# Township 10S26W, Sheridan County — how far the water table has risen

> Depth to water for the 35 sections of township 10S range 26W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change -15.2 ft.

## Township 10S Range 26W

**29** of the 35 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **risen 15.2 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 10S26W

Median depth went from **65.5 ft** before development to
**51.9 ft** — a change of **-15.2 ft**, over
29 of 35 sections. Deeper: 1. Shallower:
28. Sharpest fall, section 31 at
5.4 ft; largest rise, section 28 at 22.8 ft.

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

### Section by section

*Township 10S Range 26W — depth to water before the aquifer was developed, against the 2022–2024 surface, in feet below ground. A plus sign means the water is deeper than it was; a minus sign means it is shallower. A dash means one of the two is missing; ≥ marks a change computed from a figure floored at ground level.*

| Sec. | Before | 2022–24 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 49.4 ft | 40.0 ft | −9.4 |
| 02 | 57.6 ft | 48.1 ft | −9.5 |
| 03 | 68.7 ft | 56.7 ft | −12.0 |
| 04 | 101.5 ft | 82.8 ft | −18.7 |
| 05 | 87.4 ft | 67.8 ft | −19.6 |
| 06 | 81.0 ft | 70.8 ft | −10.1 |
| 07 | 93.5 ft | 85.0 ft | −8.5 |
| 08 | 66.0 ft | 48.4 ft | −17.7 |
| 09 | 81.1 ft | 61.8 ft | −19.2 |
| 10 | 98.5 ft | 83.4 ft | −15.2 |
| 11 | 77.1 ft | 64.6 ft | −12.6 |
| 12 | 63.6 ft | 51.9 ft | −11.8 |
| 13 | 68.2 ft | 59.5 ft | −8.7 |
| 14 | 67.9 ft | 54.2 ft | −13.7 |
| 15 | 74.4 ft | 57.2 ft | −17.1 |
| 16 | 59.6 ft | 39.8 ft | −19.7 |
| 17 | 79.9 ft | 64.5 ft | −15.3 |
| 18 | 82.8 ft | 75.9 ft | −6.9 |
| 19 | 58.7 ft | 54.9 ft | −3.8 |
| 20 | 65.5 ft | 50.3 ft | −15.2 |
| 21 | 55.5 ft | 34.4 ft | −21.1 |
| 22 | 52.9 ft | 34.6 ft | −18.3 |
| 23 | 58.0 ft | 44.3 ft | −13.8 |
| 24 | 44.8 ft | 33.5 ft | −11.3 |
| 25 | 32.7 ft | 16.6 ft | −16.1 |
| 26 | 23.0 ft | 6.8 ft | −16.2 |
| 27 | 16.8 ft | 0.0 ft | ≥ −16.8 |
| 28 | 42.4 ft | 19.6 ft | −22.8 |
| 29 | — | 26.3 ft | — |
| 31 | 20.1 ft | 25.4 ft | +5.4 |
| 32 | — | 5.9 ft | — |
| 33 | — | 2.1 ft | — |
| 34 | — | 4.1 ft | — |
| 35 | — | 0.0 ft | — |
| 36 | — | 0.0 ft | — |

[How to read a depth-to-water figure](/how-far.md).

### Who has drilled in township 10S range 26W

**54** wells in township 10S range 26W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Woofter Pump and Well, INC**, 12. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 80.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **domestic** (31), **irrigation** (17), **domestic, livestock** (6), **oil field water supply** (2).

[What a WWC-5 record covers](/about.md).

*Who filed well completion records in township 10S range 26W, busiest first. The last column is the median depth those wells were drilled to — a driller’s own record of how far down the water was.*

