Water wells in the Rusk 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 Rusk County Groundwater Conservation District before drilling inside it.

Home water wells inside the Rusk County Groundwater Conservation District (Rusk County, Texas) are typically 310 to 480 feet deep (median 405 ft, 372 wells drilled in the last 10 years). Over the last three full years drillers reported about 44 new home wells a year; the peak was 60 in 2024. Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $12,500 to $31,000.

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

See the wells and layers at an exact point

Under the center of the Rusk County GCD

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

Home wells in and around the Rusk 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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Dark line: the district boundary (TWDB, 2019)

Key figures

Typical depth (middle half): 310 to 480 feet
Median depth: 405 feet
Deepest 10% are past: 555 feet
Water level (median): 150 feet; 260 wells
Yield (median): 15 gpm; 313 wells, gallons per minute
Wells used: 372; In the last 10 years
Counties: 1
All years on file: 911; median 390 ft, since 2001
Confidence: Standard (30 or more wells)

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 150 feet below the surface (260 wells), well above the bottom: the typical well holds about 255 feet of water.

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

New home wells per year

Over the last three full years drillers reported about 44 new home wells a year; the peak was 60 in 2024.

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

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Year	Wells
2002	7
2003	25
2004	30
2005	47
2006	48
2007	29
2008	47
2009	41
2010	43
2011	54
2012	46
2013	25
2014	33
2015	29
2016	32
2017	29
2018	25
2019	24
2020	40
2021	45
2022	31
2023	34
2024	60
2025	37
2026	45

Places with the most wells in the district

Place	Median depth (ft)	Middle half (ft)	Wells	Main layer
Henderson	410	305–502	72	—
Kilgore	380	360–440	50	—
Reklaw	317	165–480	45	—
New London	482	410–555	38	—
Overton	505	456–559	38	—
Lake Cherokee	340	271–445	31	—
Tatum	340	265–418	18	—
Mount Enterprise	372	163–455	14	—
Easton	305	266–340	11	—

Counties

Rusk County

Depth over time

New home wells in the district are deeper than 20 years ago: the median went from 360 feet (2003 to 2007) to 410 feet (2021 to 2025), 14% 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	345	114
2006–2010	360	208
2011–2015	410	187
2016–2020	390	150
2021–2025	410	207
2026	400	45

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Common questions

How deep are wells in the Rusk County GCD?

Home water wells inside the Rusk County Groundwater Conservation District (Rusk County, Texas) are typically 310 to 480 feet deep (median 405 ft, 372 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 Rusk County Groundwater Conservation District before drilling inside it.

What a well costs here

At the median depth for the district (405 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $12,500 to $31,000: $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 (310 to 480 feet) the range runs from $10,500 to $35,500. 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/rusk-county-groundwater-conservation-district. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.