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Beadle County, South Dakota: well depth, water level & drilling cost

Name: Beadle County, South Dakota water well statistics
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✓ 2,735 SD DANR records · verified 2026-10-19

780 ftmedian well depth

100 ft–915 fttypical depth range

25 ftmedian static water level

115 ftmedian depth since 2016

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How deep are wells in Beadle County, South Dakota?

The median drilled well depth in Beadle County is 780 ft, based on 2,714 wells with recorded depths in the state SD DANR database. Half of all wells fall between 100 ft and 915 ft; 90% are shallower than 1,045 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 115 ft.

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

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 780 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $19,500–$50,700; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $46,800–$78,000. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 165 50–100 ft 483 100–150 ft 308 150–200 ft 76 200–300 ft 95 300–400 ft 4 400–600 ft 3 600+ ft 1,580

Who drills wells in Beadle County?

Companies by number of wells completed in this county, per the completion reports South Dakota drillers file with DANR.

Driller	Wells since 2016
STRETCH'S WELL SERVICE, INC.	69
PULLMAN WELL DRILLING	19
DAKOTA TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LLC	4
GEOTEK ENGINEERING & TESTING	2
AMERICAN ENGINEERING TESTING,INC.	2
MANIKOWSKI WELL DRILLING	2
REIMERS WELL DRILLING	1
AMERICAN ENGINEERING TESTING, INC.	1

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Well records by ZIP code in Beadle County

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

Hitchcock (57348) — 499 wells, median 785 ft
Huron (57350) — 471 wells, median 115 ft
Huron (57399) — 433 wells, median 767 ft
Yale (57386) — 379 wells, median 809 ft
Cavour (57324) — 315 wells, median 220 ft
Wolsey (57384) — 180 wells, median 813 ft
Virgil (57379) — 178 wells, median 893 ft

Method: medians computed from SD DANR records (SD DANR NR68 well completion reports, water wells only (monitoring, test-hole, geothermal-loop and dewatering records 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.