Brown County water rights
132 rights recorded with the state of Kansas
- Surface water
- 83
- Groundwater
- 49
Streams and named sources
Each source page lists its rights in priority order, which is the order water is shared out in a shortage.
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 BR 2Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Reserve · 140 gpm, 18.41 AF
- #2Jun 28, 1945File BR 3Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Hiawatha · 1,100 gpm, 405.1 AF
- #3Jun 28, 1945File BR 4Mission Creek (Delaware) · MunicipalCity of Horton · 1,400 gpm, 332 AF
- #4Nov 24, 1948File 483Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Hiawatha · 600 gpm, 560.0 AF
- #5Jan 1, 1951File 787-1AOtter Creek (Delaware) · DomesticGary W Bryan · 0.84 AF
- #6Mar 22, 1954File 2333Fox Creek (Missouri) · RecreationKansas Dept of Wildlife & Parks · 450 gpm, 225 AF
- #7Jun 12, 1957File 7466Fox Creek (Missouri) · RecreationKansas Dept of Wildlife & Parks
- #8Jan 6, 1972File 18707Groundwater · MunicipalBrown Rwd 01 · 70 gpm, 165.1 AF
- #9Jan 16, 1978File 31290Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Robinson · 70 gpm, 18.41 AF
- #10Sep 10, 1981File 35647Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Robinson · 40 gpm, 13.67 AF
- #11Jan 2, 1991File 40165Pony Creek (S F Big Nemaha River) · MunicipalCity of Sabetha · 645 gpm, 592.6 AF
- #12Feb 7, 1992File 40588Mission Creek (Delaware) · IrrigationHgp LLC · 165 gpm, 31 AF
- #13Jun 17, 1992File 40742Pony Creek (S F Big Nemaha River) · MunicipalCity of Sabetha · 150 gpm, 135.5 AF
- #14Sep 7, 1993File 41140Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Hiawatha · 500 gpm, 140.3 AF
- #15Jan 17, 1996File 42011Groundwater · IndustrialWilde Tool Company INC · 90 gpm, 19.54 AF
- #16Jan 17, 1996File 42012Groundwater · IndustrialWilde Tool Company INC · 9 gpm, 1.88 AF
- #17Jun 27, 1997File 42866Groundwater · StockwaterJ-Six Enterprises LLC · 96 gpm, 24.66 AF
- #18Jul 3, 1997File 42876Groundwater · StockwaterJ-Six Enterprises LLC · 96 gpm, 32.61 AF
- #19Dec 15, 1997File 43094Terrapin Creek Trib 2 (S F Big Nemaha River) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 855 gpm, 21 AF
- #20Mar 16, 1998File 43261Pony Creek Trib 2 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 915 gpm, 41 AF
- #21Dec 8, 1999File 43946Pony Creek Trib 4 (S F Big Nemaha River) · RecreationPony Creek Watershed Dist #78 · 17.01 AF
- #22Jul 17, 2000File 44281Squaw Creek Trib 1 (Missouri) · Sediment controlWolf River Watershed Joint Dist #66 · 12 AF
- #23Sep 27, 2000File 44377Pony Creek Trib 4 (S F Big Nemaha River) · RecreationPony Creek Watershed Dist #78 · 17.67 AF
- #24Jun 22, 2001File 44695South Fork Wolf River (Missouri) · Sediment controlWolf River Watershed Joint Dist #66
- #25Jan 23, 2002File 44957Wolf River Trib 1 (Missouri) · IrrigationGrimm Bros LLC · 660 gpm, 119 AF
- #26Mar 26, 2002File 45044Pony Creek Trib 5 (S F Big Nemaha River) · Sediment controlPony Creek Watershed Dist #78
- #27Apr 4, 2002File 45055Delaware River Trib 2 (Delaware River) · Sediment controlNemaha-Brown Watershed Joint Dist #7
- #28Jul 31, 2003File 45596South Fork Wolf River (Missouri) · Sediment controlWolf River Watershed Joint Dist #66
- #29Mar 11, 2004File 45895Pony Creek Trib 7 (S F Big Nemaha) · Sediment controlPony Creek Watershed Dist #78
- #30Sep 22, 2004File 46050Roys Creek Trib 2 (Sf Nemaha) · Sediment controlRoys Creek Watershed Dist #75
- #31Apr 6, 2005File 46195Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Hiawatha · 500 gpm, 135.9 AF
- #32Feb 5, 2007File 46708Groundwater · IrrigationBrad Reschke · 800 gpm, 197 AF
- #33Feb 5, 2007File 46707Groundwater · IrrigationNancy S Babcock · 800 gpm, 101 AF
