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

Name: Saginaw County, Michigan water well statistics
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✓ 12,222 Wellogic records · verified 2026-08-13

120 ftmedian well depth

83 ft–160 fttypical depth range

14 ftmedian static water level

15 gpmmedian yield (11,589 tests)

How deep are wells in Saginaw County, Michigan?

The median drilled well depth in Saginaw County is 120 ft, based on 12,201 wells with recorded depths in the state Wellogic database. Half of all wells fall between 83 ft and 160 ft; 90% are shallower than 210 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 126 ft.

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

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 126 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $3,150–$8,190; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $7,560–$12,600. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

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What is the static water level in Saginaw County?

The median static water level is 14 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 8 ft–20 ft), from 11,339 measurements.

How much water do wells in Saginaw County produce?

The median tested yield is 15 gpm (middle half: 7 gpm–30 gpm), from 11,589 pump tests. A typical household needs 5–10 gpm.

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Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 870 50–100 ft 3,470 100–150 ft 4,198 150–200 ft 2,016 200–300 ft 1,474 300–400 ft 149 400–600 ft 23 600+ ft 1

Who drills wells in Saginaw 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
Griffin Well Drilling	414
Ed Birkmeier Well	172
Lic. #73-1623	122
Taylor Well Drilling Inc.	69
Cesal Well Drilling, Llc	55
Brad Malley Well Drilling	47
Chad Malley Well	32
Lyons Well Drilling	24

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Well records by ZIP code in Saginaw County

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

Hemlock (48626) — 1,773 wells, median 97 ft
Chesaning (48616) — 1,687 wells, median 120 ft
Birch Run (48415) — 1,425 wells, median 125 ft
Freeland (48623) — 1,422 wells, median 108 ft
Saint Charles (48655) — 1,346 wells, median 128 ft
Merrill (48637) — 1,104 wells, median 95 ft
Burt (48417) — 1,003 wells, median 117 ft
Oakley (48649) — 488 wells, median 180 ft
Brant (48614) — 443 wells, median 149 ft
Frankenmuth (48734) — 431 wells, median 160 ft
Saginaw (48601) — 255 wells, median 107 ft
Saginaw (48604) — 148 wells, median 140 ft
Saginaw (48609) — 145 wells, median 122 ft
Bridgeport (48722) — 128 wells, median 105 ft
Saginaw (48603) — 58 wells, median 159 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.