# Township 32S28W, Meade County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 32S range 28W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 25.8 ft.

## Township 32S Range 28W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 25.8 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 32S28W

Median depth went from **52.7 ft** before development to
**84.1 ft** — a change of **25.8 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 34. Shallower:
2. Sharpest fall, section 05 at
82.2 ft; largest rise, section 13 at 19.8 ft.

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

### Section by section

*Township 32S Range 28W — 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 | 49.8 ft | 68.7 ft | +18.9 |
| 02 | 13.8 ft | 65.9 ft | +52.1 |
| 03 | 35.0 ft | 94.2 ft | +59.2 |
| 04 | 71.2 ft | 131.0 ft | +59.8 |
| 05 | 89.3 ft | 171.6 ft | +82.2 |
| 06 | 114.4 ft | 195.8 ft | +81.4 |
| 07 | 81.4 ft | 145.3 ft | +63.9 |
| 08 | 85.1 ft | 141.1 ft | +56.0 |
| 09 | 55.3 ft | 95.3 ft | +40.0 |
| 10 | 38.5 ft | 82.8 ft | +44.3 |
| 11 | 19.8 ft | 54.3 ft | +34.4 |
| 12 | 60.4 ft | 59.0 ft | −1.4 |
| 13 | 118.1 ft | 98.3 ft | −19.8 |
| 14 | 17.6 ft | 27.0 ft | +9.4 |
| 15 | 24.8 ft | 50.6 ft | +25.8 |
| 16 | 47.1 ft | 76.2 ft | +29.0 |
| 17 | 36.7 ft | 71.5 ft | +34.8 |
| 18 | 52.7 ft | 100.0 ft | +47.3 |
| 19 | 67.7 ft | 104.4 ft | +36.7 |
| 20 | 48.7 ft | 70.1 ft | +21.4 |
| 21 | 22.8 ft | 35.6 ft | +12.8 |
| 22 | 24.7 ft | 33.0 ft | +8.3 |
| 23 | 35.4 ft | 42.2 ft | +6.8 |
| 24 | 134.6 ft | 141.9 ft | +7.3 |
| 25 | 128.7 ft | 147.1 ft | +18.4 |
| 26 | 85.3 ft | 92.0 ft | +6.7 |
| 27 | 0.8 ft | 3.0 ft | +2.2 |
| 28 | 23.9 ft | 29.7 ft | +5.8 |
| 29 | 66.0 ft | 84.1 ft | +18.1 |
| 30 | 97.8 ft | 132.6 ft | +34.8 |
| 31 | 54.0 ft | 96.2 ft | +42.2 |
| 32 | 43.8 ft | 63.5 ft | +19.6 |
| 33 | 5.6 ft | 8.2 ft | +2.6 |
| 34 | 49.7 ft | 50.7 ft | +1.0 |
| 35 | 132.9 ft | 140.1 ft | +7.2 |
| 36 | 118.1 ft | 144.0 ft | +25.9 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 32S range 28W

