# Township 11S26W, Gove County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 11S range 26W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 1.0 ft.

## Township 11S Range 26W

**35** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 1.0 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 11S26W

Median depth went from **89.3 ft** before development to
**92.4 ft** — a change of **1.0 ft**, over
35 of 36 sections. Deeper: 19. Shallower:
16. Sharpest fall, section 18 at
26.4 ft; largest rise, section 12 at 18.3 ft.

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

### Section by section

*Township 11S 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 | — | 0.0 ft | — |
| 02 | 44.4 ft | 27.0 ft | −17.4 |
| 03 | 47.0 ft | 35.8 ft | −11.1 |
| 04 | 66.9 ft | 62.8 ft | −4.1 |
| 05 | 67.2 ft | 75.3 ft | +8.2 |
| 06 | 62.1 ft | 76.3 ft | +14.2 |
| 07 | 87.3 ft | 112.0 ft | +24.7 |
| 08 | 75.8 ft | 93.1 ft | +17.3 |
| 09 | 80.8 ft | 83.9 ft | +3.1 |
| 10 | 67.5 ft | 59.7 ft | −7.8 |
| 11 | 47.7 ft | 32.8 ft | −14.9 |
| 12 | 39.9 ft | 21.5 ft | −18.3 |
| 13 | 89.5 ft | 72.7 ft | −16.7 |
| 14 | 84.1 ft | 74.4 ft | −9.7 |
| 15 | 98.0 ft | 95.1 ft | −2.9 |
| 16 | 116.5 ft | 121.1 ft | +4.6 |
| 17 | 110.3 ft | 124.0 ft | +13.7 |
| 18 | 100.0 ft | 126.4 ft | +26.4 |
| 19 | 108.2 ft | 126.6 ft | +18.4 |
| 20 | 111.0 ft | 124.2 ft | +13.3 |
| 21 | 104.6 ft | 111.0 ft | +6.4 |
| 22 | 96.7 ft | 97.7 ft | +1.0 |
| 23 | 102.0 ft | 96.4 ft | −5.6 |
| 24 | 80.2 ft | 69.6 ft | −10.7 |
| 25 | 69.9 ft | 64.7 ft | −5.2 |
| 26 | 87.4 ft | 84.1 ft | −3.4 |
| 27 | 105.3 ft | 107.0 ft | +1.7 |
| 28 | 107.5 ft | 113.3 ft | +5.8 |
| 29 | 106.8 ft | 115.5 ft | +8.7 |
| 30 | 102.5 ft | 113.5 ft | +11.0 |
| 31 | 78.1 ft | 78.9 ft | +0.8 |
| 32 | 90.4 ft | 92.4 ft | +2.0 |
| 33 | 89.3 ft | 91.0 ft | +1.8 |
| 34 | 87.3 ft | 86.1 ft | −1.2 |
| 35 | 100.5 ft | 97.3 ft | −3.2 |
| 36 | 96.1 ft | 93.0 ft | −3.1 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 11S range 26W

