Todd Creek Colorado Well Depth, Water and Drilling Costs

How deep are wells around Todd Creek?

How much water do wells make near Todd Creek?

Todd Creek well depth depends on the water-bearing formation

Depth records around Todd Creek are not uniform. About 61% of reported wells are under 100 feet, while 6% fall between 100 and 300 feet, 20% between 300 and 600 feet, and 13% are deeper than 600 feet. The 90th-percentile depth is 750 feet, with a deepest recorded well at 1,270 feet.

For a driller's bid, the 47-foot median is only a starting point. The middle-half range of 31 to 400 feet shows why a quote based on the local median can miss the actual geology on a specific lot. Permits identify Denver Basin aquifer wells throughout this dataset, including unnamed or fractured-bedrock, Alluvial, and Laramie Fox Hills aquifers. Casing and grout requirements, final aquifer choice, and the water-rights situation should be confirmed before work begins.

Most Todd Creek wells report useful yield, but records are limited

The median reported pump yield is 13.0 gallons per minute, and the middle half is 10.0 to 15.0 gallons per minute. Among wells with yield records, 54% produce between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, while 44% report more than 15 gallons per minute. Only 2% report 1 to 5 gallons per minute, and 0% report under 1 gallon per minute.

Those results are encouraging for a household buyer, but only 1,032 wells report a pump yield, compared with 3,199 recorded as constructed. A yield test and the permitted use matter more than a nearby average. Household wells still need proper storage and pressure equipment, and an exempt household-use well remains subject to its permit conditions and the 35-gpm exempt-well pumping limit.

Water levels in Todd Creek are shallow in recent records

The median static water level is 17 feet below the surface, with the middle half from 10 to 114 feet. That suggests many wells encounter water relatively close to the ground surface, but the broad range means a buyer should not assume the same level on every parcel.

The decade series does not show a simple steady decline. Median depth to water was 42 feet in the 1960s, 220 feet in the 1970s, 30 feet in the 1980s, 31 feet in the 2000s, and 15 feet in both the 2010s and 2020s. The uneven series may reflect changing locations, aquifers, and measurement practices, so it should not be treated as a continuous water-table trend. Ask for the actual static level and pumping history of the subject well.

Todd Creek permit history shows long-running drilling activity

Well permitting has continued in this area for decades. Records show 204 permits in the 1950s, 267 in the 1960s, 463 in the 1970s, 464 in the 1980s, 849 in the 1990s, 955 in the 2000s, 731 in the 2010s, and 552 in the 2020s. The newest permit year in the dataset is 2026.

The most active driller names in these records are Authorized (Pe, Pg), John'S Drilling Inc. (John, Lloyd), and Roger Schocke Well Drlg. Inc. (Schocke, Roger). Permit history does not prove current availability, workmanship, or warranty service. Use the Colorado Division of Water Resources record to check the permit number, permitted use, construction report, plugging status, and any late changes before relying on an existing well.

Todd Creek well drilling cost starts with depth, not the sale price

The local cost model uses a typical drilling rate of $50 to $70 per foot for Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock. At the 47-foot median depth, the drilled hole is modeled at about $2,400 to $3,300. A finished well, including pump, tank, trenching, and electrical, is modeled at about $8,400 to $15,300.

These figures are planning ranges rather than bids. The depth mix shows why costs can move sharply: 13% of reported wells are deeper than 600 feet, and the deepest record is 1,270 feet. Ask contractors to separate drilling, casing, grout, pump equipment, trenching, electrical work, testing, permits, and unexpected formation conditions. A shallow local record does not guarantee a shallow or inexpensive well on your lot.

Check water quality, low yield, septic space and building limits

Mapped environmental information deserves review before closing. Within about 10 miles, the records show 782 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 24 historic mine features, and 13 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. A mapped site is a reason to investigate, not proof that a particular well is contaminated. Test existing well water for the conditions relevant to the property and review nearby regulatory records.

Also check for low-yield history, dry holes, abandoned wells, and the distance between the well, septic system, replacement area, and proposed building. Confirm that the permit allows the intended household, stock, or irrigation use. In an over-appropriated basin, an augmentation plan may be required. A septic designer and well contractor should review the lot together before you commit to a house plan.

Well permits by decade near Todd Creek

What a new well costs in Todd Creek, 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 Todd Creek? 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 Todd Creek 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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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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