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

Name: Saginaw County, Michigan water well statistics
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✓ 12,234 Wellogic records · verified 2026-09-28

120 ftmedian well depth

83 ft–160 fttypical depth range

14 ftmedian static water level

15 gpmmedian yield (11,601 tests)

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How deep are wells in Saginaw County, Michigan?

The median drilled well depth in Saginaw County is 120 ft, based on 12,213 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.

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 11,351 measurements.

How much water do wells in Saginaw County produce?

The median tested yield is 15 gpm (middle half: 7 gpm–30 gpm), from 11,601 pump tests. A typical household needs 5–10 gpm.

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 870 50–100 ft 3,470 100–150 ft 4,205 150–200 ft 2,020 200–300 ft 1,475 300–400 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	418
Ed Birkmeier Well	174
Lic. #73-1623	122
Taylor Well Drilling Inc.	69
Cesal Well Drilling, Llc	57
Brad Malley Well Drilling	47
Chad Malley Well	33
Lyons Well Drilling	25

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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) — 1,795 wells, median 97 ft
Chesaning (48616) — 1,703 wells, median 120 ft
Freeland (48623) — 1,496 wells, median 106 ft
Birch Run (48415) — 1,444 wells, median 125 ft
Saint Charles (48655) — 1,359 wells, median 127 ft
Merrill (48637) — 1,132 wells, median 95 ft
Burt (48417) — 1,019 wells, median 117 ft
Oakley (48649) — 491 wells, median 180 ft
Brant (48614) — 480 wells, median 146 ft
Frankenmuth (48734) — 445 wells, median 160 ft
Saginaw (48601) — 261 wells, median 108 ft
Saginaw (48609) — 152 wells, median 130 ft
Saginaw (48604) — 151 wells, median 140 ft
Bridgeport (48722) — 135 wells, median 105 ft
Saginaw (48603) — 60 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.