Beulah Valley, Colorado Well Depth, Yield, and Cost

How deep are wells around Beulah Valley?

How much water do wells make near Beulah Valley?

How deep are wells around Beulah Valley?

Recorded well depth has a wide spread in the Beulah Valley area. The median is 185 feet, while the middle half of reported wells runs from 40 to 380 feet. The 90th percentile is 576 feet, and the deepest well in the records reaches 1,200 feet.

Depth mix also shows why a single bid can be misleading: 35% of wells are under 100 feet, 29% are 100 to 300 feet, 27% are 300 to 600 feet, and 9% are 600 feet or deeper. For a drilling estimate, the 185-foot median is a reasonable planning reference, but a contractor should price the expected formation and access conditions on the specific parcel.

What kind of water yield should you expect?

Among the 141 wells reporting pump yield, the median is 9.0 gallons per minute. The middle half produces 6.5 to 12.0 gallons per minute, so a result near that range is common in the records. Most reported wells fall between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, representing 75% of the yield records.

Only 1% report under 1 gallon per minute, while 8% report 1 to 5 gallons per minute and 16% report more than 15 gallons per minute. That distribution is encouraging for ordinary household planning, but fractured-bedrock wells can change abruptly over short distances. Ask for the neighboring well yields and the pumping test, not just the advertised water source.

Water levels in Beulah Valley and what the records show

Only 36 wells report a static water level, so the water-level sample is much smaller than the depth sample. Within that group, the median depth to static water is 188 feet, and the middle half ranges from 40 to 250 feet.

The available facts do not provide water levels by decade, so they do not establish a rising or declining groundwater trend. Permit counts also should not be treated as a water-table trend. A static level is a snapshot taken under particular conditions, and the level can differ after pumping or during dry periods. Before buying, request the well construction report, static level, pumping information, and any recent water-quality results for nearby properties.

Who has drilled here, and how active is the permit history?

Beulah Valley has a long permit record, with permits issued from the 1950s through the 2020s and the newest permit year recorded as 2025. The largest permit decade in the supplied records was the 2000s, with 127 permits. The 1990s had 94, the 1970s had 58, the 2010s had 52, the 1980s had 35, the 2020s had 33, the 1960s had 20, and the 1950s had 7.

The most active named drillers are Arkansas Valley Drilling, associated with Moore, Todd A., with 70 records; Reeves Drilling Inc, associated with Reeves, Donald F., with 36; and Pearson Drilling & Pump Service, associated with Pearson, John P., with 28. These records show local history, not a guarantee of present availability or performance.

What does a new well cost near Beulah Valley?

For the local ground conditions described as alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, the drilling rate model is $35 to $55 per foot. At the 185-foot median depth, the drilled hole works out to about $6,500 to $10,200.

A finished system costs more than the hole. Including the pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical work, the modeled total is about $12,500 to $22,200 at that median depth. A shallow result may cost less, while a deeper hole, difficult access, casing or grout requirements, and changes to the pump system can raise the bid. Get the drilling portion and the completion items shown separately so competing estimates cover the same work.

Risks to check before building on a Beulah Valley lot

The biggest practical uncertainty is uneven production from the unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer. A well can be deeper or weaker than nearby records suggest, and a dry hole remains a site risk even where the area-wide median yield looks workable. Of the recorded wells, 1% report under 1 gallon per minute, so low-yield outcomes are uncommon in the reported sample but not impossible.

There are 27 historic mine features mapped within about 10 miles. No PFAS sampling or contamination sites and no EPA Superfund or cleanup sites are listed in the supplied area data, but that does not replace a private water test. Check bacteria, chemicals, and minerals appropriate to the property. Confirm septic setbacks, reserve areas, driveway access, electrical routing, and the building envelope before drilling.

A practical plan for buying or building near Beulah Valley

Start with the well permit and construction record for the property, then compare several nearby wells rather than relying on one unusually good result. The records show 86% domestic or household use, with stock use on 26% of permits, irrigation on 3%, and monitoring on 2%. Confirm that the existing permit and use match your intended home and livestock plans.

For vacant land, have a Colorado water-rights professional review the permit before closing and have a driller assess access, formation, casing, grout, and likely depth. Budget from the local completed-system range, not just the per-foot drilling rate. If the parcel is near Rye, Colorado City, Pueblo West, Gardner, Florence, or Rockvale, use those areas only as broad regional context; the closest neighboring wells remain the better comparison.

Well permits by decade near Beulah Valley

What a new well costs in Beulah Valley, 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 (380 ft) would run roughly $19,300–$32,900. 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.

Buying land near Beulah Valley? Know what it costs to build before you buy the dirt.

A listing photo can't tell you whether a lot is a dream or a money pit. Two parcels near Beulah Valley can carry the same asking price while one needs an $80,000 driveway and a $45,000 engineered septic the other doesn't. The well numbers on this page are the start of that answer. A Tri-Lakes Site Feasibility Report is the rest of it: a licensed general contractor, excavator and septic installer reads the parcel the way we would if we were about to build on it, and puts the real cost in writing before your money is committed.

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