Manitou Springs Well Depth, Yield, and Cost Guide

How deep are wells around Manitou Springs?

How much water do wells make near Manitou Springs?

Manitou Springs well depths vary sharply by ground

The recorded median well depth near Manitou Springs is 63 feet. The middle half runs from 30 to 300 feet, which is a wide bidding range for a buyer. Fifty-seven percent of reported wells are under 100 feet, while 23% fall between 300 and 600 feet. Four percent are 600 feet or deeper, and the deepest record reaches 1,025 feet.

That spread reflects the local mix of sedimentary and alluvial ground along with the dominant unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer. A 63-foot median does not mean every homesite will be shallow. For a drilling estimate, ask for nearby completed logs, casing and grout assumptions, and the price if the hole must continue beyond the expected target.

Most Manitou Springs wells make usable household flow

Among the 296 records reporting pump yield, the median is 8.0 gallons per minute. The middle half produces 5.0 to 10.0 gpm, and 69% falls between 5 and 15 gpm. Only 2% report less than 1 gpm, while 21% report 1 to 5 gpm and 8% report more than 15 gpm.

That is a generally workable production profile for domestic use, but yield is not the same as storage or guaranteed daily supply. A low-producing well may still work with a storage tank, while a good pump test does not resolve water quality. Confirm the permitted use, pump performance, and any test conditions before relying on the result for a household.

Water levels near Manitou Springs do not show a simple decline

The median static water level is 90 feet below ground surface, based on 66 records. The middle half is 40 to 170 feet. That range matters when estimating pump setting, trench work, and electrical requirements, but measurements from one property do not establish the level at another.

By measurement decade, the median was 105 feet in the 2000s, 27 feet in the 2010s, and 90 feet in the 2020s. The series moves up and down rather than showing a steady drop. Because the sample is limited and the wells may be in different settings, request the original well construction and water-level records instead of treating the decade figures as a parcel-specific forecast.

Permit history points to long use and changing purposes

Permits in the five-mile area go back to the 1950s, with the newest permit issued in 2025. The largest decade was the 1990s with 420 permits, followed by 339 in the 2000s. The records include 50% domestic or household wells and 38% monitoring wells; stock and irrigation each account for 1%.

Most named aquifers are unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifers, covering 1,478 records. Thirty are listed as alluvial, and 1% identify a Denver Basin aquifer. The most active listed drillers are Authorized (Pe, Pg), Mountain Well Improvement LLC (Wiley, David D.), and Woods Drilling Inc. (Woods, William L.). Verify the current contractor, license, scope, and permit before signing work.

A Manitou Springs well can cost more than the hole itself

For the mixed sedimentary and alluvial ground described in this area, the drilling rate model is $50 to $75 per foot. At the 63-foot median depth, the drilled hole is estimated at about $3,200 to $4,700. That is only the hole, not a complete water system.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is estimated at $9,200 to $16,700 at the median depth. A deeper-than-median site, difficult access, extra casing or grout, or a low-yield design can change the bid. Ask each driller to separate footage, casing, grout, development, pump equipment, trenching, electrical, testing, and permit-related work.

Check contamination, dry-hole exposure, and the building plan

Water quality deserves specific attention around Manitou Springs. The mapped area within about 10 miles contains 121 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 68 historic mine features, and 15 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. Those mapped sites do not prove a particular well is affected, but they are a reason to obtain a current laboratory test and review nearby environmental records.

Low yield and dry-hole risk remain separate from contamination. Fractured rock can produce uneven results over short distances. Before building, confirm the well permit allows the intended household use, locate septic and replacement areas, and make sure access works for a drill rig. If the property is in an over-appropriated basin, ask about augmentation requirements before counting on new indoor or outdoor use.

Use nearby records before buying a Manitou Springs lot

Start with the exact parcel and compare completed wells nearby, including depth, yield, static water level, aquifer description, and permit use. Records from Colorado Springs, Cascade-Chipita Park, Green Mountain Falls, and other nearby areas can provide context, but they should not replace logs from the same drainage, road, or geologic feature.

For an existing home, request the well permit, construction report, pump information, treatment history, and recent water test. For vacant land, get a driller’s site review and a written estimate that explains what happens if the first target is dry or produces less than expected. Coordinate the well location with septic setbacks, driveway access, utility trenching, and the planned building footprint before excavation begins.

Well permits by decade near Manitou Springs

What a new well costs in Manitou Springs, 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 (300 ft) would run roughly $21,000–$34,500. 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 Manitou Springs? 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 Manitou Springs 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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