| Driller of record | Wells | Years | Median depth | Median water level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 12 | 2010–2015 | 103.0 ft | 50.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 7 | 2002–2008 | 70.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Andy Anderson Drilling | 4 | 1997–2005 | 78.0 ft | 50.0 ft |
| Harold Werth | 4 | 1989 | 85.0 ft | 76.0 ft |
| D & R Pump Service, LLC | 3 | 2013–2016 | 110.0 ft | 72.5 ft |
| Gano Farms, INC | 3 | 1992 | 70.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Sammie Coburn | 3 | 1989–1994 | 80.0 ft | 70.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 3 | 1997–2012 | 90.0 ft | 38.0 ft |
| Aqua Well Drilling | 2 | 1977–1978 | 100.0 ft | 82.0 ft |
| Press Construction | 2 | 1990 | 103.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| Walter Woofter Pump & Well | 2 | 1987–1989 | 48.0 ft | 37.0 ft |
| Allen Pfeifer | 1 | 1990 | 20.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Aqua L.l.c | 1 | 2007 | 25.0 ft | 8.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump LLC | 1 | 1997 | 37.0 ft | 12.0 ft |
| B & B Drilling | 1 | 2015 | 110.0 ft | 80.0 ft |
| Blue Jay Drilling Co., INC | 1 | 1975 | 90.0 ft | 31.0 ft |
| Gary Woofter | 1 | — | 61.0 ft | 24.0 ft |
| Laura A. Mcwilliams Corder | 1 | 1990 | 66.0 ft | 58.0 ft |
| Ronald Selensky | 1 | 1990 | 53.0 ft | 47.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #881 | 1 | 2022 | 103.0 ft | 55.0 ft |

*Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.*

| Decade | Wells | Median depth | Median level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 90.0 ft | 44.0 ft |
| 1980s | 8 | 80.0 ft | 64.0 ft |
| 1990s | 16 | 70.0 ft | 47.0 ft |
| 2000s | 11 | 68.0 ft | 8.0 ft |
| 2010s | 17 | 103.0 ft | 50.0 ft |
| 2020s | 1 | 103.0 ft | 55.0 ft |

*What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 31 | 70.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 17 | 95.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 6 | 100.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 2 | 103.0 ft |
| Industrial | 1 | 110.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 10S range 26W, by the depth the driller reached. The water level is the one measured on arrival, which is a reading at a point — unlike the surface figures above. The first column is the WWC-5 record number.*

| Record | Year | Depth | Water level | Purpose | Driller |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488042 | 2014 | 120.0 ft | 73.0 ft | Irrigation | Woofter Pump and Well, INC |
| 488045 | 2015 | 120.0 ft | 50.0 ft | Irrigation | Woofter Pump and Well, INC |
| 488056 | 2014 | 120.0 ft | 73.0 ft | Irrigation | Woofter Pump and Well, INC |
| 488069 | 2014 | 120.0 ft | 73.0 ft | Irrigation | Woofter Pump and Well, INC |
| 506428 | 2016 | 116.0 ft | 72.5 ft | Domestic, Livestock | D & R Pump Service, LLC |
| 491185 | 2015 | 110.0 ft | 80.0 ft | Industrial | B & B Drilling |
| 506427 | 2016 | 110.0 ft | 72.5 ft | Domestic, Livestock | D & R Pump Service, LLC |
| 80824 | 1990 | 103.0 ft | 90.0 ft | Domestic | Press Construction |
| 492218 | 2015 | 103.0 ft | 50.0 ft | Irrigation | Woofter Pump and Well, INC |
| 492237 | 2015 | 103.0 ft | 50.0 ft | Irrigation | Woofter Pump and Well, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 10S range 26W?

The median section here has moved -15.2 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).

This township sits in [Far western Kansas](/region/far-western-kansas.md). **Sheridan County**, on 100 % of 57 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [24S18W](/township/24s18w.md) 14.5 ft
- [30S10W](/township/30s10w.md) -3.0 ft
- [16S25W](/township/16s25w.md) 0.0 ft
- [29S42W](/township/29s42w.md) 114.7 ft
- [32S18W](/township/32s18w.md) -137.2 ft
- [29S13W](/township/29s13w.md) 2.9 ft
- [31S26W](/township/31s26w.md) 21.3 ft
- [31S18W](/township/31s18w.md) -89.3 ft
- [23S17W](/township/23s17w.md) 11.2 ft
- [28S27W](/township/28s27w.md) 77.1 ft
- [29S14W](/township/29s14w.md) 1.7 ft
- [19S13W](/township/19s13w.md) 2.3 ft
- [26S23W](/township/26s23w.md) 36.5 ft

Neighbours by the count of measured sections, not a ranking: the list slides with the township, so each of the 256 township pages is reachable from the others. [All of them](/township.md).

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Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/township/10s26w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23