

Wizard Water Well Query

Index Wells

GMD5 has four monitoring wells that have real-time monitored equipment in the Kansas Geological Survey's Index Well Program. These wells continuously monitor water levels and are connected to equipment to allow monitoring of well conditions accessible on a public website. The links for each site are below.

KGS Index Well Program
Belpre Continuous Monitoring
Larned Continuous Monitoring
Rozel Continuous Monitoring
Trousdale Continuous Monitoring

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