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.
8,894Permits
70 ftMedian depth
1,902Expired
0Denver Basin aquifer
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.
| 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 | 4,179 | 47.0% |
| Household Use Only | 2,538 | 28.5% |
| Monitoring/sampling | 993 | 11.2% |
| Commercial | 356 | 4.0% |
| Other | 225 | 2.5% |
| Irrigation | 198 | 2.2% |
| Stock | 125 | 1.4% |
| Municipal | 91 | 1.0% |
| Industrial | 67 | 0.8% |
| Not stated | 63 | 0.7% |
| Geothermal | 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.
| 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 | 8,717 | 98.0% |
| Alluvial | 69 | 0.8% |
| Not stated | 62 | 0.7% |
| Mancos | 14 | 0.2% |
| Dakota | 9 | 0.1% |
| Mesa Verde Group | 5 | 0.1% |
| Mesa Verde | 4 | 0.0% |
| Wasatch-fort Union | 4 | 0.0% |
| Arapahoe | 2 | 0.0% |
| Unconfined San Luis Valley Aquifer | 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.
Permits on record in Gunnison County
| Subdivision, or the permit number | Status | Decreed use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilder On the Taylor permit 337568- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 0 | 2018 |
| Ragged Mountain Reserve permit 336962- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 125 | 0 | 2025 |
| Pitkin permit 337096- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 78 | 0 | 2025 |
| Riverwalk Estates permit 89758-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 39 | 0 | 2025 |
| Roper Lane permit 89845-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 75 | 15 | 2025 |
| Wilder On the Taylor permit 337979- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 140 | 0 | 2018 |
| Horse River Ranch permit 339389- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 650 | 0 | 2025 |
| Panoview Park permit 339722- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 280 | 0 | 2026 |
| Wilderness Streams (filing: 2) permit 93498--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 179 | 0 | 2025 |
| Star Mountain Ranch permit 218942--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 15 | 2025 |
| Blue Mesa (filing: 2) permit 339821- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 282 | 0 | 2025 |
| Homestead permit 90295-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 53 | 0 | 1974 |
| Riverwalk Estates permit 90221-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 2025 |
| Hidden Mine Ranch permit 340134- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 180 | 0 | 2026 |
| Fariview permit 340200- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 58 | 0 | 2025 |
| Blue Mesa (filing: 2) permit 340198- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 0 | 2025 |
| Red Mountain Estates permit 340491- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 150 | 0 | 2025 |
| Blue Mesa Subdivision (filing: 1) permit 340713- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 410 | 0 | 2025 |
| Palisade Retreat Club permit 75043--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 59 | 15 | 2025 |
| Horse Meadows permit 90361-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 15 | 2004 |
| Homestead permit 89067-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 60 | 15 | 1981 |
| Ragged Meadow permit 88836-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 50 | 15 | 2024 |
| Pitkin Town of permit 333459- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 59 | 0 | 2024 |
| Pitkin Town of permit 333572--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 100 | 0 | 2025 |
| Hidden River Ranch permit 88954-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 100 | 0 | 2024 |
| Riverwalk Estates permit 88958-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 59 | 0 | 2024 |
| Irwin permit 333767- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 1.25 | 2024 |
| Danni Ranch permit 333792- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 15 | 2024 |
| Trappers Crossing South permit 165988--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 78 | 15 | 2024 |
| Wilder On the Taylor permit 333949- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 2024 |
| Homestead permit 334032- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 76 | 15 | 2024 |
| Almont permit 40211-F-R | Well Constructed | Domestic | 49 | 15 | 2024 |
| Wilder On the Taylor permit 334117- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 220 | 0 | 2024 |
| Cbfpd permit 89505-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 39 | 6 | 2025 |
| Irwin permit 334473- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 380 | 10 | 2025 |
| Flying E Ranch permit 89376-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 59 | 0 | 2025 |
| Lost Canyon Tracts permit 263470--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 700 | 0 | 2024 |
| Rockey River Estates permit 335023- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 38 | 0 | 2025 |
| Marble Ski Area permit 335531- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 465 | 0 | 2025 |
| Crested Butte Meadows permit 335561- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 750 | 0 | 2024 |
| Pitkin permit 101363--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 39 | 0 | 2025 |
| Red Mountain Ranch permit 336061- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 158 | 15 | 2025 |
| Pitkin permit 336065- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 35 | 0 | 2025 |
| Lost Miner Ranch permit 89691-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 37 | 15 | 2001 |
| Vista Buisiness Center permit 88684-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 200 | 15 | 2023 |
| Marble Ski Area (filing: 3) permit 329440- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 15 | 2023 |
| Riverwalk Estates permit 87816-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 43 | 15 | 2023 |
| Red Mountain Estates permit 329868- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 223 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pitkin Town of permit 329710- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 59 | 0 | 2023 |
| Crested Butte Highlands permit 88124-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 15 | 2024 |
| Riverwalk Estates permit 88176-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 49 | 15 | 2022 |
| Soap Creek Ranches permit 330461- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 6 | 2024 |
