What Eaton, Colorado Well Records Tell Buyers

How deep are wells around Eaton?

How much water do wells make near Eaton?

Eaton wells are usually shallow, but the outliers matter

The median reported well depth near Eaton is 50 feet, with the middle half between 32 and 70 feet. That is a favorable starting point for a drilling estimate in this plains setting. A driller bidding a typical residential well may be working in shallow alluvium or plains sedimentary material, but should still carry an allowance for variation.

Depth is not uniform across the area. Eighty-six percent of recorded wells are under 100 feet, while 7% fall between 100 and 300 feet and another 7% between 300 and 600 feet. The 90th-percentile depth is 220 feet, and the deepest record reaches 3,340 feet. Those extremes are why nearby logs and the exact lot matter more than a countywide assumption.

Reported Eaton yields are strong, with an important qualification

Among the 276 wells that report a pump yield, the median is 236.0 gallons per minute. The middle half runs from 15.0 to 600.0 gallons per minute. Seventy-nine percent of those reported wells produce more than 15 gallons per minute, 20% fall between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, and 2% fall between 1 and 5 gallons per minute. No reported wells are under 1 gallon per minute.

Those figures are encouraging, but they are not a household guarantee. The yield sample is much smaller than the total permit record, and many wells are for irrigation or other uses. A residential buyer should ask for the well construction report, pump test information, permitted use, and any limits on pumping. An exempt household-use well is still subject to Colorado rules, including the 35 gallon-per-minute exempt-well pumping limit.

Eaton's water levels are shallow in the available records

Only 120 wells report a static water level, so the water-level sample is limited. Within that group, the median depth to water is 9 feet, and the middle half is 7 to 28 feet. That suggests shallow groundwater is common in the records, which can reduce lift requirements but can also make construction and septic planning more sensitive to seasonal or local conditions.

The permit data provided here does not include a water-level series by decade, so it does not establish a dropping or rising long-term water table. Do not treat a shallow static level as a guaranteed well yield. Static level, pumping drawdown, recharge, well storage, and pump performance are separate questions. A driller can verify conditions through nearby logs and testing at the property.

Eaton's permit history includes active recent drilling

Eaton has a long permit record rather than a brief burst of development. Permits issued by decade include 173 in the 1950s, 182 in the 1960s, 105 in the 1970s, 98 in the 1980s, 170 in the 1990s, 190 in the 2000s, 193 in the 2010s, and 211 in the 2020s. The newest permit year in the records is 2025.

The most active named drillers are Lesh Drilling Inc. (Lesh Jr., Ed), with 247 records; Authorized (Pe, Pg), with 202; and Clement, Glenn A., with 68. These names show who appears most often in the records, not who is available or best for your lot today. Confirm licensing, insurance, references, current scheduling, and the scope of each proposal before hiring.

What a new Eaton well may cost

The local cost model uses a typical drilling rate of $35 to $55 per foot for alluvium and plains sedimentary rock. At Eaton's 50-foot median depth, the drilled hole models at about $1,800 to $2,800. That is only the borehole portion, not a finished water system.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is modeled at about $7,800 to $14,800. A quote can move outside that range because of access, casing and grout requirements, difficult material, pump capacity, trench length, electrical service, water testing, or a deeper-than-expected hole. Ask the contractor to separate drilling, casing, grout, pump equipment, trenching, electrical, testing, and permit-related work so bids can be compared directly.

Eaton buyers should check water quality, use, and septic fit

The mapped environmental inventory deserves attention. Within about 10 miles, the records show 960 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 1 historic mine feature, and 4 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. That does not prove a particular well is contaminated, but it is a strong reason to test existing water and obtain site-specific guidance before relying on a well.

Most named aquifers are unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifers, with 1,393 wells; 187 are listed as Alluvial and 31 as Quaternary Alluvium. No Denver Basin aquifer wells are recorded. Use mix also matters: 41% irrigation, 29% domestic or household, 20% monitoring, and 11% stock. Confirm that the permit allows the use you need. Keep the well, septic system, replacement area, drive, and house site coordinated, and evaluate low-yield or dry-hole risk even when nearby records look favorable.

Well permits by decade near Eaton

What a new well costs in Eaton, 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 (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 Eaton? 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 Eaton 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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