Well permits in Gilpin County
4,606 well permits — 0.8% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is 250 feet deep, against 148 feet statewide.
4,606Permits
250 ftMedian depth
781Expired
0Denver Basin aquifer
How deep people drill in Gilpin County
This is the part a buyer actually wants, and it is not published anywhere else. The figures below are medians over the permits where the Division was told — a mean would be carried away by a handful of industrial wells.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Colorado median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | 250 ft | 520 ft | 148 ft — deeper here (3,355 permits, 73 %) |
| Yield | 7 gpm | 12.8 gpm | 10 gpm — lower here (1,432 permits, 31 %) |
| Static water level | 40 ft | 120 ft | 58 ft — lower here (3,036 permits, 66 %) |
What the permits allow
A well permit is not a general right to water: it names what the water may be used for, and the narrowest of them — household use only — means inside the house and nothing else.
| Decreed use | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Household Use Only | 2,799 | 60.8% |
| Domestic | 1,415 | 30.7% |
| Monitoring/sampling | 170 | 3.7% |
| Commercial | 99 | 2.1% |
| Not stated | 55 | 1.2% |
| Other | 32 | 0.7% |
| Municipal | 15 | 0.3% |
| Stock | 8 | 0.2% |
| Irrigation | 7 | 0.2% |
| Geothermal | 3 | 0.1% |
| Recreation | 2 | 0.0% |
| Dewatering | 1 | 0.0% |
What happened to these permits
3,118 of the 4,606 permits in Gilpin County ended with a well the Division was told about — 67.7%. And 781 expired without one: 17.0%.
An expired permit is the trap in a rural sale. A seller can produce a permit that lapsed years ago, and a permit is not a water right — the two are separate, and a purchase turns on both. What an expired permit does and does not mean.
| Status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Well Constructed | 3,118 | 67.7% |
| Permit Expired | 781 | 17.0% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 166 | 3.6% |
| Permit Issued | 156 | 3.4% |
| Well Abandoned | 92 | 2.0% |
| Application Information Requested | 89 | 1.9% |
| Permit Canceled | 69 | 1.5% |
| Application Denied | 32 | 0.7% |
| Pump Installed, No Construction Info Received | 21 | 0.5% |
| Pump Installed in Well Without a Permit | 19 | 0.4% |
Which aquifers
| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All Unnamed Aquifers | 4,455 | 96.7% |
| Not stated | 87 | 1.9% |
| Fractured Crystalline | 38 | 0.8% |
| Fractured Granite | 24 | 0.5% |
| Arapahoe | 1 | 0.0% |
| Quaternary Alluvium | 1 | 0.0% |
When the permits were issued
| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 254 | 5.5% |
| 2010s | 349 | 7.6% |
| 2000s | 650 | 14.1% |
| 1990s | 957 | 20.8% |
| 1980s | 500 | 10.9% |
| 1970s | 979 | 21.3% |
| 1960s | 203 | 4.4% |
| 1950s | 49 | 1.1% |
Buying land in Gilpin County, or need a well drilled?
4,606 well permits are on the Division’s register in Gilpin County, 781 of them expired. This site tells you what a permit says; it does not drill, and it is not advice on a water right. Tell us where and we pass the request to drillers and water-rights advisers working in Colorado.
We take no commission and we recommend no driller. We have no arrangement with any firm today — we are collecting these requests in order to go and find them. What we do with this.
