LCNRD releases fall 2023 district well measurements

HARTINGTON — The static water level of 34 irrigation wells from selected locations throughout the Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District is measured in the fall and spring each year. The summer of 2023 was the second season of higher than usual irrigation demands and lower than usual rainfall amounts. Many of the wells measured in local aquifers showed average water levels higher than the fall of 2022 with 21 of 34 wells indicating moderately higher water levels. Spring water levels are the primary gage for evaluating aquifer response because water levels have recovered from the pumping season the prior year.