Hudson, Colorado Well Depth, Yield and Cost Guide

How deep are wells around Hudson?

How much water do wells make near Hudson?

Hudson well depths vary sharply across the plains

The reported median well depth near Hudson is 70 feet. The middle half of recorded wells runs from 40 to 740 feet, which is an unusually wide planning range. A shallow median does not mean every lot will have a shallow bid: 33% of wells are 600 feet or deeper, while 55% are under 100 feet. The deepest record reaches 1,700 feet.

For a buyer, ask the driller to explain which nearby wells are genuinely comparable. Depth can change with the targeted Denver Basin formation, local sedimentary bedrock conditions, water-quality needs, and the intended use. Do not use the median alone to set a drilling allowance. A bid based on nearby deep wells may be more useful than one based on the local average.

Most Hudson wells report useful production, but confirm the test

Among the 430 records reporting a pump yield, the median is 12.0 gallons per minute, and the middle half falls between 10.0 and 15.0 gallons per minute. The distribution is stronger than many buyers expect: 63% report yields from 5 to 15 gallons per minute, and 36% report more than 15 gallons per minute. No reported well is under 1 gallon per minute, and 2% fall between 1 and 5 gallons per minute.

These are permit-record figures, not a promise for a new well. Ask for the actual well test, sustained rate, recovery information, storage capacity, and pump design. Household demand, livestock, irrigation, and fire-protection needs are different. A good reported yield still needs to be matched to the legal permit and the proposed use.

Hudson water levels show a deeper recent pattern

The median static water level is 220 feet below the surface, with the middle half from 20 to 430 feet. Measurements by decade were 140 feet in the 1970s, 18 feet in the 1990s, 20 feet in the 2000s, 378 feet in the 2010s, and 344 feet in the 2020s.

That series suggests recorded water levels were substantially deeper in the later measurement decades than in the earlier records. It does not prove a uniform decline across every part of Hudson. The wells measured, aquifers, seasons, and measurement methods may differ. For a purchase, compare the subject well with nearby wells in the same aquifer and ask for a current static level. Pump setting, pressure-tank sizing, and trench planning should account for the actual site conditions.

Hudson's permit history identifies the active drillers

Permitting has continued near Hudson through 2025. The largest permit decade was the 2000s, with 524 permits. The record shows 236 in the 2010s and 166 in the 2020s, compared with 217 in the 1990s. Older records include 88 permits in the 1950s, 79 in the 1960s, 99 in the 1970s, and 95 in the 1980s.

The most active drillers named in these records are Authorized (Pe, Pg) with 243 wells, Holden & Holden (Holden, B L) with 127, and Crandall Drilling & Pump Service (Crandall Jr., Howard H.) with 81. Treat that list as permit history, not a recommendation. Confirm current licensing, availability, scope, and references before signing.

A Hudson well can cost more than the hole itself

For Hudson's Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock, the planning rate is about $50 to $70 per foot. At the local median depth of 70 feet, the drilled hole works out to roughly $3,500 to $4,900. That is only the drilling portion in the model. A finished system, including the pump, tank, trenching, and electrical, is estimated at about $9,500 to $16,900.

The wide depth distribution is the main reason not to rely on the median when budgeting. A new-well proposal should state the included depth, casing and grout, pump, pressure equipment, electrical work, trench length, testing, and any difficult-ground charges. Ask what happens if the hole is dry or produces less than expected. Also verify the permit and intended use before authorizing construction; an exempt household-use well still has legal limits, including the 35 gallons-per-minute exempt-well pumping limit.

Hudson buyers need to check water, septic, and the building site

Water quality deserves specific attention. Mapping shows 893 PFAS sampling or contamination sites within about 10 miles of Hudson, along with 1 EPA Superfund or cleanup site. Those mapped sites do not establish contamination in a particular well. They do justify reviewing available sampling, testing the existing well, and checking the location and history of the property before closing. Test results should be interpreted for the intended household use.

Low yield, a dry hole, a deep static level, and poor recovery are separate risks. So are septic setbacks, drainfield soil, access for a rig, electrical service, and room for a future replacement system. A permitted well may serve domestic, stock, irrigation, or monitoring purposes; the local mix is 50% domestic or household, 16% stock, 14% irrigation, and 19% monitoring. Confirm that the permit matches your plan and check augmentation requirements in any over-appropriated basin.

Before buying or building near Hudson

Start with the Colorado DWR permit file, then compare the subject property with nearby records in Hudson and the surrounding areas of Keenesburg, Aristocrat Ranchettes, and Lochbuie. Look for wells targeting the same aquifer, similar depths, comparable uses, and actual yield and water-level data. A map alone cannot tell you whether a parcel will produce a reliable household supply.

For an existing home, obtain the well permit, construction report, pump details, recent water test, and a current flow or recovery assessment. For vacant land, make the driller walk the access route and proposed well location before pricing the work. Coordinate well, septic, driveway, and building locations together. If the planned use exceeds an exempt household-use permit, obtain water-rights advice early; an augmentation plan may be needed in an over-appropriated basin.

Well permits by decade near Hudson

What a new well costs in Hudson, 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 (740 ft) would run roughly $43,000–$63,800. 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 Hudson? 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 Hudson 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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