Please Note: A new column has been added to show the KDHE license number of the well driller (Oct. 2, 2019).
Notes:
Most wells have longitude and latitude calculated by the KGS from the legal descriptions.
The datum for the longitude and latitude is NAD 27.
Below is a description of the columns saved.
| WELL_ID | Unique ID assigned by the Survey for each record |
| COUNTY | Name of the county where well is located |
| TOWNSHIP | Public Land Survey System township number, 1-35 in Kansas |
| TWN_DIR | Township direction. S (south) or N (north), Always south in Kansas |
| RANGE | Public Land Survey System range number, 1-43 in west and 1-25 in east |
| RANGE_DIR | Range direction. E (east) or W (west) |
| SECTION | The PLSS section the site is located in: 1-36 |
| SPOT | The legal quarter description qualifiers list as NE, NW, SE, and SW, etc. Ordered from smallest to largest. |
| LONGITUDE | NAD 1927, generated from the legal location or entered by GPS |
| LATITUDE | NAD 1927, generated from the legal location or entered by GPS |
| LONG_LAT_TYPE | Either "GPS" or "From PLSS." If calculated from PLSS, then good to the maximum quarter calls supplied. |
| OWNER | Name of owner on WWC5 form |
| WELL_USE | Description of how the well is being used |
| COMPLE_DATE | Date the well was completed |
| STATUS | As of the completion date, Constructed, Reconstructed, or plugged |
| OTHER_ID | Useful ID from WWC5 such as monitoring well number or oil well name |
| DWR_NUMBER | Water right number if known |
| DIRECTIONS | Written instructions on how to find the well |
| WELL_DEPTH | Depth the well is completed, feet |
| ELEV | Land surface elevation, feet |
| STATIC_DEPTH | Depth to water at time of completion, feet |
| EST_YIELD | Yield of well at time of completion, gallons per minute |
| DRILLER | Name of driller |
| WELL_KID | Well ID from Master List of Water Wells |
| SCANNED | Y if the form has been scanned; N if it is not scanned yet |
| URL | Link to web page for this record |
| NAD83_LONGITUDE | NAD 1983, generated from the legal location or entered by GPS |
| NAD83_LATITUDE | NAD 1983, generated from the legal location or entered by GPS |
| CONTRACTORS_LICENSE_NUMBER | KDHE Licence Number of the well driller |
Kansas Geological Survey
Comments to webadmin@kgs.ku.edu
Updated Oct. 2, 2019
Data added continuously.
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