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Monroe County, Michigan: well depth, water level & drilling cost

Name: Monroe County, Michigan water well statistics
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✓ 18,059 Wellogic records · verified 2026-09-28

80 ftmedian well depth

64 ft–100 fttypical depth range

30 ftmedian static water level

14 gpmmedian yield (14,657 tests)

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How deep are wells in Monroe County, Michigan?

The median drilled well depth in Monroe County is 80 ft, based on 18,010 wells with recorded depths in the state Wellogic database. Half of all wells fall between 64 ft and 100 ft; 90% are shallower than 125 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 102 ft.

How much does it cost to drill a well in Monroe County?

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 102 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $2,550–$6,630; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $6,120–$10,200. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

What is the static water level in Monroe County?

The median static water level is 30 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 18 ft–40 ft), from 17,745 measurements.

How much water do wells in Monroe County produce?

The median tested yield is 14 gpm (middle half: 10 gpm–15 gpm), from 14,657 pump tests. A typical household needs 5–10 gpm.

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 1,474 50–100 ft 11,581 100–150 ft 4,143 150–200 ft 597 200–300 ft 145 300–400 ft 50 400–600 ft 18 600+ ft 2

Who drills wells in Monroe County?

Drillers by number of wells completed in this county since 2016, per filed well records (EGLE Wellogic); shown by registered well-driller number.

Driller	Wells since 2016
Wilder Wells & Pumps, Crai	986
Automatic Septic & Well Ge	73
Williams-Oddo Well	53
Cribley Drilling Co Inc	50
Gordon & Sons Water	32
Lic. #58-0752	26
Ed Birkmeier Well	4
Able Well Drilling	2

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Well records by ZIP code in Monroe County

Median depth, water level, and yield for each ZIP code with recorded wells.

48182 — 3,154 wells, median 80 ft
Petersburg (49270) — 2,048 wells, median 75 ft
48144 — 1,520 wells, median 80 ft
Monroe (48161) — 1,462 wells, median 68 ft
Ottawa Lake (49267) — 1,380 wells, median 102 ft
Ida (48140) — 1,187 wells, median 71 ft
Carleton (48117) — 1,172 wells, median 68 ft
Dundee (48131) — 1,050 wells, median 79 ft
Erie (48133) — 685 wells, median 81 ft
Maybee (48159) — 620 wells, median 81 ft
Newport (48166) — 580 wells, median 67 ft
Monroe (48162) — 552 wells, median 67 ft
Ottawa Lake (49627) — 434 wells, median 88 ft
La Salle (48145) — 418 wells, median 64 ft
48179 — 222 wells, median 75 ft
Riga (49276) — 194 wells, median 100 ft
Samaria (48177) — 138 wells, median 80 ft
Flat Rock (48134) — 121 wells, median 86 ft
Luna Pier (48157) — 54 wells, median 81 ft
Azalia (48110) — 52 wells, median 119 ft

Method: medians computed from Wellogic records (water-supply wells only (household, irrigation, industrial, Type I/II/III public supply) — heat-pump, test and unclassified wells excluded; depths 0–5,000 ft). Cost estimate applies published per-foot ranges (checked 2026-06-11) to the local median depth — full methodology & sources.