What Cherry Creek Wells Cost, Produce, and Require

How deep are wells around Cherry Creek?

How much water do wells make near Cherry Creek?

Cherry Creek well depth depends on the local formation

Cherry Creek wells have a median reported depth of 176 feet. The middle half falls between 27 and 448 feet, while the deepest record reaches 2,485 feet. Depths are not evenly distributed: 46% are under 100 feet, 14% are 100 to 300 feet, 20% are 300 to 600 feet, and 20% are deeper than 600 feet.

The ground here is Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock, and permits identify Denver Basin aquifers on 100% of the wells with an aquifer designation. The records also include unnamed or fractured-bedrock wells, Denver aquifer wells, and Arapahoe aquifer wells. For a bid, use nearby completed wells rather than the median alone. A 176-foot estimate may be reasonable in one pocket and badly low in another.

Most Cherry Creek wells report useful production

Among the 654 wells with a reported pump yield, the median is 15.0 gallons per minute. The middle half produces 12.0 to 17.8 gallons per minute. Reported production is concentrated at the stronger end: 53% make more than 15 gallons per minute, while 46% fall between 5 and 15 gallons per minute.

No recorded wells in this data set are listed under 1 gallon per minute or between 1 and 5 gallons per minute. That is encouraging, but it is not a promise for an unbuilt well or a particular parcel. Yield records represent only part of the permitted-well set, and pumping capacity is not the same as storage in the well or a guarantee that the water is suitable for drinking.

Cherry Creek water levels vary, with older readings deeper

The median static water level is 145 feet below the surface, with the middle half ranging from 35 to 469 feet. That range is important for pump selection, casing work, and estimating how much standing water a well may store. A shallow static level does not automatically mean a shallow drilling target.

The decade series shows median measured water levels of 413 feet in the 1980s, 138 feet in the 2010s, and 130 feet in the 2020s. In these records, later measurements are shallower than the older measurements, rather than showing a simple downward water-table trend. Only 73 wells report a static water level, and measurements may come from different wells and locations, so treat the series as context, not a parcel-specific forecast.

Permit history shows long activity around Cherry Creek

Permitting has continued across the area, with the newest permit year recorded as 2025. The largest decade totals are 844 permits in the 1990s and 758 in the 2000s. The records also show 414 permits in the 2010s and 242 in the 2020s, along with earlier activity beginning in the 1950s.

The most active driller names in the records are Authorized (Pe, Pg), Hier Drilling Co Inc (Hier, Bruce A.), and Hier Drilling Co. (Hier, Peter J). These names describe permit-record activity, not a recommendation or proof that a company is available for your project. Before closing, pull the actual permit and construction documents for the subject well, including the approved use, casing and grout information, pump details, and any testing.

A Cherry Creek well can cost more than the hole itself

For Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock, the local drilling model uses $50 to $70 per foot. At the 176-foot median depth, the drilled hole works out to about $8,800 to $12,300. That is only the drilling portion of the job.

A finished well, including the pump, tank, trenching, and electrical work, is modeled at about $14,800 to $24,300 at the median depth. A property with a deeper target can exceed that range, and a difficult access route or unusual site conditions can affect the final bid. Ask each driller to separate footage, casing and grout, pump equipment, trenching, electrical, testing, and permit-related work so competing estimates describe the same scope.

Check water quality, yield, septic, and building limits

Mapped environmental information deserves a closer look before you buy. Within about 10 miles are 289 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 40 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites, and 5 historic mine features. A mapped site does not establish contamination at your parcel, but it is a reason to review state and county information and test the well water before relying on it for household use.

Low yield, a dry hole, poor construction, or a pump set incorrectly can change the project. Septic setbacks, well access, reserve areas, driveways, and the proposed building footprint also need to work together. Confirm the DWR permit and allowed use; exempt household-use wells have specific limits, including a 35-gpm pumping limit, and some over-appropriated basins require an augmentation plan.

What to verify before buying a Cherry Creek lot

Start with the exact parcel, then review nearby completed wells rather than relying on area-wide averages. The records show 1,967 wells marked constructed, but only 2,331 report a depth and 654 report a yield. Missing fields are a practical warning: the absence of a reported result is not evidence that the well is shallow or productive.

For an existing home, obtain the well permit, construction report, pump information, recent water test, and service history. For vacant land, have a licensed driller assess access, likely depth, casing and grout, pump placement, and the cost of connecting the well to the building. Also confirm septic feasibility and the legal household or irrigation use before making the purchase contingent on water.

Well permits by decade near Cherry Creek

What a new well costs in Cherry Creek, 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 (448 ft) would run roughly $28,400–$43,360. 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 Cherry Creek? 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 Cherry Creek 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.

Spend a little to know. Or gamble a lot to guess. Realtors sell the view and inspectors look at houses that already exist. We're the people who'd build it, so we catch what quietly turns a "great deal" into a budget disaster: bad access, buried rock, steep grade, soil that won't pass for a normal septic, water that's a fortune to reach. And if the lot is good, you've already got a builder ready to do the work, driveway to drywall.

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• On-Site Report, $2,000 — everything above, then boots and a drone on the actual ground: house pad and septic zone located, access and winter conditions checked, rock and soil observed in person, a 15 to 20 page written opinion you can hand a lender or seller. Credited toward your project if you build with us.

Under contract, comparing parcels, or a realtor with a rural listing whose buyers keep asking "what will it cost to build here?" This is the due-diligence step almost everyone skips, and the one that saves the most.

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