Short-term emergency water availability in Kansas for livestock - KOAM TV 7

Short-term emergency water availability in Kansas for livestock

A drought emergency has been declared for every county in the state of Kansas.  Now, certain Corps of Engineer's lakes are making emergency water available for short-term domestic and livestock supply.

The Kansas Water Office (KW) must be contacted with water supply requests: (785) 296-3185 or (888) 526-9283.

The locations below are working on making pumping stations available.

State Fishing Lakes:

• Atchison
• Barber
• Brown
• Bourbon
• Butler
• Chase
• Clark
• Crawford
• Goodman
• Jewell
• Kingman
• Leavenworth
• Pottawatomie #1
• Pottawatomie #2
• McPherson
• Miami
• Mined Lands (Pits)
• Neosho
• Osage
• Ottawa
• Saline
• Scott
• Shawnee
• Sheridan
• Washington
• Wilson
• Woodson

Federal reservoirs available:

• Big Hill
• Elk City
• Council Grove
• John Redmond
• Marion
• Fall River
• Toronto
• Clinton
• Hillsdale
• Melvern
• Milford
• Kanapolis
• Perry
• Pomona
• Wilson
• Tuttle Creek