North La Junta Colorado Well Guide

How deep are wells around North La Junta?

How much water do wells make near North La Junta?

North La Junta Well Depths Depend on the Local Formation

The typical North La Junta well is shallow: the median reported depth is 40 feet, and half of the wells with reported depths fall between 32 and 79 feet. Seventy-six percent are under 100 feet. That gives a driller a useful starting point for a bid, especially on accessible ground with similar nearby records.

The outliers matter. Fourteen percent of wells are between 300 and 600 feet, 9% are deeper than 600 feet, and the deepest record reaches 800 feet. Local permits name an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer most often, along with the Dakota and Cheyenne aquifers. In plains sediment and alluvium, conditions can change across a short distance, so a shallow neighboring well is not a guarantee for your lot.

What North La Junta Wells Produce

Only 72 wells in the records report a pump yield, so the yield statistics are useful but not a guarantee for every property. Among those reported wells, the median yield is 18.0 gallons per minute, with the middle half ranging from 12.0 to 425.0 gallons per minute. Sixty-nine percent report 15 or more gallons per minute, while 31% report between 5 and 15 gallons per minute.

No reported wells fall below 5 gallons per minute in this dataset. Even so, buyers should not treat the median as a promised production rate. Ask for the completion report, pump test information, and permitted use. A domestic well, stock well, irrigation well, or monitoring well may have very different construction and pumping objectives.

Water Levels Around North La Junta

Only 21 wells report a static water level, so the water-level sample is limited. In that group, the median depth to water is 15 feet, and the middle half ranges from 4 to 26 feet. Those measurements suggest that water can be relatively shallow in parts of the area, but they do not establish the water level on every parcel.

The permit counts by decade do not provide a water-level trend. They show permitting activity, not a measured rise or decline in the water table. A buyer planning a home should have the driller check current conditions and should not size a pump solely from the static-water-level median. Seasonal conditions, pumping nearby, and the specific aquifer can all affect the measurement.

North La Junta’s Well Permit History and Drillers

North La Junta has a long well record, with permits issued from the 1950s through the 2020s and the newest permit year listed as 2025. The records include 67 permits from the 1950s, 63 from the 1960s, 52 from the 1970s, 44 from the 1980s, 186 from the 1990s, 167 from the 2000s, 59 from the 2010s, and 34 from the 2020s.

The most active drillers named in the records are Authorized (Pe, Pg), Hoffman (Hoffman, Earl), and Crandall, H A. Those names can help you compare construction history near a parcel, but older records may not reflect present equipment, pricing, or availability. Confirm current licensing, insurance, scope, and references before hiring anyone.

What a New Well Costs Near North La Junta

The local cost model uses a drilling rate of $35 to $55 per foot for alluvium and plains sedimentary rock. At the 40-foot median depth, the drilled hole works out to about $1,400 to $2,200. That is only the drilling portion, not a ready-to-use water system.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is estimated at $7,400 to $14,200 at the median depth. A deeper hole can move the total above that range, and difficult access, casing, grout, water testing, or unexpected formation changes can add work. Get a written bid that separates drilling, casing and grout, pump equipment, electrical, trenching, permits, and testing.

Risks to Check Before Building in North La Junta

Low yield is not the main warning shown by the reported yield sample, but the sample covers only 72 wells. Dry holes and poor production remain parcel-specific risks, particularly where nearby records are sparse or depths vary sharply. Ask for neighboring completion reports rather than relying on a countywide average.

Water quality also deserves attention. The mapped area within about 10 miles includes 15 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 7 historic mine features, and 7 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. Those locations do not prove contamination at your property, but they support testing before purchase and after construction. Plan the well, septic system, driveway, and house together. Maintain separation between septic components and the well, confirm legal access, and check that the intended use matches the DWR permit.

Buying or Building a Lot Near La Junta

Start with the parcel’s Colorado DWR permit history and compare wells in North La Junta, La Junta Gardens, La Junta, and nearby Swink. Look for reported depth, aquifer, construction details, static water level, and pump yield. A permit record is more useful when the neighboring lot has similar ground and the same intended use.

For an undeveloped lot, make the well and septic layout part of the feasibility review before closing. Confirm water rights and the allowed use; an exempt household-use well still has regulatory limits, including the 35-gpm pumping limit. In an over-appropriated basin, an augmentation plan may be required. Have a licensed driller price the likely depth, then budget separately for the complete water system and required site work.

Well permits by decade near North La Junta

What a new well costs in North La Junta, 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 (79 ft) would run roughly $8,765–$16,345. 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.

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