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

> Depth to water before the aquifer was developed against 2022–2024, across 6 townships of Sherman County. Median change 43.0 ft.

## Sherman County

**131** measured sections across **6** townships. The median section has moved **43.0 ft** since the aquifer was developed.

### What has happened in Sherman County

Median depth went from **86.7 ft** before development to
**142.8 ft** — a change of **43.0 ft**, over
131 of 216 sections. Deeper: 121. Shallower:
9. Sharpest fall, section 04 at
90.8 ft; largest rise, section 01 at 11.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10S42W | 32 | 73.7 ft | 11 |
| 10S40W | 31 | 32.6 ft | 18 |
| 10S41W | 24 | 61.1 ft | 16 |
| 10S39W | 18 | 39.7 ft | 7 |
| 10S37W | 16 | 0.5 ft | 10 |
| 10S38W | 10 | 21.7 ft | 7 |

### Who has drilled in Sherman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben T. Schaal Drilling CO | 28 | 4 | 160.0 ft |
| Kemp's Well Service | 16 | 5 | 136.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 16 | 3 | 100.0 ft |
| A.j. Foust Supply Co. INC | 15 | 4 | 222.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 10 | 6 | 155.0 ft |
| Bartell Drilling & Machine Works | 10 | 5 | 140.0 ft |
| Western Well & Pump, INC | 8 | 3 | 289.0 ft |
| Walter Woofter Pump & Well | 8 | 4 | 133.0 ft |
| Kemp's Well Service #213 | 8 | 4 | 155.0 ft |
| Northwest Drilling Co., INC | 7 | 2 | 270.0 ft |
| Schaal Drilling CO | 6 | 3 | 143.0 ft |
| S&h Drilling Co., INC | 6 | 1 | 248.0 ft |
| Dmw Well & Pump Service | 5 | 2 | 321.0 ft |
| Schoenrogge Drilling, INC | 5 | 1 | 105.0 ft |
| Unknown | 3 | 1 | 106.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 3 | 2 | 160.0 ft |
| Layne Western Company | 3 | 1 | 135.0 ft |
| C. Struckhoff, S&h Drilling Co.,inc | 3 | 2 | 165.0 ft |
| Bartell Drilling | 2 | 2 | 230.0 ft |
| Tim Jaeger | 1 | 1 | 65.0 ft |
| S & H Drilling Co., INC | 1 | 1 | 60.0 ft |
| Melvin B. Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC | 1 | 1 | 157.0 ft |
| Coranco Great Plains, INC | 1 | 1 | 172.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 1 | 1 | 50.0 ft |
| Milco Environmental Serv | 1 | 1 | 41.0 ft |
| Burton Well Drilling, INC | 1 | 1 | 50.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 1 | 1 | 335.0 ft |
| Smith and Sons Pump and Well LLC | 1 | 1 | 76.0 ft |
| Schaal Drilling #938 | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Red Tiger Lrr. Drlg & Supply | 1 | 1 | 226.0 ft |
| Dan Brenn Pump & Supply | 1 | 1 | 180.0 ft |
| B's Pump and Well Service | 1 | 1 | 95.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well #881 | 1 | 1 | 65.0 ft |

### Buying or drilling in Sherman County?

The median section here has moved 43.0 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

- [Edwards](/county/edwards.md) 17 townships
- [Grant](/county/grant.md) 16 townships
- [Haskell](/county/haskell.md) 16 townships
- [Ness](/county/ness.md) 16 townships
- [Barber](/county/barber.md) 10 townships
- [Comanche](/county/comanche.md) 10 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

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/sherman/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23