# Township 30S10W, Kingman County — how far the water table has risen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 30S range 10W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change -3.0 ft.

## Township 30S Range 10W

**33** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **risen 3.0 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 30S10W

Median depth went from **39.2 ft** before development to
**39.3 ft** — a change of **-3.0 ft**, over
33 of 36 sections. Deeper: 11. Shallower:
22. Sharpest fall, section 20 at
7.6 ft; largest rise, section 35 at 17.0 ft.

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

### Section by section

*Township 30S 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 | 21.5 ft | 5.3 ft | −16.2 |
| 02 | 21.2 ft | 6.5 ft | −14.7 |
| 03 | — | 0.0 ft | — |
| 04 | — | 14.1 ft | — |
| 05 | — | 42.4 ft | — |
| 06 | 52.0 ft | 49.8 ft | −2.2 |
| 07 | 54.9 ft | 56.5 ft | +1.6 |
| 08 | 44.4 ft | 45.7 ft | +1.3 |
| 09 | 45.7 ft | 44.6 ft | −1.1 |
| 10 | 39.2 ft | 34.1 ft | −5.1 |
| 11 | 50.5 ft | 43.3 ft | −7.2 |
| 12 | 48.1 ft | 40.5 ft | −7.6 |
| 13 | 64.2 ft | 62.4 ft | −1.8 |
| 14 | 54.8 ft | 51.3 ft | −3.5 |
| 15 | 55.8 ft | 54.7 ft | −1.0 |
| 16 | 35.3 ft | 39.3 ft | +4.0 |
| 17 | 49.7 ft | 54.9 ft | +5.2 |
| 18 | 52.0 ft | 55.5 ft | +3.5 |
| 19 | 47.7 ft | 51.7 ft | +3.9 |
| 20 | 42.6 ft | 50.2 ft | +7.6 |
| 21 | 45.7 ft | 51.3 ft | +5.6 |
| 22 | 38.9 ft | 37.7 ft | −1.2 |
| 23 | 45.1 ft | 40.9 ft | −4.2 |
| 24 | 43.3 ft | 40.3 ft | −3.0 |
| 25 | 18.5 ft | 9.1 ft | −9.4 |
| 26 | 24.2 ft | 14.7 ft | −9.5 |
| 27 | 23.9 ft | 17.3 ft | −6.5 |
| 28 | 30.6 ft | 31.3 ft | +0.7 |
| 29 | 31.5 ft | 35.5 ft | +4.0 |
| 30 | 31.4 ft | 35.4 ft | +4.1 |
| 31 | 23.1 ft | 15.0 ft | −8.2 |
| 32 | 22.3 ft | 12.4 ft | −9.9 |
| 33 | 19.5 ft | 7.1 ft | −12.4 |
| 34 | 15.7 ft | 0.0 ft | ≥ −15.7 |
| 35 | 17.0 ft | 0.0 ft | ≥ −17.0 |
| 36 | 10.4 ft | 0.0 ft | ≥ −10.4 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 30S range 10W

**137** wells in township 30S range 10W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Leon Weber Well Service**, 33. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 98.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **domestic** (71), **oil field water supply** (24), **irrigation** (22), **domestic, livestock** (12).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 30S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Weber Well Service | 33 | 1975–1997 | 60.0 ft | 30.0 ft |
| Dean L. Lyman, INC | 28 | 1977–2010 | 62.0 ft | 22.0 ft |
| Central Well & Pump, INC | 13 | 1976–1986 | 120.0 ft | 38.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 13 | 1978–1988 | 120.0 ft | 35.0 ft |
| Lyman's, INC | 10 | 1999–2019 | 92.0 ft | 42.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 7 | 1976–2012 | 105.0 ft | 45.0 ft |
| Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC | 5 | 2010–2018 | 93.0 ft | 27.0 ft |
| Peterson Irrigation, INC | 5 | 1986–1995 | 96.0 ft | 14.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | 3 | 2019–2024 | 135.0 ft | 45.0 ft |
| Wade Ewbank, INC | 3 | 1992 | 82.0 ft | 10.0 ft |
| 4 Brothers LLC | 2 | 2017–2023 | 100.0 ft | 26.0 ft |
| Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 2 | 1977–1978 | 105.0 ft | 80.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 2 | 1976 | 167.0 ft | 56.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 2 | 2012 | 154.0 ft | 50.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC | 2 | 2020 | 90.0 ft | 39.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 1 | 1985 | 124.0 ft | 23.0 ft |
| D.r. Lauck Oil Co., INC | 1 | 1984 | 100.0 ft | 35.0 ft |
| Dal Wells Drilling CO | 1 | 1976 | 84.0 ft | 56.0 ft |
| L & L Drilling | 1 | 1981 | 70.0 ft | 42.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service | 1 | 2013 | 64.0 ft | 41.0 ft |
| Steven P Hellman | 1 | 1993 | 98.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| Twyla Day | 1 | 1994 | 56.0 ft | 23.0 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 | 27 | 100.0 ft | 35.0 ft |
| 1980s | 32 | 94.0 ft | 30.0 ft |
| 1990s | 34 | 70.0 ft | 30.0 ft |
| 2000s | 15 | 62.0 ft | 19.0 ft |
| 2010s | 24 | 100.0 ft | 34.0 ft |
| 2020s | 5 | 92.0 ft | 39.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 71 | 62.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 24 | 113.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 22 | 120.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 12 | 80.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 3 | 82.0 ft |
| Other | 2 | 134.0 ft |
| Industrial | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Feedlot | 1 | 60.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 1 | 64.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 30S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33297 | 1978 | 180.0 ft | 53.0 ft | Irrigation | Central Well & Pump, INC |
| 452510 | 2011 | 174.0 ft | 65.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 33322 | 1976 | 167.0 ft | 56.0 ft | Irrigation | Layne-christensen CO |
| 1055125098 | 2024 | 166.0 ft | 53.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Ent |
| 33319 | 1978 | 165.0 ft | 48.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |
| 33277 | 1984 | 155.0 ft | 80.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |
| 468119 | 2013 | 155.0 ft | 42.0 ft | Domestic | Lyman's, INC |
| 462840 | 2012 | 154.0 ft | 50.0 ft | Domestic | Pratt Well Service, INC |
| 33286 | 1976 | 150.0 ft | 45.0 ft | Irrigation | Central Well & Pump, INC |
| 33271 | 1979 | 148.0 ft | 45.0 ft | Irrigation | Central Well & Pump, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 30S range 10W?

The median section here has moved -3.0 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). **Kingman County**, on 100 % of 137 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [18S28W](/township/18s28w.md) 17.5 ft
- [22S16W](/township/22s16w.md) 11.1 ft
- [26S24W](/township/26s24w.md) 34.3 ft
- [18S40W](/township/18s40w.md) 22.2 ft
- [24S19W](/township/24s19w.md) 3.9 ft
- [29S10W](/township/29s10w.md) 0.0 ft
- [24S18W](/township/24s18w.md) 14.5 ft
- [16S25W](/township/16s25w.md) 0.0 ft
- [29S42W](/township/29s42w.md) 114.7 ft
- [32S18W](/township/32s18w.md) -137.2 ft
- [29S13W](/township/29s13w.md) 2.9 ft
- [31S26W](/township/31s26w.md) 21.3 ft
- [10S26W](/township/10s26w.md) -15.2 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/30s10w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23