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Delaware Watershed

Watershed Description

The Delaware Watershed is located in northeast Kansas and is comprised of portions of Atchison, Brown, Jackson, Jefferson, Nemaha, and Shawnee counties.

Land features consist of level to nearly level broad glacial plains dissected by deep drainage ways.  The valley bottoms are narrow with steep side slopes.  Soils are deep with high clay content.

Land uses are an intermixture of cropland, rangeland, and pasture land.  Primary crops include corn, sorghum, and soybeans with resource concerns consisting of soil erosion, soil compaction, and poor soil condition due to low organic matter.  Rangeland consists of tallgrass prairie with plant health being a primary resource concern.  Pasture land consists of improved, cool-season perennial grasses with production being the primary resource concern.

Key wildlife habitat includes cropland, rangeland, weedy and brushy fence rows, ungrazed odd areas, riparian areas, streams, and wetlands.  Key wildlife species include ring-necked pheasants, bobwhite quail, and whitetail deer.

Watershed Statistics

The total estimated area in the watershed is 740,770 acres.  Cropland covers about 256,354 acres, and grassland covers about 377,940 acres.

Land Use Acres Land Use Acres
Cropland 256,354 Quarries/Mines/Pits 541
Grass Lands 377,940 Trees 76,647
Misc. Lands 6,004 Urban Build Up 5,177
Open Water 18,107    

Local Contacts

County District Conservationist Phone Number
Atchison Alan Larson 913-833-5740
Brown Matt Sprick 785-742-3161
Jackson Bruce Yonke 785-364-4638
Jefferson James Marietta 785-863-2201
Nemaha Lee Copeland 785-336-2186
Shawnee Dennis Brinkman 785-267-5721

Initial Questionnaire and Inventory Worksheets

These documents require Adobe Acrobat.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentInitial Questionnaire (19 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentCropland - Nutrient Management Benchmark Inventory Worksheet (50 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentCropland - Pest Management Benchmark Inventory Worksheet (35 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentCropland - Waste Utilization Benchmark Inventory Worksheet (52 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIrrigation - Irrigated Cropland, Pasture Benchmark Inventory Worksheet (27 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentOther Lands Benchmark Inventory Worksheet (19 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPasture - Grazing Plan Benchmark Inventory Worksheet (39 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPasture - Nutrient Management Benchmark Inventory Worksheet (50 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentRange and Pasture - Pest Management Benchmark Inventory Worksheet (35 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentRange - Grazing Plan Benchmark Inventory Worksheet (38 KB)

Self-Assessment and Other Documents

Stewardship and Conservation Payments

Maps and Watershed Information

These documents require Adobe Acrobat.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentFact Sheet - Delaware Watershed (89 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Delaware Watershed Area (358 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Delaware Watershed, Atchison County, Kansas (47 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Delaware Watershed, Brown County, Kansas (53 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Delaware Watershed, Jackson County, Kansas (48 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Delaware Watershed, Jefferson County, Kansas (71 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Delaware Watershed, Nemaha County, Kansas (78 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Delaware Watershed, Shawnee County, Kansas (24 KB)

Public Information Meetings

Date Time Town, State Place
March 11 9:00 a.m. Horton, KS Sac and Fox Casino Meeting Room, Hwy 75 west of Horton
March 11 1:30 p.m. Holton, KS Extension Fair Grounds Building, 5th and Dakota
March 11 6:00 p.m. Valley Falls, KS Delaware Township Hall, big building on 500 block of Broadway

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