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

> 1,434 well permits in Kiowa County. The median well is 64 feet deep. What the permits allow, how many expired, and what the Division was told about depth and yield.

## Well permits in Kiowa County

**1,434** well permits — 0.2% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is **64 feet** deep, against 148 feet statewide.

### How deep people drill in Kiowa 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 | **64 ft** | 174 ft | 148 ft — shallower here (832 permits, 58 %) |
| Yield | **15 gpm** | 525 gpm | 10 gpm — higher here (229 permits, 16 %) |
| Static water level | **44 ft** | 111 ft | 58 ft — lower here (604 permits, 42 %) |

### 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 |
|---|---|---|
| [Stock](/use/stock.md) | 527 | 36.8% |
| [Domestic](/use/domestic.md) | 364 | 25.4% |
| [Irrigation](/use/irrigation.md) | 261 | 18.2% |
| [Monitoring/sampling](/use/monitoring-sampling.md) | 124 | 8.6% |
| [Not stated](/use/not-stated.md) | 70 | 4.9% |
| [Commercial](/use/commercial.md) | 36 | 2.5% |
| [Municipal](/use/municipal.md) | 23 | 1.6% |
| [Other](/use/other.md) | 12 | 0.8% |
| [Industrial](/use/industrial.md) | 7 | 0.5% |
| [Household Use Only](/use/household-use-only.md) | 7 | 0.5% |
| [Geothermal](/use/geothermal.md) | 2 | 0.1% |
| Recreation | 1 | 0.1% |

### What happened to these permits

**710** of the 1,434 permits in Kiowa County ended with a
well the Division was told about — 49.5%. And
**194** expired without one: 13.5%.

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 | 710 | 49.5% |
| Permit Expired | 194 | 13.5% |
| Well Abandoned | 107 | 7.5% |
|   | 75 | 5.2% |
| Permit Issued | 71 | 5.0% |
| Permit Canceled | 59 | 4.1% |
| Application Denied | 56 | 3.9% |
| Pump Installed in Well Without a Permit | 44 | 3.1% |
| Final Permit | 34 | 2.4% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 29 | 2.0% |

### Which aquifers

| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [All Unnamed Aquifers](/aquifer/all-unnamed-aquifers.md) | 1,221 | 85.1% |
| [Ogallala](/aquifer/ogallala.md) | 103 | 7.2% |
| [Not stated](/aquifer/not-stated.md) | 63 | 4.4% |
| [Dakota](/aquifer/dakota.md) | 16 | 1.1% |
| [Alluvial](/aquifer/alluvial.md) | 14 | 1.0% |
| Cheyenne | 5 | 0.3% |
| [Quaternary Alluvium](/aquifer/quaternary-alluvium.md) | 5 | 0.3% |
| Dakota Sandstone | 3 | 0.2% |
| High Plains | 3 | 0.2% |
| Cheyenne Sandstone | 1 | 0.1% |

### When the permits were issued

| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 70 | 4.9% |
| 2010s | 92 | 6.4% |
| 2000s | 136 | 9.5% |
| 1990s | 240 | 16.7% |
| 1980s | 118 | 8.2% |
| 1970s | 163 | 11.4% |
| 1960s | 73 | 5.1% |
| 1950s | 23 | 1.6% |

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

1,434 well permits are on the Division’s register in Kiowa County, 194 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 Kiowa County

