What Canon City Well Records Show Buyers

How deep are wells around Canon City?

How much water do wells make near Canon City?

Canon City well depth: plan for variable mountain ground

The median completed well near Canon City is 245 feet. The middle half runs from 105 to 380 feet, which is the more useful range when asking a driller for a preliminary bid. A lot may need a relatively shallow hole, but the estimate should allow for a meaningful spread in depth.

Depth records show 17% of wells under 100 feet, 43% from 100 to 300 feet, and 32% from 300 to 600 feet. Another 8% reach 600 feet or more. The deepest recorded well is 1,275 feet. Most permits name an unnamed fractured-bedrock aquifer; only a small number name Fractured Crystalline or Dakota, and none name a Denver Basin aquifer.

Expected well yield around Canon City

Reported pump yield has a median of 7.0 gallons per minute, with the middle half between 4.0 and 10.0 gallons per minute. That is a workable range for many household uses, but it is not the same as unlimited water. Storage tanks and a properly sized pump can help match a household's demand to the well's production.

The records show 4% of reported yields under 1 gallon per minute, 23% from 1 to 5, 63% from 5 to 15, and 10% above 15 gallons per minute. Fractured granite and gneiss can produce water through separate fractures, so a neighboring result is useful evidence but not a promise for your lot.

Water levels and the local trend

Among the 32 wells reporting static water level, the median depth to water is 80 feet. The middle half ranges from 27 to 160 feet below surface. That spread matters for pump sizing, trench layout, and the amount of casing and equipment a contractor may need.

Measurements by decade show a deeper median water level in the available records: 39 feet below surface in the 2010s and 133 feet in the 2020s. This suggests a possible decline, but the sample is limited and the wells measured may not be the same wells or locations. Treat it as a reason to check recent neighboring measurements, not as proof that every Canon City water table is dropping.

Permit history and drillers working near Canon City

Canon City has a long well-permit record. Permits include 1 from the 1950s, 3 from the 1960s, 29 from the 1970s, 46 from the 1980s, 121 from the 1990s, 86 from the 2000s, 60 from the 2010s, and 30 from the 2020s. The newest permit year in the records is 2026.

The most frequent names are Finney Drilling, listed on 70 records, Arkansas Valley Drilling, listed on 65, and Young's Drilling & Pump Services, listed on 48. These counts describe the permit history, not current availability, pricing, or a recommendation. Confirm licensing, insurance, scope, and references before hiring anyone.

What a Canon City well may cost to drill

Fractured mountain bedrock is the main cost driver near Canon City. The stated drilling rate is $65 to $100 per foot. At the 245-foot median depth, the drilled hole models to about $15,900 to $24,500.

A finished system, including the pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical work, models to about $21,900 to $36,500 at that median depth. This is a planning range rather than a bid. Ask what casing, grout, mobilization, water testing, permits, difficult access, and extra drilling are included. On a steep or restricted lot, access and trenching can change the final price even when the hole itself is close to the local median.

Risks to investigate before closing or building

Water quality deserves its own investigation. The mapped area within about 10 miles includes 9 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 88 historic mine features, and 18 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. Their presence does not establish contamination at a particular parcel, but it supports testing the existing well and checking the parcel's distance and drainage relationship to relevant sites.

Low yield and dry holes remain possible in fractured bedrock, even where nearby wells produce well. Review the well construction report, casing and grout details, pump test, and static level. Confirm septic setbacks and reserve areas before placing a house, driveway, or leach field. A DWR permit controls the allowed use; an exempt household-use well is not a general irrigation supply, and the exempt-well pumping limit is 35 gallons per minute.

A practical Canon City lot-buying plan

Start with the DWR records for the subject parcel and nearby properties in Park Center, Lincoln Park, Brookside, and other relevant parts of the Canon City area. Compare depth, yield, static level, aquifer description, construction, and permit use rather than relying on one nearby well. The regional records show that most permits are domestic or household use, at 85%, while stock use appears on 30% of permits.

Before building, have a driller review access, likely depth, casing and grout, pump placement, storage, and electrical needs. Have a septic designer verify soil, setbacks, and the building envelope. If the proposed use goes beyond the permit's household limits, confirm the water-rights position early; an augmentation plan may be needed in an over-appropriated basin. Written contingencies for water, septic, and drilling cost protect the buyer better than a verbal estimate.

Well permits by decade near Canon City

What a new well costs in Canon City, 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 $30,700–$50,000. 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 Canon City? 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 Canon City 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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