# Township 23S32W, Finney County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 23S range 32W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 107.5 ft.

## Township 23S Range 32W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 107.5 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 23S32W

Median depth went from **50.7 ft** before development to
**161.1 ft** — a change of **107.5 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at
130.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 78.3 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

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

### Section by section

*Township 23S Range 32W — 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 | 107.7 ft | 186.0 ft | +78.3 |
| 02 | 109.8 ft | 195.7 ft | +86.0 |
| 03 | 85.3 ft | 180.6 ft | +95.3 |
| 04 | 45.9 ft | 153.5 ft | +107.5 |
| 05 | 10.9 ft | 130.9 ft | +120.0 |
| 06 | 4.5 ft | 134.9 ft | +130.4 |
| 07 | 5.9 ft | 135.5 ft | +129.7 |
| 08 | 12.5 ft | 132.8 ft | +120.3 |
| 09 | 50.7 ft | 161.1 ft | +110.4 |
| 10 | 85.1 ft | 185.7 ft | +100.6 |
| 11 | 103.4 ft | 195.3 ft | +91.9 |
| 12 | 99.4 ft | 185.1 ft | +85.7 |
| 13 | 99.0 ft | 189.0 ft | +90.0 |
| 14 | 96.1 ft | 192.7 ft | +96.6 |
| 15 | 83.8 ft | 187.9 ft | +104.1 |
| 16 | 48.0 ft | 160.6 ft | +112.6 |
| 17 | 7.6 ft | 129.0 ft | +121.4 |
| 18 | 19.1 ft | 147.6 ft | +128.6 |
| 19 | 32.5 ft | 158.2 ft | +125.7 |
| 20 | 10.0 ft | 130.0 ft | +120.0 |
| 21 | 44.1 ft | 156.3 ft | +112.2 |
| 22 | 90.2 ft | 197.3 ft | +107.1 |
| 23 | 98.6 ft | 201.9 ft | +103.3 |
| 24 | 101.2 ft | 195.9 ft | +94.7 |
| 25 | 103.9 ft | 200.7 ft | +96.8 |
| 26 | 94.1 ft | 201.9 ft | +107.8 |
| 27 | 83.8 ft | 189.6 ft | +105.8 |
| 28 | 29.5 ft | 137.1 ft | +107.6 |
| 29 | 14.8 ft | 130.0 ft | +115.2 |
| 30 | 36.7 ft | 157.3 ft | +120.6 |
| 31 | 36.4 ft | 153.4 ft | +117.0 |
| 32 | 19.9 ft | 129.4 ft | +109.4 |
| 33 | 21.9 ft | 117.3 ft | +95.5 |
| 34 | 50.5 ft | 148.5 ft | +98.0 |
| 35 | 89.0 ft | 188.4 ft | +99.4 |
| 36 | 107.6 ft | 200.2 ft | +92.6 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 23S range 32W

