The District monitors the static water level of numerous wells throughout Bell County quarterly in order to closely monitor the aquifer levels as part of our statutory responsibility.

A static water level (often simply called “the water level”) is the distance from ground level down to the water in your well. The meaning of “static” is the normal “resting” level of water — i.e. when you are not pumping and haven’t pumped recently. If you have pumped, then the water level, of course, is changing as the well fills back up to the static level —- not the time to measure depth. (The speed at which your well refills – e.g. three gallons per minute – is called your “Recovery Rate”.)

District staff performs the quarterly readings and then publishes them below once the data is compiled. These are not continual monitoring wells, but are updated quarterly.

• District Monitor Wells

The graphs below are hourly readings of selected District wells monitored by the Texas Water Development Board through electronic equipment. All water levels are provisional and subject to revision.

Monitor well #4057601 is located on Boys Ranch Road outside of Killeen, Texas. It is 469 feet deep with a land elevation of 1009 feet and monitors the middle (Hensell) formation of the Trinity aquifer in the western portion of Bell County. Click here for further information for monitor well #4057601

Monitor well #4057602 is located on Boys Ranch Road outside of Killeen, Texas. It is 629 feet deep with a land elevation of 1009 feet and monitors the lower (Hoston) formation of the Trinity aquifer in the western portion of Bell County. Click here for further information for monitor well #4057602

Monitor well #5804702 is located on FM 2843 west of Salado, Texas. It is 95 feet deep with a land elevation of 730 feet and monitors the Edwards BFZ aquifer in the southern portion of Bell County. Click here for further information for monitor well #5804702

Cooperator Real-Time Recorder Well Data

Monitor well #4058201 is located on the Central Texas College campus in Killeen, Texas. It is 435 feet deep with a land elevation of 922 feet and monitors the upper (Glen Rose) formation of the Trinity aquifer in the western portion of Bell County. Click here for further information for monitor well #4058201

Monitor well #5804628 is located adjacent to the Salado Cemetary in Salado, Texas. It is 129 feet deep with a land elevation of 662 feet and monitors the Edwards BFZ aquifer in the southern portion of Bell County. Click here for further information for monitor well #5804628

Monitor well #5804816 is located at the rest stop outside of Salado, Texas. It is 170 feet deep with a land elevation of 735 feet and monitors the Edwards BFZ aquifer in the southern portion of Bell County. Click here for further information for monitor well #5804816