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

Name: Monroe County, Michigan water well statistics
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✓ 18,035 Wellogic records · verified 2026-08-13

80 ftmedian well depth

64 ft–100 fttypical depth range

30 ftmedian static water level

14 gpmmedian yield (14,633 tests)

How deep are wells in Monroe County, Michigan?

The median drilled well depth in Monroe County is 80 ft, based on 17,986 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.

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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 17,721 measurements.

How much water do wells in Monroe County produce?

The median tested yield is 14 gpm (middle half: 10 gpm–15 gpm), from 14,633 pump tests. A typical household needs 5–10 gpm.

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Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 1,474 50–100 ft 11,570 100–150 ft 4,131 150–200 ft 596 200–300 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	969
Automatic Septic & Well Ge	71
Williams-Oddo Well	53
Cribley Drilling Co Inc	49
Gordon & Sons Water	32
Lic. #58-0752	26
Ed Birkmeier Well	4
Lic. #58-1765	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 — 2,901 wells, median 80 ft
Petersburg (49270) — 1,701 wells, median 76 ft
Monroe (48161) — 1,397 wells, median 68 ft
Ottawa Lake (49267) — 1,208 wells, median 104 ft
Carleton (48117) — 1,159 wells, median 68 ft
48144 — 1,122 wells, median 82 ft
Ida (48140) — 1,041 wells, median 74 ft
Dundee (48131) — 912 wells, median 81 ft
Erie (48133) — 663 wells, median 81 ft
Maybee (48159) — 565 wells, median 82 ft
Newport (48166) — 524 wells, median 67 ft
Monroe (48162) — 503 wells, median 67 ft
Ottawa Lake (49627) — 397 wells, median 90 ft
Lasalle (48145) — 224 wells, median 68 ft
48179 — 181 wells, median 81 ft
Riga (49276) — 148 wells, median 103 ft
Flat Rock (48134) — 110 wells, median 88 ft
Samaria Samaria (48177) — 53 wells, median 81 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.