# Well permits in Gunnison County, Colorado — how deep, how much

> 8,894 well permits in Gunnison County. The median well is 70 feet deep. What the permits allow, how many expired, and what the Division was told about depth and yield.

## Well permits in Gunnison County

**8,894** well permits — 1.5% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is **70 feet** deep, against 148 feet statewide.

### How deep people drill in Gunnison 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.

*Medians, on the permits where the Division was told — never a mean, which a few industrial wells would carry away*

| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Colorado median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | **70 ft** | 350 ft | 148 ft — shallower here (5,488 permits, 62 %) |
| Yield | **15 gpm** | 15 gpm | 10 gpm — higher here (2,001 permits, 22 %) |
| Static water level | **25 ft** | 143 ft | 58 ft — lower here (4,742 permits, 53 %) |

### 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 |
|---|---|---|
| [Domestic](/county/gunnison/domestic.md) | 4,179 | 47.0% |
| [Household Use Only](/county/gunnison/household-use-only.md) | 2,538 | 28.5% |
| [Monitoring/sampling](/use/monitoring-sampling.md) | 993 | 11.2% |
| [Commercial](/use/commercial.md) | 356 | 4.0% |
| [Other](/use/other.md) | 225 | 2.5% |
| [Irrigation](/use/irrigation.md) | 198 | 2.2% |
| [Stock](/use/stock.md) | 125 | 1.4% |
| [Municipal](/use/municipal.md) | 91 | 1.0% |
| [Industrial](/use/industrial.md) | 67 | 0.8% |
| [Not stated](/use/not-stated.md) | 63 | 0.7% |
| [Geothermal](/use/geothermal.md) | 26 | 0.3% |
| Fishery | 13 | 0.1% |

### What happened to these permits

**4,800** of the 8,894 permits in Gunnison County ended with a
well the Division was told about — 54.0%. And
**1,902** expired without one: 21.4%.

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](/expired.md).

| Status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Well Constructed | 4,800 | 54.0% |
| Permit Expired | 1,902 | 21.4% |
| Permit Issued | 462 | 5.2% |
| Application Denied | 394 | 4.4% |
| Permit Canceled | 328 | 3.7% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 313 | 3.5% |
| Well Abandoned | 265 | 3.0% |
| Application Information Requested | 154 | 1.7% |
| Application Received | 113 | 1.3% |
| Permit Expired (Pump Installed) | 35 | 0.4% |

### Which aquifers

| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [All Unnamed Aquifers](/aquifer/all-unnamed-aquifers.md) | 8,717 | 98.0% |
| [Alluvial](/aquifer/alluvial.md) | 69 | 0.8% |
| [Not stated](/aquifer/not-stated.md) | 62 | 0.7% |
| Mancos | 14 | 0.2% |
| [Dakota](/aquifer/dakota.md) | 9 | 0.1% |
| Mesa Verde Group | 5 | 0.1% |
| Mesa Verde | 4 | 0.0% |
| Wasatch-fort Union | 4 | 0.0% |
| [Arapahoe](/aquifer/arapahoe.md) | 2 | 0.0% |
| [Unconfined San Luis Valley Aquifer](/aquifer/unconfined-san-luis-valley-aquifer.md) | 2 | 0.0% |

### When the permits were issued

| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 616 | 6.9% |
| 2010s | 837 | 9.4% |
| 2000s | 1,500 | 16.9% |
| 1990s | 2,101 | 23.6% |
| 1980s | 1,187 | 13.3% |
| 1970s | 927 | 10.4% |
| 1960s | 81 | 0.9% |
| 1950s | 47 | 0.5% |
| 1900s | 2 | 0.0% |

### Buying land in Gunnison County, or need a well drilled?

8,894 well permits are on the Division’s register in Gunnison County, 1,902 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](/privacy.md).

