Township 16S Range 33W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 22.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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22.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 16S33W

Median depth went from 117.8 ft before development to 137.7 ft — a change of 22.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 26. Shallower: 10. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 46.5 ft; largest rise, section 12 at 37.8 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 16S Range 33W — 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	40.1 ft	10.4 ft	−29.7
02	67.9 ft	37.7 ft	−30.2
03	128.8 ft	114.4 ft	−14.5
04	130.4 ft	137.7 ft	+7.4
05	92.8 ft	113.2 ft	+20.4
06	71.6 ft	97.8 ft	+26.2
07	110.7 ft	143.5 ft	+32.8
08	126.5 ft	152.1 ft	+25.6
09	117.8 ft	132.6 ft	+14.9
10	75.9 ft	72.5 ft	−3.4
11	110.4 ft	87.3 ft	−23.1
12	40.2 ft	2.5 ft	−37.8
13	55.3 ft	22.2 ft	−33.2
14	142.8 ft	125.1 ft	−17.7
15	139.1 ft	142.6 ft	+3.5
16	110.1 ft	128.9 ft	+18.8
17	108.9 ft	138.7 ft	+29.8
18	118.6 ft	155.6 ft	+37.0
19	125.0 ft	166.3 ft	+41.3
20	132.3 ft	166.9 ft	+34.6
21	145.7 ft	171.3 ft	+25.6
22	136.9 ft	149.7 ft	+12.8
23	122.3 ft	119.2 ft	−3.1
24	57.1 ft	39.8 ft	−17.3
25	30.2 ft	35.8 ft	+5.6
26	82.6 ft	96.4 ft	+13.8
27	126.8 ft	150.5 ft	+23.7
28	137.0 ft	169.0 ft	+32.0
29	128.4 ft	166.7 ft	+38.3
30	119.0 ft	163.3 ft	+44.3
31	117.8 ft	164.3 ft	+46.5
32	118.8 ft	162.0 ft	+43.2
33	119.2 ft	159.0 ft	+39.8
34	109.4 ft	142.7 ft	+33.3
35	84.2 ft	111.8 ft	+27.6
36	42.4 ft	64.7 ft	+22.3

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 16S range 33W

79 wells in township 16S range 33W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC, 26. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 163.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (51), irrigation (9), domestic, livestock (7), feedlot (7).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 16S range 33W, 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
Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC	26	1975–1989	125.0 ft	87.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	19	1989–2015	139.0 ft	60.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump	6	2019–2022	60.0 ft	31.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	4	2011–2014	180.0 ft	116.0 ft
Camp Christy Corp	3	2014	30.0 ft	0.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service LLC	3	1981–1983	78.0 ft	27.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	2	1989	194.0 ft	166.0 ft
Sager's Pump Service	2	1999–2002	88.0 ft	34.0 ft
Abc Drilling, INC	1	1978	163.0 ft	127.0 ft
Abraham Well Serv	1	1984	70.0 ft	40.0 ft
Bartell Drilling & Machine Works	1	1991	168.0 ft	128.0 ft
Can-american Drilling, INC	1	2010	240.0 ft	0.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	1	1997	1,088.0 ft	620.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	1	2009	200.0 ft	0.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	1	1989	40.0 ft	18.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	1	1976	203.0 ft	145.0 ft
Lance Shepard	1	2022	200.0 ft	199.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	1997	190.0 ft	164.0 ft
Tom Yager	1	2002	146.0 ft	7.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	1993	115.0 ft	38.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #881	1	2022	105.0 ft	30.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	1	2018	180.0 ft	130.0 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	15	95.0 ft	38.0 ft
1980s	21	162.0 ft	118.0 ft
1990s	16	168.0 ft	137.0 ft
2000s	5	139.0 ft	7.0 ft
2010s	17	135.0 ft	35.0 ft
2020s	5	105.0 ft	30.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	51	95.0 ft
Irrigation	9	125.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	7	125.0 ft
Feedlot	7	186.0 ft
Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	2	240.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	1	115.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	56.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	1	185.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 16S range 33W, 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
115619	1997	1,088.0 ft	620.0 ft	Feedlot	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
441578	2010	240.0 ft	0.0 ft	Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	Can-american Drilling, INC
61121	1976	203.0 ft	145.0 ft	Irrigation	High Plains Drilling & Supply
61124	1976	200.0 ft	162.0 ft	Irrigation	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC
423201	2009	200.0 ft	0.0 ft	Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
1053298707	2022	200.0 ft	199.0 ft	Domestic	Lance Shepard
61143	1985	195.0 ft	156.0 ft	Feedlot	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC
61126	1989	194.0 ft	166.0 ft	Domestic	Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair
61125	1990	193.0 ft	157.5 ft	Domestic	Midwest Well & Pump, INC
61141	1985	192.0 ft	155.0 ft	Feedlot	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC

Buying or drilling in township 16S range 33W?

The median section here has moved 22.3 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.

This township sits in Far western Kansas. Scott County, on 100 % of 79 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

10S32W 32.1 ft
10S33W 37.8 ft
11S31W 13.5 ft
11S32W 24.5 ft
11S33W 15.7 ft
12S22W -12.7 ft
12S25W -3.3 ft
16S36W 78.9 ft
17S28W 27.5 ft
17S29W 26.0 ft
17S30W 27.3 ft
17S33W 57.8 ft
17S35W 70.3 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.