Lyon County water rights
72 rights recorded with the state of Kansas
- Surface water
- 63
- Groundwater
- 9
Streams and named sources
Each source page lists its rights in priority order, which is the order water is shared out in a shortage.
- Neosho River (Neosho River)9 · 1953
- Allen Creek Trib 1 (Neosho River)3 · 2000
- Elm Creek (Mar Des Cyg)3 · 1963
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 LY 8Duck Creek Trib 1(Mar Des Cyg) · RecreationKansas Dept of Wildlife & Parks · 250 AF
- #2Sep 11, 1953File 1817Cottonwood River (Cottonwood River) · IrrigationGary E & Marilyn K Watts · 410 gpm, 53 AF
- #3Nov 23, 1953File 2006Neosho River (Neosho River) · IrrigationMyron L Van Gundy Revocable Trust · 500 gpm, 11 AF
- #4May 22, 1954File 2620Cottonwood River (Cottonwood River) · MunicipalCity of Emporia · 1,180 gpm, 850.1 AF
- #5Mar 4, 1957File 7020Neosho River (Neosho River) · IrrigationMyron L Van Gundy Revocable Trust · 830 gpm, 46 AF
- #6Jun 27, 1960File 8420Neosho River (Neosho River) · MunicipalCity of Emporia · 7,800 gpm, 3,077.9 AF
- #7Mar 20, 1961File 8640Jacob Creek (Cottonwood) · IrrigationRonald J Nurnberg · 500 gpm, 20 AF
- #8Apr 10, 1961File 8667Jacob Creek (Cottonwood) · IrrigationDon & Jana Cook Family Trust · 500 gpm, 20 AF
- #9Dec 31, 1963File 9658-03Elm Creek (Mar Des Cyg) · StockwaterRichard Porter · 63 gpm, 16.43 AF
- #10Dec 31, 1963File 9658-02Elm Creek Trib 1 (Mar Des Cyg) · StockwaterRichard Porter · 50.42 AF
- #11Jan 7, 1964File 9674Eagle Creek Trib 1 (Neosho) · RecreationCity of Olpe
- #12Mar 3, 1965File 10827Elm Creek (Mar Des Cyg) · IrrigationDarrell Johnson · 554 gpm, 29 AF
- #13Mar 27, 1969File 16374-01Badger Creek Trib 2 (Neosho) · StockwaterFlint Hills Feedlot INC · 215 gpm, 159.6 AF
- #14Nov 16, 1970File 17609Neosho River (Neosho River) · RecreationUS Dept of Interior · 8,400 gpm, 172 AF
- #15Dec 31, 1972File 19925-11Hill Creek Trib 2 (Marais Des Cygnes) · StockwaterTiffany Cattle Co INC · 50 gpm, 42.01 AF
- #16Jun 13, 1977File 29987Groundwater · IrrigationDill Farms LLC · 855 gpm, 140 AF
- #17Dec 31, 1978File 31148-04Groundwater · StockwaterRichard Porter · 17 gpm, 8.67 AF
- #18Dec 31, 1978File 31148-03Elm Creek (Mar Des Cyg) · StockwaterRichard Porter · 63 gpm, 42.01 AF
- #19Jun 8, 1979File 33174Neosho River (Neosho River) · MunicipalCity of Emporia · 9,375 gpm, 4,373.2 AF
- #20Apr 5, 1982File 36017Duck Creek Trib 1(Mar Des Cyg) · RecreationKansas Dept of Wildlife & Parks · 110 AF
- #21Nov 14, 1983File 36868Neosho River Trib 3A (Neosho River) · RecreationHidden Lakes & Trail Assoc INC · 6.3 AF
- #22Nov 14, 1983File 36869Neosho River Trib 3 (Neosho River) · RecreationWestlake Homeowners Association · 17 AF
- #23Jul 21, 1986File 38278Neosho River (Neosho River) · RecreationUS Dept of Interior · 6,050 gpm, 206 AF
- #24Jul 21, 1986File 38279Neosho River Trib 6 (Neosho River) · RecreationUS Dept of Interior · 300 AF
- #25Jul 21, 1986File 38283Neosho River Trib 5A (Neosho River) · RecreationUS Dept of Interior · 300 AF
- #26Dec 5, 1988File 39115Neosho River (Neosho River) · RecreationUS Dept of Interior · 270 AF
- #27Aug 14, 1989File 39581Neosho River (Neosho River) · RecreationUS Dept of Interior · 7,070 gpm, 476 AF
- #28Dec 15, 1989File 39804Hill Creek (Mar Des Cyg) · RecreationShane S & Morgan P Tiffany
- #29Jan 23, 1990File 39843Neosho River Trib 7 (Neosho River) · RecreationThorndale Development Committee INC
- #30Jul 22, 1996File 42377Neosho River Trib 9 (Neosho River) · IrrigationDynamic Brewing Company LLC · 700 gpm, 36 AF
- #31Jun 26, 1998File 43419Coon Creek Trib 1 (Neosho River) · RecreationMarelene S & William J Penny · 7.8 AF
- #32Oct 13, 1998File 43565Groundwater · IrrigationCity of Americus · 8 gpm, 1.53 AF
- #33Jan 7, 2000File 43989Neosho River Trib 10A (Neosho River) · RecreationSophia Mallon
- #34Feb 18, 2000File 44071Allen Creek Trib 1 (Neosho River) · StockwaterTiffany Cattle Co INC · 75 gpm, 35.29 AF
