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Stearns County, Minnesota: well depth, water level & drilling cost

Name: Stearns County, Minnesota water well statistics
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✓ 19,571 CWI records · verified 2026-06-29

71 ftmedian well depth

54 ft–106 fttypical depth range

22 ftmedian static water level

20 gpmmedian yield (18,585 tests)

How deep are wells in Stearns County, Minnesota?

The median drilled well depth in Stearns County is 71 ft, based on 19,509 wells with recorded depths in the state CWI database. Half of all wells fall between 54 ft and 106 ft; 90% are shallower than 153 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 74 ft.

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

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 74 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $1,850–$4,810; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $4,440–$7,400. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

What is the static water level in Stearns County?

The median static water level is 22 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 13 ft–37 ft), from 11,521 measurements.

How much water do wells in Stearns County produce?

The median tested yield is 20 gpm (middle half: 12 gpm–40 gpm), from 18,585 pump tests. A typical household needs 5–10 gpm.

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Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 3,562 50–100 ft 10,438 100–150 ft 3,394 150–200 ft 1,456 200–300 ft 505 300–400 ft 85 400–600 ft 67 600+ ft 2

Who drills wells in Stearns County?

Drillers by number of wells completed in this county since 2016, per filed well records (Minnesota County Well Index).

Driller	Wells since 2016
SEE REMARKS	234
JENNINGS, B	216
RIELAND, G	88
WERNER, R	86
RIELAND, G.	76
WIELING, J	73
JENNINGS, B.	65
STORKAMP, P	63

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Well records by ZIP code in Stearns County

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

Cloud (56301) — 3,055 wells, median 68 ft
Paynesville (56362) — 1,219 wells, median 102 ft
Cold Spring (56320) — 1,188 wells, median 68 ft
Sauk Centre (56378) — 1,107 wells, median 84 ft
Richmond (56368) — 1,017 wells, median 75 ft
Avon (56310) — 1,003 wells, median 76 ft
Joseph (56374) — 862 wells, median 73 ft
Albany (56307) — 790 wells, median 83 ft
Kimball (55353) — 777 wells, median 70 ft
Melrose (56352) — 692 wells, median 75 ft
Belgrade (56312) — 608 wells, median 120 ft
Holdingford (56340) — 582 wells, median 71 ft
Cloud (56303) — 492 wells, median 66 ft
Sartell (56377) — 470 wells, median 65 ft
Freeport (56331) — 383 wells, median 65 ft
Eden Valley (55329) — 297 wells, median 96 ft
Cloud (56302) — 199 wells, median 76 ft
Waite Park (56387) — 179 wells, median 69 ft
Stephen (56375) — 159 wells, median 91 ft
Rockville (56369) — 67 wells, median 60 ft
Greenwald (56335) — 56 wells, median 61 ft

Method: medians computed from CWI records (water-supply wells only (domestic, irrigation, public/community supply, commercial, industrial) — monitoring, observation, test, injection, heat-pump and environmental boreholes 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.