Foxfield, Colorado Well Depth, Yield, and Cost

How deep are wells around Foxfield?

How much water do wells make near Foxfield?

Foxfield well depth reflects the Denver Basin

Foxfield wells are commonly drilled into Denver Basin sedimentary formations, including Lower Dawson and Denver aquifers. The recorded median depth is 320 feet, while the middle half runs from 162 to 478 feet. That spread matters when you request a drilling bid: a lot near the local median should not be priced like a shallow well, and a site toward the deeper end may require substantially more drilling.

The depth mix shows 21% of wells under 100 feet, 24% from 100 to 300 feet, 42% from 300 to 600 feet, and 13% at 600 feet or deeper. The deepest recorded well is 2,510 feet. Have a driller review nearby completions rather than using the median alone.

Most Foxfield wells report usable production

Among the wells with pump-yield records, the median reported yield is 14.0 gallons per minute, and the middle half is 12.0 to 15.0 gallons per minute. The records show 56% producing between 5 and 15 gallons per minute and 43% producing more than 15 gallons per minute. No recorded wells fall under 1 gallon per minute or between 1 and 5 gallons per minute in this dataset.

That is a favorable production picture for ordinary household use, but a yield test is still important. Reported pump yield can reflect different testing methods and does not by itself establish water quality, storage, pressure, or legal use. Confirm the permit’s allowed use before planning irrigation or additional buildings.

Water levels vary, and the decade record is uneven

The current record shows a median static water level of 161 feet below the surface, with the middle half from 71 to 339 feet. A pump must be selected for the actual water level and well construction, not simply for the reported well depth.

Measurements by decade are not a clean decline pattern. The median was 114 feet in the 1970s, 317 feet in the 1980s, and 538 feet in the 2000s, then 160 feet in the 2010s and 161 feet in the 2020s. Because only 166 wells report a static water level, and measurement dates and locations vary, this series does not prove that the Foxfield water table is steadily dropping. Get a current measurement for the specific well.

Foxfield permit history shows long local drilling activity

Colorado DWR records contain 5,513 permitted wells within the study area, with 2,870 recorded as constructed. Permits were issued across several decades: 1,012 in the 1970s, 962 in the 1980s, 904 in the 1990s, and 697 in the 2000s. The record also includes permits through 2025.

The most active named driller records are Hier Drilling Co Inc, associated with Bruce A. Hier, with 750 records; Authorized, associated with Pe and Pg, with 550; and Hier Drilling Co., associated with Peter J. Hier, with 528. These entries are historical permit records, not endorsements or proof of current availability. Ask for a current license, insurance, references, and a written scope.

A median-depth Foxfield well can be a major project

The local cost model uses a drilling rate of $50 to $70 per foot in Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock. At the 320-foot median depth, the drilled hole is modeled at about $16,000 to $22,400. A finished well, including the pump, tank, trenching, and electrical work, is modeled at about $22,000 to $34,400.

Use those figures as a planning range, not a fixed bid. The final price can change with access, casing and grout requirements, power distance, pump selection, water testing, difficult drilling, and the actual depth needed. Get the driller to separate drilling, casing, development, pump equipment, electrical, trenching, and testing so competing bids cover the same work.

Foxfield buyers should check quality, yield, and site layout

Environmental review deserves attention before closing. Mapping within about 10 miles shows 141 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 15 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites, and 4 historic mine features. A mapped site does not establish contamination at a particular parcel, but it is a reason to order a current laboratory water test and review the site history with a qualified professional.

Low yield and dry holes remain property-specific risks even with strong area statistics. Check the well permit, construction report, pump test, static level, and water-quality results. Then verify septic setbacks, reserve area, driveway access, utility routing, and the proposed building envelope. A good well can still be a poor building site if septic and house placement conflict.

Before buying or building near Foxfield

Start with the neighboring wells nearest the parcel, especially in Dove Valley, Grand View Estates, Stonegate, Centennial, Inverness, and Sierra Ridge. Compare depth, aquifer name, yield, water level, permit use, and construction details. The records identify 100% of the wells as Denver Basin aquifer wells, with permits naming unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer, Lower Dawson, and Denver formations.

Have a Colorado water professional verify the permit’s household-use rights and any limits on additional uses. If the property is in an over-appropriated basin, an augmentation plan may be needed for uses beyond the authorized exemption. Before construction, price the well and pump work alongside septic, access, trenching, and electrical work, and make the contract contingent on reviewing the actual permit and water test.

Well permits by decade near Foxfield

What a new well costs in Foxfield, 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 (478 ft) would run roughly $29,900–$45,460. 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 Foxfield? 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 Foxfield 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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