Peak water has been reached in the Ogallala Aquifer

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Evidence indicates that portions of the Ogallala Aquifer have reached or passed peak groundwater extraction levels due to extensive depletion and declining withdrawal rates.

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Papers 0 and 1 explicitly address the High Plains (Ogallala) Aquifer, documenting historical peaks in groundwater extraction and subsequent production declines in heavily depleted areas like Texas, aligning with the claim of peak water.

Evidence for · 2

Tapping unsustainable groundwater stores for agricultural production in the High Plains Aquifer of Kansas, projections to 2110.

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Steward DR, Bruss PJ, Yang X, Staggenborg SA, Welch SM, Apley MD. Tapping unsustainable groundwater stores for agricultural production in the High Plains Aquifer of Kansas, projections to 2110.. 2013. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1220351110

Paper 0 projects that significant declines in pumping rates and ongoing depletion will occur due to unsustainable groundwater use in the High Plains Aquifer.

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Peak grain forecasts for the US High Plains amid withering waters

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Assaad Mrad, G. Katul, D. Levia, A. Guswa, E. Boyer, M. Bruen, D. Carlyle‐Moses, R. Coyte, I. Creed, N. C. van de Giesen, D. Grasso, D. Hannah, J. E. Hudson, V. Humphrey, S. Iida, R. B. Jackson, T. Kumagai, P. Llorens, B. Michalzik, K. Nanko, C. Peters, J. Selker, D. Tetzlaff, M. Zalewski, B. Scanlon. Peak grain forecasts for the US High Plains amid withering waters. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2008383117

Paper 1 explicitly notes that groundwater withdrawals from the Ogallala aquifer have peaked in certain regions like Texas due to severe depletion.

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first checked02 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 8402 Aug 2026

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