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Foard County Is Served by the Gateway Groundwater Conservation District

Foard County Home & Property

Gateway Groundwater Conservation District covers Foard County, along with Hardeman, Childress, Cottle, King, and Motley counties. Its job is to manage, protect, and conserve groundwater in the district.

Foard County is also in Groundwater Management Area 6. That planning area includes the Ogallala and Seymour as major aquifers. It also includes the Blaine, Cross Timbers, and Dockum as minor aquifers.

If a well is part of the plan, start with Gateway before the rig shows up. Then use TWDB's Groundwater Data Viewer to look for nearby well depths and records.

Content last revised 2026-07-11

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