Ramah, Colorado Well Depth, Yield, and Cost Guide

How deep are wells around Ramah?

How much water do wells make near Ramah?

Ramah well depths vary across the Denver Basin

Depth is the first major cost variable around Ramah. The median recorded depth is 264 feet, while the middle half of wells falls between 70 and 400 feet. The 90th percentile is 529 feet, and the deepest well on record reaches 780 feet.

The depth mix shows why a single neighboring well is not enough for a bid: 32% are under 100 feet, 23% are between 100 and 300 feet, 37% are between 300 and 600 feet, and 8% exceed 600 feet. Permits identify Denver Basin aquifer wells throughout this area, including Arapahoe, Quaternary Alluvium, and unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifers. Sedimentary bedrock and local aquifer conditions can move the drilling target substantially.

What Ramah wells produce for household use

Among the 223 wells with a reported pump yield, the median is 10.0 gallons per minute. The middle half produces 7.0 to 14.0 gallons per minute. Most reported wells fall in the 5-to-15-gpm range, which accounts for 61% of the records, while 25% report more than 15 gpm.

No reported well in this set is under 1 gpm. Still, 14% fall between 1 and 5 gpm, so a buyer should not assume every parcel will match the median. A domestic well also has a legal pumping limit tied to its permit; an exempt household-use well is generally limited to 35 gpm. Larger irrigation or expanded uses may require different water-right planning.

Static water levels and the local record

Only 38 wells report a static water level, so the water-level sample is much smaller than the depth and yield samples. The median depth to water is 199 feet, with the middle half between 93 and 249 feet below the surface.

Measurements from the 2010s show a 210-foot median water level, compared with 182 feet in the 2020s. That change does not show a dropping water table in these records; the later median is shallower. It also is not a complete groundwater trend because the number of measurements is limited and the wells may not be comparable. Ask for the well-specific static level, pumping level, and construction report rather than relying only on the area median.

Ramah permit history and the drillers on record

Ramah has a long permit history, with records dating back to the 1950s and a newest permit year of 2025. The largest permit period was the 1990s, with 127 permits. The records show 96 permits in the 2000s, 74 in the 2010s, and 46 in the 2020s.

For older local work, the most active driller in the records is Hamacher Well Works Inc, also listed as Hamacher, Alan Ray, with 241 wells. Can America Drilling, Inc., also listed as Arde, Wayne A., appears on 41. Kunau Drilling Llc, listed as Kunau, Timothy R., appears on 25. These names help trace local construction history, but they are not a guarantee of availability, price, or performance on a new project.

Ramah well drilling cost at the median depth

The local cost model uses a typical drilling rate of $50 to $70 per foot for Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock. At the 264-foot median depth, the drilled hole is estimated at $13,200 to $18,400.

A finished well, including the pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical work, is estimated at $19,200 to $30,400 at that median depth. A quote can move outside that range if the well is substantially deeper, access is difficult, casing or grout requirements change, or the site needs more trenching and electrical work. Get the driller to state what depth is included, what happens if the hole is dry or low-yield, and which completion items are included.

Checks before buying or building near Ramah

Water quality deserves its own review. Mapped environmental information within about 10 miles includes 5 PFAS sampling or contamination sites and 3 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. That does not establish contamination in a particular well, but it is a reason to test existing water and ask for location-specific sampling information before closing.

Review the well construction report, permit conditions, yield test, static water level, casing and grout, and the distance to the proposed septic system. Confirm that the parcel can support the intended household, stock, or irrigation use. Colorado DWR records show domestic or household use on 55% of the records, stock use on 53%, irrigation on 7%, and monitoring on 6%, so the permit's actual use matters.

For a new build, verify access for a rig, space for equipment, a legal septic layout, electrical routing, and a plan if the first hole is dry or produces less than expected.

A practical Ramah lot-buying plan

Start with the closest permitted wells, not a countywide average. Compare their depths, named aquifers, reported yields, static levels, construction details, and permit uses. Nearby Simla, Calhan, Matheson, Peyton, Elbert, and Yoder can provide broader context, but conditions can change across short distances, so Ramah-area records should carry the most weight for a Ramah parcel.

For an existing home, make the sale contingent on reviewing the permit and testing the water. For vacant land, obtain a driller's site-specific estimate and ask how the quote handles extra depth, low yield, and completion work. A well that makes 10.0 gpm may be comfortable for a typical household, but the permit, storage system, septic design, and intended use still control what the property can support.

Well permits by decade near Ramah

What a new well costs in Ramah, 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 (400 ft) would run roughly $26,000–$40,000. 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 Ramah? 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 Ramah 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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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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