What Gunnison Well Records Show Buyers

How deep are wells around Gunnison?

How much water do wells make near Gunnison?

Gunnison well depth: shallow records with mountain-bedrock uncertainty

The median reported well depth near Gunnison is 42 feet. The middle half of reported wells falls between 27 and 83 feet, and 77% are under 100 feet. Another 17% are between 100 and 300 feet, while 5% fall between 300 and 600 feet and 1% are deeper than 600 feet. The deepest record reaches 797 feet.

For a drilling bid, that spread matters more than the median alone. A shallow hole may be enough where groundwater is close to the surface, but fractured granite and gneiss can change conditions over a short distance. A contractor should review nearby completion records and discuss the possibility of extending the hole if the first target zone does not produce.

Reported Gunnison well yields are strong, but verify the test

Among the 507 wells that report a pump yield, the median is 15.0 gallons per minute. The middle half is also 15.0 to 15.0 gallons per minute, and 76% report more than 15 gallons per minute. Another 22% report between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, while 3% report between 1 and 5 gallons per minute. No reported wells are under 1 gallon per minute.

Those results are encouraging for household use, but they are not a promise for a new well. Yield records cover only part of the mapped wells and may reflect different testing methods. Ask for the actual well construction and pump-test documents, not just a listing claim. Storage tanks can help manage demand when production is intermittent.

Gunnison water levels look stable across the reported decades

The median static water level is 8 feet below the surface, with the middle half between 5 and 18 feet. By measurement decade, the median was 9 feet in the 2000s, 8 feet in the 2010s, and 8 feet in the 2020s. That series does not show a clear dropping water table in these records.

Only 120 wells report a static water level, so the trend is limited rather than a site-specific guarantee. A water level can vary with season, pumping, recharge, and local geology. During due diligence, compare the subject parcel with nearby wells and ask whether a recent measurement was taken while the well was resting or under use.

Who has drilled around Gunnison, and how old are the permits

Permit activity is concentrated in the late twentieth century and continues through the present. Records show 19 permits from the 1950s, 33 from the 1960s, 394 from the 1970s, 436 from the 1980s, 546 from the 1990s, 289 from the 2000s, 161 from the 2010s, and 157 from the 2020s. The newest permit year is 2025.

Bob Williams Drilling Co., listed as Williams, Robert F., appears most often with 1,121 records. Authorized, listed as Pe, Pg, appears on 114, and Peeples, Clyde L appears on 35. These records identify historical permit activity, not a recommendation or proof that a driller is available for a new project. Confirm current licensing, insurance, scope, and references before signing.

What a Gunnison well may cost to drill and finish

Near Gunnison, the cost model assumes fractured mountain bedrock, including granite and gneiss. The typical drilling rate is $65 to $100 per foot. At the 42-foot median depth, the drilled hole is estimated at about $2,700 to $4,200. A finished well, including pump, tank, trenching, and electrical work, is estimated at $8,700 to $16,200.

These are planning figures, not a fixed bid. A deeper hole, difficult access, extra casing or grout, hard drilling, or a low-producing zone can change the total. Ask each contractor to separate drilling from completion equipment and site work. Also confirm what happens if the first hole is dry or produces less water than the intended home requires.

Mine sites, septic planning, and low-yield risks to check

Most permits name an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer: 2,637 wells. Alluvial aquifers appear on 41 permits, and Dakota appears on 3. There are no Denver Basin aquifer wells in the records. Mapped environmental sites within about 10 miles include 11 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 219 historic mine features, and 6 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites.

These mapped features do not establish contamination on a particular parcel, but they justify testing and a careful location review. Check water quality before closing and keep the well separated from septic components as required by the applicable rules. Confirm setbacks, driveway access, winter construction conditions, utility routes, and available buildable ground before relying on a well permit.

Well permits by decade near Gunnison

What a new well costs in Gunnison, 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 (83 ft) would run roughly $11,395–$20,300. 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 Gunnison? 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 Gunnison 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.

• Instant Online Report, $99 — type the address and get a buildability read on the spot: parcel, terrain and slope, soil and septic outlook. Cheap enough to run on every lot you're shopping.
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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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