Atchison County water rights
71 rights recorded with the state of Kansas
- Surface water
- 40
- Groundwater
- 31
Streams and named sources
Each source page lists its rights in priority order, which is the order water is shared out in a shortage.
- Delaware River (Delaware River)5 · 1985
- Independence Creek (Missouri)5 · 1983
Every right in the county, most senior first
Priority date · senior to junior
- Before 1880
- 1880–1899
- 1900–1919
- 1920–1949
- 1950–1972
- 1973–1999
- 2000 and later
- No priority date
- #1Jun 28, 1945File AT 1Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Effingham · 120 gpm, 42.96 AF
- #2Jun 28, 1945File AT 2Missouri River (Missouri River) · MunicipalCity of Atchison · 2,100 gpm, 3,437 AF
- #3Jun 28, 1945File AT 3Clear Creek (Delaware) · RecreationAtchison County Lake · 170 AF
- #4May 29, 1956File 5646Independence Cr Trib 1 (Miss) · RecreationKansas Dept of Wildlife & Parks · 448.8 gpm, 250 AF
- #5Jun 12, 1957File 7468Independence Cr Trib 1 (Miss) · RecreationKansas Dept of Wildlife & Parks · 250 AF
- #6Jul 20, 1966File 12082Brewery Creek (Missouri) · RecreationCity of Atchison
- #7Nov 22, 1971File 18593Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Everest · 135 gpm, 50.86 AF
- #8Dec 19, 1974File 23306Missouri River (Missouri River) · MunicipalCity of Atchison · 4,200 gpm, 4,801 AF
- #9Jun 24, 1976File 26981Groundwater · RecreationKansas Dept of Wildlife & Parks · 910 gpm, 135.6 AF
- #10Oct 10, 1978File 32274Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Horton · 96 gpm, 53.71 AF
- #11Feb 8, 1980File 33906Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Effingham · 97 gpm, 28.85 AF
- #12Jun 16, 1980File 34264Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Muscotah · 29 gpm, 31.5 AF
- #13Aug 19, 1983File 36733Independence Creek (Missouri) · IrrigationNeumann Farms · 700 gpm, 47 AF
- #14Aug 23, 1983File 36739Groundwater · IrrigationArmstrong Enterprises LP · 210 gpm, 51 AF
- #15Oct 12, 1983File 36822Groundwater · IrrigationArmstrong Enterprises LP · 100 gpm, 23 AF
- #16Jun 3, 1985File 37862Groundwater · IrrigationArmstrong Enterprises LP · 125 gpm, 16 AF
- #17Jul 1, 1985File 37905Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Muscotah · 31 gpm, 8.29 AF
- #18Aug 5, 1985File 37948Delaware River (Delaware River) · IrrigationArmstrong Enterprises LP · 1,000 gpm, 145 AF
- #19Jul 6, 1988File 38910Delaware River (Delaware River) · IrrigationVrb Exchange LLC · 1,075 gpm, 42 AF
- #20Sep 16, 1988File 38989Groundwater · StockwaterHandke Holdings LLC · 6 gpm, 16.22 AF
- #21Jan 31, 1989File 39219Groundwater · IrrigationArmstrong Enterprises LP · 400 gpm, 34 AF
- #22Jan 2, 1996File 41975Groundwater · StockwaterHandke Holdings LLC · 30 gpm, 15.46 AF
- #23Jun 27, 1996File 42342Deer Creek Trib 1 (Missouri) · Irrigation, RecreationBellevue Golf & Country Club · 195 gpm, 41 AF
- #24May 4, 2000File 44200Trib 1 Little Grasshopper Creek(Delaware) · RecreationDelaware Watershed Joint Dist #10 · 24.8 AF
- #25Feb 6, 2001File 44522Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Horton · 800 gpm, 243.1 AF
- #26Feb 6, 2001File 44521Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Horton · 800 gpm, 243.1 AF
- #27Oct 6, 2003File 45699North Fork Stranger Creek Trib 1 (Stranger Creek) · RecreationJohnny W & Donna M Martin
- #28Feb 18, 2004File 45860Groundwater · StockwaterHandke Holdings LLC · 63 gpm, 38.26 AF
- #29May 23, 2005File 46221North Fork Stranger Creek Trib 1 (Stranger Creek) · RecreationParadise Lake INC
- #30Sep 6, 2005File 46293Groundwater · IrrigationMk Fuhrman LLC · 1,360 gpm, 131 AF
- #31Jun 6, 2006File 46496Coal Creek Trib 4 (Delaware) · DomesticJeff & Stacie Coder · 0.19 AF
- #32Feb 1, 2007File 46701Groundwater · MunicipalAtchison Rwd 05 Consolidated · 400 gpm, 250 AF
- #33Feb 1, 2007File 46700Groundwater · MunicipalAtchison Rwd 05 Consolidated · 400 gpm, 250 AF
