Montana county well data

Lewis And Clark County well depths

We analyzed 17,204 well records with recorded depths in Lewis And Clark County from the Montana Ground Water Information Center. The median well is 103 feet deep, and most fall between 59 and 190.1 feet.

18,432
Well records analyzed
17,204
With recorded depth
103 ft
Median depth
59–190.1 ft
Typical range (25th–75th)
38–340 ft
10th–90th percentile
5 ft
Shallowest recorded
1,450 ft
Deepest recorded
20 GPM
Median reported yield

What these numbers mean if you are buying here

A county median is a useful orientation, not a prediction for a specific property. Well depth in Montana is driven by local geology and topographic position, and both change over short distances — particularly at the edges of the intermontane basins, where unconsolidated basin fill gives way to bedrock. Two parcels a mile apart in Lewis And Clark County can require very different wells.

The spread here shows that directly. While the median is 103 feet, recorded depths run from 5 to 1,450 feet. That range is why our property reports select comparable wells around the specific parcel and weight them by geology rather than quoting a county average.

The median reported yield in Lewis And Clark County is 20 GPM. Bear in mind these are short drilling-test measurements taken at completion, not sustained-capacity tests, so treat them as an indication of what drillers encountered rather than a guarantee of long-term supply.

Static water level — the depth at which water stands before pumping — has a median of 39 feet across 16,209 records in the county. This affects pump setting and operating cost.

We have indexed 20,416 water-right records associated with Lewis And Clark County from Montana DNRC. Whether any of them attach to a particular parcel is a property-specific question — Montana publishes no authoritative parcel-to-water-right link, which is why our reports label these as potential associations and link you to the original DNRC abstract.

Drillers filing well logs in Lewis And Clark County

  • H & L Drilling Inc805 in 10 yrs · 2026
  • A-10 Drilling657 in 10 yrs · 2026
  • Western Water Wells467 in 10 yrs · 2026
  • Aaaa Water Well Drilling Inc175 in 10 yrs · 2026
  • Lindsay Drilling Co Inc94 in 10 yrs · 2026
  • Mt Poverty Water Well Drilling89 in 10 yrs · 2022
  • Okeefe Drilling Co75 in 10 yrs · 2026
  • 406 Water Wells, Llc61 in 10 yrs · 2026

From well logs filed with GWIC — public record, not an endorsement or referral. We have no business relationship with these companies. Verify licensing with the Montana Board of Water Well Contractors before hiring.

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Source: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Ground Water Information Center (GWIC) and Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), Water Rights Bureau. Statistics computed September 26, 2026. Abandoned, plugged, and destroyed wells are excluded, as are depths outside a plausible range. See methodology.