Montgomery County water rights
91 rights recorded with the state of Kansas
- Surface water
- 78
- Groundwater
- 13
Streams and named sources
Each source page lists its rights in priority order, which is the order water is shared out in a shortage.
- Verdigris River (Verdigris River)32 · 1945
- Elk River (Elk River)11 · 1945
- Drum Creek (Verdigris)4 · 2014
- Sycamore Creek (Elk)3 · 1976
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 MG 1Little Caney River (Caney River) · MunicipalCity of Caney · 1,000 gpm, 460.3 AF
- #2Jun 28, 1945File MG 2Elk River (Elk River) · MunicipalCity of Elk City · 150 gpm, 30.69 AF
- #3Jun 28, 1945File MG 4Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · MunicipalCity of Independence · 3,600 gpm, 1,687.9 AF
- #4Jun 28, 1945File MG 5Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · MunicipalCity of Coffeyville · 4,250 gpm, 3,673.5 AF
- #5Jun 28, 1945File MG 10Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IndustrialHeartland Cement Co · 800 gpm, 283 AF
- #6Jun 28, 1945File MG 11Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IndustrialCvr Common Assets Cvl LLC · 3,000 gpm, 4,480.6 AF
- #7Mar 22, 1954File 2332Coal Creek (Verdigris) · RecreationKansas Dept of Wildlife & Parks · 673.2 gpm, 275 AF
- #8Feb 24, 1955File 3606Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IndustrialHeartland Cement Co · 340 gpm, 16.93 AF
- #9Dec 17, 1956File 6515Elk River (Elk River) · IrrigationIndependence Country Club · 155 gpm, 18 AF
- #10May 25, 1957File 7417Coal Creek (Verdigris) · RecreationKansas Dept of Wildlife & Parks
- #11Dec 31, 1963File 9658-04Elk River Trib 5 (Elk River) · StockwaterLee A & Dorothy M Springer · 40 gpm, 16.79 AF
- #12Dec 31, 1963File 9658-05Elk River (Elk River) · StockwaterLee A & Dorothy M Springer · 1,000 gpm, 30.41 AF
- #13Jul 22, 1965File 11228Elk River (Elk River) · IrrigationGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 500 gpm, 115 AF
- #14Oct 6, 1965File 11401Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · MunicipalCity of Independence · 4,861 gpm, 903.8 AF
- #15Jun 2, 1966File 11954Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · MunicipalCity of Coffeyville · 4,250 gpm, 929.9 AF
- #16Sep 12, 1966File 12235Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationScott McMillin · 600 gpm, 123 AF
- #17Nov 18, 1969File 16807Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationScott McMillin · 700 gpm, 62 AF
- #18Jan 13, 1971File 17734Elk River (Elk River) · IrrigationGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 1,000 gpm, 109 AF
- #19Jan 13, 1971File 17735Elk River (Elk River) · IrrigationGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 800 gpm, 135 AF
- #20Mar 22, 1971File 17958Elk River (Elk River) · IrrigationIndependence Country Club · 340 gpm, 25 AF
- #21Aug 26, 1971File 18395Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationAlbert K Sewell · 700 gpm, 62 AF
- #22May 3, 1974File 22354Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationHoward P Botts Living Trust · 550 gpm, 46 AF
- #23Sep 19, 1974File 22968Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationScott McMillin · 780 gpm, 87 AF
- #24Dec 18, 1975File 25215Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationHoward P Botts Living Trust · 615 gpm, 26 AF
- #25Feb 5, 1976File 25731Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationJack D Mitchell · 600 gpm, 36 AF
- #26Mar 18, 1976File 26240Sycamore Creek (Elk) · IrrigationLee A & Dorothy M Springer · 550 gpm, 126 AF
- #27Mar 18, 1976File 26241Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationLee A & Dorothy M Springer · 565 gpm, 38.9 AF
