Woodmoor, Colorado Well Depths, Yields, and Costs

How deep are wells around Woodmoor?

How much water do wells make near Woodmoor?

Woodmoor well depth: plan for the Denver Basin

The median permitted well depth near Woodmoor is 315 feet. The middle half runs from 260 to 405 feet, which is the most useful range when reviewing a drilling bid. A quote based on a hole around the median may be reasonable, but the local records also reach the 90th percentile at 549 feet, with the deepest recorded well at 2,500 feet.

Depth mix matters here. Six percent of reported wells are under 100 feet, 28% are from 100 to 300 feet, 58% are from 300 to 600 feet, and 8% are deeper than 600 feet. Permits name the Dawson aquifer most often, followed by unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifers and the Denver aquifer. Denver Basin aquifer wells account for 100% of the records.

What Woodmoor wells produce

Among wells with a reported pump yield, the median is 11.0 gallons per minute, and the middle half is 10.0 to 13.0 gallons per minute. Most reported wells fall between 5 and 15 gallons per minute: that group represents 82% of the records. Another 17% report more than 15 gallons per minute.

Low-yield results are uncommon in this dataset, with 1% reporting 1 to 5 gallons per minute and 0% under 1 gallon per minute. That does not guarantee a strong well on a specific lot. The permit yield is a measured or reported result, not a promise of long-term supply. Ask how the well was tested and match storage and pump equipment to the home’s demand. An exempt household-use well is generally subject to a 35-gallon-per-minute pumping limit.

Woodmoor water levels and the long view

The median static water level is 120 feet below the surface, with the middle half from 89 to 165 feet. That figure helps with pump planning and gives a buyer a practical comparison point when reviewing neighboring wells. It is not the same as total well depth: a well can continue substantially below the standing water level.

The decade figures do not show a steady downward trend. The median was 135 feet below surface in the 1970s, 125 in the 1980s, 121 in the 1990s, 130 in the 2000s, 110 in the 2010s, and 125 in the 2020s. The record is better described as fluctuating than as a consistent decline. Confirm current conditions with nearby wells and a driller before relying on a historical median.

Who has drilled around Woodmoor, and when

Permit activity expanded substantially after the early records. The DWR file shows 34 permits from the 1950s, 55 from the 1960s, 590 from the 1970s, 845 from the 1980s, 1,451 from the 1990s, 1,021 from the 2000s, 675 from the 2010s, and 534 from the 2020s. The newest permit year in the area is 2025.

In the recorded drilling history, Fletcher Drilling, associated with Fletcher, Thomas, appears on 1,603 wells. Kunau Drilling LLC, associated with Kunau, Timothy R., appears on 1,068. Hamacher Well Works Inc., associated with Hamacher, Alan Ray, appears on 579. These records show who has worked nearby, but they are not a recommendation or a substitute for checking current licensing, insurance, availability, and references.

Woodmoor well drilling cost at the median depth

The cost model for Woodmoor’s Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock uses a drilling rate of $50 to $70 per foot. At the 315-foot median depth, the drilled hole works out to about $15,800 to $22,000. That is only the drilling portion of the project.

A finished well including the pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is estimated at about $21,800 to $34,000 at the median depth. A deeper hole, difficult access, longer utility runs, casing or grout requirements, and site conditions can move the actual bid outside that planning range. When comparing proposals, confirm what is included, the assumed depth, casing and grout, pump capacity, testing, permits, trenching, electrical work, and restoration.

Woodmoor risks to check before closing or building

Water quality deserves its own review. The mapped area within about 10 miles includes 25 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 4 historic mine features, and 1 EPA Superfund or cleanup site. Those mapped locations do not prove contamination at a particular well, but they are a reason to obtain a current laboratory water test and review the well’s construction and history.

Also investigate low yield, dry-hole risk, and the distance between the well, septic system, and proposed building. Casing and grout protect the well from surface entry, but condition and installation matter. Domestic or household use represents 84% of the recorded use mix. Stock, irrigation, and monitoring wells make up other portions, so verify that an existing permit matches your intended use. In an over-appropriated basin, an augmentation plan may be required for some uses.

Buying or building a Woodmoor lot

Before making an offer, pull the nearby DWR permits and compare total depth, reported yield, static water level, aquifer name, use, and construction details. The records within 5 miles provide a useful starting point, especially when a parcel has no well yet. Monument, Palmer Lake, Gleneagle, and the Air Force Academy can provide additional local context, but conditions can change across short distances.

For a new build, have a driller inspect access and identify a practical well location before finalizing the house site. Price the well together with septic, driveway, trenching, electrical service, storage, and testing. Confirm legal water use before construction, particularly if the property is in an area requiring augmentation. A strong neighboring yield is encouraging, but it is not a guarantee for your lot.

Well permits by decade near Woodmoor

What a new well costs in Woodmoor, 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 (405 ft) would run roughly $26,250–$40,350. 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 Woodmoor? 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 Woodmoor 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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