- #35Mar 14, 2000File 44113Ludy Creek Trib 1 (Cottonwood River) · RecreationBonnie S Fowler Rev Trust · 20.55 AF
- #36Jun 13, 2000File 44251Dow Creek Trib 1 (Neosho) · Sediment controlAllen Creek Watershed Dist #89
- #37Nov 2, 2000File 44427Wrights Creek Trib 1 (Neosho) · Sediment controlRock Creek Watershed Dist #84
- #38Mar 5, 2001File 44557Neosho River Trib 14A (Neosho River) · RecreationMarlin Flanagin
- #39Dec 3, 2001File 44877Salt Creek Trib 3 (Marais Des Cygnes) · Sediment controlSalt Creek Watershed Joint Dist #104
- #40Feb 6, 2002File 44976Badger Creek Trib 1 (Neosho) · RecreationLarry Fowler
- #41Feb 25, 2002File 45006Stillman Creek (Neosho River) · Sediment controlAllen Creek Watershed Dist #89
- #42Mar 11, 2002File 45018Bluff Creek Trib 1 (Neosho) · Sediment controlRock Creek Watershed Dist #84
- #43May 24, 2002File 45131Eagle Creek Trib 5 (Neosho) · Sediment controlEagle Creek Watershed Dist #77
- #44Apr 23, 2003File 45516Allen Creek Trib 2 (Neosho) · Sediment controlAllen Creek Watershed Dist #89
- #45Jun 25, 2003File 45561Bluff Creek Trib 2 (Neosho) · RecreationBluefly L C
- #46Aug 7, 2003File 45603Wright Creek Trib 2 (Neosho) · Sediment controlRock Creek Watershed Dist #84
- #47Feb 13, 2004File 45852Neosho River Trib 20 (Neosho River) · RecreationUsda Natural Resources Cons Ser
- #48Jun 9, 2004File 45961Hill Creek Trib 1 (Marais Des Cygnes) · StockwaterKeith Family Trust · 105 gpm, 12.27 AF
- #49Jun 29, 2004File 45978Allen Creek Trib 1 (Neosho River) · Sediment controlAllen Creek Watershed Dist #89
- #50Nov 30, 2004File 46088Neosho River Trib 22 (Neosho) · RecreationUS Dept of Interior
- #51Nov 30, 2004File 46090Neosho River Trib 23A (Neosh0) · RecreationUS Dept of Interior
- #52Nov 30, 2004File 46093Neosho River Trib 6 (Neosho River) · RecreationUS Dept of Interior
- #53Jun 27, 2005File 46246Eagle Creek Trib 2 (Neosho) · Sediment controlEagle Creek Watershed Dist #77
- #54Nov 5, 2007File 46898Moon Creek Trib 1 (Cottonwood) · RecreationRusty & Anjenette Heins
- #55Jan 2, 2008File 46940Groundwater · IrrigationDill Farms LLC · 865 gpm, 160 AF
- #56Dec 9, 2008File 47208Groundwater · StockwaterTiffany Cattle Co INC · 62 gpm, 11.33 AF
- #57Oct 29, 2010File 47633Eagle Creek Trib 9 (Neosho) · Sediment controlEagle Creek Watershed Dist #77
- #58Feb 24, 2011File 47721Neosho River (Neosho River) · MunicipalCity of Emporia · 13,880 gpm, 2,720 AF
- #59Nov 30, 2012File 48363Neosho River Trib 9 (Neosho River) · IrrigationDynamic Brewing Company LLC · 1,000 gpm, 68 AF
- #60Jan 15, 2014File 48932Stillman Creek (Neosho River) · IrrigationKenoma Farms INC · 1,500 gpm, 201 AF
- #61Apr 21, 2014File 49054Groundwater · IrrigationDill Farms LLC · 1,200 gpm, 255.5 AF
- #62Apr 28, 2016File 49630Coal Creek Trib 2 (Cottonwood) · IrrigationJohnny Lee Waechter · 800 gpm, 178 AF
- #63Sep 8, 2016File 49702Groundwater · IrrigationDill Farms LLC · 1,400 gpm, 252 AF
- #64Jun 1, 2017File 49850Hill Creek Trib 1 (Marais Des Cygnes) · StockwaterKeith Family Trust · 120 gpm, 20.31 AF
- #65Nov 8, 2018File 50157Groundwater · StockwaterTiffany Cattle Co INC · 80 gpm, 61.38 AF
- #66Dec 4, 2019File 50320Neosho River Trib 20 (Neosho River) · RecreationChristopher & Shayla Brown Property LLC · 5,000 gpm, 79.61 AF
- #67Jan 21, 2020File 20209009Four Mile Creek Trib 3 (Neosho) · IndustrialApac Kansas INC · 850 gpm, 153.5 AF
- #68Aug 26, 2020File 50433Allen Creek Trib 1 (Neosho River) · StockwaterTiffany Cattle Co INC · 1,000 gpm, 235 AF
- #69Dec 9, 2021File 20219086Four Mile Creek Trib 3 (Neosho) · IndustrialApac Kansas INC · 850 gpm, 95.2 AF
- #70May 20, 2022File 50793Groundwater · IrrigationCity of Americus · 99 gpm, 5.1 AF
- #71Aug 4, 2022File 50842Rock Creek Trib 4 (Verdigris) · RecreationRock Creek Stone LLC
- #72Nov 1, 2024File 51350Stillman Creek Trib 1 (Neosho River) · RecreationDallas & Kacey Schick