# Township 22S16W, Pawnee County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 22S range 16W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 11.1 ft.

## Township 22S Range 16W

**35** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 11.1 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 22S16W

Median depth went from **20.2 ft** before development to
**34.7 ft** — a change of **11.1 ft**, over
35 of 36 sections. Deeper: 35. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 36 at
21.1 ft; the smallest fall is section 19 at 3.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

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

### Section by section

*Township 22S Range 16W — 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 | 15.2 ft | 28.1 ft | +12.9 |
| 02 | 15.6 ft | 26.6 ft | +11.0 |
| 03 | 7.5 ft | 15.7 ft | +8.2 |
| 04 | — | 12.5 ft | — |
| 05 | 4.6 ft | 11.1 ft | +6.5 |
| 06 | 4.5 ft | 10.2 ft | +5.6 |
| 07 | 4.7 ft | 8.5 ft | +3.8 |
| 08 | 7.6 ft | 13.4 ft | +5.8 |
| 09 | 19.1 ft | 28.3 ft | +9.2 |
| 10 | 24.4 ft | 35.5 ft | +11.1 |
| 11 | 20.4 ft | 34.0 ft | +13.6 |
| 12 | 17.7 ft | 32.3 ft | +14.6 |
| 13 | 20.2 ft | 35.1 ft | +15.0 |
| 14 | 41.8 ft | 58.2 ft | +16.4 |
| 15 | 46.2 ft | 60.6 ft | +14.3 |
| 16 | 33.1 ft | 43.8 ft | +10.7 |
| 17 | 20.1 ft | 26.3 ft | +6.1 |
| 18 | 7.6 ft | 11.4 ft | +3.8 |
| 19 | 15.3 ft | 18.6 ft | +3.2 |
| 20 | 29.1 ft | 35.1 ft | +6.0 |
| 21 | 40.2 ft | 50.6 ft | +10.4 |
| 22 | 57.0 ft | 71.0 ft | +14.0 |
| 23 | 32.1 ft | 48.3 ft | +16.2 |
| 24 | 14.7 ft | 30.3 ft | +15.6 |
| 25 | 11.8 ft | 31.7 ft | +19.9 |
| 26 | 18.9 ft | 35.6 ft | +16.7 |
| 27 | 45.1 ft | 59.7 ft | +14.7 |
| 28 | 41.6 ft | 53.5 ft | +11.9 |
| 29 | 31.6 ft | 40.0 ft | +8.3 |
| 30 | 27.4 ft | 32.4 ft | +5.0 |
| 31 | 31.3 ft | 38.7 ft | +7.4 |
| 32 | 31.7 ft | 41.9 ft | +10.2 |
| 33 | 31.9 ft | 44.8 ft | +12.9 |
| 34 | 38.5 ft | 53.2 ft | +14.7 |
| 35 | 14.5 ft | 32.0 ft | +17.5 |
| 36 | 13.6 ft | 34.7 ft | +21.1 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 22S range 16W

**411** wells in township 22S range 16W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC**, 199. Oldest record, 1970. Median well 70.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **irrigation** (118), **domestic** (86), **oil field water supply** (64), **domestic, livestock** (46).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 22S range 16W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 199 | 1974–2026 | 70.0 ft | 31.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 110 | 1975–2018 | 57.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 36 | 1975–2024 | 70.0 ft | 26.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 12 | 1991–2012 | 24.0 ft | 16.6 ft |
| Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 10 | 1972–1979 | 85.0 ft | 25.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 8 | 1988–1993 | 70.0 ft | 24.0 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 7 | 1980–1985 | 60.0 ft | 18.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 4 | 2001 | 24.0 ft | 18.0 ft |
| Terracon Consultants, INC | 4 | 1994–2015 | 53.0 ft | 41.5 ft |
| Well Owner | 4 | 1993–2004 | 66.0 ft | 39.0 ft |
| Kgs | 3 | 1988 | 103.0 ft | 18.1 ft |
| City of Larned | 2 | 1990 | 25.0 ft | 15.0 ft |
| Envirotech Services, INC | 2 | 2005 | 84.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Environmental Loop Service, INC | 1 | 2009 | 310.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Fire and Ice Geothermal, LLC | 1 | 2010 | 200.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| J.o. Johnson Drilling Company | 1 | 2015 | 35.0 ft | 16.0 ft |
| Kale Bainhalt | 1 | 2008 | 77.0 ft | 44.0 ft |
| Kansas Geological Survey | 1 | 1970 | 120.0 ft | 3.0 ft |
| Pawnee Drilling | 1 | 1976 | 57.0 ft | 35.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | 1 | 2019 | 100.0 ft | 38.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC | 1 | 2021 | 45.0 ft | 13.0 ft |
| Terracon Consultants #416 | 1 | 2020 | 51.0 ft | 40.1 ft |
| Wade Ewbank, INC | 1 | 1976 | 102.0 ft | 28.0 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 | 58 | 70.0 ft | 25.0 ft |
| 1980s | 64 | 67.0 ft | 23.0 ft |
| 1990s | 82 | 55.0 ft | 26.5 ft |
| 2000s | 97 | 60.0 ft | 26.0 ft |
| 2010s | 88 | 57.0 ft | 25.0 ft |
| 2020s | 22 | 80.0 ft | 42.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Irrigation | 118 | 95.0 ft |
| Domestic | 86 | 65.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 64 | 60.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 46 | 60.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 28 | 40.0 ft |
| Dewatering | 20 | 40.0 ft |
| Feedlot | 18 | 60.0 ft |
| Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply | 10 | 38.0 ft |
| Feedlot/Livestock/Windmill | 6 | 80.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 4 | 44.0 ft |
| Industrial | 3 | 103.0 ft |
| Public Water Supply | 2 | 25.0 ft |
| Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal | 2 | 310.0 ft |
| Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation | 1 | 60.0 ft |
| Other | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Road Construction | 1 | 52.0 ft |
| Test Hole, Uncased | 1 | 120.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 22S range 16W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429463 | 2009 | 310.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal | Environmental Loop Service, INC |
| 517094 | 2018 | 220.0 ft | 60.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 533058 | 2020 | 218.0 ft | 66.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 44725 | 1983 | 216.0 ft | 55.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 533053 | 2020 | 216.0 ft | 58.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 44750 | 1981 | 215.0 ft | 28.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 517095 | 2018 | 214.0 ft | 54.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 418148 | 2008 | 212.0 ft | 120.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 401702 | 2007 | 210.0 ft | 69.0 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 302430 | 1999 | 207.0 ft | 60.0 ft | Domestic | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 22S range 16W?

The median section here has moved 11.1 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 [Central and western Kansas](/region/central-and-western-kansas.md). **Pawnee County**, on 100 % of 411 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [34S38W](/township/34s38w.md) 144.0 ft
- [34S39W](/township/34s39w.md) 51.7 ft
- [34S40W](/township/34s40w.md) -5.3 ft
- [11S26W](/township/11s26w.md) 1.0 ft
- [12S23W](/township/12s23w.md) 7.9 ft
- [14S40W](/township/14s40w.md) 70.9 ft
- [18S28W](/township/18s28w.md) 17.5 ft
- [26S24W](/township/26s24w.md) 34.3 ft
- [18S40W](/township/18s40w.md) 22.2 ft
- [24S19W](/township/24s19w.md) 3.9 ft
- [29S10W](/township/29s10w.md) 0.0 ft
- [24S18W](/township/24s18w.md) 14.5 ft
- [30S10W](/township/30s10w.md) -3.0 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/22s16w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23