Bellvue, Colorado Well Depth, Yield, and Cost Guide

How deep are wells around Bellvue?

How much water do wells make near Bellvue?

Bellvue well depths reflect fractured mountain rock

Bellvue wells are commonly drilled into fractured granite, gneiss, or other crystalline bedrock. The median recorded depth is 348 feet, while the middle half runs from 171 to 504 feet. That is a wide range for estimating a new well: a driller bidding only from the median may miss the conditions on your parcel.

The depth mix reinforces that variability. Thirty-nine percent of recorded wells are between 300 and 600 feet, 20% are 600 feet or deeper, and the deepest record reaches 2,340 feet. Sixteen percent are under 100 feet, while 25% fall between 100 and 300 feet. For a bid, ask how the driller handles additional footage, casing, grout, and an unsuccessful hole.

What Bellvue wells produce

Among wells with reported pump yields, the median is 7.0 gallons per minute. The middle half is 3.6 to 7.5 gallons per minute, and 68% report between 5 and 15 gallons per minute. That is generally a workable range for ordinary household use, but a yield test and storage plan still matter.

Low-producing wells are a real part of the local record: 11% report less than 1 gallon per minute and 16% report between 1 and 5 gallons per minute. A low-yield well may still serve a home if the pump, tank, and daily demand are designed around it. Confirm the permitted use; 95% of the records are domestic or household, with no irrigation wells shown in the use mix.

Bellvue water levels show no recorded decade shift

The median static water level is 100 feet below the surface, with the middle half from 54 to 200 feet. Static water level is measured when the well is not being pumped. It is not the same as the depth of the well, and it does not by itself tell you how much water the formation can deliver.

The available decade comparison shows a median of 100 feet below surface in the 2010s and 100 feet in the 2020s. That does not show a falling median water table in this dataset. The water-level sample is limited to 54 wells, so ask for the well-specific static level, pumping information, and any recent service records rather than relying only on the area median.

Bellvue permit history and the drillers in the record

Permit activity is spread across several decades. Records show 152 permits from the 1970s, 106 from the 1980s, 176 from the 1990s, 157 from the 2000s, 63 from the 2010s, and 49 from the 2020s. The newest permit year is 2025. Older permits can still be valuable, but confirm that the recorded well location and construction details match the property.

The most active drillers in these records are High Desert Irrigation Llc (Hersh, Larry), with 162 wells; Hersh & Son Well Drilling Inc. (Hersh, Harry), with 152; and Ingram Drilling Inc. (Ingram, Stephen E.), with 145. These records do not prove current availability or guarantee performance. A Colorado DWR permit and the final well construction report are the documents to compare.

Bellvue drilling cost starts with the rock

For fractured mountain bedrock around Bellvue, the planning rate is $65 to $100 per foot. At the recorded median depth of 348 feet, the drilled hole works out to about $22,600 to $34,800. That is the drilling portion, not the complete water system.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is estimated at about $28,600 to $46,800 at that same median depth. A 504-foot well, near the top of the middle-half range, can materially exceed a median-depth allowance. Get the bid in writing and ask what happens if the hole must go deeper, produces less than expected, needs extra casing or grout, or is abandoned as a dry hole.

Risks to check before buying near Bellvue

Low yield and dry holes are the main physical risks in fractured bedrock. A strong neighboring well does not guarantee the same result because water depends on intersecting productive fractures. Have the seller provide the permit, construction report, pump information, water-quality tests, and service history. If the well is weak, confirm that storage and pumping equipment can support the intended household.

Environmental review also matters. Within about 10 miles, the mapped records include 10 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 23 historic mine features, and 20 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. These locations do not automatically mean a property is contaminated. Test the actual well water and consider site-specific review. Septic setbacks, drainfield space, access for drilling equipment, and the home’s building location should be evaluated before closing.

A practical Bellvue plan for a lot or home

For an existing home, start with the well file and a current water test, then compare the reported yield with the home’s actual use. For vacant land, have a licensed driller review nearby permits before finalizing the homesite. Neighboring records around Bellvue, Laporte, Livermore, Drake, Glen Haven, Fort Collins, and Wellington can help show how conditions change across the broader area, but the closest comparable wells deserve the most weight.

Confirm the Colorado DWR permit and intended use before construction. Household-use wells have specific limits, including the general exempt-well pumping limit of 35 gallons per minute, and an augmentation plan may be required in an over-appropriated basin. Put drilling depth, testing, casing, grout, pump sizing, septic layout, and access in the project budget from the start.

Well permits by decade near Bellvue

What a new well costs in Bellvue, CO

How this is built: the median permitted depth here times the per-foot range for this ground, plus the normal system costs. A lot at the 75th-percentile depth (504 ft) would run roughly $38,760–$62,400. See the full Colorado well cost guide.

Environmental sites mapped within about 10 miles

Counts come from EPA, USGS and state datasets layered on the Colorado Well Finder map. A count is not a verdict on any one well; it tells you what to test for.

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