# Rooks County, Kansas — how far the water table has moved

> Depth to water before the aquifer was developed against 2022–2024, across 4 townships of Rooks County. Median change -21.8 ft.

## Rooks County

**54** measured sections across **4** townships. The median section has moved **-21.8 ft** since the aquifer was developed.

### What has happened in Rooks County

Median depth went from **40.4 ft** before development to
**19.4 ft** — a change of **-21.8 ft**, over
54 of 95 sections. Deeper: 7. Shallower:
44. Sharpest fall, section 16 at
18.3 ft; largest rise, section 06 at 39.4 ft.

[Why some sections have
risen](/how-far.md).

### Township by township

*Townships attributed to this county, most measured sections first. A township without a link has too few measured sections or too few named drillers to carry a page of its own; it is still in the search box.*

| Township | Measured | Median change | Drillers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10S19W | 22 | -27.6 ft | 16 |
| 10S20W | 17 | -20.4 ft | 17 |
| 10S18W | 11 | -6.5 ft | 11 |
| 10S17W | 4 | 13.4 ft | 11 |

### Who has drilled in Rooks County

*Drillers of record across the county, busiest first. The last column is the median depth their wells were taken to.*

| Driller of record | Wells | Townships | Median depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC | 51 | 4 | 58.0 ft |
| James F. Jones Bros. Water Well Service | 16 | 4 | 63.0 ft |
| Andy Anderson Drilling | 14 | 4 | 65.0 ft |
| Pfannenstiel Water Well Service | 8 | 3 | 84.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 7 | 2 | 31.0 ft |
| Yellow Jacket Drilling | 6 | 2 | 75.0 ft |
| Cody Werner | 4 | 2 | 81.0 ft |
| P & J Well Drilling | 3 | 2 | 102.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 3 | 3 | 35.0 ft |
| Mid Kansas Water Well Services LLC | 3 | 2 | 95.0 ft |
| Chas. Sargent Irrigation, INC | 3 | 1 | 86.0 ft |
| Kp Hydrotech | 3 | 1 | 103.0 ft |
| Davis Environmental Drilling, LLC | 3 | 1 | 25.0 ft |
| Karst Water Well Drlg | 3 | 1 | 88.0 ft |
| Marty B Drilling | 2 | 1 | 96.0 ft |
| Krause Pump & Supply | 2 | 2 | 66.0 ft |
| Gottschalk Water Well Drilling | 2 | 2 | 44.0 ft |
| Gsi Engineering | 2 | 1 | 109.0 ft |
| Rgn Company, INC | 2 | 2 | 150.0 ft |
| D & L Drilling CO | 2 | 2 | 75.0 ft |
| Oscar Rush Water Well Service | 2 | 2 | 73.0 ft |
| Karst Water Well Drilling and Service, INC | 2 | 1 | 60.0 ft |
| Bushell Water Well Service | 2 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 1 | 1 | 88.0 ft |
| John E. Luea Water Well Drilling | 1 | 1 | 83.0 ft |
| Kenneth Lyle Water Well Drilling | 1 | 1 | 31.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 1 | 1 | 37.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump | 1 | 1 | 34.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 1 | 1 | 36.0 ft |
| Stepbrothers Water Drlg | 1 | 1 | 58.0 ft |
| Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | 1 | 1 | 200.0 ft |
| Stepbrothers Water Drilling | 1 | 1 | 27.0 ft |

### Buying or drilling in Rooks County?

The median section here has moved -21.8 ft. What that means for one quarter section takes someone on the ground. Tell us where; we pass the request on.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. [What we do with this](/privacy.md).

### Counties of a comparable size

- [Ness](/county/ness.md) 16 townships
- [Barber](/county/barber.md) 10 townships
- [Comanche](/county/comanche.md) 10 townships
- [Sherman](/county/sherman.md) 6 townships
- [Thomas](/county/thomas.md) 6 townships
- [Graham](/county/graham.md) 5 townships
- [Reno](/county/reno.md) 5 townships
- [Sheridan](/county/sheridan.md) 5 townships
- [Ellis](/county/ellis.md) 4 townships
- [Kingman](/county/kingman.md) 4 townships
- [Rice](/county/rice.md) 4 townships

A sliding window, not a ranking: the list moves with the county. [All of them](/county.md).

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Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/county/rooks/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23