Water wells in the Gateway Groundwater Conservation District
Home water wells inside the Gateway Groundwater Conservation District (Motley, King, Cottle, Foard and 2 more counties, Texas) are typically 74 to 160 feet deep (median 120 ft, 103 wells drilled in the last 10 years). 2025 was the busiest year for new home wells here since 2002: 39 reported. Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $5,500 to $13,500.
Updated every day from Texas Water Development Board driller reports. Last update: November 11, 2026, using the state file of November 10, 2026.
Under the center of the Gateway GCD
District boundary from TWDB's file current as of November 2019. Later changes are not shown.
Digging in…
Home wells in and around the Gateway GCD
Each dot is a home well from a state driller report, colored by depth. Tap one for its details and official report. Tap an empty spot to see what is under that point.
Well depth (ft)
- <100
- 100
- 200
- 300
- 400
- 600
- 800+
Dark line: the district boundary (TWDB, 2019)
Green: aquifer mapped by the state
Key figures
- Typical depth (middle half)
- 74 to 160 feet
- Median depth
- 120 feet
- Deepest 10% are past
- 200 feet
- Water level (median)
- 35 feet
- 51 wells
- Yield (median)
- 10 gpm
- 53 wells, gallons per minute
- Wells used
- 103
- In the last 10 years
- Counties
- 6
- All years on file
- 358
- median 100 ft, since 2002
- Confidence
- Standard (30 or more wells)
When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 35 feet below the surface (51 wells), well above the bottom: the typical well holds about 85 feet of water.
New home wells per year
2025 was the busiest year for new home wells here since 2002: 39 reported.
Show the data table
| Year | Wells |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 32 |
| 2004 | 21 |
| 2005 | 28 |
| 2006 | 30 |
| 2007 | 31 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 18 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 23 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2013 | 21 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 39 |
| 2026 | 15 |
Places with the most wells in the district
| Place | Median depth (ft) | Middle half (ft) | Wells | Main layer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quanah | 100 | 96–100 | 55 | — |
| Childress | 130 | 96–160 | 32 | — |
| Crowell | 60 | 60–80 | 26 | — |
| Chillicothe | 60 | 54–60 | 13 | — |
Counties
Depth over time
New home wells in the district are deeper than 20 years ago: the median went from 90 feet (2003 to 2007) to 124 feet (2021 to 2025), 37% more. Deeper wells do not always mean the water dropped: a driller may be going for another layer, better water or more reserve.
| Period | Median depth (ft) | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–2005 | 92 | 83 |
| 2006–2010 | 96 | 98 |
| 2011–2015 | 100 | 69 |
| 2016–2020 | 60 | 26 |
| 2021–2025 | 124 | 67 |
| 2026 | 165 | 15 |
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Common questions
How deep are wells in the Gateway GCD?
Home water wells inside the Gateway Groundwater Conservation District (Motley, King, Cottle, Foard and 2 more counties, Texas) are typically 74 to 160 feet deep (median 120 ft, 103 wells drilled in the last 10 years).
What does a groundwater conservation district do?
In Texas, districts are the local authority over groundwater: they can require registration or permits for new wells, set spacing from other wells and property lines, and limit pumping. Each district writes its own rules, so ask the Gateway Groundwater Conservation District before drilling inside it.
What a well costs here
At the median depth for the district (120 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $5,500 to $13,500: $25 to $60 per foot for drilling, casing and seal, plus $2,500 to $6,500 for the pump, pressure tank, controls and hookup at the well. Across the whole middle half of depths (74 to 160 feet) the range runs from $4,500 to $16,000. This is TerraFunded's estimate from published Texas prices, not a quote, and it leaves out trenching and the line to the house. Get prices from at least two licensed drillers.
How these numbers are made
We count new and replacement domestic (home) wells whose coordinates fall inside the district boundary. We use the last 10 years when there are at least 30 wells; otherwise all since 2001. The median is the middle well and the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
These are depths of real wells drilled nearby, not a promise about any property. Groundwater can change over short distances and with drought. A licensed water well driller can tell you what to expect on a specific tract.
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How to cite
TerraFunded (2026). Texas Well Atlas: Underground. From Texas Water Development Board driller reports and groundwater availability models (data as of November 10, 2026). https://terrafunded.com/wells/districts/gateway-groundwater-conservation-district. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.
Sources
- Submitted Driller's Reports database, Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) (file of November 10, 2026)
- Groundwater conservation district boundaries, TWDB (current as of November 2019)
- Ground elevation: Terrain Tiles (Mapzen), Registry of Open Data on AWS
- TWDB well report viewer (each well's official report)