Montana water data

Well depth, groundwater and water rights, place by place.

The state of Montana keeps a log of every well drilled, a register of every water right, and a record of every reported petroleum release. We read all of it and compute the same statistics for every county, community and ZIP code: how deep wells go, where the water table sits, what wells produce, which rights are on file and which environmental sites are nearby.

Updated September 2026 · 280,562 wells statewide · 56 counties · 180 communities · 329 ZIP codes

Area statistics are context. For the water picture around one parcel, run a property water report.

Counties

Beaverhead County5,007 wells · 78 ftBig Horn County3,849 wells · 67 ftBlaine County1,867 wells · 78 ftBroadwater County4,015 wells · 141 ftCarbon County6,577 wells · 58 ftCarter County1,630 wells · 160 ftCascade County7,468 wells · 115 ftChouteau County2,549 wells · 39 ftCuster County3,393 wells · 180 ftDaniels County1,528 wells · 55 ftDawson County3,967 wells · 90 ftDeer Lodge County2,820 wells · 60 ftFallon County1,882 wells · 180 ftFergus County3,856 wells · 126 ftFlathead County22,262 wells · 193 ftGallatin County20,270 wells · 80 ftGarfield County2,267 wells · 180 ftGlacier County1,475 wells · 99 ftGolden Valley County995 wells · 100 ftGranite County2,444 wells · 80 ftHill County3,538 wells · 90 ftJefferson County5,436 wells · 180 ftJudith Basin County1,617 wells · 100 ftLake County8,292 wells · 180 ftLewis and Clark County17,655 wells · 105 ftLiberty County1,097 wells · 38 ftLincoln County8,269 wells · 145 ftMadison County6,775 wells · 100 ftMccone County1,903 wells · 119 ftMeagher County1,320 wells · 111 ftMineral County1,744 wells · 122 ftMissoula County15,860 wells · 100 ftMusselshell County3,706 wells · 177 ftPark County6,902 wells · 110 ftPetroleum County785 wells · 160 ftPhillips County2,451 wells · 75 ftPondera County1,450 wells · 38 ftPowder River County4,145 wells · 168 ftPowell County2,523 wells · 85 ftPrairie County1,778 wells · 148 ftRavalli County22,164 wells · 74 ftRichland County5,153 wells · 80 ftRoosevelt County4,037 wells · 60 ftRosebud County4,557 wells · 100 ftSanders County5,015 wells · 165 ftSheridan County2,490 wells · 99 ftSilver Bow County4,664 wells · 95 ftStillwater County5,984 wells · 60 ftSweet Grass County2,390 wells · 85 ftTeton County3,095 wells · 30 ftToole County876 wells · 38 ftTreasure County973 wells · 80 ftValley County3,188 wells · 67 ftWheatland County1,094 wells · 100 ftWibaux County1,414 wells · 130 ftYellowstone County16,088 wells · 35 ft

Cities, towns and communities

Census place boundaries with at least 75 recorded wells, grouped by county.

Beaverhead County

Big Horn County

Blaine County

Broadwater County

Carbon County

Cascade County

Chouteau County

Custer County

Dawson County

Deer Lodge County

Fergus County

Flathead County

Gallatin County

Garfield County

Granite County

Hill County

Jefferson County

Judith Basin County

Lake County

Lewis And Clark County

Lincoln County

Madison County

Mccone County

Mineral County

Missoula County

Musselshell County

Park County

Phillips County

Pondera County

Powder River County

Powell County

Prairie County

Ravalli County

Richland County

Roosevelt County

Rosebud County

Sanders County

Sheridan County

Silver Bow County

Stillwater County

Sweet Grass County

Teton County

Toole County

Valley County

Wheatland County

Yellowstone County

ZIP codes

US Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas with at least 75 recorded wells, grouped by county.

Beaverhead County

Big Horn County

Blaine County

Broadwater County

Carbon County

Carter County

Cascade County

Chouteau County

Custer County

Daniels County

Dawson County

Deer Lodge County

Fallon County

Fergus County

Flathead County

Gallatin County

Garfield County

Glacier County

Golden Valley County

Granite County

Hill County

Jefferson County

Judith Basin County

Lake County

Lewis And Clark County

Liberty County

Lincoln County

Madison County

Mccone County

Meagher County

Mineral County

Missoula County

Musselshell County

Park County

Petroleum County

Phillips County

Pondera County

Powder River County

Powell County

Prairie County

Ravalli County

Richland County

Roosevelt County

Rosebud County

Sanders County

Sheridan County

Silver Bow County

Stillwater County

Sweet Grass County

Teton County

Toole County

Treasure County

Valley County

Wheatland County

Wibaux County

Yellowstone County

Sources: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Ground Water Information Center, Montana DNRC water rights, Montana DEQ petroleum releases, EPA Superfund and UST Finder, US Census boundaries. Areas with fewer records exist but are not listed until the data supports a useful page. Statistics refresh with the monthly data sync. See methodology and sources.