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

> 7,264 well permits in Routt County. The median well is 160 feet deep. What the permits allow, how many expired, and what the Division was told about depth and yield.

## Well permits in Routt County

**7,264** well permits — 1.2% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is **160 feet** deep, against 148 feet statewide.

### How deep people drill in Routt 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 | **160 ft** | 500 ft | 148 ft — deeper here (4,418 permits, 61 %) |
| Yield | **8 gpm** | 15 gpm | 10 gpm — lower here (1,413 permits, 19 %) |
| Static water level | **44 ft** | 200 ft | 58 ft — lower here (3,327 permits, 46 %) |

### 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/routt/domestic.md) | 4,390 | 60.4% |
| [Monitoring/sampling](/county/routt/monitoring-sampling.md) | 1,068 | 14.7% |
| [Household Use Only](/use/household-use-only.md) | 707 | 9.7% |
| [Other](/use/other.md) | 261 | 3.6% |
| [Commercial](/use/commercial.md) | 224 | 3.1% |
| [Stock](/use/stock.md) | 143 | 2.0% |
| [Irrigation](/use/irrigation.md) | 142 | 2.0% |
| [Municipal](/use/municipal.md) | 123 | 1.7% |
| [Not stated](/use/not-stated.md) | 63 | 0.9% |
| [Industrial](/use/industrial.md) | 52 | 0.7% |
| Fishery | 39 | 0.5% |
| [Geothermal](/use/geothermal.md) | 22 | 0.3% |

### What happened to these permits

**3,960** of the 7,264 permits in Routt County ended with a
well the Division was told about — 54.5%. And
**1,677** expired without one: 23.1%.

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 | 3,960 | 54.5% |
| Permit Expired | 1,677 | 23.1% |
| Permit Issued | 401 | 5.5% |
| Well Abandoned | 264 | 3.6% |
| Permit Canceled | 205 | 2.8% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 204 | 2.8% |
| Application Information Requested | 203 | 2.8% |
| Application Received | 64 | 0.9% |
| Permit Expired (Pump Installed) | 62 | 0.9% |
| Permit Extended | 58 | 0.8% |

### Which aquifers

| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [All Unnamed Aquifers](/aquifer/all-unnamed-aquifers.md) | 6,999 | 96.4% |
| [Alluvial](/aquifer/alluvial.md) | 129 | 1.8% |
| [Not stated](/aquifer/not-stated.md) | 74 | 1.0% |
| Mancos | 13 | 0.2% |
| Iles | 9 | 0.1% |
| Browns Park | 8 | 0.1% |
| Williams Fork | 7 | 0.1% |
| Mesa Verde Group | 7 | 0.1% |
| [Dakota](/aquifer/dakota.md) | 5 | 0.1% |
| Mesa Verde | 3 | 0.0% |

### When the permits were issued

| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 888 | 12.2% |
| 2010s | 776 | 10.7% |
| 2000s | 1,377 | 19.0% |
| 1990s | 1,639 | 22.6% |
| 1980s | 632 | 8.7% |
| 1970s | 781 | 10.8% |
| 1960s | 29 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 13 | 0.2% |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.0% |

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

7,264 well permits are on the Division’s register in Routt County, 1,677 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 Routt County

