Dove Valley Colorado Well Depth, Yield, and Cost

How deep are wells around Dove Valley?

How much water do wells make near Dove Valley?

Dove Valley well depth depends on the formation

The typical Dove Valley well is not a shallow well. The median total depth is 308 feet, and 39% of reported wells fall between 300 and 600 feet. Another 26% are under 100 feet, while 14% reach 600 feet or more. The deepest record is 2,485 feet.

This spread matters when you request a drilling bid. A median-depth estimate is useful for budgeting, but it should not be treated as a guaranteed target. Permits name Denver Basin aquifers, Lower Dawson, Denver, and unnamed or fractured-bedrock formations. Local geology can change the depth needed to reach a productive zone, so nearby well records are worth reviewing before buying land.

Reported well yields are generally usable for homes

Of the wells with a reported pump yield, the median is 15.0 gallons per minute, with the middle half from 12.0 to 15.0 gallons per minute. The records divide evenly between wells producing 5 to 15 gallons per minute and wells producing more than 15 gallons per minute. No reported wells fall under 1 gallon per minute or between 1 and 5 gallons per minute.

That is encouraging for a typical household, but a pump-yield number is not the same as guaranteed long-term supply. Only 1,230 wells report a pump yield, compared with 2,516 reporting total depth. Ask for the well construction report, pump test information, storage setup, and any history of declining production.

Dove Valley water levels vary widely by record

The median reported static water level is 170 feet below the surface, with the middle half between 66 and 471 feet. Only 148 wells report a static water level, so this is a limited sample rather than a complete groundwater map.

Measurements by decade do not show a simple steady drop. The median was 106 feet below surface in the 1970s, 422 feet in the 1980s, and 931 feet in the 2000s. It then measured 270 feet in the 2010s and 135 feet in the 2020s. That uneven pattern may reflect different locations, aquifers, and measurement methods. Get a current measurement for the specific property instead of relying on the decade series alone.

Permit history shows long drilling activity near Dove Valley

Colorado DWR records show 4,680 permitted wells within the mapping area. Of those, 2,205 are recorded as constructed. Permitting was most active in the 1980s, with 825 permits, followed by the 1990s with 777 and the 1970s with 768. There were 253 permits in the 2020s, and the newest permit year is 2025.

The most active names in these records are Authorized (Pe, Pg), Hier Drilling Co Inc with Hier, Bruce A., and Hier Drilling Co. with Hier, Peter J. These are record references, not a recommendation. Confirm current licensing, insurance, scope, and availability before selecting a driller.

What drilling a Dove Valley well may cost

The local cost model uses Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock and a drilling rate of $50 to $70 per foot. At the median depth of 308 feet, the drilled hole models to about $15,400 to $21,600. A finished well including the pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical models to about $21,400 to $33,600.

Those figures are planning numbers, not a fixed proposal. A bid can change with final depth, casing and grout requirements, access, trench length, electrical work, pump size, and water-quality or construction requirements. Have the contractor separate drilling, casing, pump equipment, pressure system, electrical, trenching, testing, and permitting so you can compare bids on the same scope.

Environmental and building checks belong in the offer review

The map shows 154 PFAS sampling or contamination sites within about ten miles, along with 17 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites and 5 historic mine features. That does not prove contamination at a particular lot, but it is a reason to check the property’s well history and order water testing suited to the site. Test before closing if the well is already installed.

Low yield, an unproductive zone, or a dry hole remain possible even where nearby records look favorable. Review the permit, well construction report, casing and grout details, pump equipment, and water-quality results. For a new home, confirm well location, septic setbacks, reserve or replacement area, driveway access, utility routing, and the county’s building requirements before finalizing the lot plan.

Buying or building near Dove Valley

Start with the exact parcel, then compare nearby permits rather than using the area median alone. Records from Inverness, Centennial, Grand View Estates, Meridian, Foxfield, and Cherry Creek can provide useful context, but the closest well is not automatically the best comparison. Match aquifer, depth, construction, use, and reported yield where possible.

For an existing home, make the sale contingent on reviewing the DWR record, testing the water, and checking the pump and pressure system under load. For vacant land, get a driller’s site review and a written estimate that explains what happens if the first target is not productive. Also verify the intended domestic use, septic design, access for a drill rig, and any augmentation or water-right requirements that apply to the parcel.

Well permits by decade near Dove Valley

What a new well costs in Dove 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 (463 ft) would run roughly $29,150–$44,410. 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 Dove 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 Dove 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.

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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