- #34Jun 20, 2007File 46821Groundwater · MunicipalCity of Hiawatha · 450 gpm, 560.0 AF
- #35Jul 23, 2007File 46830Spring Creek (S F Big Nemaha) · Sediment controlWalnut Creek Watershed Joint Dist #1
- #36Dec 27, 2007File 46934Groundwater · IrrigationGrimm Bros LLC · 675 gpm, 207 AF
- #37Jan 29, 2008File 46968Walnut Creek Trib 11 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationPine Ridge INC · 600 gpm, 53 AF
- #38Jan 29, 2008File 46969Mulberry Creek Trib 4 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationPine Ridge INC · 2,000 gpm, 295 AF
- #39Mar 17, 2008File 47022Terrapin Creek Trib 2 (S F Big Nemaha River) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 590 gpm, 45 AF
- #40Mar 17, 2008File 47023Terrapin Creek Trib 2A (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 590 gpm, 52 AF
- #41Apr 2, 2008File 47034Pedee Creek Trib 1 (S F Big Nemaha) · Sediment controlPony Creek Watershed Dist #78 · 27.2 AF
- #42May 30, 2008File 47074Grasshopper Creek Trib 7 (Delaware) · IrrigationRodney Rice · 1,000 gpm, 190 AF
- #43May 30, 2008File 47075Grasshopper Creek Trib 7A1 (Delaware) · IrrigationRodney Rice · 1,000 gpm, 125 AF
- #44Aug 28, 2008File 47142Mulberry Creek Trib 4 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationPine Ridge INC · 1,200 gpm, 79 AF
- #45Aug 29, 2008File 47143Groundwater · IrrigationGrimm Bros LLC · 675 gpm, 70 AF
- #46Sep 25, 2008File 47156Pony Creek Trib 17 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 690 gpm, 87 AF
- #47Mar 12, 2009File 47263Groundwater · IrrigationGrimm Bros LLC · 495 gpm, 121 AF
- #48Aug 27, 2009File 47382Groundwater · IrrigationHoward Farms INC · 800 gpm, 160 AF
- #49Aug 27, 2009File 47383Groundwater · IrrigationHoward Farms INC · 660 gpm, 76 AF
- #50Sep 1, 2009File 47392Groundwater · MunicipalPublic Wholesale Water Supply Dist #27 · 800 gpm, 620 AF
- #51Jan 19, 2010File 47461Groundwater · IrrigationBrad Reschke · 800 gpm, 245 AF
- #52Jan 22, 2010File 47464Mulberry Creek (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationPine Ridge INC · 2,800 gpm, 79 AF
- #53Mar 30, 2010File 47508Groundwater · IrrigationNancy S Babcock · 800 gpm, 162 AF
- #54Sep 28, 2010File 47606Groundwater · IrrigationHillyer Farms INC · 800 gpm, 240 AF
- #55Oct 25, 2010File 47629Walnut Creek (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationPine Ridge INC · 1,105 gpm, 32 AF
- #56Oct 25, 2010File 47630Terrapin Creek (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationGrimm Bros LLC · 455 gpm, 43 AF
- #57Oct 27, 2010File 47631Groundwater · IrrigationBrad Reschke · 800 gpm, 160 AF
- #58Nov 19, 2010File 47647Groundwater · IrrigationPhillip & Barbara Hinton · 455 gpm, 91 AF
- #59Dec 14, 2010File 47658Buttermilk Creek Trib 1 (Missouri) · IrrigationAlbertson Farms INC · 675 gpm, 44 AF
- #60Jan 11, 2011File 47683Spring Branch (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationNancy S Babcock · 137 AF
- #61Jan 19, 2011File 47691Groundwater · IrrigationHillyer Farms INC · 1,600 gpm, 600 AF
- #62Feb 11, 2011File 47711Groundwater · IrrigationDavid Mathewson · 800 gpm, 59 AF
- #63Mar 28, 2011File 47747Groundwater · IrrigationNancy S Babcock · 800 gpm, 137 AF
- #64May 24, 2011File 47798Terrapin Creek Trib 2 (S F Big Nemaha River) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 275 gpm, 11 AF
- #65Dec 7, 2011File 48008Pony Creek Trib 2 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationTerry & Dayra Menold · 1,200 gpm, 136 AF
- #66Dec 29, 2011File 48029Otter Creek Trib 1 (Delaware) · IrrigationRobert & Dedra Bunck · 1,800 gpm, 301 AF
- #67Feb 7, 2012File 48063Groundwater · IrrigationGrimm Bros LLC · 250 gpm, 97 AF
