# Township 32S39W, Morton County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 32S range 39W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 110.8 ft.

## Township 32S Range 39W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 110.8 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 32S39W

Median depth went from **88.1 ft** before development to
**180.7 ft** — a change of **110.8 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 08 at
132.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 30 at 23.3 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

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

### Section by section

*Township 32S Range 39W — 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 | 34.5 ft | 159.0 ft | +124.6 |
| 02 | 80.1 ft | 202.2 ft | +122.1 |
| 03 | 97.1 ft | 215.0 ft | +118.0 |
| 04 | 105.0 ft | 224.3 ft | +119.3 |
| 05 | 118.7 ft | 243.7 ft | +124.9 |
| 06 | 120.9 ft | 239.1 ft | +118.2 |
| 07 | 130.1 ft | 239.1 ft | +109.0 |
| 08 | 106.9 ft | 238.9 ft | +132.0 |
| 09 | 89.0 ft | 220.9 ft | +131.9 |
| 10 | 87.7 ft | 210.4 ft | +122.7 |
| 11 | 62.8 ft | 189.5 ft | +126.7 |
| 12 | 3.3 ft | 133.6 ft | +130.3 |
| 13 | 1.4 ft | 130.4 ft | +129.0 |
| 14 | 35.5 ft | 155.8 ft | +120.3 |
| 15 | 88.2 ft | 204.2 ft | +116.0 |
| 16 | 99.1 ft | 217.0 ft | +117.9 |
| 17 | 117.0 ft | 227.8 ft | +110.8 |
| 18 | 133.6 ft | 231.8 ft | +98.2 |
| 19 | 103.6 ft | 171.5 ft | +67.9 |
| 20 | 88.4 ft | 163.5 ft | +75.1 |
| 21 | 95.6 ft | 180.7 ft | +85.1 |
| 22 | 73.7 ft | 171.4 ft | +97.7 |
| 23 | 13.0 ft | 121.6 ft | +108.6 |
| 24 | 49.9 ft | 169.1 ft | +119.1 |
| 25 | 82.8 ft | 194.8 ft | +112.0 |
| 26 | 46.2 ft | 146.7 ft | +100.5 |
| 27 | 33.2 ft | 116.6 ft | +83.5 |
| 28 | 61.6 ft | 118.4 ft | +56.8 |
| 29 | 62.5 ft | 108.6 ft | +46.1 |
| 30 | 74.0 ft | 97.3 ft | +23.3 |
| 31 | 106.3 ft | 133.6 ft | +27.3 |
| 32 | 119.0 ft | 159.0 ft | +40.0 |
| 33 | 110.8 ft | 165.9 ft | +55.1 |
| 34 | 88.1 ft | 169.7 ft | +81.6 |
| 35 | 84.7 ft | 182.3 ft | +97.6 |
| 36 | 84.8 ft | 191.1 ft | +106.3 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 32S range 39W

**77** wells in township 32S range 39W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC**, 22. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 365.2 ft deep.

Sunk for **oil field water supply** (29), **irrigation** (20), **domestic** (18), **domestic, livestock** (7).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 32S range 39W, 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 | 22 | 1991–2009 | 300.0 ft | 200.0 ft |
| Destal Tyler Water Well Service | 8 | 1994–2009 | 400.0 ft | 91.0 ft |
| Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | 6 | 1975–1982 | 365.2 ft | 100.0 ft |
| T & W Water Well Serv., INC | 6 | 1975–1991 | 250.0 ft | 115.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 5 | 2012–2015 | 400.0 ft | 260.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 4 | 1977–1997 | 534.0 ft | 208.0 ft |
| Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC | 3 | 1975–1980 | 200.0 ft | 35.0 ft |
| James Ray Smith Pump Service | 3 | 1979–1981 | 290.0 ft | 215.0 ft |
| Joe's Well Service, INC | 3 | 2002–2005 | 278.0 ft | 164.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 3 | 1976–1985 | 405.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 3 | 2010 | 155.0 ft | 60.0 ft |
| Ktm Drilling, INC | 2 | 1977 | 313.0 ft | 195.0 ft |
| Usgs | 2 | 2000 | 158.0 ft | 134.0 ft |
| Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | 1 | 1975 | 437.0 ft | 86.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply | 1 | 1999 | 485.0 ft | 219.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 1 | 2013 | 545.0 ft | 260.0 ft |
| K.i. Drilling CO | 1 | 1975 | 577.0 ft | 225.0 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 1 | 2017 | 410.0 ft | 171.0 ft |
| Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling | 1 | 1980 | 280.0 ft | 150.0 ft |
| Stout's Water Well Service, INC | 1 | 1996 | 3.0 ft | 0.0 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 | 14 | 313.0 ft | 186.0 ft |
| 1980s | 12 | 302.0 ft | 100.0 ft |
| 1990s | 23 | 305.0 ft | 200.0 ft |
| 2000s | 18 | 300.0 ft | 134.0 ft |
| 2010s | 10 | 400.0 ft | 250.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Oil Field Water Supply | 29 | 300.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 20 | 483.0 ft |
| Domestic | 18 | 303.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 7 | 155.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 2 | 158.0 ft |
| (unstated)/abandoned | 1 | 400.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 32S range 39W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41399 | 1975 | 577.0 ft | 225.0 ft | Irrigation | K.i. Drilling CO |
| 86154 | 1978 | 568.0 ft | 188.0 ft | Irrigation | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC |
| 467203 | 2013 | 545.0 ft | 260.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 117653 | 1997 | 534.0 ft | 208.0 ft | Irrigation | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC |
| 313529 | 2000 | 518.0 ft | 232.0 ft | Irrigation | Destal Tyler Water Well Service |
| 425505 | 2009 | 505.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Irrigation | Destal Tyler Water Well Service |
| 86155 | 1976 | 498.0 ft | 166.0 ft | Irrigation | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC |
| 86161 | 1981 | 489.9 ft | 100.0 ft | Irrigation | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO |
| 307128 | 1999 | 485.0 ft | 219.0 ft | Irrigation | Henkle Drilling & Supply |
| 86153 | 1977 | 483.0 ft | 186.0 ft | Irrigation | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 32S range 39W?

The median section here has moved 110.8 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). **Morton County**, on 52 % of 77 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [32S32W](/township/32s32w.md) 99.5 ft
- [32S33W](/township/32s33w.md) 81.3 ft
- [32S34W](/township/32s34w.md) 96.5 ft
- [32S35W](/township/32s35w.md) 111.1 ft
- [32S36W](/township/32s36w.md) 166.2 ft
- [32S37W](/township/32s37w.md) 98.9 ft
- [32S38W](/township/32s38w.md) 125.0 ft
- [33S29W](/township/33s29w.md) 82.8 ft
- [33S30W](/township/33s30w.md) 85.4 ft
- [33S31W](/township/33s31w.md) 56.6 ft
- [33S32W](/township/33s32w.md) 46.5 ft
- [33S33W](/township/33s33w.md) 59.8 ft
- [33S34W](/township/33s34w.md) 131.1 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/32s39w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23