Why is Guymon not the hottest place to live right now?

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CHenry

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Few folks lost their lives trying to stop the "leak". Huge disappointment for the panhandle. Had a decent design but the desert wanted the water more.
The way it was explained to me, the water table in that area was supposed to keep it full, not runoff water, but with the increased amount of pivot irrigation in the area, the water table dropped alot.
 

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The way it was explained to me, the water table in that area was supposed to keep it full, not runoff water, but with the increased amount of pivot irrigation in the area, the water table dropped alot.

Yeah. The farmers and ranchers in the area told the Gov that the river has been dropping a lot ever since people started putting in center pivot irrigation. They just thought they were mad because the took the land via eminent domain.

Farmers and Ranchers were right though. That river dried up.

I’ve seen it run twice.
 

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