Table 8. Characteristics of Irrigation Wells Used on Farms: 2013 (continued) 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Geographic area 
Average depth to bowls 
Number of wells with an average depth to bowls of - 
For all 
pumped 
wells 
(feet) 
For farms 
with 
one well 
(feet) 
For farms 
with 
two wells 
(feet) 
For farms 
with 
three wells 
(feet) 
Under 50 
feet 
50 to 99 
feet 
100 to 199 
feet 
200 to 299 
feet 
300 to 499 
feet 
500 feet 
or more 
United States 
145 
136 
134 
134 
66,518 
147,505 
153,024 
56,317 
39,500 
9,321 
Alabama 
105 
99 
140 
89 
131 
464 
455 
44 
38 
(D) 
Alaska 
49 
51 
44 
(D) 
93 
29 
18 
- 
- 
Arizona 
237 
164 
243 
252 
361 
1,365 
661 
732 
1,135 
512 
Arkansas 
83 
96 
80 
81 
3,724 
33,957 
9,784 
188 
268 
70 
California 
197 
174 
154 
152 
4,847 
10,874 
22,858 
10,918 
6,506 
3,441 
Colorado 
130 
81 
111 
152 
1,889 
2,836 
2,953 
1,643 
472 
33 
Connecticut 
125 
149 
108 
73 
83 
147 
208 
44 
20 
7 
Delaware 
62 
80 
63 
49 
492 
922 
143 
(D) 
- 
- 
Florida 
140 
103 
114 
127 
5,552 
5,000 
6,153 
870 
1,603 
1,081 
Georgia 
199 
211 
232 
209 
210 
1,590 
4,543 
2,356 
1,812 
141 
Flawaii 
253 
244 
175 
407 
3 
17 
37 
43 
60 
_ 
Idaho 
201 
169 
180 
232 
357 
1,902 
3,413 
1,458 
1,621 
390 
Illinois 
69 
106 
76 
75 
1,782 
2,765 
537 
133 
21 
6 
Indiana 
58 
76 
64 
60 
2,010 
1,800 
286 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
Iowa 
61 
91 
74 
52 
911 
710 
175 
62 
9 
(D) 
Kansas 
164 
96 
105 
153 
3,651 
5,292 
6,470 
4,365 
3,012 
324 
Kentucky 
76 
87 
77 
(D) 
138 
157 
124 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Louisiana 
84 
90 
90 
106 
1,447 
4,717 
2,249 
126 
- 
- 
Maine 
120 
126 
84 
189 
104 
212 
198 
60 
50 
- 
Maryland 
83 
121 
73 
92 
609 
451 
351 
77 
25 
- 
Massachusetts 
90 
102 
129 
54 
482 
168 
242 
44 
17 
30 
Michigan 
67 
79 
79 
74 
3,403 
2,434 
1,478 
115 
81 
- 
Minnesota 
82 
95 
79 
71 
1,743 
2,045 
1,326 
155 
60 
- 
Mississippi 
76 
122 
90 
83 
772 
1 1 ,675 
2,117 
17 
73 
6 
Missouri 
65 
151 
127 
70 
4,843 
7,669 
629 
260 
177 
31 
Montana 
88 
122 
52 
34 
848 
161 
413 
102 
105 
_ 
Nebraska 
121 
96 
100 
124 
8,770 
22,861 
35,218 
9,887 
224 
140 
Nevada 
193 
139 
142 
171 
173 
289 
840 
957 
274 
- 
New Hampshire 
158 
155 
163 
- 
81 
110 
146 
(D) 
7 
28 
New Jersey 
85 
95 
75 
82 
672 
731 
384 
97 
64 
6 
New Mexico 
165 
117 
115 
192 
1,210 
1,904 
3,082 
984 
1,382 
128 
New York 
87 
79 
89 
116 
613 
398 
393 
60 
33 
6 
North Carolina 
122 
138 
98 
168 
317 
704 
999 
199 
64 
13 
North Dakota 
56 
83 
84 
54 
795 
516 
155 
13 
- 
- 
Ohio 
70 
74 
67 
94 
393 
445 
190 
23 
(D) 
- 
Oklahoma 
160 
149 
145 
136 
1,081 
1,285 
869 
705 
930 
39 
Oregon 
119 
109 
169 
96 
3,534 
1,303 
2,018 
887 
723 
136 
Pennsylvania 
147 
145 
145 
173 
296 
656 
1,215 
403 
195 