### Permits on record in Gunnison County

*Well permits, Gunnison County — 110 of the 110 shown carry the subdivision or plat name the applicant gave; a 0 means the Division was never told, not a measurement of zero*

| Subdivision, or the permit number | Status | Decreed use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Wilder On the Taylor](/search.md) permit 337568- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 0 | 2018 |
| [Ragged Mountain Reserve](/search.md) permit 336962- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 125 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Pitkin](/search.md) permit 337096- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 78 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Riverwalk Estates](/search.md) permit 89758-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 39 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Roper Lane](/search.md) permit 89845-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 75 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Wilder On the Taylor](/search.md) permit 337979- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 140 | 0 | 2018 |
| [Horse River Ranch](/search.md) permit 339389- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 650 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Panoview Park](/search.md) permit 339722- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 280 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Wilderness Streams (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 93498--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 179 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Star Mountain Ranch](/search.md) permit 218942--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Blue Mesa (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 339821- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 282 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Homestead](/search.md) permit 90295-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 53 | 0 | 1974 |
| [Riverwalk Estates](/search.md) permit 90221-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Hidden Mine Ranch](/search.md) permit 340134- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 180 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Fariview](/search.md) permit 340200- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 58 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Blue Mesa (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 340198- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Red Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 340491- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 150 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Blue Mesa Subdivision (filing: 1)](/search.md) permit 340713- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 410 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Palisade Retreat Club](/search.md) permit 75043--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 59 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Horse Meadows](/search.md) permit 90361-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 15 | 2004 |
| [Homestead](/search.md) permit 89067-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 60 | 15 | 1981 |
| [Ragged Meadow](/search.md) permit 88836-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 50 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Pitkin Town of](/search.md) permit 333459- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 59 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Pitkin Town of](/search.md) permit 333572--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 100 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Hidden River Ranch](/search.md) permit 88954-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 100 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Riverwalk Estates](/search.md) permit 88958-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 59 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Irwin](/search.md) permit 333767- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 1.25 | 2024 |
| [Danni Ranch](/search.md) permit 333792- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Trappers Crossing South](/search.md) permit 165988--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 78 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Wilder On the Taylor](/search.md) permit 333949- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Homestead](/search.md) permit 334032- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 76 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Almont](/search.md) permit 40211-F-R | Well Constructed | Domestic | 49 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Wilder On the Taylor](/search.md) permit 334117- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 220 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Cbfpd](/search.md) permit 89505-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 39 | 6 | 2025 |
| [Irwin](/search.md) permit 334473- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 380 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Flying E Ranch](/search.md) permit 89376-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 59 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Lost Canyon Tracts](/search.md) permit 263470--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 700 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Rockey River Estates](/search.md) permit 335023- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 38 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Marble Ski Area](/search.md) permit 335531- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 465 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Crested Butte Meadows](/search.md) permit 335561- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 750 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Pitkin](/search.md) permit 101363--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 39 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Red Mountain Ranch](/search.md) permit 336061- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 158 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Pitkin](/search.md) permit 336065- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 35 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Lost Miner Ranch](/search.md) permit 89691-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 37 | 15 | 2001 |
| [Vista Buisiness Center](/search.md) permit 88684-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 200 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Marble Ski Area (filing: 3)](/search.md) permit 329440- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Riverwalk Estates](/search.md) permit 87816-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 43 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Red Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 329868- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 223 | 3 | 2023 |
| [Pitkin Town of](/search.md) permit 329710- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 59 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Crested Butte Highlands](/search.md) permit 88124-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Riverwalk Estates](/search.md) permit 88176-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 49 | 15 | 2022 |
| [Soap Creek Ranches](/search.md) permit 330461- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 6 | 2024 |
| [Porphyry No. 3 Lode Mining Claim #15180](/search.md) permit 330768- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 320 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Riverwalk Estates](/search.md) permit 88439-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 59 | 15 | 2020 |
| [North Elk Meadows](/search.md) permit 88540-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 39 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Red Mountain Ranch](/search.md) permit 221632--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 160 | 6 | 2023 |
