What Starkville Well Records Tell You Before You Buy

How deep are wells around Starkville?

How much water do wells make near Starkville?

Starkville well depth depends on the local formation

Most recorded Starkville wells are shallow. The median depth is 40 feet, and the middle half falls between 24 and 100 feet. That means a driller working near the center of the local record may be pricing a relatively short hole, but the spread is large enough that a shallow estimate should not be treated as a guarantee.

72% of reported wells are under 100 feet. Another 17% fall between 100 and 300 feet, while 9% are between 300 and 600 feet and 3% exceed 600 feet. One recorded well reaches 1,000 feet. Permits identify mostly unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifers, with some alluvial and Purgatoire wells. That mix can make nearby depth comparisons more useful than a countywide average.

What Starkville wells produce

Only 17 wells in the records report a pump yield, so the yield figures are less complete than the depth data. Among those reports, the median is 6.0 gallons per minute, with the middle half between 2.0 and 10.0 gallons per minute.

The reported distribution is encouraging but not uniform. 53% of reported yields are between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, and 12% exceed 15 gallons per minute. At the low end, 6% are under 1 gallon per minute, while 29% fall between 1 and 5 gallons per minute. For a buyer, ask whether the property has storage and what the well can sustain during a measured test, not just the initial flow seen while drilling.

The water table around Starkville

Static water-level information is limited to 23 wells. Those reports show a median depth to water of 35 feet, with the middle half between 21 and 36 feet. In practical terms, many reported wells encounter water fairly close to the surface, but that does not establish the static level on a particular parcel.

The available facts do not provide a water-level series by decade, so they do not show a defensible long-term rise or decline. Do not assume that a nearby shallow water level will remain constant through dry conditions or pumping. Have the driller review nearby logs, measure the new well after construction, and confirm that the pump setting and storage arrangement fit the expected seasonal conditions.

Permit history and drillers working near Starkville

The permit record includes 255 wells, with 134 recorded as constructed and 175 reporting a total depth. Permitting increased substantially in recent decades: the records show 41 permits in the 1990s, 29 in the 2000s, 86 in the 2010s and 19 in the 2020s. The newest permit year is 2022.

The most active names in these records are Authorized (Pe, Pg), with 51 wells; Boday Well Drilling (Boday, Alex), with 22; and Boday Well Drilling (Boday, Kathleen), with 12. These entries help identify local experience, but you should still confirm current licensing, insurance, scope and references before signing a drilling contract.

What a Starkville well may cost to drill

For Starkville's alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, the provided drilling model uses $35-$55 per foot. At the local median depth of 40 feet, that puts the drilled hole at about $1,400-$2,200. This is the hole only, not the complete water system.

A finished well with a pump, pressure tank, trenching and electrical is modeled at about $7,400-$14,200. A bid should state what happens if the hole must go deeper, if casing or grout requirements change, or if the well does not meet the intended use. The large depth range in the records is the reason to avoid choosing a contractor from the lowest per-foot number alone. Ask for a written dry-hole, testing and completion policy before work starts.

Risks to check before you build or buy

Low yield is a real screening issue even though the reported median is 6.0 gallons per minute. The records include wells under 1 gallon per minute, and only 17 wells report yield, so the database cannot rule out poor production on an untested parcel. Fractured-bedrock wells can be unpredictable even when a nearby well performs well.

Environmental review also deserves attention. The mapped area has 48 PFAS sampling or contamination sites and 181 historic mine features, although there are 0 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. Test the water before purchase and after construction, especially for a home. Check septic setbacks, soil, access for a drill rig, electrical routing and the proposed building area. A new well may need proper casing and grout, and domestic use may require an appropriate DWR permit or exempt household-use well authorization. Water rights and augmentation requirements can matter in over-appropriated basins.

A practical Starkville lot-buying plan

Start with the exact parcel, then compare its nearby permit logs rather than relying only on the Starkville median. Look at depth, aquifer description, reported yield, static water level and construction status. Records from Trinidad, Jansen and Cokedale can provide context, but conditions can change over a short distance.

Before closing, get a licensed Colorado driller's site opinion and a written estimate that separates drilling from pump, tank, trenching and electrical work. Confirm the intended household use with the Colorado Division of Water Resources, and have a water sample tested. If you are building, coordinate the well location with the septic system, driveway and house foundation before excavation. For a vacant lot, keep enough budget flexibility for a deeper-than-expected hole or a lower-producing well that needs storage.

Well permits by decade near Starkville

What a new well costs in Starkville, 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 (100 ft) would run roughly $9,500–$17,500. 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.

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