Briggsdale, Colorado Well Depth, Yield, and Cost

How deep are wells around Briggsdale?

How much water do wells make near Briggsdale?

Briggsdale well depth: plan for a 300-foot hole

The median reported well depth around Briggsdale is 300 feet. The middle half runs from 220 to 380 feet, while the 90th percentile is 420 feet. The deepest well in the records reaches 597 feet. That range is important when a driller prepares a bid: a price based only on a shallow target may not reflect what the surrounding wells require.

Depth records show 15% of wells under 100 feet, 25% between 100 and 300 feet, and 59% between 300 and 600 feet. No recorded wells are in the 600-plus-foot category. Permits name an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer on 191 wells, with additional records identifying the Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer.

Water yield near Briggsdale is usually workable

Among the 93 wells reporting a pump yield, the median is 10.0 gallons per minute. The middle half runs from 10.0 to 14.6 gallons per minute. That is a practical production range for many household uses, but the pump test and the permit’s authorized use still matter more than a regional median.

The yield distribution is reassuring for buyers concerned about a very low-producing well: 0% report under 1 gallon per minute, and 1% fall between 1 and 5 gallons per minute. Another 74% are in the 5-to-15-gallon-per-minute range, while 25% report more than 15 gallons per minute. An exempt household-use well still has the Colorado pumping limit of 35 gallons per minute.

Briggsdale water levels need a closer look

The reported median static water level is 150 feet below the ground surface. The middle half spans 82 to 187 feet. For construction planning, that affects the likely pump setting, trench work, and electrical requirements. It also gives you a useful comparison point when reviewing a neighboring well’s well-construction report.

The decade series does show a deeper reported water level in newer measurements: the median was 95 feet below surface in the 2010s and 150 feet in the 2020s. That difference suggests a possible change worth investigating, but it does not by itself prove a regional water-table decline. Measurement conditions, well locations, and aquifers can differ. Ask for the date, location, and construction details behind any comparison.

Permit history shows active recent drilling

Briggsdale’s permit record is not limited to older agricultural wells. Permits run from the 1950s through 2025, with 59 issued in the 2020s and 44 in the 2010s. Earlier decades show 27 permits in the 2000s, 19 in the 1990s, 14 in the 1980s, 14 in the 1970s, 4 in the 1960s, and 1 in the 1950s.

The most active drillers in these records are Crandall Drilling & Pump Service, listed with 51 wells, Lesh Drilling Inc. with 18, and Stewart Drilling Co. with 13. Those names help identify local permit history, but confirm current licensing, availability, scope, and references before hiring anyone.

What a Briggsdale well may cost to drill

For Briggsdale’s alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, the drilling model uses a typical rate of $35 to $55 per foot. At the local median depth of 300 feet, the drilled hole works out to about $10,500 to $16,500. That is the hole only, not the complete water system.

A finished well with a pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is modeled at about $16,500 to $28,500. Treat those figures as a planning range rather than a fixed bid. Depth, casing, grout, access, soil and rock conditions, power distance, and the selected equipment can move the final number. Ask for separate line items so you can see what is included and what happens if the driller must continue deeper.

Checks that matter before building near Briggsdale

Low yield is not the main warning in these records, but a regional statistic cannot guarantee a dry hole or a strong well on your parcel. Fractured-bedrock production can vary over short distances. Have the driller review nearby construction reports, pump tests, depth, water level, casing, and grout before finalizing a site plan.

Water quality also deserves independent testing. The mapped area within about 10 miles includes 67 PFAS sampling or contamination sites and 25 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. That does not establish contamination at your property, but it is a reason to test the finished well and understand nearby land uses. Plan septic and the building site together, maintain required separation, and confirm the permit allows the intended domestic, stock, or other use.

Buying or building a lot around Briggsdale

Start with the exact parcel, not the town average. Pull the DWR permit and construction report for the lot and compare it with wells near Grover, Kersey, Eaton, Ault, Jackson Lake, or Orchard only as broader context. The closest comparable wells should carry the most weight because the records show different depths, aquifer names, and measurement dates.

Before closing, confirm the well permit, permitted use, recorded yield information, water-level data, and any augmentation requirement. In an over-appropriated basin, an augmentation plan may be needed for added use. For a new build, budget the complete system rather than drilling alone, reserve room for the septic system and access, and obtain a written drilling proposal that explains casing, grout, pump equipment, testing, and the response to an unsuccessful hole.

Well permits by decade near Briggsdale

What a new well costs in Briggsdale, 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.

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