Township 26S Range 10W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has barely moved 0.1 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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-0.1 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 26S10W

Median depth went from 21.4 ft before development to 22.4 ft — a change of -0.1 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 12. Shallower: 18. Sharpest fall, section 36 at 11.7 ft; largest rise, section 11 at 9.9 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 10W — 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	20.0 ft	20.0 ft	0
02	32.0 ft	28.1 ft	−3.9
03	30.4 ft	27.0 ft	−3.4
04	21.3 ft	22.4 ft	+1.1
05	23.0 ft	24.2 ft	+1.2
06	25.6 ft	22.7 ft	−2.9
07	29.2 ft	24.8 ft	−4.4
08	13.3 ft	13.4 ft	0
09	0.7 ft	4.2 ft	+3.6
10	1.0 ft	0.0 ft	−1.0
11	12.7 ft	2.8 ft	−9.9
12	5.9 ft	0.0 ft	≥ −5.9
13	1.3 ft	0.0 ft	≥ −1.3
14	30.7 ft	21.0 ft	−9.8
15	19.9 ft	26.6 ft	+6.7
16	13.9 ft	14.4 ft	0
17	22.9 ft	23.1 ft	0
18	34.6 ft	26.1 ft	−8.5
19	36.8 ft	32.6 ft	−4.2
20	24.4 ft	27.3 ft	+3.0
21	28.0 ft	29.7 ft	+1.7
22	27.0 ft	21.0 ft	−6.0
23	19.9 ft	10.8 ft	−9.1
24	3.2 ft	0.0 ft	≥ −3.2
25	6.1 ft	9.7 ft	+3.6
26	1.5 ft	0.6 ft	−0.9
27	8.7 ft	6.5 ft	−2.2
28	21.4 ft	21.3 ft	0
29	20.5 ft	25.1 ft	+4.6
30	30.9 ft	34.5 ft	+3.6
31	29.9 ft	30.0 ft	0
32	23.1 ft	24.3 ft	+1.2
33	11.0 ft	8.7 ft	−2.3
34	9.0 ft	8.2 ft	−0.7
35	23.9 ft	30.6 ft	+6.7
36	39.1 ft	50.8 ft	+11.7

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 10W

184 wells in township 26S range 10W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Associated Env, 19. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 72.0 ft deep.

Sunk for monitoring well/observation/piezometer (58), domestic, livestock (39), irrigation (35), domestic (25).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 10W, 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
Associated Env	19	2019–2021	34.7 ft	25.4 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	14	1976–2013	75.0 ft	14.5 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	13	2003–2019	65.0 ft	22.0 ft
Miller Drilling	13	1996–2025	59.0 ft	16.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	12	1977–2019	77.0 ft	23.6 ft
Dean L. Lyman, INC	10	1978–2009	64.0 ft	13.5 ft
Associated Environmental, INC	9	2019	35.0 ft	23.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	9	1975–2010	80.0 ft	18.0 ft
Clarke Well & Equip	7	2019	72.0 ft	14.6 ft
4 Brothers LLC	6	2022–2025	74.0 ft	14.0 ft
Clarke Well & Equipment, INC	5	2020–2021	41.2 ft	15.2 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	5	2020–2024	52.0 ft	18.0 ft
Kdhe	5	1985–1988	68.0 ft	24.1 ft
Michael Peterson Irrigation, INC	5	1991	48.0 ft	13.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	5	1990–1992	60.0 ft	14.0 ft
Pratt Well Service	4	2014	100.0 ft	30.0 ft
Premier Pump and Well Service, INC	4	2012–2014	135.0 ft	36.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	4	2022–2024	90.0 ft	20.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	3	1978–1986	68.0 ft	15.0 ft
Geotechnical Services, INC	3	1997	68.0 ft	25.8 ft
Kgs	3	1982	155.0 ft	22.9 ft
Leon Weber Well Service	3	1979–1986	60.0 ft	8.0 ft
Patrick M. Cobb	3	1982	58.0 ft	5.1 ft
Carl Vincent Service	2	1994–1996	105.0 ft	40.0 ft
Dal Wells Drilling CO	2	1985–1996	66.0 ft	24.0 ft
H2o Drilling	2	2022–2024	110.0 ft	30.0 ft
Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238	2	2024	78.0 ft	10.0 ft
Well Owner	2	2013	145.0 ft	33.0 ft
City of Turon	1	1997	36.7 ft	20.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well	1	2023	35.0 ft	10.0 ft
Ezra Miller Water Well Service	1	1982	67.0 ft	15.0 ft
H2o Drilling LLC	1	2017	85.0 ft	25.0 ft
Lyman's, INC	1	2014	75.0 ft	16.0 ft
Lyman's, Inc. #997	1	2024	73.0 ft	19.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	1	2012	140.0 ft	23.0 ft
Premier Pump & Well Service, Inc. #238	1	2021	107.0 ft	19.0 ft
Weber Well Service	1	1975	70.0 ft	20.0 ft
Weninger Drlg	1	2024	100.0 ft	34.0 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	11	78.0 ft	18.0 ft
1980s	26	68.0 ft	21.0 ft
1990s	23	60.0 ft	17.0 ft
2000s	22	65.0 ft	13.5 ft
2010s	58	66.0 ft	21.7 ft
2020s	44	59.0 ft	21.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	58	40.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	39	61.0 ft
Irrigation	35	80.0 ft
Domestic	25	65.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	12	76.0 ft
Public Water Supply	5	41.2 ft
Test hole/well	4	83.0 ft
Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation	3	65.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	2	62.0 ft
Feedlot	1	58.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 10W, 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
423586	1982	173.0 ft	24.5 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Kgs
55113	1985	160.0 ft	58.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
423588	1982	155.0 ft	22.9 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Kgs
1052905457	2022	146.5 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Ent
464407	2013	145.0 ft	33.0 ft	Irrigation	Well Owner
473073	2012	145.0 ft	36.0 ft	Irrigation	Premier Pump and Well Service, INC
461293	2012	140.0 ft	23.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Pratt Well Service, INC
464406	2013	135.0 ft	26.0 ft	Irrigation	Well Owner
473072	2012	135.0 ft	36.0 ft	Irrigation	Premier Pump and Well Service, INC
473478	2014	135.0 ft	20.0 ft	Irrigation	Premier Pump and Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 10W?

The median section here has moved -0.1 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.

This township sits in Central and western Kansas. Reno County, on 100 % of 184 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

25S29W 91.4 ft
25S31W 81.6 ft
25S32W 134.1 ft
25S33W 193.5 ft
25S34W 216.7 ft
25S35W 202.8 ft
25S36W 105.6 ft
26S11W 0.5 ft
26S12W 1.9 ft
26S13W 10.0 ft
26S14W 19.3 ft
26S15W 13.4 ft
26S17W 19.3 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.