- #34Feb 1, 2007File 46699Groundwater · MunicipalAtchison Rwd 05 Consolidated · 400 gpm, 250 AF
- #35Feb 9, 2007File 46712Groundwater · IrrigationArmstrong Enterprises LP · 560 gpm, 78 AF
- #36May 21, 2007File 46798Groundwater · IrrigationAtchison Co Community Schools Usd 377 · 50 gpm, 4.7 AF
- #37Aug 22, 2007File 46845Grasshopper Creek Trib 1 (Delaware) · Sediment controlLittle Delaware Mission Creek Watershed Dist #5
- #38Mar 31, 2008File 47033Delaware River Trib 11 (Delaware) · Sediment controlNemaha-Brown Watershed Joint Dist #7
- #39Aug 3, 2009File 47356White Clay Creek Trib 2 (Missouri) · RecreationCity of Atchison
- #40Aug 3, 2009File 47357White Clay Creek Trib 3 (Missouri) · RecreationCity of Atchison
- #41Aug 3, 2009File 47358White Clay Creek Trib 3A (Missouri) · RecreationCity of Atchison
- #42Aug 3, 2009File 47359White Clay Creek Trib 1 (Missouri) · RecreationCity of Atchison
- #43Aug 3, 2009File 47360White Clay Creek Trib 4 (Missouri) · RecreationCity of Atchison
- #44Aug 3, 2009File 47361White Clay Creek Trib 3B (Missouri) · RecreationCity of Atchison
- #45Aug 1, 2011File 47887Brewery Creek (Missouri) · Sediment controlCity of Atchison
- #46Jun 18, 2012File 48182Groundwater · IndustrialKent Spielman · 200 gpm, 6.14 AF
- #47Dec 17, 2012File 48389Groundwater · IrrigationArmstrong Enterprises LP · 170 gpm, 14 AF
- #48Mar 4, 2013File 48509Independence Creek (Missouri) · IrrigationDennis Bell · 1,000 gpm, 120 AF
- #49Oct 4, 2013File 48811Independence Creek (Missouri) · IrrigationCharles Patrick & Mary Catherine Vollmer · 2,000 gpm, 284 AF
- #50Oct 7, 2013File 48818Independence Creek (Missouri) · IrrigationDaniel Schletzbaum · 1,200 gpm, 195 AF
- #51Oct 7, 2013File 48820Delaware River (Delaware River) · IrrigationChristopher & Megan Bodenhausen · 1,200 gpm, 129 AF
- #52Oct 7, 2013File 48822Delaware River Trib 19 (Delaware) [Err] · IrrigationChristopher & Megan Bodenhausen · 1,000 gpm, 105 AF
- #53Dec 9, 2013File 48883Deer Creek (Missouri) · IrrigationJeremy Daniel Schletzbaum · 1,000 gpm, 168 AF
- #54Feb 26, 2014File 48980Grasshopper Creek (Delaware) · IrrigationDennis Bell · 1,600 gpm, 180 AF
- #55May 16, 2014File 49086Brush Creek Trib 1 (Delaware) · IrrigationBodenhausen Farms INC · 1,000 gpm, 206.3 AF
- #56Aug 28, 2014File 49149Independence Creek (Missouri) · IrrigationWilliam W Handke · 1,000 gpm, 240 AF
- #57Sep 9, 2014File 49162Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Everest · 135 gpm, 168.8 AF
- #58Feb 23, 2015File 49303Independence Creek Trib 3A (Missouri) · IrrigationDaniel Schletzbaum · 1,000 gpm, 220 AF
- #59May 8, 2015File 49384Grasshopper Creek (Delaware) · IrrigationDennis Bell · 2,000 gpm, 100 AF
- #60Sep 11, 2015File 49458Independence Creek Trib 3 (Missouri) · IrrigationDaniel Schletzbaum · 1,000 gpm, 220 AF
- #61Dec 8, 2017File 49950North Fork Stranger Creek Trib 2 (Stranger Crk) · IrrigationDean Harden Trust · 2,000 gpm, 654 AF
- #62Jan 29, 2018File 49984South Creek Trib 4 (Delaware) · IrrigationDerek Oswald · 800 gpm, 70 AF
- #63Sep 10, 2018File 50126Little Grasshopper Creek Trib 10 (Delaware) · IrrigationBodenhausen Farms INC · 2,500 gpm, 325 AF
- #64Feb 22, 2021File 50523Groundwater · IrrigationMastco INC · 2,000 gpm, 311 AF
- #65Jun 7, 2021File 50599Groundwater · IrrigationWilliam Becker · 800 gpm, 270.5 AF
- #66Jan 24, 2024File 51178Delaware River (Delaware River) · IrrigationLes & Shera Boeckner Etal · 228.3 AF
- #67Mar 1, 2024File 20249015Groundwater · DewateringBunge Milling INC · 180 gpm, 227.1 AF
- #68Jan 16, 2025File 51401Groundwater · StockwaterHandke Holdings LLC · 250 gpm, 83.99 AF
- #69May 16, 2025File 51497Groundwater · IrrigationJ R Isch · 800 gpm, 292 AF
- #70May 20, 2025File 51500Groundwater · IrrigationDonald Becker · 800 gpm, 252 AF
- #71Nov 12, 2025File 51603Delaware River (Delaware River) · IrrigationLes & Shera Boeckner Etal · 1,200 gpm, 159.5 AF