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If you live in the High Plains region of the US, you have the bragging rights living in one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. The aquifer, which spans more than 96,000 square miles (250,000 square km) underlies eight states, including Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.

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Water in Storage and Approaches to Groundwater Management, High Plains Aquifer, 2000, USGS Circular 1243

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