# Township 27S33W, Haskell County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 27S range 33W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 210.1 ft.

## Township 27S Range 33W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 210.1 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 27S33W

Median depth went from **136.0 ft** before development to
**344.7 ft** — a change of **210.1 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 22 at
216.8 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 192.3 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

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

### Section by section

*Township 27S Range 33W — 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 | 114.3 ft | 321.3 ft | +207.0 |
| 02 | 114.1 ft | 324.3 ft | +210.1 |
| 03 | 114.1 ft | 324.2 ft | +210.1 |
| 04 | 115.0 ft | 323.7 ft | +208.7 |
| 05 | 109.7 ft | 315.1 ft | +205.4 |
| 06 | 115.5 ft | 315.7 ft | +200.2 |
| 07 | 133.7 ft | 330.1 ft | +196.4 |
| 08 | 126.9 ft | 330.7 ft | +203.8 |
| 09 | 121.5 ft | 331.2 ft | +209.7 |
| 10 | 117.8 ft | 329.6 ft | +211.8 |
| 11 | 112.0 ft | 324.2 ft | +212.2 |
| 12 | 110.7 ft | 322.4 ft | +211.7 |
| 13 | 108.5 ft | 323.9 ft | +215.3 |
| 14 | 114.2 ft | 329.7 ft | +215.6 |
| 15 | 129.5 ft | 344.7 ft | +215.2 |
| 16 | 137.6 ft | 350.6 ft | +212.9 |
| 17 | 131.2 ft | 334.8 ft | +203.6 |
| 18 | 140.6 ft | 333.9 ft | +193.3 |
| 19 | 168.1 ft | 361.0 ft | +192.9 |
| 20 | 156.3 ft | 360.9 ft | +204.6 |
| 21 | 157.1 ft | 372.1 ft | +215.0 |
| 22 | 136.0 ft | 352.8 ft | +216.8 |
| 23 | 122.4 ft | 339.1 ft | +216.7 |
| 24 | 116.5 ft | 333.1 ft | +216.5 |
| 25 | 147.5 ft | 363.6 ft | +216.1 |
| 26 | 152.9 ft | 368.6 ft | +215.7 |
| 27 | 160.5 ft | 374.9 ft | +214.4 |
| 28 | 177.3 ft | 387.1 ft | +209.8 |
| 29 | 180.3 ft | 381.8 ft | +201.4 |
| 30 | 192.4 ft | 385.7 ft | +193.3 |
| 31 | 210.9 ft | 403.2 ft | +192.3 |
| 32 | 195.3 ft | 394.8 ft | +199.5 |
| 33 | 185.1 ft | 391.9 ft | +206.9 |
| 34 | 170.5 ft | 382.6 ft | +212.1 |
| 35 | 163.4 ft | 377.8 ft | +214.4 |
| 36 | 161.0 ft | 376.8 ft | +215.9 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 27S range 33W

**146** wells in township 27S range 33W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC**, 47. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 440.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **irrigation** (88), **domestic** (31), **oil field water supply** (20), **domestic, livestock** (5).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 33W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 47 | 1975–2007 | 476.0 ft | 166.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 18 | 1975–2011 | 430.0 ft | 175.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, INC | 16 | 2015–2026 | 667.0 ft | 355.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 14 | 1990–2009 | 320.0 ft | 200.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 10 | 2010–2025 | 635.0 ft | 331.0 ft |
| Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 5 | 2000–2002 | 500.0 ft | 260.0 ft |
| T & W Water Well Serv., INC | 5 | 1978–1989 | 330.0 ft | 180.0 ft |
| Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC | 4 | 1984–1988 | 340.0 ft | 170.0 ft |
| Haskell County Farms | 3 | 1994 | 170.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| L & N Pump, INC | 3 | 2018–2019 | 365.0 ft | 336.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC | 3 | 2012–2016 | 445.0 ft | 350.0 ft |
| Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair | 2 | 1990 | 400.0 ft | 222.0 ft |
| Gspf Irrigation Service | 2 | 2015 | 546.0 ft | 360.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply | 2 | 1999 | 440.0 ft | 320.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 2 | 1994 | 130.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 1 | 1981 | 381.0 ft | 151.0 ft |
| Darcy Kells | 1 | 2001 | 695.0 ft | 368.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling | 1 | 1998 | 370.0 ft | 200.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145 | 1 | 2021 | 545.0 ft | 347.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well | 1 | 2013 | 540.0 ft | 301.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 1 | 1976 | 430.0 ft | 127.0 ft |
| Ray Cramer Drilling CO | 1 | 1997 | 560.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill | 1 | 2000 | 296.0 ft | 294.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 1 | 2011 | 670.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Walters Irrigation INC | 1 | 2013 | 460.0 ft | 330.0 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 | 23 | 435.0 ft | 175.0 ft |
| 1980s | 39 | 401.0 ft | 162.0 ft |
| 1990s | 30 | 320.0 ft | 200.0 ft |
| 2000s | 14 | 480.0 ft | 260.0 ft |
| 2010s | 29 | 558.0 ft | 336.0 ft |
| 2020s | 11 | 661.0 ft | 347.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Irrigation | 88 | 535.0 ft |
| Domestic | 31 | 400.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 20 | 325.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 5 | 130.0 ft |
| Feedlot | 2 | 660.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 33W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500316 | 2016 | 870.0 ft | 412.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drilling, INC |
| 526899 | 2019 | 824.0 ft | 394.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drilling, INC |
| 1057058468 | 2025 | 701.0 ft | 331.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 453936 | 2012 | 698.0 ft | 377.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 322256 | 2001 | 695.0 ft | 368.0 ft | Irrigation | Darcy Kells |
| 1057031200 | 2025 | 689.0 ft | 458.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drilling, INC |
| 492942 | 2015 | 680.0 ft | 296.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drilling, INC |
| 505544 | 2016 | 680.0 ft | 376.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drilling, INC |
| 445528 | 2011 | 670.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Irrigation | Tyler Water Well, INC |
| 544458 | 2021 | 670.0 ft | 362.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drilling, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 27S range 33W?

The median section here has moved 210.1 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 [Far western Kansas](/region/far-western-kansas.md). **Haskell County**, on 100 % of 146 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [27S25W](/township/27s25w.md) 39.7 ft
- [27S26W](/township/27s26w.md) 48.4 ft
- [27S28W](/township/27s28w.md) 93.8 ft
- [27S29W](/township/27s29w.md) 141.9 ft
- [27S30W](/township/27s30w.md) 172.7 ft
- [27S31W](/township/27s31w.md) 186.5 ft
- [27S32W](/township/27s32w.md) 211.3 ft
- [27S34W](/township/27s34w.md) 183.3 ft
- [27S35W](/township/27s35w.md) 192.2 ft
- [27S36W](/township/27s36w.md) 174.7 ft
- [27S37W](/township/27s37w.md) 186.3 ft
- [28S10W](/township/28s10w.md) -1.5 ft
- [28S11W](/township/28s11w.md) -2.0 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/27s33w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23