# Township 28S16W, Kiowa County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 28S range 16W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 9.3 ft.

## Township 28S Range 16W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 9.3 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 28S16W

Median depth went from **94.0 ft** before development to
**104.2 ft** — a change of **9.3 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 01 at
14.6 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 2.0 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

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

### Section by section

*Township 28S Range 16W — 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 | 84.4 ft | 99.0 ft | +14.6 |
| 02 | 80.6 ft | 92.1 ft | +11.5 |
| 03 | 80.2 ft | 91.5 ft | +11.3 |
| 04 | 81.4 ft | 92.7 ft | +11.4 |
| 05 | 85.6 ft | 95.8 ft | +10.2 |
| 06 | 77.4 ft | 86.7 ft | +9.3 |
| 07 | 94.2 ft | 102.7 ft | +8.6 |
| 08 | 95.2 ft | 104.9 ft | +9.7 |
| 09 | 93.7 ft | 104.2 ft | +10.6 |
| 10 | 98.1 ft | 109.3 ft | +11.2 |
| 11 | 94.0 ft | 106.3 ft | +12.3 |
| 12 | 99.1 ft | 113.0 ft | +13.8 |
| 13 | 103.0 ft | 116.4 ft | +13.3 |
| 14 | 105.8 ft | 118.4 ft | +12.6 |
| 15 | 115.7 ft | 126.0 ft | +10.3 |
| 16 | 113.1 ft | 122.5 ft | +9.4 |
| 17 | 114.9 ft | 123.0 ft | +8.1 |
| 18 | 107.8 ft | 116.0 ft | +8.2 |
| 19 | 122.1 ft | 129.0 ft | +6.9 |
| 20 | 127.2 ft | 134.8 ft | +7.6 |
| 21 | 101.6 ft | 109.2 ft | +7.6 |
| 22 | 96.5 ft | 104.4 ft | +7.9 |
| 23 | 88.5 ft | 98.9 ft | +10.5 |
| 24 | 94.7 ft | 106.9 ft | +12.2 |
| 25 | 87.0 ft | 97.0 ft | +10.0 |
| 26 | 68.4 ft | 76.3 ft | +7.9 |
| 27 | 80.6 ft | 86.2 ft | +5.6 |
| 28 | 81.4 ft | 87.0 ft | +5.6 |
| 29 | 108.6 ft | 113.3 ft | +4.7 |
| 30 | 117.1 ft | 121.8 ft | +4.7 |
| 31 | 88.7 ft | 90.7 ft | +2.0 |
| 32 | 81.6 ft | 83.8 ft | +2.2 |
| 33 | 64.3 ft | 67.3 ft | +2.9 |
| 34 | 63.7 ft | 67.6 ft | +3.9 |
| 35 | 62.3 ft | 68.6 ft | +6.3 |
| 36 | 76.2 ft | 84.1 ft | +8.0 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 28S range 16W

**159** wells in township 28S range 16W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Kelly's Water Well Service, INC**, 34. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 140.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **oil field water supply** (87), **domestic** (29), **monitoring well/observation/piezometer** (13), **irrigation** (11).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 16W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 34 | 1975–2006 | 170.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| Central Well & Pump, INC | 31 | 1976–1986 | 140.0 ft | 89.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 22 | 1975–2011 | 185.0 ft | 94.0 ft |
| Carl Hayse Water Well Service | 15 | 1977–2001 | 140.0 ft | 95.0 ft |
| Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC | 14 | 2002–2026 | 180.0 ft | 109.0 ft |
| Env. Works | 8 | 2022 | 70.0 ft | 63.0 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 7 | 1980–1984 | 130.0 ft | 80.0 ft |
| Whitetail Drilling, LLC | 6 | 2006–2009 | 70.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 3 | 1975–1979 | 150.0 ft | 100.0 ft |
| Lyman's, INC | 3 | 1982–1997 | 125.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| Peterson Irrigation, INC | 3 | 1987–2009 | 150.0 ft | 88.0 ft |
| Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 2 | 1979 | 150.0 ft | 100.0 ft |
| Crowdis Ww Srvc | 2 | 2022 | 165.0 ft | 97.0 ft |
| Dan Hayse Water Well Service | 2 | 2001 | 140.0 ft | 76.0 ft |
| 4 Brothers LLC | 1 | 2021 | 200.0 ft | 135.0 ft |
| Clt, INC | 1 | 2001 | 137.0 ft | 110.0 ft |
| Destal Tyler Water Well Service | 1 | 2009 | 158.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Hank Bruse Water Well Service | 1 | 1975 | 92.0 ft | 79.0 ft |
| Lehl's Water Well Service | 1 | 1999 | 110.0 ft | 75.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 1 | 2002 | 132.0 ft | 93.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 1 | 1992 | 180.0 ft | 115.0 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 | 150.0 ft | 95.0 ft |
| 1980s | 79 | 153.0 ft | 89.0 ft |
| 1990s | 12 | 155.0 ft | 95.0 ft |
| 2000s | 16 | 132.0 ft | 76.0 ft |
| 2010s | 12 | 180.0 ft | 110.0 ft |
| 2020s | 14 | 70.0 ft | 65.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Oil Field Water Supply | 87 | 153.0 ft |
| Domestic | 29 | 146.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 13 | 70.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 11 | 206.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 9 | 155.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 7 | 166.0 ft |
| Other | 2 | 135.0 ft |
| Public Water Supply | 1 | 201.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 16W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33999 | 1975 | 230.0 ft | 115.0 ft | Irrigation | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 33992 | 1980 | 225.0 ft | 105.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 33985 | 1975 | 220.0 ft | 100.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |
| 33986 | 1984 | 220.0 ft | 120.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 33998 | 1975 | 215.0 ft | 130.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 33994 | 1976 | 212.0 ft | 110.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 33997 | 1981 | 210.0 ft | 110.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 34007 | 1982 | 210.0 ft | 105.0 ft | Irrigation | Central Well & Pump, INC |
| 510545 | 2017 | 210.0 ft | 110.0 ft | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC |
| 510544 | 2017 | 208.0 ft | 108.0 ft | Domestic, Livestock | Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC |

### Buying or drilling in township 28S range 16W?

The median section here has moved 9.3 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 [Central and western Kansas](/region/central-and-western-kansas.md). **Kiowa County**, on 100 % of 159 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [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
- [28S12W](/township/28s12w.md) 1.8 ft
- [28S13W](/township/28s13w.md) 3.4 ft
- [28S14W](/township/28s14w.md) 3.3 ft
- [28S18W](/township/28s18w.md) 13.1 ft
- [28S19W](/township/28s19w.md) 6.5 ft
- [28S20W](/township/28s20w.md) 10.2 ft
- [28S21W](/township/28s21w.md) -1.6 ft
- [28S22W](/township/28s22w.md) 5.2 ft
- [28S23W](/township/28s23w.md) 27.0 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/28s16w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23