Wells Legend

Registered Groundwater Wells Database
Legend and Notes:

This page provides the legend and notes for the registered groundwater wells database, including the registration number example, well location text, sub section examples, township section numbering, Map It order, and definitions shown on the page.

Registration Number (example G81537A)
  • Prefix of well registration number ('A' or 'G')
  • Well registration number (6 digits) (#81537 in above example)
  • This number is assigned by Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment.
  • Suffix of well registration number (A-Z, AA-ZZ) (A in above example)

Well Location refers to township (North), range (East or West), section and sub section

Sub Section Examples:
  • AA = NE 1/4 of NE 1/4
  • AB = NW 1/4 of NE 1/4
  • AC = SW 1/4 of NE 1/4
  • AD = SE 1/4 of NE 1/4
  • AO = Center of NE 1/4
  • BA = NE 1/4 of NW 1/4
  • BB = NW 1/4 of NW 1/4
  • BC = SW 1/4 of NW 1/4
  • BD = SE 1/4 of NW 1/4
  • BO = Center of NW 1/4
  • CA = NE 1/4 of SW 1/4
  • CB = NW 1/4 of SW 1/4
  • CC = SW 1/4 of SW 1/4
  • CD = SE 1/4 of SW 1/4
  • CO = Center of SW 1/4
  • DA = NE 1/4 of SE 1/4
  • DB = NW 1/4 of SE 1/4
  • DC = SW 1/4 of SE 1/4
  • DD = SE 1/4 of SE 1/4
  • DO = Center of SE 1/4
  • OO = Center of the Section
Township section numbering

6 Miles

 

Top row 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Second row 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Third row 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13. Fourth row 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. Fifth row 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25. Bottom row 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36.

6

5

4

3

2

1

7

8

9

10

11

12

18

17

16

15

14

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

30

29

28

27

26

25

31

32

33

34

35

36


6
Miles



Diagram showing sections, township, and ranges. The township image shows the relationship between sections, township, and ranges.

See “Map It” from well location. Wells are mapped in following order:
  1. GPS
  2. Footage
  3. Legal description location. If no GPS or footage is available, well will be mapped in center of legal description provided.
Definitions:
  • Filing Date (Registration Date) is the registration filing date
  • Completion Date is the date when the well completed construction
  • Decommissioned Date is the year and month when the well was decommissioned in format yy/mm
  • Gallons/Min is the pumping rate in gallons per minute
  • Well Depth is the total depth of the well in feet
  • Static Water Level and Pumping water level are in feet
  • Pump Col Diameter (Pump Column Diameter) is the column size in inches
  • Pump Depth is the depth to the pump in feet
  • Footage is the number of feet from section line to well location
  • Permit Number is the management area permit code. This number is assigned by the individual Natural Resources Districts.