**176** wells in township 23S range 32W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Midwest Well & Pump, INC**, 48. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 260.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **domestic** (92), **irrigation** (49), **oil field water supply** (13), **public water supply** (6).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 23S range 32W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Well & Pump, INC | 48 | 1983–2019 | 254.0 ft | 136.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 23 | 1975–2019 | 260.0 ft | 118.0 ft |
| Jonagan Water Well Service LLC | 12 | 1976–2020 | 262.0 ft | 130.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 11 | 1975–2010 | 260.0 ft | 115.0 ft |
| Jonagan Drilling | 7 | 1975–1983 | 293.0 ft | 85.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 6 | 2004–2008 | 275.0 ft | 95.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply | 5 | 1977–1999 | 648.0 ft | 200.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling CO | 5 | 1985–1996 | 220.0 ft | 100.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 5 | 1976–1980 | 260.0 ft | 86.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 4 | 1978 | 140.0 ft | 55.0 ft |
| High Plains Drilling & Supply | 4 | 1977–1978 | 260.0 ft | 80.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drilling CO | 4 | 1975–1986 | 310.0 ft | 100.0 ft |
| Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 | 3 | 1988–2024 | 282.0 ft | 197.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145 | 3 | 2021 | 294.0 ft | 177.0 ft |
| Jonagan Water Well Service | 3 | 2019–2023 | 255.0 ft | 177.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump | 3 | 2020–2023 | 220.0 ft | 122.0 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 3 | 2017–2019 | 300.0 ft | 156.0 ft |
| Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 3 | 2000–2004 | 222.0 ft | 112.0 ft |
| Joe's Well Service, INC | 2 | 1979–1984 | 283.0 ft | 138.0 ft |
| Jonagan Drilling Company | 2 | 1986–1993 | 292.0 ft | 52.0 ft |
| Bartel Well Drilling, LLC | 1 | 1999 | 180.0 ft | 128.0 ft |
| Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC | 1 | 1986 | 240.0 ft | 98.0 ft |
| Destal Tyler Water Well Service | 1 | 2007 | 320.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, Inc. #748 | 1 | 2021 | 268.0 ft | 196.0 ft |
| Downey Drlg #748 | 1 | 2022 | 322.0 ft | 124.0 ft |
| Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair | 1 | 2005 | 290.0 ft | 93.0 ft |
| Friesen Windmill | 1 | 1976 | 295.0 ft | 79.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply CO | 1 | 1979 | 286.0 ft | 94.0 ft |
| Houck Brothers Drilling | 1 | 1999 | 240.0 ft | 71.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 1 | 2003 | 260.0 ft | 70.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well Repair | 1 | 1994 | 245.0 ft | 146.0 ft |
| Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC | 1 | 2002 | 305.0 ft | 103.0 ft |
| Jonagan Water Well Service, LLC | 1 | 2019 | 236.0 ft | 132.0 ft |
| Kansas Water Wells | 1 | 2023 | 246.0 ft | 195.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 1 | 1978 | 170.0 ft | 85.0 ft |
| Kelly's Ww Srvc | 1 | 1980 | 155.0 ft | 55.0 ft |
| Layne-western | 1 | 1975 | 274.0 ft | 105.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drilling | 1 | 1976 | 270.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Paul's Incorporated | 1 | 1982 | 240.0 ft | 63.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 1 | 2013 | 235.0 ft | 120.0 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 | 34 | 265.0 ft | 79.0 ft |
| 1980s | 27 | 240.0 ft | 100.0 ft |
| 1990s | 39 | 255.0 ft | 110.0 ft |
| 2000s | 23 | 275.0 ft | 110.0 ft |
| 2010s | 39 | 282.0 ft | 147.0 ft |
| 2020s | 14 | 281.0 ft | 177.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 92 | 255.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 49 | 275.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 13 | 220.0 ft |
| Public Water Supply | 6 | 275.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 5 | 200.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 5 | 300.0 ft |
| Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 3 | 200.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 2 | 700.0 ft |
| Air Conditioning | 1 | 200.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 23S range 32W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 306839 | 1999 | 721.0 ft | 208.0 ft | Public Water Supply | Henkle Drilling & Supply |
| 513705 | 2017 | 720.0 ft | 240.0 ft | Domestic | Nash Water Well Service, LLC |
| 304920 | 1999 | 700.0 ft | 200.0 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Henkle Drilling & Supply |
| 300552 | 1998 | 648.0 ft | 215.0 ft | Public Water Supply | Henkle Drilling & Supply |
| 304886 | 1998 | 640.0 ft | 197.0 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 |
| 509010 | 2017 | 342.0 ft | 147.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 550079 | 2021 | 342.0 ft | 100.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145 |
| 432505 | 2010 | 335.0 ft | 115.0 ft | Irrigation | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC |
| 517477 | 2018 | 330.0 ft | 156.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 458413 | 2012 | 329.0 ft | 145.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 23S range 32W?

The median section here has moved 107.5 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). **Finney County**, on 100 % of 176 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [22S34W](/township/22s34w.md) 101.2 ft
- [23S10W](/township/23s10w.md) 11.0 ft
- [23S12W](/township/23s12w.md) 7.3 ft
- [23S13W](/township/23s13w.md) 5.8 ft
- [23S14W](/township/23s14w.md) 11.7 ft
- [23S30W](/township/23s30w.md) 9.4 ft
- [23S31W](/township/23s31w.md) 65.6 ft
- [23S33W](/township/23s33w.md) 141.7 ft
- [23S34W](/township/23s34w.md) 144.7 ft
- [23S35W](/township/23s35w.md) 81.9 ft
- [23S36W](/township/23s36w.md) 39.7 ft
- [23S37W](/township/23s37w.md) 13.1 ft
- [24S10W](/township/24s10w.md) 4.9 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/23s32w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23