- #28Aug 20, 1976File 27238-01Groundwater · StockwaterLee A & Dorothy M Springer · 30 gpm, 26.09 AF
- #29Apr 18, 1977File 29691Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationJack D Mitchell · 600 gpm, 35 AF
- #30Jul 13, 1978File 31943Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationChuck L & Deborah Springer · 610 gpm, 82 AF
- #31Jul 21, 1978File 31973Elk River (Elk River) · MunicipalCity of Elk City · 215 gpm, 107.5 AF
- #32Mar 19, 1979File 32833Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationTony Campbell · 1,495 gpm, 102 AF
- #33Jul 11, 1980File 34341Elk River (Elk River) · IrrigationGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 600 gpm, 83 AF
- #34Apr 21, 1981File 35291Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationLee A & Dorothy M Springer · 800 gpm, 133 AF
- #35Jun 8, 1981File 35447Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationHelen F Bohr · 65 gpm, 0.94 AF
- #36Jan 26, 1982File 35901Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationErnest Junior & Dorothy Smith · 425 gpm, 2.2 AF
- #37Sep 17, 1982File 36258Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 505 gpm, 47 AF
- #38Oct 1, 1982File 36267Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 955 gpm, 122 AF
- #39Dec 20, 1983File 36941Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationScott McMillin · 730 gpm, 34 AF
- #40Apr 10, 1984File 37162Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · MunicipalCity of Independence · 5,800 gpm, 2,422.0 AF
- #41Aug 6, 1984File 37299Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationDaniel B & Tammy A Reardon · 1,495 gpm, 43 AF
- #42Mar 24, 1986File 38164Duck Creek Trib 2 (Elk) · IrrigationGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 615 gpm, 125 AF
- #43Aug 15, 1986File 38304Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationDean O & Sherry A Mitchell · 800 gpm, 5.8 AF
- #44Feb 2, 1987File 38460Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationChuck L & Deborah Springer · 815 gpm, 121 AF
- #45Feb 12, 1987File 38468Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IrrigationGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 750 gpm, 90 AF
- #46May 1, 1987File 38549Sycamore Creek Trib 1 (Elk) · StockwaterGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 600 gpm, 15.04 AF
- #47May 1, 1987File 38550Groundwater · StockwaterGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 30 gpm, 48.39 AF
- #48Jan 28, 1992File 40571Onion Ck Trib 1 (Verd) · IrrigationCoffeyville Country Club INC · 420 gpm, 30 AF
- #49Oct 3, 1995File 959119Groundwater · Contamination remediationCoffeyville Resources Ref & Mkt LLC · 40 gpm, 64.5 AF
- #50May 13, 1996File 42274Bee Creek Trib 2 (Caney) · RecreationKansas Dept of Wildlife & Parks · 19 AF
- #51Sep 23, 1996File 42473Elk River Trib 2B (Elk River) · RecreationKansas Dept of Wildlife & Parks · 453.5 AF
- #52May 20, 1998File 43371Chetopa Creek Trib 1 (Elk River) · RecreationKansas Dept of Wildlife & Parks
- #53Oct 16, 1998File 43569Big Hill Creek Trib 1 (Verd) · RecreationTimothy Wade & Anne Marie Wilson
- #54Feb 1, 1999File 43663Duck Creek Trib 3 (Elk) · RecreationKansas Dept of Wildlife & Parks
- #55Feb 24, 1999File 43687Onion Creek Trib 2A (Verdigris River) · IrrigationCoffeyville Country Club INC · 620 gpm, 25 AF
- #56May 14, 1999File 43782Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · IndustrialCvr Common Assets Cvl LLC · 6,600 gpm, 3,360.4 AF
- #57Jul 22, 1999File 43840Elk River Trib 3 (Elk River) · RecreationAtherton Farms
- #58Mar 9, 2000File 44109Duck Creek Trib 3 (Elk) [Err] · StockwaterChuck L & Deborah Springer · 71 gpm, 29.41 AF
