Sheridan Lake, Colorado Well Guide

How deep are wells around Sheridan Lake?

How much water do wells make near Sheridan Lake?

Sheridan Lake well depth: usually shallow, sometimes not

The median reported well depth near Sheridan Lake is 78 feet. The middle half runs from 46 to 138 feet, meaning a typical drilling bid may be based on a relatively shallow hole, but neighboring wells can differ. The 90th percentile is 210 feet, and the deepest recorded well reaches 1,590 feet.

Depths are concentrated below 100 feet, accounting for 68% of the depth records. Another 26% fall between 100 and 300 feet, while 3% are between 300 and 600 feet and 3% exceed 600 feet. The local mix includes alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, along with permits naming fractured-bedrock aquifers. A driller should check nearby logs rather than price your well from the median alone.

What Sheridan Lake wells produce

Reported pump yields are generally favorable, but the data set is limited to 55 wells. The median reported yield is 15.0 gallons per minute, and the middle half spans 12.0 to 124.0 gallons per minute. That wide range is a reminder that production can change sharply between locations.

Seventy-one percent of reported wells produce more than 15 gallons per minute. Twenty percent fall between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, and 9% fall between 1 and 5 gallons per minute. No reported wells are under 1 gallon per minute. A buyer should still ask for the well completion report, pumping information, and any storage-tank plan. A permit does not guarantee that a new hole will match the strongest nearby well.

Water levels around Sheridan Lake

Only 11 wells in the records report a static water level, so this is a thin sample rather than a complete groundwater survey. The median depth to static water is 86 feet. The middle half ranges from 46 to 412 feet, showing that water levels can differ substantially across the area.

The permit history does not provide enough static-water observations to call a reliable decade-by-decade rise or decline. Treat the reported 86-foot median as a planning reference, not a guaranteed pumping level for your lot. Before buying or building, have a contractor review nearby well logs and measure the existing well after it has rested. Pump setting, casing, storage, and electrical design should follow the actual well rather than a countywide assumption.

Who has drilled near Sheridan Lake, and when

The records include permits from the 1950s through the 2020s, with the newest permit year listed as 2025. Permit activity was highest in the 1970s and 1990s, with 42 permits in each decade. There were 20 in the 1960s, 10 in the 1980s, 21 in the 2000s, 16 in the 2010s, and 3 in the 2020s. These counts describe permits, not necessarily currently working wells.

Kemp'S Well Service (Kemp, George) appears most often, with 38 records. Hoffman (Hoffman, Earl) appears on 11, and Weishaar Drilling & Supply Inc (Stanton, Floyd) on 8. Those records can help identify local drilling history, but confirm current licensing, availability, scope, and references before selecting a contractor. Colorado DWR permit and construction records remain the starting point.

Sheridan Lake well drilling cost

For the local alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, the cost model uses a drilling rate of $35 to $55 per foot. At the 78-foot median depth, the drilled hole is modeled at about $2,700 to $4,300. That is only the hole, not a complete water system.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is modeled at about $8,700 to $16,300 at the median depth. A deeper-than-typical hole, difficult access, casing or grout requirements, electrical distance, and water-storage needs can move the bid higher. Ask for a written estimate that separates drilling, casing, grout, development, pump equipment, trenching, electrical work, testing, and permit-related work. The 1,590-foot record shows why a depth allowance matters on an unusual site.

Risks to check before buying a Sheridan Lake lot

Five PFAS sampling or contamination sites are mapped within about 10 miles. There are no historic mine features and no EPA Superfund or cleanup sites in the mapped facts, but that does not replace a property-specific water test. Test an existing well for bacteria, nitrate, and other concerns recommended by a qualified laboratory; ask whether the well has a treatment history and review the chain of custody.

Low yield is not represented in the reported records below 1 gallon per minute, but only 55 wells report yield and a dry hole remains a construction risk. Confirm well location, access for a rig, setbacks from septic components, and the intended household use. Colorado DWR permits govern the well, and an exempt household-use well has a 35-gallon-per-minute pumping limit. Irrigation or expanded use may require different water-rights planning.

Well permits by decade near Sheridan Lake

What a new well costs in Sheridan Lake, 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 (138 ft) would run roughly $10,830–$19,590. 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 Sheridan Lake? 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 Sheridan Lake 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.

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