Permits on record in Gilpin County
| Subdivision, or the permit number | Status | Decreed use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiddlers Green Amended permit 343139- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1941 |
| Wondervu permit 341914- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 100 | 0 | 1936 |
| Aspen Springs permit 140301--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 280 | 4 | 2026 |
| Maryland Claim #13464 permit 341251- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 0 | 0 | 2024 |
| Colorado Sierra permit 87352--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 4 | 2025 |
| Government permit 338826- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 502 | 0 | 2026 |
| Paradise Valley Estates permit 90041-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 977 | 13 | 2025 |
| Snowline Ranch Estates permit 339332- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 0 | 2025 |
| Meadowlake Mountain Acres permit 339588- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 380 | 0 | 2025 |
| Corona Heights permit 340170- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 760 | 0 | 2026 |
| Sbe 98-1 permit 341348- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 520 | 0 | 2026 |
| Rock Crest permit 334196- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 1004 | 0 | 2025 |
| Wedgewood Wilderness permit 334443- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 420 | 0 | 2025 |
| Dory Lakes permit 334315- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 420 | 4 | 2025 |
| Missouri Lakes permit 334378- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 7 | 2024 |
| Land Survey Plat - Prospect Pointe permit 334653- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 0 | 2026 |
| Sbe 17-02f permit 334960- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 502 | 7 | 2024 |
| Bun Gun Zhing Wak permit 13703--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 7 | 2024 |
| Mary Anna permit 335547- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 100 | 0 | 1975 |
| Dory Lakes permit 335348- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 320 | 4 | 2024 |
| Severance Lodge permit 336239- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 4 | 2025 |
| Lincoln Hills permit 335597--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 0 | 2025 |
| Kingdom of Gilpin Estates permit 336436- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 0 | 2025 |
| Byron Hacker permit 91263--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 380 | 7 | 2024 |
| Brickey Highlands permit 336762- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 115 | 0 | 1986 |
| Pine Aspen Acres permit 3498--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 560 | 0 | 2023 |
| Dory Lakes permit 329691- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 802 | 5 | 2023 |
| Severance Lodge permit 329840- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 0 | 2024 |
| Missouri Lakes permit 329908- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 8 | 2023 |
| Missouri Lakes permit 330100- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 0 | 2025 |
| Pactolus Acres Addition No. 2 permit 330140- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 1202 | 0 | 2023 |
| Dory Lakes permit 330367- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 340 | 10 | 2026 |
| Dory Lakes permit 330314- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 10 | 2023 |
| Quien Sabe permit 163037--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roosevelt Ridge Exemption Plat permit 330663- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 452 | 0 | 2023 |
| Dory Lakes permit 330773- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 320 | 0 | 2023 |
| Dory Lakes permit 330981- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 0 | 2025 |
| Mountain Meadows Tracts permit 331532- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 7 | 2023 |
| South Pinecliffe permit 331570- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1946 |
| Sunrise Heights Addition To Gilpin Gardens permit 331667- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 350 | 0 | 1965 |
| Josephine Placer Ms No 16394 permit 331674- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 5 | 2023 |
| Snow Line Ranch Estates permit 331746- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 4 | 2024 |
| Paradise Valley Estates permit 88539-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 650 | 0 | 2023 |
| Martin Lode Ms 5196 permit 332043- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 6 | 2025 |
| Wheeler permit 332216- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 5 | 2023 |
| Byron Hackers permit 331762- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 150 | 0 | 1959 |
| South Pinecliffe permit 332532- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 380 | 0 | 2024 |
| Quien Sabe permit 332679- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| Corona Heights permit 324997- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mountain Meadows Tracts permit 78885--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 3.5 | 2022 |
| Mountain Meadows Tracts permit 325494- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 3 | 2022 |
| Bla 01-02 permit 325582- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 678 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boundary Line Adjustment Plat Bla 20-03 permit 325697- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 8 | 2022 |
| Dory Lakes permit 325701- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 301 | 10 | 2023 |
| Roosevelt Ridge Exemption Plat permit 325937- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 652 | 5 | 2022 |
| Boundary Line Adjustment Plat Bla 20-03 permit 325696- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 320 | 10 | 2020 |
| Gilpin Gardens permit 326446- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 402 | 7 | 2022 |
