Laserfiche WebLink
<br />1-20 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Basin wetlands are located in the upper portion of the basin and <br />produce a significant number of waterfowl. <br /> <br />Kansas <br /> <br />The dominant vegetative section in Kansas is the Bluestem-Grama Prairie <br />of the Tallgrass Prairie Province which contains both tall and mid-grasses. <br />Western Kansas al so contai ns the Grama-Buffalograss Section of the Great <br />Plains Shortgrass Prairie Province which has both short and mid-grasses. <br />Both of these areas have significant acreages of irrigated cropland. <br /> <br />Increases in irrigated cropland and intensified use of surface and <br />ground water supplies have resulted in diminished baseflows of streams and <br />loss of riparian habitat, especially in the High Plains Region of Kansas. <br />In Phase II of the Kansas State Water Plan Studies, the findings state that, <br />". . . long range projected water requirements in Kansas cannot be met <br />regardless of what water-using sector is given priority. II Riparian, <br />terrestrial and aquatic habitats are expected to be altered due to limited <br />water supplies in western Kansas. <br /> <br />Kansas River Basins <br /> <br />Each of the river basins of the High Plains of Kansas is discussed below <br />briefly in terms of significant features and general characteristics. Much <br />of this information was derived from the Kansas Water Qual ity Management <br />Plan, 1978. That publication may be referred to for more detailed infor- <br />mation. <br /> <br />o Upper Republican River Basin - This basin occupies the far north- <br />western corner of the state. The streams and rivers of the <br />basin are all tributary to the Republican. The principal <br />rivers and streams of the basin are the South Fork Republ ican <br />River, Beaver, Sappa and Prairie Dog Creeks. The Arikaree <br />River runs through the extreme northwest corner of Cheyenne <br />County, Kansas. The most significant problem in the basin is <br />low flow and seasonally hi gh concentrati ons of suspended sedi- <br />ments.' Most of the fisheries are Class C, of substantial <br />fishery value. Some streams in Decatur, Sheridan and Thomas <br />