*Well permits, Routt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Sidney Peak Ranch (filing: 3)](/search.md) permit 90887-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 30 | 0 | 2014 |
| [Elk River Mountain Ranch](/search.md) permit 342865- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Emerald Meadows West](/search.md) permit 343635- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 480 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Moon Hill Meadows](/search.md) permit 89967-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 27 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Crawford Ranch](/search.md) permit 338339- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 120 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Crawford Ranch](/search.md) permit 338341- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 600 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Yampa Elk River Ltd Exemption](/search.md) permit 338635- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 14 | 12 | 2025 |
| [Greenridge Ranch](/search.md) permit 338978- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Smith Creek Park](/search.md) permit 339808- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 4 | 2025 |
| [Echo Valley Ranch](/search.md) permit 339753- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 800 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Duncan Replat](/search.md) permit 339797- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Sunset Ranch](/search.md) permit 340166- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 450 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Eagle Mountain](/search.md) permit 340208- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 15 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Snow Country](/search.md) permit 340996- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 52 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Saddle Mountain Ranchettes](/search.md) permit 341313- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 7 | 2025 |
| [Youngs Peak Preserve](/search.md) permit 89036-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 8 | 2024 |
| [Pavilion Ranch Exemption](/search.md) permit 333793- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 59 | 14 | 2024 |
| [Arrowhead South](/search.md) permit 334029- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 680 | 5 | 2024 |
| [Youngs Peak Preserve](/search.md) permit 89029-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 480 | 5 | 2024 |
| [Smith Creek Park](/search.md) permit 334271- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 343 | 3 | 2025 |
| [Youngs Creek Estates](/search.md) permit 89167-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Blacktail Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 334402- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 295 | 12 | 2025 |
| [Milner](/search.md) permit 334365- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 525 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Youngs Peak Preserve](/search.md) permit 89219-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Solitude Circle](/search.md) permit 335251- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Application Parcel Name Missing](/search.md) permit 335105- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 275 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Whitewood Aspen Highlands](/search.md) permit 89663-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Grouse Creek Park](/search.md) permit 160815--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 125 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Mark W Campbell Minor](/search.md) permit 107384--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Country Green](/search.md) permit 336074- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 0 | 2025 |
| [South Shore](/search.md) permit 336251- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 129 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Blacktail Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 336539- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 0 | 2025 |
| [South Shore At Stagecoach](/search.md) permit 336825- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 132 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Whitewood](/search.md) permit 336913- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 120 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Moon Hill Meadows](/search.md) permit 87938-F | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 5 | 0 | 2000 |
| [Mckinnis Meadows](/search.md) permit 329469- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 99 | 13 | 2023 |
| [Johnson Ranch](/search.md) permit 88646-F | Well Constructed | Other | 5 | 0 | 2020 |
| [Horseback](/search.md) permit 330822- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 220 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Big Valley Ranch](/search.md) permit 331032- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Heckbert](/search.md) permit 331335- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Ski View Estates](/search.md) permit 88279-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Crawford Ranch](/search.md) permit 331446- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 720 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Overland At Stagecoach](/search.md) permit 331552- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Blackhorse 1 @ Stagecoach](/search.md) permit 331560- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Grouse Creek Park (filing: 1)](/search.md) permit 332351- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 650 | 6 | 2024 |
| [Elk River Mountain Ranch](/search.md) permit 332364- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 645 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Whitewood Aspen Highlands](/search.md) permit 327391- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1978 |
| [Huyser](/search.md) permit 327269- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 450 | 10 | 2022 |
| [Youngs Peak Preserve](/search.md) permit 87323-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 12 | 2023 |
| [Parkside At Steamboat Lake](/search.md) permit 86853-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 6 | 2023 |
| [Gypsum Springs](/search.md) permit 325334- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 640 | 7 | 2022 |
| [High Cross At Stagecoach](/search.md) permit 326583- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 180 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Sky Hitch At Stagecoach](/search.md) permit 325173- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Elk Calving Meadows](/search.md) permit 325232- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Elk Calving Meadows](/search.md) permit 325487- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 120 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Gerties Park](/search.md) permit 325567- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 600 | 5 | 2022 |