- #68Feb 7, 2012File 48064Terrapin Creek Trib 5 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationGrimm Bros LLC · 775 gpm, 100 AF
- #69Jul 23, 2012File 48207Walnut Creek (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationNancy S Babcock · 1,290 gpm, 100 AF
- #70Jul 23, 2012File 48208Walnut Creek Trib 26 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationNancy S Babcock · 955 gpm, 38 AF
- #71Jul 26, 2012File 48209Mission Creek (Delaware) · MunicipalCity of Horton · 4,000 gpm, 331.4 AF
- #72Nov 15, 2012File 48344Walnut Creek Trib 20 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationDaniel O & Amy J Kopp · 1,000 gpm, 130 AF
- #73Nov 15, 2012File 48345Mulberry Creek (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationDaniel O & Amy J Kopp · 2,500 gpm, 145 AF
- #74Nov 26, 2012File 48356Delaware River Trib 19 (Delaware) · IrrigationRodney Rice · 1,200 gpm, 260 AF
- #75Dec 14, 2012File 48386Noharts Creek Trib 1 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationLee Mueller · 1,000 gpm, 136 AF
- #76Jan 16, 2013File 48433Mission Creek Trib 1A (Delaware) · IrrigationLockwood Farms · 1,000 gpm, 157.5 AF
- #77Jan 16, 2013File 48434Walnut Creek Trib 21 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 1,000 gpm, 160 AF
- #78Jan 16, 2013File 48435Walnut Creek Trib 7 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationDennis D & Jennifer J Pyle · 1,000 gpm, 77 AF
- #79Feb 7, 2013File 48474Noharts Creek Trib 1 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationLee Mueller · 1,000 gpm, 286 AF
- #80Mar 26, 2013File 48575Middle Fork Wolf River Trib 1 (Missouri) · IrrigationAlbertson Farms INC · 1,000 gpm, 182.8 AF
- #81Apr 25, 2013File 48616Groundwater · IrrigationHoward Farms INC · 800 gpm, 400 AF
- #82Aug 26, 2013File 48770Pony Creek (S F Big Nemaha River) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 1,500 gpm, 655 AF
- #83Aug 26, 2013File 48771Pony Creek Trib 2 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 1,000 gpm, 579 AF
- #84Sep 26, 2013File 48801South Fork Wolf River Trib 6 (Missouri) · IrrigationDirk D Jamvold · 1,000 gpm, 708 AF
- #85Sep 30, 2013File 48804Noharts Creek Trib 1A (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationBrad Reschke · 1,000 gpm, 320 AF
- #86Oct 7, 2013File 48819Mulberry Creek Trib 4A (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationPine Ridge INC · 1,500 gpm, 192.5 AF
- #87Jan 6, 2014File 48912South Fork Wolf River (Trib 2A) · IrrigationLucas W Heinen · 1,000 gpm, 240 AF
- #88Mar 31, 2014File 49027Groundwater · IrrigationIowa Tribe of Kansas & Nebraska · 800 gpm, 199 AF
- #89Apr 7, 2014File 49036Mission Creek (Delaware) · IrrigationDavid & Janet Olson · 1,000 gpm, 158 AF
- #90May 28, 2014File 49092Delaware River Trib 19 1A (Delaware River) · IrrigationRodney Rice · 1,200 gpm, 580.2 AF
- #91Sep 25, 2014File 49185Middle Fork Wolf River (Missouri River) · IrrigationAlbertson Farms INC · 2,500 gpm, 244 AF
- #92Nov 10, 2014File 49211Groundwater · RecreationIowa Tribe of Kansas & Nebraska · 800 gpm, 130 AF
- #93Nov 20, 2014File 49220Groundwater · IrrigationPine Ridge INC · 800 gpm, 612 AF
- #94Dec 3, 2014File 49229Middle Fork Wolf River (Missouri River) · IrrigationRex Lockwood · 1,200 gpm, 431 AF
- #95May 7, 2015File 49382Buttermilk Creek Trib 1 (Missouri) · IrrigationAlbertson Farms INC · 1,200 gpm, 166 AF
- #96Jun 1, 2015File 49402Wolf River Trib 1 (Missouri) · IrrigationGrimm Bros LLC · 1,500 gpm, 484 AF
- #97Dec 1, 2015File 49513Spring Creek Trib 1 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationFred Kopp Family Trust · 1,000 gpm, 320 AF
- #98Jul 24, 2017File 49878Terrapin Creek Trib 6 (Sf Big Nemaha) · IrrigationTerry & Dayra Menold · 1,200 gpm, 267 AF