21 
Rhode Island 
64 
46 
62 
119 
119 
46 
81 
(D) 
- 
- 
South Carolina 
162 
112 
114 
311 
151 
476 
669 
295 
212 
6 
South Dakota 
69 
72 
75 
70 
750 
925 
425 
22 
11 
_ 
Tennessee 
107 
117 
148 
108 
143 
605 
587 
68 
43 
- 
Texas 
213 
212 
229 
149 
2,879 
10,306 
33,217 
15,796 
17,096 
1,971 
Utah 
156 
172 
137 
145 
330 
714 
835 
668 
149 
51 
Vermont 
138 
130 
192 
114 
39 
47 
131 
43 
8 
- 
Virginia 
171 
182 
132 
157 
166 
186 
367 
176 
145 
32 
Washington 
175 
124 
170 
160 
1,741 
1,567 
1,626 
568 
638 
631 
West Virginia 
141 
134 
88 
235 
31 
23 
62 
28 
6 
- 
Wisconsin 
89 
98 
101 
98 
1,638 
1,808 
1,381 
241 
47 
27 
Wyoming 
167 
196 
203 
222 
111 
241 
313 
330 
72 
- 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
112 
123 
118 
94 
893 
691 
947 
189 
100 
65 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
109 
133 
110 
120 
2,478 
3,155 
2,650 
771 
426 
65 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
156 
130 
137 
162 
6,411 
8,401 
12,981 
3,772 
3,742 
1,242 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
72 
83 
83 
72 
4,444 
3,627 
2,197 
274 
83 
12 
Region 05 Ohio 
67 
79 
82 
78 
1,969 
1,767 
524 
92 
38 
- 
Region 06 Tennessee 
133 
134 
168 
(D) 
76 
201 
279 
82 
40 
6 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
78 
100 
82 
76 
5,427 
6,517 
3,020 
519 
148 
33 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
79 
88 
86 
87 
9,330 
50,294 
13,701 
312 
327 
70 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
58 
85 
83 
55 
759 
539 
154 
7 
- 
- 
Region 10 Missouri 
120 
99 
102 
115 
14,320 
27,351 
41,307 
13,074 
822 
155 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
205 
149 
127 
177 
4,493 
13,674 
7,400 
9,661 
1 1 ,346 
1,810 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
187 
221 
250 
114 
2,222 
9,803 
32,629 
10,481 
9,834 
611 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
140 
117 
117 
164 
1,766 
3,063 
2,780 
799 
1,216 
91 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
159 
169 
126 
273 
311 
124 
256 
106 
241 
- 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
233 
172 
217 
252 
247 
1,788 
669 
742 
1,198 
563 
Region 16 Great Basin 
171 
129 
146 
157 
412 
773 
1,623 
1,475 
331 
_ 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
163 
126 
166 
152 
5,995 
4,769 
6,863 
2,868 
3,027 
1,157 
Region 18 California 
197 
174 
154 
152 
4,869 
10,922 
22,989 
1 1 ,050 
6,521 
3,441 
Region 19 Alaska 
49 
51 
44 
(D) 
93 
29 
18 
- 
- 
- 
Region 20 Hawaii 
253 
244 
175 
407 
3 
17 
37 
43 
60 
- 
' Increases and decreases in depth are reported over a five year period. 
^ Data do not include flowing or artesian wells. 
® Depth at the start of the irrigation season. 
Depth to bowls or impellers. 
26 2013 FRIS - Entire Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