*Well permits, Kiowa County — 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Towner Town of (bennets Add)](/search.md) permit 342355- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 82 | 15 | 2026 |
| [Towner](/search.md) permit 342487- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 79 | 30 | 2026 |
| [Towner](/search.md) permit 342638- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 103 | 48 | 2000 |
| [Chivington Town of](/search.md) permit 324702- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 60 | 0 | 1965 |
| [Towner](/search.md) permit 305432--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 84 | 15 | 2017 |
| [State of Colorado Trustlands](/search.md) permit 270364--A | Well Constructed | Stock | 85 | 0 | 2013 |
| [Towner](/search.md) permit 283429--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 85 | 15 | 2010 |
| [Eads Town of](/search.md) permit 276420- | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 80 | 0 | 2008 |
| [Clarks Addition](/search.md) permit 251875--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 34 | 15 | 2004 |
| [Towner Town of](/search.md) permit 226615--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 103 | 0 | 2000 |
| [Towner](/search.md) permit 182506- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 84 | 12 | 1994 |
| [Towner Town of](/search.md) permit 183393--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 85 | 15 | 1994 |
| [Chivington Town of](/search.md) permit 146631- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 68 | 10 | 1987 |
| [Towner, Town of (bennets Add)](/search.md) permit 148432--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 87 | 15 | 1987 |
| [Eads Town of](/search.md) permit 12819-R | Well Constructed | Municipal | 0 | 0 | — |
| [Towner](/search.md) permit 283429- | Well Abandoned | Domestic | 70 | 0 | 2010 |
| [Eads Town of](/search.md) permit 276420--A | Permit Expired | Irrigation | 0 | 0 | 2008 |
| [Chivington Town of](/search.md) permit 275821- | Well Abandoned | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 2007 |
| [Clarks Addition](/search.md) permit 251875- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 45 | 0 | 2003 |
| [Towner Town of](/search.md) permit 226615- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2000 |
| [Kiowa](/search.md) permit 34082-MH | Permit Expired | Monitoring/sampling | 0 | 0 | 1998 |
| [Towner](/search.md) permit 94460-VE | Permit Issued | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1994 |
| [Towner Town of](/search.md) permit 183393- | Well Abandoned | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 1994 |
| [Towner Town of (bennets Add)](/search.md) permit 148432- | Well Abandoned | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 1950 |
| [Slade & Torbit](/search.md) permit 14096-AD | Application Denied | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| [77294--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 52 | 0 | 2026 |
| [338915-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 56 | 0 | 2025 |
| [340163-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 52 | 15 | 2025 |
| [341075-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 66 | 0 | 2025 |
| [340920--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 90 | 15 | 2025 |
| [335520-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 29 | 15 | 2024 |
| [151101--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 100 | 10 | 2023 |
| [329921-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Commercial | 65 | 3 | 2023 |
| [330735-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 39 | 0 | 2024 |
| [330743-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 26 | 0 | 2025 |
| [331381-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 77 | 6 | 2024 |
| [331414-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 59 | 0 | 2023 |
| [329263-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 52 | 15 | 2024 |
| [321641-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 50 | 0 | 1920 |
| [321692-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 40 | 0 | 2022 |
| [321748-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 50 | 0 | 2021 |
| [323047-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 42 | 0 | 1931 |
| [323075-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 50 | 15 | 1931 |
| [323454-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 26 | 15 | 2021 |
| [324555--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 80 | 0 | 2021 |
| [317297-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 49 | 8 | 2020 |
| [318919-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Commercial | 56 | 4 | 2020 |
| [319887-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 71 | 15 | 2021 |
| [316598-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 46 | 15 | 2020 |
| [314711-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 160 | 0 | 1960 |
| [314712-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 160 | 0 | 1960 |
| [312536-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 60 | 0 | 2018 |
| [312537-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 70 | 0 | 2018 |
| [312538-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 50 | 0 | 2018 |
| [312539-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 55 | 0 | 2018 |
| [312789-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 120 | 15 | 2019 |
| [197366--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 48 | 16 | 2019 |
| [82373-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Commercial | 30 | 45 | 2007 |
| [312091-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 80 | 14 | 1956 |
| [310919--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 87 | 10 | 2018 |
| [311680-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 60 | 0 | 2019 |
| [311500--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 48 | 2 | 2018 |
| [81314-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 51 | 0 | 2017 |
| [81315-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 57 | 0 | 2017 |
| [304947-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 59 | 15 | 2017 |
| [304948-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 57 | 15 | 2017 |
| [307102-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 159 | 12 | 2017 |
| [301302-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 940 | 7 | 2016 |
| [301355--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 0 | 7 | 2016 |
| [303053-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 78 | 3.5 | 2016 |
| [298447-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 30 | 0 | 2015 |
| [298448-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 31 | 0 | 2015 |
| [298914-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 118 | 0 | 2015 |
| [299088-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 34 | 15 | 2015 |
| [299589-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 53 | 0 | 2016 |
| [284444--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 40 | 6 | 2014 |
| [293645-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 320 | 50 | 2014 |
| [293810-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 59 | 15 | 2014 |
| [296165-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 115 | 0 | 2014 |
| [77309-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Commercial | 74 | 0 | 1967 |
| [77310-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Commercial | 70 | 0 | 1974 |
| [77412-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Commercial | 57 | 300 | 1974 |
| [77413-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Commercial | 51 | 136 | 1974 |
| [30207--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 47 | 4 | 2013 |
| [289998-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 60 | 11 | 2013 |
| [290029-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 60 | 3 | 2013 |
| [286556-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 0 | 11 | 2011 |
| [286545-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 0 | 0 | 2011 |
| [286547-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 0 | 0 | 2011 |
| [284130-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 63 | 0 | 2010 |
| [78430--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 49 | 11 | 2010 |
| [283080-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 92 | 2 | 2011 |
| [36162--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 107 | 11 | 2010 |
| [173444--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 319 | 15 | 2011 |
| [282222-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 38 | 8 | 2010 |
| [277252-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 200 | 0 | 2008 |
| [277253-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 200 | 0 | 2008 |
| [277187-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 32 | 15 | 2008 |
| [277332-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 62 | 0 | 2008 |
| [278618-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 25 | 0 | 2008 |
| [278619-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 30 | 0 | 2008 |
| [278620-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 30 | 0 | 2008 |
| [278621-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 35 | 0 | 2008 |
| [279270-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 30 | 0 | 2008 |
| [279271-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 30 | 0 | 2008 |
| [279316-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 39 | 0 | 2008 |
| [279317-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 43 | 0 | 2008 |
| [279318-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 42 | 0 | 2008 |
| [279322-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 25 | 0 | 2008 |
| [279344--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 85 | 30 | 2008 |

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Phillips](/county/phillips.md) 2,865
- [Lake](/county/lake.md) 2,756
- [Bent](/county/bent.md) 2,362
- [Sedgwick](/county/sedgwick.md) 2,293
- [Cheyenne](/county/cheyenne.md) 2,133
- [Montezuma](/county/montezuma.md) 2,111
- [Jackson](/county/jackson.md) 1,625
- [Mineral](/county/mineral.md) 1,539
- [Hinsdale](/county/hinsdale.md) 1,273
- [Ouray](/county/ouray.md) 1,242
- [Broomfield](/county/broomfield.md) 1,127
- [Crowley](/county/crowley.md) 1,099
- [Dolores](/county/dolores.md) 604

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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Fonte: Well Application Permit — Colorado Division of Water Resources
Recolha: 2026-08-21