# Township 35S38W, Stevens County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 20 sections of township 35S range 38W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 145.4 ft.

## Township 35S Range 38W

**18** of the 20 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 145.4 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 35S38W

Median depth went from **153.0 ft** before development to
**297.1 ft** — a change of **145.4 ft**, over
18 of 20 sections. Deeper: 18. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 13 at
156.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 06 at 113.3 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

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

### Section by section

*Township 35S Range 38W — 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 | 134.6 ft | 283.0 ft | +148.4 |
| 02 | 138.1 ft | 283.5 ft | +145.4 |
| 03 | 139.8 ft | 286.1 ft | +146.3 |
| 04 | 151.8 ft | 292.8 ft | +141.0 |
| 05 | 174.7 ft | 301.4 ft | +126.8 |
| 06 | 184.2 ft | 297.5 ft | +113.3 |
| 07 | 183.1 ft | 310.3 ft | +127.2 |
| 08 | 176.8 ft | 312.1 ft | +135.3 |
| 09 | 153.0 ft | 297.1 ft | +144.0 |
| 10 | 145.5 ft | 293.3 ft | +147.8 |
| 11 | 134.7 ft | 283.1 ft | +148.3 |
| 12 | 127.3 ft | 279.2 ft | +152.0 |
| 13 | 126.8 ft | 282.8 ft | +156.0 |
| 14 | 138.8 ft | 290.7 ft | +151.9 |
| 15 | 158.6 ft | 307.3 ft | +148.7 |
| 16 | 167.4 ft | 312.8 ft | +145.4 |
| 17 | 189.5 ft | 328.5 ft | +139.1 |
| 18 | 191.5 ft | 327.5 ft | +136.0 |
| 19 | — | — | — |
| 20 | — | — | — |

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

### Who has drilled in township 35S range 38W

**50** wells in township 35S range 38W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO**, 10. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 513.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **irrigation** (22), **oil field water supply** (9), **monitoring well/observation/piezometer** (8), **domestic** (5).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 35S range 38W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | 10 | 1996–1999 | 560.0 ft | 179.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 9 | 1994–2005 | 400.0 ft | 238.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 6 | 1997–2010 | 632.0 ft | 196.0 ft |
| T & W Water Well Serv., INC | 3 | 1978–1990 | 320.0 ft | 180.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 2 | 2012–2019 | 653.0 ft | 292.0 ft |
| Ktm Drilling, INC | 2 | 1996–1997 | 531.0 ft | 252.0 ft |
| Layne-western | 2 | 1975 | 390.0 ft | 167.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 2 | 1981–1985 | 540.0 ft | 180.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 2 | 2012–2016 | 400.0 ft | 260.0 ft |
| Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 1 | 2008 | 355.0 ft | 226.0 ft |
| Db&e Co, LLC | 1 | 2024 | 513.0 ft | 313.0 ft |
| Destal Tyler Water Well Service | 1 | 2005 | 490.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply | 1 | 1999 | 587.0 ft | 227.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling CO | 1 | 2013 | 580.0 ft | 200.0 ft |
| Jonagan Drilling CO | 1 | 1986 | 280.0 ft | 168.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 1 | 1978 | 440.0 ft | 158.0 ft |
| Les Taylor Drilling CO | 1 | 1998 | 676.0 ft | 170.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump | 1 | 2022 | 704.0 ft | 280.0 ft |
| Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling | 1 | 1980 | 400.0 ft | 220.0 ft |
| Stout's Water Well Service, INC | 1 | 1996 | 155.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc | 1 | 2023 | 600.0 ft | 291.0 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 | 4 | 390.0 ft | 158.0 ft |
| 1980s | 5 | 400.0 ft | 180.0 ft |
| 1990s | 24 | 546.0 ft | 190.0 ft |
| 2000s | 8 | 490.0 ft | 238.0 ft |
| 2010s | 6 | 580.0 ft | 251.0 ft |
| 2020s | 3 | 600.0 ft | 291.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Irrigation | 22 | 546.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 9 | 325.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 8 | 560.0 ft |
| Domestic | 5 | 400.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 5 | 400.0 ft |
| Feedlot | 1 | 631.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 35S range 38W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556736 | 2022 | 704.0 ft | 280.0 ft | Irrigation | Midwest Well & Pump |
| 384818 | 1998 | 676.0 ft | 170.0 ft | Irrigation | Les Taylor Drilling CO |
| 113992 | 1997 | 668.0 ft | 186.0 ft | Irrigation | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC |
| 336195 | 2003 | 660.0 ft | 196.0 ft | Irrigation | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC |
| 460742 | 2012 | 653.0 ft | 251.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 424938 | 2009 | 632.0 ft | 250.0 ft | Irrigation | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC |
| 115520 | 1997 | 631.0 ft | 182.0 ft | Feedlot | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC |
| 523075 | 2019 | 620.0 ft | 292.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 1053402253 | 2023 | 600.0 ft | 291.0 ft | Domestic, Livestock | Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc |
| 384819 | 1998 | 595.0 ft | 226.0 ft | Irrigation | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO |

### Buying or drilling in township 35S range 38W?

The median section here has moved 145.4 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). **Stevens County**, on 100 % of 50 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [34S43W](/township/34s43w.md) 31.0 ft
- [32S41W](/township/32s41w.md) 38.6 ft
- [29S12W](/township/29s12w.md) 2.2 ft
- [25S21W](/township/25s21w.md) 7.9 ft
- [29S11W](/township/29s11w.md) 1.1 ft
- [35S42W](/township/35s42w.md) 54.0 ft
- [19S12W](/township/19s12w.md) 4.7 ft
- [30S25W](/township/30s25w.md) 29.9 ft
- [25S23W](/township/25s23w.md) -20.8 ft
- [35S33W](/township/35s33w.md) 57.2 ft
- [35S36W](/township/35s36w.md) 92.6 ft
- [29S17W](/township/29s17w.md) 4.9 ft
- [30S19W](/township/30s19w.md) 1.2 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/35s38w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23