- #59Apr 10, 2000File 44155Groundwater · StockwaterGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 40 gpm, 8.91 AF
- #60Apr 10, 2000File 44156Sycamore Creek (Elk) · IrrigationGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 1,275 gpm, 105 AF
- #61Apr 10, 2000File 44157Sycamore Creek Trib 2 (Elk) · StockwaterGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 40 gpm, 6.21 AF
- #62May 16, 2000File 44212Elk River Trib 3 (Elk River) · RecreationKansas Dept of Wildlife & Parks · 33 AF
- #63Apr 26, 2004File 45928Elk River Trib 4 (Elk River) · IrrigationIndependence Country Club · 805 gpm, 30 AF
- #64Jan 11, 2005File 20059002Groundwater · Contamination remediationCoffeyville Resources Ref & Mkt LLC · 45 gpm, 72.6 AF
- #65Apr 2, 2008File 47035Groundwater · StockwaterLee A & Dorothy M Springer · 21 gpm, 36.62 AF
- #66Nov 8, 2010File 47637Groundwater · StockwaterGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 20 gpm, 18.12 AF
- #67Feb 11, 2011File 47710Groundwater · StockwaterGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 40 gpm, 5.79 AF
- #68Apr 2, 2012File 48115Duck Creek (Elk) · StockwaterChuck L & Deborah Springer · 500 gpm, 36.41 AF
- #69Aug 31, 2012File 48263Onion Ck Trib 1 (Verd) · IrrigationCoffeyville Country Club INC · 420 gpm, 51 AF
- #70Aug 31, 2012File 48264Onion Creek Trib 2A (Verdigris River) · IrrigationCoffeyville Country Club INC · 620 gpm, 46.4 AF
- #71Apr 18, 2013File 48606Sycamore Creek Trib 4 (Elk) · IrrigationGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 750 gpm, 71 AF
- #72Apr 18, 2013File 48605Sycamore Creek Trib 5 (Elk) · IrrigationGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 800 gpm, 669 AF
- #73Sep 11, 2013File 48783Duck Creek Trib 3 (Elk) [Err] · StockwaterChuck L & Deborah Springer · 200 gpm, 67.62 AF
- #74Apr 18, 2014File 49051Drum Creek (Verdigris) · IrrigationFriess Farms Land & Cattle LLC · 2,000 gpm, 180 AF
- #75Sep 8, 2015File 49452Groundwater · StockwaterGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 50 gpm, 15.4 AF
- #76Apr 8, 2016File 49612Cotton Creek Trib 1 (Caney) · RecreationHavana Lake Association
- #77Oct 10, 2019File 50304Sycamore Creek Trib 2 (Elk) · StockwaterGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 1,000 gpm, 34.99 AF
- #78Nov 2, 2020File 50468Sycamore Creek Trib 1 (Elk) · IrrigationDale Springer · 2,000 gpm, 75 AF
- #79May 2, 2022File 50777Sycamore Creek (Elk) · IrrigationGraydon Dale Springer Rev Trst · 1,400 gpm, 100 AF
- #80Aug 7, 2023File 51078Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · MunicipalCity of Independence · 9,000 gpm, 2,336.9 AF
- #81Apr 1, 2024File 20249022Groundwater · Contamination remediationCaney Agri Service · 20 gpm, 0.04 AF
- #82Apr 9, 2024File 51224Verdigris River (Verdigris River) · MunicipalCity of Coffeyville · 10,000 gpm, 3,087.6 AF
- #83Feb 6, 2025File 20250025Groundwater · DewateringEnbridge Pipelines (Fsp) LLC · 650 gpm, 6.14 AF
- #84Jun 5, 2025File 51504Drum Creek (Verdigris) · IrrigationFriess Farms Land & Cattle LLC · 1,084.9 AF
- #85Jun 5, 2025File 51505Drum Creek (Verdigris) · IrrigationFriess Farms Land & Cattle LLC · 505.1 AF
- #86Jun 5, 2025File 51506Drum Creek (Verdigris) · IrrigationFriess Farms Land & Cattle LLC · 156.1 AF
- #87Aug 12, 2025File 20250215Groundwater · DewateringEnbridge Energy · 650 gpm, 6.14 AF
- #88Aug 20, 2025File 20250220Groundwater · DewateringEnbridge Energy · 650 gpm, 6.14 AF
- #89Jan 20, 2026File 51625Duck Creek (Elk) · RecreationNick Rowton · 5,000 gpm, 38.1 AF
- #90Mar 2, 2026File 51649Elk River (Elk River) · RecreationJoel Hall Parnell II · 2,500 gpm, 320 AF
- #91Jul 7, 2026File 51709Elk River (Elk River) · RecreationAaron Jorden · 2,800 gpm, 300 AF