**435** wells in township 32S range 28W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Coranco Great Plains, INC**, 104. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 195.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **monitoring well/observation/piezometer** (158), **environmental remediation, soil vapor extraction** (129), **domestic** (51), **oil field water supply** (31).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 32S range 28W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coranco Great Plains, INC | 104 | 1996–2014 | 56.0 ft | 46.6 ft |
| Bluestem Environmental | 66 | 2014 | 19.8 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Jb Environmental Drilling | 61 | 1996 | 20.0 ft | 11.5 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 30 | 1976–1991 | 210.0 ft | 80.0 ft |
| Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 23 | 1978–2012 | 218.0 ft | 67.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 17 | 1994–1996 | 50.0 ft | 41.2 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 14 | 1992 | 20.5 ft | 13.8 ft |
| Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC | 13 | 1975–1981 | 200.0 ft | 60.0 ft |
| Gsi Engineering | 13 | 2022 | 56.5 ft | 47.8 ft |
| Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC | 11 | 1997–2018 | 254.0 ft | 79.0 ft |
| Psa Environmental Science and Claim Center, INC | 8 | 2015 | 35.0 ft | 18.8 ft |
| Razek Environmental, LLC | 8 | 2013 | 40.0 ft | 30.7 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 7 | 1979–1995 | 290.0 ft | 25.0 ft |
| Milco Env. Serv. #1005 | 7 | 2024 | 26.6 ft | 15.1 ft |
| Defenbaugh Industries, Inc. (t.e.s.t.) | 6 | 1993 | 58.5 ft | 42.1 ft |
| Env. Priority Srvc | 6 | 2022 | 27.8 ft | 17.3 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 5 | 1982–2017 | 392.0 ft | 71.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill | 5 | 1998 | 35.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc | 4 | 2022–2025 | 296.0 ft | 80.0 ft |
| Ace-hi International, INC | 3 | 1976–1977 | 327.0 ft | 8.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 3 | 1994 | 27.0 ft | 19.0 ft |
| Joe's Well Service, INC | 3 | 1981–1986 | 195.0 ft | 82.0 ft |
| Ray Cramer Drilling CO | 2 | 1998 | 280.0 ft | 165.0 ft |
| Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 2 | 2000–2001 | 246.0 ft | 49.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC | 2 | 2020–2021 | 240.0 ft | 75.0 ft |
| Central Well & Pump, INC | 1 | 1982 | 240.0 ft | 138.0 ft |
| Charles Brewer | 1 | 2022 | 53.4 ft | 50.8 ft |
| Deffenbaugh Field Services | 1 | 2006 | 60.0 ft | 43.3 ft |
| E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company | 1 | 1975 | 125.0 ft | 10.0 ft |
| Enviromental Priority Services | 1 | 2022 | 25.5 ft | 16.5 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 1 | 1985 | 240.0 ft | 80.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 1 | 1979 | 270.0 ft | 55.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 1 | 1981 | 232.0 ft | 6.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 1 | 1996 | 315.0 ft | 76.0 ft |
| Peterson Irrigation, INC | 1 | 2013 | 200.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 1 | 2000 | 324.0 ft | 59.0 ft |
| T & W Water Well Serv., INC | 1 | 1981 | 140.0 ft | 10.0 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 | 22 | 218.0 ft | 55.0 ft |
| 1980s | 41 | 232.0 ft | 75.0 ft |
| 1990s | 134 | 27.0 ft | 14.5 ft |
| 2000s | 58 | 57.5 ft | 42.0 ft |
| 2010s | 146 | 35.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| 2020s | 34 | 55.0 ft | 30.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 158 | 53.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction | 129 | 20.0 ft |
| Domestic | 51 | 220.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 31 | 200.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 25 | 27.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 16 | 327.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 15 | 205.0 ft |
| Public Water Supply | 3 | 392.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge | 3 | 60.0 ft |
| Feedlot | 2 | 180.0 ft |
| (unstated)/abandoned | 1 | 30.0 ft |
| Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 1 | 200.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 32S range 28W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99798 | 1995 | 525.0 ft | 170.0 ft | Irrigation | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC |
| 512096 | 2017 | 450.0 ft | 133.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 39740 | 1976 | 439.0 ft | 8.0 ft | Irrigation | Ace-hi International, INC |
| 39702 | 1982 | 415.0 ft | 51.0 ft | Public Water Supply | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 469111 | 2012 | 392.0 ft | 71.0 ft | Public Water Supply | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 441344 | 2010 | 387.0 ft | 19.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 425164 | 1982 | 375.0 ft | 48.0 ft | Public Water Supply | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC |
| 39727 | 1989 | 347.0 ft | 105.0 ft | Irrigation | Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO |
| 512094 | 2017 | 344.0 ft | 131.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 116628 | 1997 | 340.0 ft | 171.0 ft | Domestic | Bartel Well Drilling, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 32S range 28W?

The median section here has moved 25.8 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). **Meade County**, on 100 % of 435 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [31S31W](/township/31s31w.md) 130.3 ft
- [31S32W](/township/31s32w.md) 129.6 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
- [32S29W](/township/32s29w.md) 92.0 ft
- [32S30W](/township/32s30w.md) 115.3 ft
- [32S31W](/township/32s31w.md) 114.2 ft
- [32S32W](/township/32s32w.md) 99.5 ft
- [32S33W](/township/32s33w.md) 81.3 ft
- [32S34W](/township/32s34w.md) 96.5 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/32s28w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23