| Porphyry No. 3 Lode Mining Claim #15180 permit 330768- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 320 | 0 | 2025 |
| Riverwalk Estates permit 88439-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 59 | 15 | 2020 |
| North Elk Meadows permit 88540-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 39 | 15 | 2024 |
| Red Mountain Ranch permit 221632--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 160 | 6 | 2023 |
| Tomichi Heights Ranchettes permit 102209--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 15 | 2023 |
| Reserve On the East River permit 331914- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 15 | 2024 |
| Pitkin permit 75834--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 120 | 0 | 2025 |
| Buckhorn Ranch permit 86566-F | Well Constructed | Municipal | 99 | 0 | 2022 |
| Fairview permit 325021- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 50 | 0 | 2022 |
| Marble Mountain Mesa permit 247837--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 383 | 0 | 2022 |
| Vista Buisiness Center permit 86967-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 60 | 15 | 2023 |
| Boomerang Lode Mining Claim permit 325902- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wilder On the Taylor permit 326013- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 15 | 2024 |
| Hidden Mine Ranch permit 326057- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 0 | 2023 |
| Marble Town of permit 327741- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 40 | 15 | 2022 |
| Irwin Town of permit 326068- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 15 | 2023 |
| Slate River Estates permit 87166-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 40 | 20 | 1970 |
| Red Feather Ranch permit 86990-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 179 | 0 | 2022 |
| Trappers Crossing At Wildcat permit 326785- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2023 |
| Mitzels Green Acres permit 86943-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 442 | 0 | 2024 |
| Mccormick Ranch permit 326668- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 600 | 0 | 2023 |
| Riverwalk Estates permit 87074-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 59 | 15 | 2023 |
| Fox Meadows permit 87077-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 15 | 2023 |
| Crested Butte Meadows permit 327253- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 15 | 2024 |
| Dos Rios permit 87116-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 27 | 0 | 2023 |
| Pitkin Town of permit 93230--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 80 | 0 | 2023 |
| Reserve On the East River permit 327590- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 2023 |
| Ptikin Town of permit 327857- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 0 | 0 | 2022 |
| Crystal Mill Site Ms 5708b permit 328614- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 525 | 0 | 2024 |
| Horse River Ranch permit 87497-F | Well Constructed | Fishery | 8 | 0 | 2023 |
| Horse Meadows permit 87520-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 49 | 0 | 2023 |
| Williams No2, Rhk Lode, Rhk Millsite permit 329338- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 270 | 0 | 2023 |
| Pitkin Town of permit 329360- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 70 | 0 | 2023 |
| Rockey River Estates permit 329419- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 39 | 15 | 2023 |
| Irwin Town of permit 320212- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 2021 |
| Riverwalk Estates permit 85128-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 61 | 15 | 2021 |
| Marble Ski Area permit 320289- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 90 | 0 | 2021 |
| East Bull Mountain Ranch permit 320084- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 910 | 11 | 2022 |
| Homestead permit 320094- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 64 | 15 | 2021 |
| Green Mesa Ranch permit 320134- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 8 | 2021 |
| Wilder On the Taylor permit 320663- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 380 | 0 | 2021 |
| Lost Miner Ranch permit 85155-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 73 | 17 | 2021 |
| Dos Rios permit 85181-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 27 | 7 | 2022 |
| Wilder On the Taylor permit 320415- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 79 | 15 | 2021 |
| Wilderness Streams (filing: 2) permit 320458- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 48 | 10 | 2023 |
| Wilder On the Taylor permit 321061- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 145 | 0 | 2017 |
| Marble Ski Area (filing: 3) permit 320747- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 100 | 0 | 2023 |
| Ohio Meadows Subdivision (filing: 3) permit 79341--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 15 | 2021 |
| Mitzels Green Acres permit 111178--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 0 | 2021 |
| Red Mountain Ranch permit 321019- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 110 | 0 | 2023 |
| Ragged Mountain Reserve permit 321527- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 202 | 0 | 2022 |
| Roper permit 85412-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 79 | 14 | 2021 |
| Sun Park permit 321570- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 220 | 15 | 2022 |
| Terra Vista North permit 85473-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 48 | 0 | 2021 |
| Ohio City permit 78229--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 99 | 15 | 2021 |
| Tomichi Heights Ranchettes permit 64630-F-R | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 6 | 2021 |
| Irwin Town of permit 322156- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 340 | 0 | 2024 |
| Pitkin Town of permit 82906--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 59 | 15 | 2021 |
By decreed use in Gunnison County
- Domestic in Gunnison County — 4,179
- Household Use Only in Gunnison County — 2,538
Counties with a comparable register
- Teller 10,843
- Fremont 10,353
- Chaffee 10,321
- Alamosa 10,088
- Rio Grande 9,833
- Morgan 9,779
- Logan 9,308
- Saguache 8,803
- Summit 8,609
- Las Animas 8,050
- Routt 7,264
- Custer 6,916
- Kit Carson 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.