| Byron Hackers Lots permit 326489- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bun Gun Zhing Wak permit 326650- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 140 | 7 | 1969 |
| Aspen Springs permit 326749- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 320 | 7 | 2023 |
| Corona Heights permit 326876- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 420 | 4.5 | 2023 |
| Ray Lode Mining Claim Us Survey 869 permit 326941- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 602 | 9.1 | 2023 |
| Meadowlake Mountain Acres permit 327094- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 402 | 14 | 2022 |
| Severance Lodge permit 327353- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 2.5 | 2022 |
| Dory Lakes permit 327371- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 401 | 8 | 2023 |
| Dory Lakes permit 327515- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 340 | 6 | 2023 |
| Quien Sabe permit 327520- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 0 | 2023 |
| Dory Lakes permit 327749- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 402 | 0 | 2025 |
| Brickey Highlands permit 327799- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 420 | 1.5 | 2022 |
| Paradise Valley Estates permit 87332-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 700 | 13 | 2023 |
| Lake View permit 327904- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 540 | 1 | 2015 |
| Paradise Valley Estates permit 87419-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 651 | 7 | 2023 |
| Wheeler permit 328349- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 125 | 0 | 1988 |
| Isle of Pines permit 328350- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 700 | 0 | 2003 |
| Pactolus Acres Replat permit 312440--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 651 | 10 | 2022 |
| Bla 20-01 permit 320171- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 1.25 | 2022 |
| Bla 05-03 permit 320196- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 1202 | 5 | 2021 |
| Fiddlers Green Amended permit 320307- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 6 | 2021 |
| Bla 20-01 permit 320164- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 520 | 2 | 2019 |
| Dory Lakes permit 321107- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 2023 |
| Missouri Lakes permit 321108- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 0 | 2021 |
| Missouri Lakes permit 321385- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 4 | 2021 |
| Gilpin Gardens Part 1 permit 322035- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 5 | 2022 |
| Missouri Lakes permit 322392- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 0 | 2021 |
| Pioneer # 7 & Pioneer # 8 -mine #18358 permit 322650- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 10 | 2021 |
| Aspen Springs permit 322717- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 340 | 0 | 2025 |
| Bla 20-01 permit 323161- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 401 | 8 | 2021 |
| Dory Lakes permit 322774- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 340 | 10 | 2021 |
| Boundary Line Adjustment Exemption Plat Bla 16-03 permit 323185- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 502 | 10 | 2021 |
| Aspen Springs permit 181934--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 401 | 12.1 | 2021 |
| Bla 20-01 permit 323309- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 452 | 6 | 2022 |
| Dory Lakes permit 323589- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 10 | 2023 |
| Mountain Meadows permit 323717- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 4.5 | 2021 |
| Roosevelt Ridge permit 323812- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 800 | 6 | 2022 |
| Leonidas Lode U.s. Mineral Survey No. 12039 permit 323816- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2022 |
| Dory Lakes permit 323835- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 380 | 0 | 2022 |
| Bla 05-03 permit 323939- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 600 | 4 | 2023 |
| Paradise Valley Estates permit 86188-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 900 | 10 | 2022 |
| Aspen Springs permit 324157- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 551 | 0 | 2021 |
| Carter Addition Gilpin Gardens permit 324276- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 580 | 5 | 2023 |
| Boundary Line Adjustment 03-10 permit 324780- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 100 | 7 | 1950 |
| Forest Hills permit 57856--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 320 | 7 | 2022 |
| Missouri Lakes permit 324831- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 7 | 2022 |
| Rollinsville permit 16053--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 2 | 2021 |
| Sunrise Heights Addition permit 317002- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 140 | 0 | 2021 |
| Paradise Valley Estates permit 84271-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 852 | 10 | 2020 |
| Roosevelt Ridge permit 317608- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 600 | 2 | 2020 |
| Aspen Springs permit 317733- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 6 | 2021 |
| Paradise Valley Estates permit 84436-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 952 | 5 | 2020 |
| Missouri Lakes permit 317899- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 280 | 7 | 2020 |
By decreed use in Gilpin County
- Domestic in Gilpin County — 1,415
- Household Use Only in Gilpin County — 2,799
Counties with a comparable register
- Mesa 6,494
- Conejos 5,774
- Washington 5,722
- Clear Creek 5,556
- Baca 5,424
- Pitkin 4,805
- Eagle 4,742
- Moffat 4,379
- Costilla 4,256
- Huerfano 4,190
- Lincoln 4,107
- Montrose 3,965
- Delta 3,935
Neighbours by the size of their register, not a ranking: the list slides with the county you are on, so each of the 63 county pages is reachable from the others. All of them.