Registered Irrigation Wells in Nebraska
1966 - 2007


Year Wells Year Wells Year Wells Year Wells
1966 . . . . . . . 27,102 1976 . . . . . . . 49,478 1986 . . . . . . . 71,338 1996 . . . . . . . 77,301
1967 . . . . . . . 28,842 1977 . . . . . . . 55,078 1987 . . . . . . . 71,587 1997 . . . . . . . 78,373
1968 . . . . . . . 30,806 1978 . . . . . . . 60,084 1988 . . . . . . . 71,443 1998 . . . . . . . 79,395
1969 . . . . . . . 32,755 1979 . . . . . . . 61,831 1989 . . . . . . . 71,858 1999 . . . . . . . 81,483
1970 . . . . . . . 34,117 1980 . . . . . . . 63,821 1990 . . . . . . . 72,852 2000 . . . . . . . 82,478
1971 . . . . . . . 35,685 1981 . . . . . . . 65,787 1991 . . . . . . . 73,883 2001 . . . . . . . 83,571
1972 . . . . . . . 37,635 1982 . . . . . . . 68,319 1992 . . . . . . . 74,714 2002 . . . . . . . 84,681
1973 . . . . . . . 39,505 1983 . . . . . . . 69,471 1993 . . . . . . . 75,771 2003 . . . . . . . 86,233
1974 . . . . . . . 41,628 1984 . . . . . . . 70,233 1994 . . . . . . . 76,363 2004 . . . . . . . 88,301
1975 . . . . . . . 44,454 1985 . . . . . . . 70,767 1995 . . . . . . . 76,976 2005 . . . . . . . 91,328

Year Wells            
2006 . . . . . . . 91,360                  
2007 . . . . . . . 92,882                  

Sources:

1966-2000.  Nebraska Agricultural Statistics.  Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Lincoln, NE.

2001-Present.  Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, Lincoln, NE.

Note:  Wells are those registered as of January 1.

This table was updated on July 15, 2008.  Typically, there is one year between updates.

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