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The 14 pages that link to Ogallala Aquifer, each with the reason it gives.

• AquiferBroader topic: Its intensive irrigation use illustrates the limits of groundwater-dependent agriculture.

• Groundwater depletionBroader topic: Its heavily irrigated southern areas have experienced substantial groundwater declines.

• Great PlainsRelated: Irrigation from the aquifer supports farming in the region’s dry western areas.

• TexasRelated: Irrigation from the aquifer supports cotton and other crops in a dry region.

• HydrogeologyBroader topic: Its extensive irrigation withdrawals show how pumping can exceed recharge across a large aquifer.

• Center-pivot irrigationRelated: Its pumped water enabled extensive center-pivot farming across the Great Plains.

• Artesian wellRelated: Its varied confinement and water levels illustrate why not every well in a major aquifer is artesian.

• Confined aquiferBroader topic: Its deeper portions include confined conditions, contrasting with widespread unconfined areas.

• NebraskaRelated: Irrigation from the aquifer supports farming but raises questions about long-term water use.

• Badlands National ParkRelated: Groundwater and regional water use shape conservation concerns around the park’s prairie landscape.

• Canadian RiverRelated: Groundwater pumping and Canadian River supplies both shape water security in the Texas Panhandle.

• High PlainsRelated: The aquifer is the region’s principal groundwater resource.

• Body of waterBroader topic: It demonstrates the scale and practical significance of underground water stores.

• Irrigation in the United StatesBroader topic: It underpins extensive irrigation in a region with limited rainfall.