# Township 23S36W, Kearny County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 23S range 36W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 39.7 ft.

## Township 23S Range 36W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 39.7 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 23S36W

Median depth went from **146.5 ft** before development to
**181.5 ft** — a change of **39.7 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 32. Shallower:
3. Sharpest fall, section 34 at
82.4 ft; largest rise, section 05 at 10.1 ft.

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

### Section by section

*Township 23S Range 36W — 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 | 150.1 ft | 181.5 ft | +31.4 |
| 02 | 141.6 ft | 163.8 ft | +22.2 |
| 03 | 129.9 ft | 139.8 ft | +10.0 |
| 04 | 136.6 ft | 130.1 ft | −6.5 |
| 05 | 149.7 ft | 139.6 ft | −10.1 |
| 06 | 134.2 ft | 126.5 ft | −7.8 |
| 07 | 136.1 ft | 137.3 ft | +1.2 |
| 08 | 127.1 ft | 127.3 ft | 0 |
| 09 | 113.3 ft | 118.5 ft | +5.2 |
| 10 | 99.8 ft | 119.3 ft | +19.6 |
| 11 | 95.3 ft | 126.7 ft | +31.4 |
| 12 | 105.9 ft | 144.9 ft | +39.0 |
| 13 | 86.0 ft | 127.5 ft | +41.5 |
| 14 | 105.0 ft | 148.4 ft | +43.4 |
| 15 | 146.5 ft | 180.0 ft | +33.5 |
| 16 | 155.0 ft | 178.7 ft | +23.7 |
| 17 | 155.0 ft | 173.6 ft | +18.5 |
| 18 | 152.3 ft | 169.2 ft | +16.9 |
| 19 | 181.1 ft | 216.0 ft | +34.9 |
| 20 | 179.0 ft | 217.2 ft | +38.1 |
| 21 | 185.9 ft | 225.5 ft | +39.7 |
| 22 | 160.2 ft | 203.5 ft | +43.4 |
| 23 | 136.7 ft | 185.4 ft | +48.6 |
| 24 | 133.4 ft | 178.3 ft | +44.9 |
| 25 | 130.9 ft | 188.3 ft | +57.5 |
| 26 | 156.6 ft | 214.9 ft | +58.3 |
| 27 | 165.6 ft | 222.0 ft | +56.4 |
| 28 | 180.1 ft | 236.9 ft | +56.8 |
| 29 | 188.2 ft | 244.8 ft | +56.6 |
| 30 | 189.0 ft | 241.4 ft | +52.4 |
| 31 | 185.4 ft | 247.9 ft | +62.5 |
| 32 | 180.4 ft | 248.6 ft | +68.2 |
| 33 | 161.5 ft | 234.2 ft | +72.7 |
| 34 | 126.2 ft | 208.6 ft | +82.4 |
| 35 | 131.3 ft | 207.0 ft | +75.7 |
| 36 | 121.8 ft | 188.1 ft | +66.4 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 23S range 36W

**59** wells in township 23S range 36W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Midwest Well & Pump, INC**, 8. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 283.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **irrigation** (21), **domestic, livestock** (18), **domestic** (15), **oil field water supply** (3).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 23S range 36W, 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 | 8 | 2005–2014 | 164.0 ft | 132.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 7 | 1975–1999 | 300.0 ft | 224.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 5 | 1985–2010 | 295.0 ft | 226.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 4 | 2000–2003 | 300.0 ft | 215.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 4 | 1993–1996 | 300.0 ft | 70.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, Inc. #748 | 3 | 2020 | 318.0 ft | 257.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 3 | 2011–2012 | 301.0 ft | 248.0 ft |
| Clarence L. Dingus Well Service & Trenching | 2 | 2006 | 164.0 ft | 143.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling and Supply | 2 | 1980–1989 | 149.0 ft | 109.0 ft |
| High Plains Drilling & Supply | 2 | 1975 | 170.0 ft | 120.0 ft |
| Kansas Water Wells | 2 | 2022 | 212.0 ft | 186.0 ft |
| Larry W. Graham | 2 | 2017 | 315.0 ft | 249.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 2 | 1995 | 273.0 ft | 218.0 ft |
| Ark Valley Pump and Supply | 1 | 1975 | 290.0 ft | 208.0 ft |
| B & M Services Swk, LLC | 1 | 2025 | 180.0 ft | 80.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 1 | 2012 | 283.0 ft | 186.4 ft |
| Downey Drlg #748 | 1 | 2020 | 328.0 ft | 254.0 ft |
| Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | 1 | 1984 | 267.0 ft | 210.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply | 1 | 1999 | 161.0 ft | 110.0 ft |
| Jonagan Water Well Service LLC | 1 | 1981 | 209.0 ft | 105.0 ft |
| Larry W Graham | 1 | 1997 | 130.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| M & D Well Service | 1 | 2004 | 148.0 ft | 102.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump | 1 | 2018 | 397.0 ft | 139.0 ft |
| Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 1 | 2003 | 302.0 ft | 229.0 ft |
| Steve's Irrigation Repair | 1 | 1990 | 165.0 ft | 153.0 ft |
| Thad Robert | 1 | 1998 | 295.0 ft | 238.0 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 | 5 | 180.0 ft | 120.0 ft |
| 1980s | 6 | 209.0 ft | 125.0 ft |
| 1990s | 14 | 290.0 ft | 218.0 ft |
| 2000s | 16 | 290.0 ft | 143.0 ft |
| 2010s | 11 | 295.0 ft | 186.4 ft |
| 2020s | 7 | 290.0 ft | 246.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Irrigation | 21 | 300.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 18 | 170.0 ft |
| Domestic | 15 | 170.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 3 | 273.0 ft |
| Other | 2 | 315.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 23S range 36W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 532130 | 2018 | 397.0 ft | 139.0 ft | Domestic, Livestock | Midwest Well & Pump |
| 530070 | 2020 | 328.0 ft | 254.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drlg #748 |
| 535628 | 2020 | 325.0 ft | 258.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drilling, Inc. #748 |
| 432097 | 2009 | 319.0 ft | 244.0 ft | Irrigation | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC |
| 530068 | 2020 | 318.0 ft | 246.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drilling, Inc. #748 |
| 447416 | 2011 | 316.0 ft | 255.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 313941 | 2000 | 315.0 ft | 215.0 ft | Domestic, Livestock | Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC |
| 508414 | 2017 | 315.0 ft | 249.0 ft | Other | Larry W. Graham |
| 109700 | 1996 | 310.0 ft | 289.0 ft | Domestic | Well Owner |
| 414825 | 2007 | 307.0 ft | 226.0 ft | Irrigation | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 23S range 36W?

The median section here has moved 39.7 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). **Kearny County**, on 100 % of 59 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [23S14W](/township/23s14w.md) 11.7 ft
- [23S30W](/township/23s30w.md) 9.4 ft
- [23S31W](/township/23s31w.md) 65.6 ft
- [23S32W](/township/23s32w.md) 107.5 ft
- [23S33W](/township/23s33w.md) 141.7 ft
- [23S34W](/township/23s34w.md) 144.7 ft
- [23S35W](/township/23s35w.md) 81.9 ft
- [23S37W](/township/23s37w.md) 13.1 ft
- [24S10W](/township/24s10w.md) 4.9 ft
- [24S12W](/township/24s12w.md) 6.1 ft
- [24S13W](/township/24s13w.md) 4.4 ft
- [24S15W](/township/24s15w.md) 6.9 ft
- [24S16W](/township/24s16w.md) 22.1 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/23s36w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23