**204** wells in township 11S range 26W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Milco Environmental Services, INC**, 57. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 118.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **monitoring well/observation/piezometer** (70), **domestic** (50), **environmental remediation, air sparge** (33), **environmental remediation, soil vapor extraction** (33).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 11S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milco Environmental Services, INC | 57 | 2006–2016 | 78.4 ft | 70.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 33 | 1996–2004 | 90.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 24 | 1992–2013 | 91.0 ft | 74.8 ft |
| Aqua L.l.c | 15 | 2005–2010 | 118.0 ft | 78.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump LLC | 10 | 2014–2019 | 122.0 ft | 86.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 10 | 1995–2001 | 83.0 ft | 69.6 ft |
| Aqua Well Drilling | 9 | 1975–1978 | 125.0 ft | 68.0 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 8 | 2005 | 77.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump | 7 | 2001–2019 | 114.0 ft | 77.0 ft |
| B & B Drilling | 5 | 1980–2013 | 128.0 ft | 85.0 ft |
| Walter Woofter Pump & Well | 5 | 1991–1992 | 120.0 ft | 80.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump #489 | 4 | 2020–2024 | 130.0 ft | 94.0 ft |
| Bartell Drilling & Machine Works | 3 | 1979–1980 | 126.0 ft | 72.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump LLC #489 | 2 | 2020–2022 | 128.0 ft | 89.0 ft |
| Struckhoff Sons | 2 | 1977 | 134.0 ft | 85.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well INC | 2 | 1999 | 131.0 ft | 95.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 2 | 2010 | 110.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Andy Anderson Drilling | 1 | 2002 | 125.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| Bertha Rhoades | 1 | 1988 | 106.0 ft | 92.0 ft |
| Karst Water Well Drlg | 1 | 2022 | 95.0 ft | 53.0 ft |
| Lester Irvin Albin | 1 | 1988 | 0.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 1 | 1987 | 126.0 ft | 120.5 ft |
| Western Plains Pipeline and Plumbing | 1 | 2016 | 100.0 ft | 20.0 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 | 12 | 126.0 ft | 80.0 ft |
| 1980s | 21 | 100.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| 1990s | 43 | 95.0 ft | 60.5 ft |
| 2000s | 63 | 89.9 ft | 66.5 ft |
| 2010s | 72 | 80.2 ft | 71.9 ft |
| 2020s | 7 | 110.0 ft | 71.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 70 | 89.0 ft |
| Domestic | 50 | 110.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge | 33 | 93.5 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction | 33 | 74.3 ft |
| Irrigation | 8 | 125.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 7 | 120.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 7 | 108.0 ft |
| Public Water Supply | 5 | 128.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 2 | 120.0 ft |
| Test Hole, Cased | 2 | 130.0 ft |
| (unstated)/abandoned | 1 | 0.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 11S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463159 | 1975 | 240.0 ft | 96.0 ft | Irrigation | Aqua Well Drilling |
| 463158 | 1975 | 220.0 ft | 53.0 ft | Irrigation | Aqua Well Drilling |
| 476400 | 2014 | 210.0 ft | 107.0 ft | Domestic, Livestock | Aqua Pump LLC |
| 454960 | 2012 | 183.0 ft | 120.0 ft | Domestic, Livestock | B & B Drilling |
| 463156 | 1975 | 170.0 ft | 83.0 ft | Irrigation | Aqua Well Drilling |
| 463157 | 1976 | 140.0 ft | 90.0 ft | Domestic, Livestock | Aqua Well Drilling |
| 22216 | 1980 | 138.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Domestic | Bartell Drilling & Machine Works |
| 491627 | 2015 | 138.0 ft | 119.0 ft | Domestic | Aqua Pump LLC |
| 430862 | 2009 | 136.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Aqua L.l.c |
| 22215 | 1977 | 134.0 ft | 85.0 ft | Domestic | Struckhoff Sons |

### Buying or drilling in township 11S range 26W?

The median section here has moved 1.0 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).

This township sits in [Far western Kansas](/region/far-western-kansas.md). **Gove County**, on 100 % of 218 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [34S34W](/township/34s34w.md) 133.4 ft
- [34S35W](/township/34s35w.md) 173.1 ft
- [34S36W](/township/34s36w.md) 132.8 ft
- [34S37W](/township/34s37w.md) 145.4 ft
- [34S38W](/township/34s38w.md) 144.0 ft
- [34S39W](/township/34s39w.md) 51.7 ft
- [34S40W](/township/34s40w.md) -5.3 ft
- [12S23W](/township/12s23w.md) 7.9 ft
- [14S40W](/township/14s40w.md) 70.9 ft
- [18S28W](/township/18s28w.md) 17.5 ft
- [22S16W](/township/22s16w.md) 11.1 ft
- [26S24W](/township/26s24w.md) 34.3 ft
- [18S40W](/township/18s40w.md) 22.2 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/11s26w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23