District Overview
District Overview
Counties: Chase, Dundy, Perkins
Population: App. 9,000
Total Assessed Value: $2.63 billion
Total Acres: 1.73 million
Rangeland: 887,000 acres
Irrigated Cropland: 425,000 acres
Irrigation Wells: 3,275
Non-Irrigated Cropland: 388,000 acres
Open Water/Wetland/Riparian: 18,000 acres
Other (municipalities, feedlots, etc.): 13,000 acres
Cattle On Feed: App. 90,000
Average Irrigated Corn Yield (BU/Acre, 2015): 175.1
Average State Irrigated Corn Yield (BU/Acre, 2015): 185
Average Annual Precipitation: 17"-20"
Average Annual Evapotranspiration: 53"
Average Annual Irrigation Application Per Acre (1980-2014): 12"
2018-2022 Allocation: 65" total over five years, 13" annualized