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Upper Walnut Watershed

Watershed Description

The Upper Walnut Watershed is located in southcentral Kansas and is comprised of portions of Butler, Chase, Harvey, Marion, and Sedgwick counties.

Land features consist of rolling plains with exposed limestone bedrock.  Soils are predominantly silty clay loams with limestone underneath.

Predominate land use is rangeland which consists of tallgrass prairie.  Plant health and invasive plant species are the primary resource concerns.  Cropland occurs within the northern and eastern portions of the watershed.  Typical crops grown include small grains and sorghum.

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 greater prairie chicken, bobwhite quail, and whitetail deer.

Watershed Statistics

The total estimated area in the watershed is 620,568 acres.  Cropland covers about 146,406 acres, and grassland covers about 448,144 acres.

Land Use Acres Land Use Acres
Cropland 146,406 Quarries/Mines/Pits 328
Grass Lands 448,144 Trees 1,812
Misc. Lands 3,682 Urban Build Up 7,183
Open Water 13,013    

Local Contacts

County District Conservationist Phone Number
Butler Justin Kneisel 316-321-5814
Chase Gay Spencer 620-273-6462
Harvey Kirk Miles 316-283-3760
Marion Gary Schuler 620-382-3737
Sedgwick Robert Stutzman 316-721-6127

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 - Upper Walnut Watershed (101 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Upper Walnut Watershed Area (351 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Upper Walnut Watershed, Butler County, Kansas (153 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Upper Walnut Watershed, Chase County, Kansas (42 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Upper Walnut Watershed, Harvey County, Kansas (52 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Upper Walnut Watershed, Marion County, Kansas (59 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Upper Walnut Watershed, Sedgwick County, Kansas (74 KB)

Public Information Meetings

Date Time Town, State Place
March 14 10:00 a.m. Burns, KS Burns Community Center, 301 N Washington
March 14 2:00 p.m. Cassoday, KS Cassoday Community Center
March 14 7:00 p.m. Benton, KS Benton Middle School Commons (inside front door), 375 SW 20th
March 18 1:00 p.m. Whitewater, KS Whitewater American Legion Building, 108 E Topeka

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