- #99Sep 25, 2017File 49914Spring Branch Trib 2 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationHoward Farms INC · 2,000 gpm, 282 AF
- #100Dec 28, 2017File 49959Groundwater · IrrigationPine Ridge INC · 800 gpm, 500 AF
- #101Jan 22, 2018File 49974Pony Creek Trib 3 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 1,000 gpm, 160 AF
- #102Apr 30, 2018File 50050Wolf River Trib 8 (Missouri) · IrrigationShawn & Robin Loyd · 1,500 gpm, 516 AF
- #103May 31, 2018File 50061Pony Creek (S F Big Nemaha River) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 1,500 gpm, 673 AF
- #104Sep 6, 2018File 50124Walnut Creek Trib 10 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationVictor & Dean Menold · 2,000 gpm, 544 AF
- #105Oct 26, 2018File 50150Groundwater · IrrigationTerry Reschke · 800 gpm, 50 AF
- #106Oct 26, 2018File 50151Groundwater · IrrigationTerry Reschke · 800 gpm, 160 AF
- #107Oct 29, 2018File 50152Pony Creek (S F Big Nemaha River) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 2,000 gpm, 480 AF
- #108Nov 13, 2018File 50162Groundwater · IrrigationHoward Farms INC · 800 gpm, 160 AF
- #109Dec 6, 2018File 50179Groundwater · StockwaterJ-Six Enterprises LLC · 99 gpm, 63.4 AF
- #110Dec 6, 2018File 50177Craig Creek (Delaware) · IrrigationGeorg Farms LLC · 1,500 gpm, 185 AF
- #111Dec 6, 2018File 50178Craig Creek Trib 11 (Delaware) · IrrigationGeorg Farms LLC · 1,500 gpm, 117 AF
- #112Dec 10, 2018File 50181Groundwater · StockwaterJ-Six Enterprises LLC · 99 gpm, 14.73 AF
- #113Jan 18, 2019File 50201South Fork Wolf River Trib 7 (Missouri) · RecreationLanter & Sons INC
- #114Jun 13, 2019File 50265Groundwater · IrrigationBryan Farms INC · 800 gpm, 228 AF
- #115Aug 1, 2019File 50277Walnut Creek Trib 10 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 2,000 gpm, 315 AF
- #116Jan 23, 2020File 50336Groundwater · IrrigationDouble G & L Farms LLC · 800 gpm, 500 AF
- #117Apr 27, 2020File 50389Groundwater · IrrigationDouble G & L Farms LLC · 120 gpm, 193.5 AF
- #118Oct 27, 2020File 50460Pony Creek Trib 2 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 2,000 gpm, 510 AF
- #119Sep 15, 2021File 50647Cedar Creek Trib 7 (Delaware) · IrrigationGrimm Girls Land & Livestock LLC · 1,000 gpm, 160 AF
- #120Sep 23, 2021File 50654Mulberry Creek Trib 5 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationGrimm Farms INC · 1,000 gpm, 121.1 AF
- #121Dec 8, 2021File 20219082Groundwater · Contamination remediationUsda/Ccc · 2 gpm, 3.25 AF
- #122Dec 8, 2021File 50686Groundwater · IrrigationPrecision Farms · 800 gpm, 157 AF
- #123Mar 21, 2022File 50750Mulberry Creek Trib 6 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationGrimm Farms INC · 1,500 gpm, 200 AF
- #124Jan 11, 2023File 50941Pony Creek Trib 12 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationHarlan L & Virginia M Bailey Trust · 1,400 gpm, 320 AF
- #125Oct 22, 2024File 20240209Delaware River (Delaware River) · IrrigationEnbridge Energy · 49 gpm, 0.31 AF
- #126Oct 22, 2024File 20240210Groundwater · DewateringEnbridge Energy · 650 gpm, 6.14 AF
- #127Nov 7, 2024File 51352Surface water · IrrigationGrimm Bros LLC · 71 AF
- #128Nov 7, 2024File 51353Groundwater · IrrigationGrimm Bros LLC · 800 gpm, 200 AF
- #129Nov 12, 2024File 51355Walnut Creek Trib 2A1 (S F Big Nemaha) · IrrigationMaple Leaf Holdings LLC · 800 gpm, 37 AF
- #130Jun 26, 2025File 20250193Groundwater · DewateringPlatte Pipeline Company · 45 gpm, 3.07 AF
- #131Sep 3, 2025File 51569Terrapin Creek Trib 2 (S F Big Nemaha River) · IrrigationKeith Grimm · 500 gpm, 75 AF
- #132Apr 1, 2026File 51660Groundwater · IrrigationHillyer Farms INC · 800 gpm, 371 AF