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Groundwater well data where the aquifer is the supply
Well locations and depth records where the aquifer is the real supply.
In a fully appropriated basin, groundwater is often the only path to a new supply and also the fastest way to buy a liability. Groundwater well data — specifically depth-to-water trends — is the earliest public signal of rising drilling costs, rising pumping costs and new state restrictions.
- Source
- USGS and state well registries
- Refresh
- Daily
- Geometry
- Point
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- Water ($99/mo)
Why Groundwater Wells matters
In a fully appropriated basin, groundwater is often the only path to a new supply — and also the fastest way to buy a liability. Declining water levels drive well-drilling costs, pumping costs and, increasingly, new state restrictions on drilling. Depth-to-water trends are the earliest public signal of all three.
Questions Groundwater Wells answers
- How deep do neighbors have to drill to reach water here?
- Is the water table in this area declining year over year?
- Is groundwater a realistic supply if surface rights are unavailable?
- Which wells nearby are monitoring wells I can pull a trend from?
What is in the Groundwater Wells data
Coverage: Western US, density varies by state reporting practice. Source dataset: Groundwater well locations and depth records.
| Field | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Well depth | Total depth as drilled, where reported. |
| Water level | Depth to water, the measurement that reveals whether an aquifer is declining. |
| Aquifer | Named aquifer or formation, where the source assigns one. |
| Use | Domestic, irrigation, industrial, monitoring or public supply. |
How we serve Groundwater Wells
Wells load per viewport with bbox-scoped queries so dense agricultural counties stay responsive, and depth values are carried through as-published rather than interpolated — where the state does not report a value, we show that it is missing.
Groundwater well data — source, refresh and coverage
- Steward
- USGS and state well registries
- Dataset
- Groundwater well locations and depth records
- Refresh cadence
- Daily
- Coverage
- Western US, density varies by state reporting practice
- Records
- 798 rows
- Geometry
- Point
- Included from
- Water ($99/mo/mo)
Who uses Groundwater Wells
Water Rights Investing
Price seniority, spot the mismatch between paper water and wet water, and find positions before they are listed.
Agriculture & Ranching
Know what your water is worth, how safe it is this year, and what your neighbors hold.
Data Centers & AI Infrastructure
Power, water, fiber and permitting risk for every candidate site — before you send anyone to look at it.
Government & Basin Management
A statewide inventory, live supply monitoring, and a public-facing record without building the platform.
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