Water wells in the Kimble County Groundwater Conservation District

Q: 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 Kimble County Groundwater Conservation District before drilling inside it.

Home water wells inside the Kimble County Groundwater Conservation District (Kimble County, Texas) are typically 160 to 340 feet deep (median 260 ft, 497 wells drilled in the last 10 years). Drillers reported 38 new home wells in 2025, less than half the peak of 97 in 2022. Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $9,000 to $22,000.

Updated every day from Texas Water Development Board driller reports. Last update: November 11, 2026, using the state file of November 10, 2026.

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Under the center of the Kimble County GCD

District boundary from TWDB's file current as of November 2019. Later changes are not shown.

Home wells in and around the Kimble County 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.

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Well depth (ft)

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Dark line: the district boundary (TWDB, 2019)

Key figures

Typical depth (middle half): 160 to 340 feet
Median depth: 260 feet
Deepest 10% are past: 420 feet
Water level (median): 174 feet; 440 wells
Yield (median): 7 gpm; 397 wells, gallons per minute
Wells used: 497; In the last 10 years
Counties: 1
All years on file: 1,111; median 240 ft, since 2000
Confidence: Standard (30 or more wells)

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 174 feet below the surface (440 wells).

District boundary from TWDB's file current as of November 2019. Later changes are not shown.

New home wells per year

Drillers reported 38 new home wells in 2025, less than half the peak of 97 in 2022.

Domestic wells with a depth, by the year they were finished. 2026 is still in progress.

Show the data table

Year	Wells
2002	59
2003	49
2004	60
2005	48
2006	34
2007	29
2008	39
2009	46
2010	24
2011	21
2012	33
2013	33
2014	61
2015	35
2016	18
2017	37
2018	39
2019	26
2020	55
2021	47
2022	97
2023	76
2024	55
2025	38
2026	26

Places with the most wells in the district

Place	Median depth (ft)	Middle half (ft)	Wells	Main layer
Junction	260	135–380	40	—

Counties

Kimble County

Depth over time

Home well depth in the district has not changed meaningfully in 20 years: the median was 215 feet in 2003 to 2007 and 245 feet in 2021 to 2025 (a difference under 10% or within the margin of error).

Period	Median depth (ft)	Wells
2001–2005	220	236
2006–2010	220	172
2011–2015	260	183
2016–2020	265	175
2021–2025	245	313
2026	295	26

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Common questions

How deep are wells in the Kimble County GCD?

Home water wells inside the Kimble County Groundwater Conservation District (Kimble County, Texas) are typically 160 to 340 feet deep (median 260 ft, 497 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 Kimble County Groundwater Conservation District before drilling inside it.

What a well costs here

At the median depth for the district (260 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $9,000 to $22,000: $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 (160 to 340 feet) the range runs from $6,500 to $27,000. 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/kimble-county-groundwater-conservation-district. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.