# Township 26S32W, Finney County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 26S range 32W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 191.8 ft.

## Township 26S Range 32W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 191.8 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 26S32W

Median depth went from **84.1 ft** before development to
**281.6 ft** — a change of **191.8 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 32 at
209.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 136.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

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

### Section by section

*Township 26S 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 | 64.0 ft | 200.2 ft | +136.2 |
| 02 | 58.2 ft | 206.1 ft | +147.9 |
| 03 | 51.8 ft | 214.6 ft | +162.8 |
| 04 | 48.9 ft | 225.6 ft | +176.7 |
| 05 | 54.7 ft | 239.2 ft | +184.5 |
| 06 | 61.9 ft | 251.9 ft | +190.1 |
| 07 | 65.4 ft | 264.5 ft | +199.1 |
| 08 | 56.9 ft | 250.3 ft | +193.3 |
| 09 | 56.0 ft | 241.3 ft | +185.3 |
| 10 | 62.9 ft | 237.3 ft | +174.4 |
| 11 | 70.3 ft | 233.6 ft | +163.3 |
| 12 | 73.7 ft | 230.5 ft | +156.7 |
| 13 | 100.8 ft | 268.5 ft | +167.7 |
| 14 | 108.5 ft | 283.1 ft | +174.6 |
| 15 | 107.0 ft | 291.5 ft | +184.5 |
| 16 | 94.5 ft | 286.3 ft | +191.8 |
| 17 | 86.3 ft | 285.5 ft | +199.3 |
| 18 | 76.1 ft | 282.3 ft | +206.2 |
| 19 | 101.3 ft | 308.4 ft | +207.1 |
| 20 | 97.7 ft | 301.8 ft | +204.1 |
| 21 | 94.6 ft | 294.0 ft | +199.4 |
| 22 | 96.2 ft | 289.5 ft | +193.3 |
| 23 | 97.4 ft | 281.6 ft | +184.2 |
| 24 | 89.8 ft | 264.5 ft | +174.7 |
| 25 | 79.9 ft | 260.8 ft | +180.9 |
| 26 | 84.1 ft | 275.4 ft | +191.3 |
| 27 | 85.4 ft | 286.3 ft | +200.9 |
| 28 | 79.3 ft | 285.8 ft | +206.5 |
| 29 | 91.5 ft | 300.6 ft | +209.1 |
| 30 | 100.5 ft | 307.0 ft | +206.5 |
| 31 | 96.6 ft | 303.9 ft | +207.3 |
| 32 | 85.2 ft | 294.7 ft | +209.4 |
| 33 | 81.7 ft | 289.7 ft | +207.9 |
| 34 | 81.4 ft | 285.3 ft | +203.9 |
| 35 | 84.1 ft | 281.2 ft | +197.0 |
| 36 | 83.0 ft | 271.2 ft | +188.1 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 26S range 32W

**153** wells in township 26S range 32W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC**, 52. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 400.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **irrigation** (102), **domestic** (31), **oil field water supply** (8), **domestic, livestock** (6).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 26S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 52 | 1975–2025 | 470.0 ft | 132.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 40 | 1976–2014 | 410.0 ft | 242.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 7 | 1992–2018 | 330.0 ft | 130.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, INC | 5 | 2016–2025 | 545.0 ft | 253.0 ft |
| Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 | 4 | 1984–1991 | 417.0 ft | 127.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump, INC | 4 | 1993–2018 | 400.0 ft | 174.0 ft |
| Destal Tyler Water Well Service | 3 | 2001–2004 | 325.0 ft | 180.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 3 | 1978–2005 | 350.0 ft | 150.0 ft |
| High Plains Drilling & Supply | 3 | 1975–1976 | 370.0 ft | 96.0 ft |
| Mw Drilling | 3 | 1979–1989 | 480.0 ft | 140.0 ft |
| Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC | 2 | 1983 | 300.0 ft | 143.0 ft |
| Gigot Irrigation | 2 | 1991 | 221.0 ft | 147.0 ft |
| Heiman Family Farms | 2 | 2016–2018 | 351.0 ft | 278.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling and Supply | 2 | 2003 | 385.0 ft | 225.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling CO | 2 | 1989–2013 | 450.0 ft | 266.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well | 2 | 1992–2021 | 520.0 ft | 114.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC | 2 | 2012–2026 | 520.0 ft | 251.0 ft |
| Western Sprinklers | 2 | 2025 | 320.0 ft | 270.0 ft |
| Coranco Great Plains | 1 | 1994 | 340.0 ft | 50.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 1 | 1976 | 257.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Gspf Irrigation Service | 1 | 2016 | 520.0 ft | 296.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 1 | 2004 | 341.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| L&n Pump INC | 1 | 2021 | 412.0 ft | 312.0 ft |
| Martin's Well Service | 1 | 2014 | 510.0 ft | 297.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump | 1 | 2019 | 510.0 ft | 310.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drilling Co.inc | 1 | 1999 | 495.0 ft | 152.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 1 | 1989 | 250.0 ft | 148.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC | 1 | 2021 | 414.0 ft | 220.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 1 | 2013 | 400.0 ft | 251.0 ft |
| Usgs | 1 | 2000 | 170.0 ft | 148.6 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 1 | 1994 | 340.0 ft | 157.0 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 | 26 | 460.0 ft | 103.0 ft |
| 1980s | 18 | 360.0 ft | 140.0 ft |
| 1990s | 25 | 380.0 ft | 123.0 ft |
| 2000s | 22 | 370.0 ft | 199.0 ft |
| 2010s | 52 | 480.0 ft | 261.0 ft |
| 2020s | 11 | 520.0 ft | 270.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Irrigation | 102 | 460.0 ft |
| Domestic | 31 | 350.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 8 | 300.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 6 | 477.0 ft |
| (unstated)/abandoned | 2 | 490.0 ft |
| Feedlot | 2 | 520.0 ft |
| Industrial | 2 | 510.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 1 | 170.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 1 | 520.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521411 | 2018 | 625.0 ft | 264.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 459782 | 2012 | 608.0 ft | 284.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 490773 | 2015 | 604.0 ft | 300.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 502769 | 2016 | 596.0 ft | 313.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 505855 | 2016 | 572.0 ft | 306.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 1056871984 | 2025 | 560.0 ft | 284.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 526121 | 2019 | 555.0 ft | 270.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drilling, INC |
| 1057030363 | 2025 | 550.0 ft | 253.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drilling, INC |
| 472385 | 2013 | 546.0 ft | 271.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 544465 | 2021 | 545.0 ft | 218.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drilling, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 26S range 32W?

The median section here has moved 191.8 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 155 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [26S25W](/township/26s25w.md) 36.2 ft
- [26S26W](/township/26s26w.md) 44.5 ft
- [26S27W](/township/26s27w.md) 69.6 ft
- [26S28W](/township/26s28w.md) 110.8 ft
- [26S29W](/township/26s29w.md) 118.9 ft
- [26S30W](/township/26s30w.md) 132.2 ft
- [26S31W](/township/26s31w.md) 153.9 ft
- [26S33W](/township/26s33w.md) 211.3 ft
- [26S35W](/township/26s35w.md) 183.6 ft
- [26S36W](/township/26s36w.md) 167.7 ft
- [26S37W](/township/26s37w.md) 135.1 ft
- [27S10W](/township/27s10w.md) 0.0 ft
- [27S11W](/township/27s11w.md) -4.5 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/26s32w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23