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Boone County, Iowa: well depth, owners & drilling cost

Name: Boone County, Iowa water well statistics
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✓ 1,438 Iowa DNR records · verified 2026-10-19

80 ftmedian well depth

30 ft–200 fttypical depth range

160 ftmedian depth since 2016

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How deep are wells in Boone County, Iowa?

The median drilled well depth in Boone County is 80 ft, based on 1,199 wells with recorded depths in the state Iowa DNR database. Half of all wells fall between 30 ft and 200 ft; 90% are shallower than 300 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 160 ft.

How much does it cost to drill a well in Boone County?

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 80 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $2,000–$5,200; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $4,800–$8,000. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 408 50–100 ft 224 100–150 ft 187 150–200 ft 70 200–300 ft 175 300–400 ft 54 400–600 ft 51 600+ ft 30

Who drills wells in Boone County?

Companies by number of wells completed in this county, per the well records Iowa drillers file with the DNR.

Driller	Wells since 2016
LARSON,RILEY - 8416	7
GINGERICH,CORWIN - 2638	2
* Unknown, -	2
SCHWEITZER,DEREK - 8338	1
EGELAND,DALE - 6681	1

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Well records by ZIP code in Boone County

Median depth, water level, and yield for each ZIP code with recorded wells.

Ames (50014) — 327 wells, median 150 ft
Boone (50037) — 216 wells, median 18 ft
Boone (50036) — 200 wells, median 73 ft
Ogden (50212) — 143 wells, median 75 ft
Luther (50152) — 129 wells, median 60 ft
Pilot Mound (50223) — 119 wells, median 62 ft
Boxholm (50040) — 89 wells, median 60 ft
Madrid (50156) — 60 wells, median 100 ft

Method: medians computed from Iowa DNR records (Iowa DNR Well Information System records, water-supply wells only (monitoring, test, dewatering, injection and closed-loop geothermal wells excluded); depths 0-5,000 ft). Cost estimate applies published per-foot ranges (checked 2026-06-11) to the local median depth — full methodology & sources.