What to Expect From a Well in Crowley County

How deep are wells around Crowley County?

How much water do wells make near Crowley County?

Shallow Wells Set the Crowley County Baseline

Among the 778 wells reporting depth, the median is 40 ft, and the middle half falls between 30 and 70 ft. That is a useful starting range for a drilling estimate, not a promised stopping depth. Local sediment thickness and the water-bearing material beneath the parcel determine where a driller can finish.

Recorded depths are predominantly shallow: 87% are under 100 ft, and the 90th percentile is 104 ft. The deepest record reaches 2,035 ft, but that outlier is not a sensible household-well budget baseline.

Most permits carry an unnamed / fractured-bedrock aquifer label. That broad record category does not establish the geology beneath your lot. Compare nearby completion logs before choosing a target depth.

The High Yield Median Is Not a Household Guarantee

Only 77 wells report pump yield, so Crowley County's 45.0 gpm median describes a limited reporting group. The middle half spans 10.0-310.0 gpm, a wide spread that makes the county median a poor substitute for testing a particular well.

The permit inventory includes stock, irrigation and domestic uses. Those different purposes matter when comparing production figures. Reported yields include 8% in the 1-5 gpm range and 25% in the 5-15 gpm range. The recorded share under 1 gpm is 0%, but that does not prove every parcel can produce water.

For a purchase, request a sustained pumping and recovery test. A reported pump yield is neither a guarantee of long-term output nor permission to pump at that rate.

Water Levels Are Shallow, With a Cautious Trend Signal

Static water level is the depth to resting water, not the bottom of the well or its level while pumping. Crowley County has 41 reported static levels, with a median of 18 ft below ground and a middle half of 15-23 ft.

The decade medians move from 16 ft in the 2010s to 21 ft in the 2020s. That points toward deeper water in the later measurements, but it does not establish a countywide decline. The records may represent different wells, seasons and pumping conditions rather than repeated measurements at the same locations.

Ask for current static and pumping levels on the property. A shallow resting level alone does not tell you how much water the well can sustain.

Crowley County's Permit History and Drilling Records

The 2000s were the busiest listed permit decade, with 182 permits, followed by 106 in the 2010s. The records list 31 in the 2020s, with the newest permit dated 2025. That latest decade is incomplete, so its total is not directly comparable with a finished decade.

Leading driller entries are Authorized (Pe, Pg) with 61 records, Kunau Drilling Llc (Kunau, Timothy R.) with 55, and Eastwood Drilling (Eastwood, Francis) with 46. Treat these as historical record entries, not confirmation of current availability; the Authorized entry is not a conventional business name.

Listed uses include stock at 47%, domestic/household at 35% and irrigation at 24%. These categories can overlap. Read the individual permit rather than assuming a neighboring well's use is allowed on your parcel.

Budget Beyond the Drilled Hole in Crowley County

The local cost model uses $35-$55 per foot for alluvium and plains sedimentary rock. At the 40 ft median depth, the drilled hole alone comes to about $1,400-$2,200. A finished well with pump, tank, trenching and electrical is modeled at $7,400-$14,200.

The difference matters on a vacant lot: paying for the hole does not deliver water to the house. Ask the contractor to spell out casing, grout, development, testing and equipment, along with any exclusions.

Use the 30-70 ft middle-depth range to discuss uncertainty in the bid. Access, trench routing, power availability and the actual completion depth can change the project price. The county model is a planning allowance, not a parcel-specific quote.

Check Water Quality, Construction and Septic Placement

Mapped environmental records within about 10 miles include 5 PFAS sampling/contamination sites, 6 EPA Superfund/cleanup sites and 1 historic mine feature. Those counts flag subjects to investigate; they do not establish that a particular Crowley County well is contaminated.

Have a laboratory test the property's water for bacteria, nitrate and locally relevant constituents. Review nearby environmental records to decide whether PFAS or other targeted testing is warranted. Inspect the casing, sanitary cap, grout documentation and drainage around the wellhead.

The supplied records do not quantify dry-hole risk. Before building, verify septic siting and required separation from the well, and keep runoff away from the wellhead. Water quality and usable yield need separate checks.

Before Closing on Land Near Ordway or Sugar City

Start with the parcel's DWR permit and completion records, then compare neighboring wells around Ordway, Sugar City, Crowley or Olney Springs. Nearby records are more useful than assuming conditions carry over from Otero County or Pueblo County.

• Confirm the permit matches the physical well and allows your intended household, stock or outdoor uses.
• Obtain current yield, recovery and laboratory results before relying on the supply.
• Lay out the house, septic area, driveway, utilities and drilling access together.

An exempt household-use permit does not automatically authorize irrigation or every planned outdoor use. In an over-appropriated basin, uses outside an exemption may require an augmentation plan. Resolve the legal supply and site layout before committing to construction.

Well permits by decade near Crowley County

What a new well costs in Crowley County

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 (70 ft) would run roughly $8,450–$15,850. 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 Crowley County? 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 Crowley County 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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