| [Country Green](/search.md) permit 325643- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 580 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Crawford Ranch](/search.md) permit 325933- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Smith Creek Park](/search.md) permit 326110- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 19 | 0 | 2015 |
| [Grassy Creek @ Mt Harris](/search.md) permit 326471- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 480 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Grassy Creek @ Mt Harris](/search.md) permit 326473- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Drea](/search.md) permit 326463- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 525 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Blacktail Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 326791- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Grouse Creek Park](/search.md) permit 148162--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 690 | 6 | 2022 |
| [Elk River Mountain Ranch](/search.md) permit 227993--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 330 | 11 | 2022 |
| [Daschle](/search.md) permit 327755- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Morningside At Stagecoach](/search.md) permit 327835- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Morningside At Stagecoach](/search.md) permit 327838- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 140 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Milner Town of](/search.md) permit 243526--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 66 | 12 | 2022 |
| [Morningside](/search.md) permit 327924- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 140 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Quaker Mountain Ranch](/search.md) permit 328183- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 120 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Morningside At Stagecoach](/search.md) permit 328293- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Doyle Capra Ranch](/search.md) permit 328407- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 27 | 0 | 2025 |
| [More Ranch (filing: 3)](/search.md) permit 328495- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 34 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Youngs Creek Estates](/search.md) permit 87563-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 9 | 2023 |
| [Red Creek](/search.md) permit 328797- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 15 | 5 | 2022 |
| [Country Green](/search.md) permit 87568-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 480 | 2 | 1977 |
| [Horseback @ Stagecoach](/search.md) permit 329099- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Country Green](/search.md) permit 329225- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 580 | 8 | 2024 |
| [Badger Meadows](/search.md) permit 320286- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 0 | 2022 |
| [River Bank Ranches](/search.md) permit 86007-F | Well Constructed | Other | 10 | 0 | 1989 |
| [Eagles View](/search.md) permit 38913--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 460 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Hibbert](/search.md) permit 321254- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Mckinnis Meadows](/search.md) permit 85613-F | Well Constructed | Other | 15 | 0 | 2003 |
| [Willow Point](/search.md) permit 320780- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Meadows At Stagecoach](/search.md) permit 322540- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 79 | 10 | 2022 |
| [Deerwood Ranches](/search.md) permit 85673-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 478 | 98 | 2019 |
| [Panorama Hills](/search.md) permit 320966- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 475 | 10 | 2022 |
| [Parkside At Steamboat Lake](/search.md) permit 321016- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Blacktail Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 321018- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 375 | 8 | 2022 |
| [Captains Cove](/search.md) permit 321343- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 180 | 11 | 2022 |
| [Aspen Heights](/search.md) permit 321206- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 220 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Grassy Creek @ Mt Harris](/search.md) permit 320768- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 700 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Vista Ridge At Trout Creek](/search.md) permit 263832--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 780 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Blacktail Estates](/search.md) permit 85543-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 150 | 6 | 1985 |
| [Crawford Ranch](/search.md) permit 321680- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 540 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Crawford Ranch](/search.md) permit 321681- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 250 | 15 | 2021 |
| [Crawford Ranch](/search.md) permit 321687- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Deer Park Road](/search.md) permit 321755- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 620 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Sky Hitch At Stagecoach](/search.md) permit 323257- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Crawford Ranch](/search.md) permit 321959- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 7 | 2023 |
| [Vista Ranch](/search.md) permit 322152- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 100 | 0 | 2024 |
| [480 Ranch](/search.md) permit 322286- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 730 | 7 | 1995 |
| [Elk Ridge Homesites](/search.md) permit 322491- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 59 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Elkhorn](/search.md) permit 323120- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 4 | 2022 |
| [Southshore @ Stagecoach](/search.md) permit 322612- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 250 | 15 | 2021 |
| [Brenner](/search.md) permit 323301- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Elkhorn](/search.md) permit 323164- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 280 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Country Green](/search.md) permit 323671- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 2 | 2021 |
| [Red Creek](/search.md) permit 323553- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 112 | 0 | 2023 |

### By decreed use in Routt County

- [Domestic in Routt County](/county/routt/domestic.md) — 4,390
- [Monitoring/sampling in Routt County](/county/routt/monitoring-sampling.md) — 1,068

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Rio Grande](/county/rio-grande.md) 9,833
- [Morgan](/county/morgan.md) 9,779
- [Logan](/county/logan.md) 9,308
- [Gunnison](/county/gunnison.md) 8,894
- [Saguache](/county/saguache.md) 8,803
- [Summit](/county/summit.md) 8,609
- [Las Animas](/county/las-animas.md) 8,050
- [Custer](/county/custer.md) 6,916
- [Kit Carson](/county/kit-carson.md) 6,777
- [Mesa](/county/mesa.md) 6,494
- [Conejos](/county/conejos.md) 5,774
- [Washington](/county/washington.md) 5,722
- [Clear Creek](/county/clear-creek.md) 5,556

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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Recolha: 2026-08-21