| [Tomichi Heights Ranchettes](/search.md) permit 102209--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Reserve On the East River](/search.md) permit 331914- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Pitkin](/search.md) permit 75834--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 120 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Buckhorn Ranch](/search.md) permit 86566-F | Well Constructed | Municipal | 99 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Fairview](/search.md) permit 325021- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 50 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Marble Mountain Mesa](/search.md) permit 247837--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 383 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Vista Buisiness Center](/search.md) permit 86967-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 60 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Boomerang Lode Mining Claim](/search.md) permit 325902- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 2 | 2023 |
| [Wilder On the Taylor](/search.md) permit 326013- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Hidden Mine Ranch](/search.md) permit 326057- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Marble Town of](/search.md) permit 327741- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 40 | 15 | 2022 |
| [Irwin Town of](/search.md) permit 326068- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Slate River Estates](/search.md) permit 87166-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 40 | 20 | 1970 |
| [Red Feather Ranch](/search.md) permit 86990-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 179 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Trappers Crossing At Wildcat](/search.md) permit 326785- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Mitzels Green Acres](/search.md) permit 86943-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 442 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Mccormick Ranch](/search.md) permit 326668- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 600 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Riverwalk Estates](/search.md) permit 87074-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 59 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Fox Meadows](/search.md) permit 87077-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Crested Butte Meadows](/search.md) permit 327253- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Dos Rios](/search.md) permit 87116-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 27 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Pitkin Town of](/search.md) permit 93230--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 80 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Reserve On the East River](/search.md) permit 327590- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Ptikin Town of](/search.md) permit 327857- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 0 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Crystal Mill Site Ms 5708b](/search.md) permit 328614- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 525 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Horse River Ranch](/search.md) permit 87497-F | Well Constructed | Fishery | 8 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Horse Meadows](/search.md) permit 87520-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 49 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Williams No2, Rhk Lode, Rhk Millsite](/search.md) permit 329338- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 270 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Pitkin Town of](/search.md) permit 329360- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 70 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Rockey River Estates](/search.md) permit 329419- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 39 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Irwin Town of](/search.md) permit 320212- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Riverwalk Estates](/search.md) permit 85128-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 61 | 15 | 2021 |
| [Marble Ski Area](/search.md) permit 320289- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 90 | 0 | 2021 |
| [East Bull Mountain Ranch](/search.md) permit 320084- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 910 | 11 | 2022 |
| [Homestead](/search.md) permit 320094- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 64 | 15 | 2021 |
| [Green Mesa Ranch](/search.md) permit 320134- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 8 | 2021 |
| [Wilder On the Taylor](/search.md) permit 320663- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 380 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Lost Miner Ranch](/search.md) permit 85155-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 73 | 17 | 2021 |
| [Dos Rios](/search.md) permit 85181-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 27 | 7 | 2022 |
| [Wilder On the Taylor](/search.md) permit 320415- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 79 | 15 | 2021 |
| [Wilderness Streams (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 320458- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 48 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Wilder On the Taylor](/search.md) permit 321061- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 145 | 0 | 2017 |
| [Marble Ski Area (filing: 3)](/search.md) permit 320747- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 100 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Ohio Meadows Subdivision (filing: 3)](/search.md) permit 79341--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 15 | 2021 |
| [Mitzels Green Acres](/search.md) permit 111178--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Red Mountain Ranch](/search.md) permit 321019- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 110 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Ragged Mountain Reserve](/search.md) permit 321527- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 202 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Roper](/search.md) permit 85412-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 79 | 14 | 2021 |
| [Sun Park](/search.md) permit 321570- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 220 | 15 | 2022 |
| [Terra Vista North](/search.md) permit 85473-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 48 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Ohio City](/search.md) permit 78229--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 99 | 15 | 2021 |
| [Tomichi Heights Ranchettes](/search.md) permit 64630-F-R | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 6 | 2021 |
| [Irwin Town of](/search.md) permit 322156- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 340 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Pitkin Town of](/search.md) permit 82906--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 59 | 15 | 2021 |

### By decreed use in Gunnison County

- [Domestic in Gunnison County](/county/gunnison/domestic.md) — 4,179
- [Household Use Only in Gunnison County](/county/gunnison/household-use-only.md) — 2,538

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Teller](/county/teller.md) 10,843
- [Fremont](/county/fremont.md) 10,353
- [Chaffee](/county/chaffee.md) 10,321
- [Alamosa](/county/alamosa.md) 10,088
- [Rio Grande](/county/rio-grande.md) 9,833
- [Morgan](/county/morgan.md) 9,779
- [Logan](/county/logan.md) 9,308
- [Saguache](/county/saguache.md) 8,803
- [Summit](/county/summit.md) 8,609
- [Las Animas](/county/las-animas.md) 8,050
- [Routt](/county/routt.md) 7,264
- [Custer](/county/custer.md) 6,916
- [Kit Carson](/county/kit-carson.md) 6,777

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](/county.md).

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