Water-data program of the US Geological Survey in Kansas, fiscal year 1983

Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey is the principal Federal agency cooperating with State agencies in the collection of hydrologic data needed for the planning, development, use, and management of the water resources in Kansas.Hydrologic-data collection by the U.S. Geological Survey in Kansas began in 1895.The fiscal-year 1983 water-data program, operated in cooperation with several Federal, State, and local agencies, included 278 stations for collection of river, lake, and reservoir data; 1,940 wells for collection of groundwater data; and 58 sampling stations and 215 wells wells for collection of water-quality data.This report provides a detailed description of the waterdata program, including coordination and funding* data-collection activities,quality-assurance plans, availability of data, network design, and future needs for water data.