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Middle Arkansas - Lake McKinney Watershed

Watershed Description

The Middle Arkansas – Lake McKinney Watershed is located in northwest Kansas and is comprised of portions of Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott, and Wichita counties.  It also has portions in Prowers, Grant, and Kiowa counties in Colorado.

Land features consist of broad, level to gently rolling tableland.  Soils are well drained and medium textured.

The predominant land use is cropland, both dryland small grain and irrigated corn, and sorghum.  Other land uses include rangeland consisting of shortgrass prairie and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres.  Primary resource concerns are soil erosion, soil compaction, and poor soil condition due to low organic matter on cropland.  On rangeland, plant health and vigor are the key resource concerns.

Key wildlife habitat includes cropland, good and excellent rangeland, weedy and brushy fence rows, and ungrazed areas, riparian areas, streams, and wetlands.  Key wildlife species include ring-necked pheasant, lesser prairie chicken, bobwhite quail, and mule deer.

Watershed Statistics

The total estimated area in the watershed is 1,469,917 acres.  Cropland covers about 615,357 acres, and grassland covers about 844,505 acres.

Land Use Acres Land Use Acres
Cropland 615,357 Quarries/Mines/Pits 919
Grass Lands 844,505 Trees 677
Misc. Lands 927 Urban Build Up 6,109
Open Water 1,423    

Local Contacts

County District Conservationist Phone Number
Finney Amanda Shaw 620-275-0211
Greeley Kevin Nelson 620-376-4332
Hamilton Arthur Boltz 620-384-6955
Kearny Leslie James 620-355-7911
Scott Marion Fussell 620-872-5312
Wichita Lori Graff 620-375-2242

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 - Middle Arkansas - Lake McKinney Watershed (109 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Middle Arkansas - Lake McKinney Watershed Area (452 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Middle Arkansas Watershed, Finney County, Kansas (127 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Middle Arkansas Watershed, Greeley County, Kansas (64 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Middle Arkansas Watershed, Hamilton County, Kansas (73 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Middle Arkansas Watershed, Kearny County, Kansas (107 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Middle Arkansas Watershed, Scott County, Kansas (60 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Middle Arkansas Watershed, Wichita County, Kansas (57 KB)

Public Information Meetings

Date Time Town, State Place
March 15 9:00 a.m. CST Garden City, KS Finney County 4-H Building, 501 South 9th Street
March 15 7:00 p.m. CST Lakin, KS Kearny County Fair Building, West Highway 50
March 16 9:00 a.m. CST Lakin, KS Kearny County Fair Building, West Highway 50
March 16 7:00 p.m. MST Syracuse, KS Hamilton County Fair Building, South Main Street (South Highway 27)
March 17 9:00 a.m. MST Syracuse, KS Hamilton County Fair Building, South Main Street (South Highway 27)
March 17 3:00 p.m. CST Scott City, KS Scott City 4-H Building, East Fairgrounds Road

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