Water wells in Cherokee County, Texas
1,685 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 280 ft and struck water at 100 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Cherokee County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Red Clay 287, Clay 209, Sand 201, Shale 88, Top Soil 58, Sandy Clay 46 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 81, Shale 82, Gray Shale 37, Grey Clay 32, Clay 27, White Sand 23 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 143, Shale 129, Clay 55, Rock 35, Gray Shale 26, Sandy Shale 25 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 224, Shale 210, Clay 70, Gray Shale 57, Sandy Shale 51, Rock 31 |
| 200–300 ft | Shale 177, Sand 155, Clay 56, Gray Shale 32, Sandy Shale 36, Coarse White Sand 21 |
| 300–500 ft | Shale 184, Sand 191, Sandy Shale 59, Clay 52, Rock 33, Gray Shale 29 |
| 500–1000 ft | Shale 116, Sand 92, Sandy Shale 29, Clay 28, Sand And Shale 11, Sand/Shale 12 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Shale 4, Sand W/ Shale Strks 50/50 2, Sand 2, Rock 2, Clay 1, Clay/Sand 1 |
The rock column here is what drillers wrote down, layer by layer, in their own words — 5,345,462 layers across 707,856 wells. It is not a geological survey: two drillers may call the same clay by two names, and this site does not correct them.
Who drills in Cherokee County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 759 | 45.0% | 370 |
| Monitor | 273 | 16.2% | 25 |
| Rig Supply | 262 | 15.5% | 305 |
| Irrigation | 129 | 7.7% | 250 |
| Stock | 85 | 5.0% | 400 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 80 | 4.7% | 15 |
| Industrial | 32 | 1.9% | 332 |
| Test Well | 18 | 1.1% | 536 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | — | 440 |
| 2000s | 551 | 260 | 80 |
| 2010s | 610 | 300 | 108 |
| 2020s | 523 | 280 | 140 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 615656 | 2022 | 1,510 | — | — | Test Well |
| 481119 | 2017 | 1,500 | 315 | 50 | Stock |
| 194353 | 2009 | 1,490 | 520 | 25 | Test Well |
| 536555 | 2020 | 1,210 | — | 200 | Public Supply |
| 514955 | 2019 | 1,115 | — | 30 | Stock |
| 406345 | 2015 | 1,082 | 497 | 45 | Domestic |
| 651626 | 2023 | 1,055 | 300 | 605 | Public Supply |
| 209551 | 2007 | 1,033 | 370 | 250 | Public Supply |
| 491767 | 2018 | 1,032 | — | — | Test Well |
| 590545 | 2021 | 1,031 | — | — | Domestic |
Every figure on this site is a median, never an average. On reported yield the average is twice the median, because a handful of entries are typing errors — the largest reads 2,200,100 gallons per minute against 30,078 for the next one. Yields above 3,000 gpm (136 wells, 0.045%) and depths beyond 5,000 ft (103 wells, 0.016%) are kept in the file, marked, and left out of the medians.
Drilling a well in Cherokee County?
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