# Township 31S32W, Seward County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 31S range 32W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 129.6 ft.

## Township 31S Range 32W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 129.6 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 31S32W

Median depth went from **171.1 ft** before development to
**302.2 ft** — a change of **129.6 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at
147.6 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 115.1 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

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

### Section by section

*Township 31S 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 | 159.0 ft | 301.9 ft | +142.9 |
| 02 | 159.9 ft | 304.6 ft | +144.6 |
| 03 | 157.7 ft | 302.2 ft | +144.5 |
| 04 | 164.3 ft | 309.8 ft | +145.5 |
| 05 | 173.2 ft | 320.7 ft | +147.5 |
| 06 | 177.4 ft | 325.0 ft | +147.6 |
| 07 | 171.3 ft | 313.5 ft | +142.2 |
| 08 | 170.4 ft | 314.2 ft | +143.8 |
| 09 | 169.0 ft | 311.3 ft | +142.3 |
| 10 | 165.8 ft | 302.2 ft | +136.4 |
| 11 | 166.3 ft | 299.3 ft | +133.0 |
| 12 | 164.2 ft | 299.2 ft | +134.9 |
| 13 | 169.7 ft | 299.7 ft | +129.9 |
| 14 | 181.1 ft | 305.6 ft | +124.4 |
| 15 | 178.0 ft | 307.7 ft | +129.6 |
| 16 | 170.9 ft | 309.2 ft | +138.3 |
| 17 | 171.0 ft | 308.9 ft | +137.9 |
| 18 | 166.7 ft | 300.3 ft | +133.6 |
| 19 | 169.8 ft | 296.0 ft | +126.2 |
| 20 | 171.8 ft | 301.1 ft | +129.3 |
| 21 | 173.4 ft | 303.1 ft | +129.6 |
| 22 | 181.7 ft | 307.5 ft | +125.8 |
| 23 | 180.2 ft | 303.4 ft | +123.2 |
| 24 | 179.0 ft | 304.4 ft | +125.3 |
| 25 | 186.0 ft | 306.6 ft | +120.6 |
| 26 | 178.4 ft | 299.7 ft | +121.3 |
| 27 | 175.9 ft | 298.6 ft | +122.7 |
| 28 | 169.4 ft | 291.6 ft | +122.2 |
| 29 | 172.9 ft | 294.0 ft | +121.2 |
| 30 | 172.1 ft | 290.5 ft | +118.4 |
| 31 | 169.2 ft | 284.3 ft | +115.1 |
| 32 | 169.4 ft | 287.8 ft | +118.4 |
| 33 | 171.1 ft | 292.5 ft | +121.3 |
| 34 | 169.2 ft | 291.2 ft | +122.0 |
| 35 | 176.3 ft | 296.0 ft | +119.6 |
| 36 | 188.4 ft | 306.3 ft | +117.9 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 31S range 32W

**80** wells in township 31S range 32W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC**, 17. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 420.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **irrigation** (39), **oil field water supply** (28), **domestic** (13).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 31S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 17 | 1990–2007 | 385.0 ft | 216.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 16 | 1975–2009 | 511.0 ft | 250.0 ft |
| T & W Water Well Serv., INC | 10 | 1987–1991 | 320.0 ft | 220.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 6 | 1975–1990 | 397.0 ft | 226.0 ft |
| Downey Drlg #748 | 4 | 2022–2024 | 595.0 ft | 320.0 ft |
| Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 | 3 | 2022–2025 | 596.0 ft | 324.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 3 | 2014–2017 | 575.0 ft | 289.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 3 | 1976–1980 | 408.0 ft | 196.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 3 | 1975–2001 | 395.0 ft | 245.0 ft |
| Dunham Drilling, INC | 2 | 2000–2010 | 480.0 ft | 282.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 2 | 1993 | 350.0 ft | 225.0 ft |
| L & N Pump | 2 | 2023–2025 | 581.0 ft | 335.0 ft |
| Layne-western | 2 | 1976 | 528.0 ft | 210.0 ft |
| C.o. Water Well Drlg | 1 | 1989 | 355.0 ft | 220.0 ft |
| Db&e Co, LLC | 1 | 2023 | 554.0 ft | 380.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling CO | 1 | 2023 | 420.0 ft | 335.0 ft |
| Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 1 | 2003 | 370.0 ft | 265.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill | 1 | 2001 | 340.0 ft | 275.0 ft |
| Thad Robert | 1 | 2000 | 303.0 ft | 263.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 1 | 2012 | 490.0 ft | 250.0 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 | 9 | 405.0 ft | 206.0 ft |
| 1980s | 13 | 340.0 ft | 220.0 ft |
| 1990s | 30 | 360.0 ft | 225.0 ft |
| 2000s | 12 | 480.0 ft | 263.0 ft |
| 2010s | 5 | 535.0 ft | 282.0 ft |
| 2020s | 11 | 563.0 ft | 324.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Irrigation | 39 | 518.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 28 | 350.0 ft |
| Domestic | 13 | 420.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 31S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1053323238 | 2022 | 607.0 ft | 340.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 |
| 401625 | 2007 | 600.0 ft | 268.0 ft | Domestic | Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC |
| 1052957235 | 2022 | 596.0 ft | 320.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drlg #748 |
| 1056893235 | 2025 | 596.0 ft | 324.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 |
| 1055865225 | 2024 | 595.0 ft | 324.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drlg #748 |
| 370808 | 2005 | 591.0 ft | 177.0 ft | Irrigation | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC |
| 1053385352 | 2023 | 581.0 ft | 320.0 ft | Irrigation | L & N Pump |
| 483752 | 2014 | 578.0 ft | 289.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 508973 | 2017 | 575.0 ft | 310.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 1053277964 | 2022 | 563.0 ft | 304.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drlg #748 |

### Buying or drilling in township 31S range 32W?

The median section here has moved 129.6 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). **Seward County**, on 100 % of 80 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [30S35W](/township/30s35w.md) 137.5 ft
- [30S36W](/township/30s36w.md) 143.6 ft
- [30S37W](/township/30s37w.md) 200.1 ft
- [31S27W](/township/31s27w.md) 63.4 ft
- [31S29W](/township/31s29w.md) 112.8 ft
- [31S30W](/township/31s30w.md) 134.6 ft
- [31S31W](/township/31s31w.md) 130.3 ft
- [31S33W](/township/31s33w.md) 120.3 ft
- [31S34W](/township/31s34w.md) 108.0 ft
- [31S35W](/township/31s35w.md) 102.1 ft
- [31S36W](/township/31s36w.md) 66.5 ft
- [31S37W](/township/31s37w.md) 150.2 ft
- [32S28W](/township/32s28w.md) 25.8 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/31s32w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23