The state of Michigan keeps a log of every well ever drilled. We read all 1,143,401 of them.
How deep is the water under Michigan?
County by county, well by well.
Median drilled depths, static water levels, tested yields, and what a new well actually costs — computed from the official record, not national averages.
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95 ftmedian well depth statewide
25 ftmedian static water level
22 gpmmedian well yield
150,380wells drilled since 2016
Buying property with a well — or land you'd need to drill?
See every recorded well near any Michigan address: depths, water levels, yields, and the original driller's logs.
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Alcona County
6,175 wells · median 73 ft Alger County
3,158 wells · median 78 ft Allegan County
32,088 wells · median 81 ft Alpena County
4,848 wells · median 83 ft Antrim County
9,642 wells · median 103 ft Arenac County
5,061 wells · median 80 ft Baraga County
1,619 wells · median 145 ft Barry County
19,988 wells · median 80 ft Bay County
5,302 wells · median 132 ft Benzie County
7,874 wells · median 95 ft Berrien County
23,285 wells · median 93 ft Branch County
10,008 wells · median 59 ft Calhoun County
20,809 wells · median 100 ft Cass County
17,119 wells · median 81 ft Charlevoix County
7,824 wells · median 100 ft Cheboygan County
10,274 wells · median 109 ft Chippewa County
9,664 wells · median 105 ft Clare County
17,184 wells · median 80 ft Clinton County
14,738 wells · median 216 ft Crawford County
6,161 wells · median 75 ft Delta County
6,677 wells · median 122 ft Dickinson County
2,672 wells · median 105 ft Eaton County
15,650 wells · median 140 ft Emmet County
9,403 wells · median 140 ft Genesee County
55,819 wells · median 180 ft Gladwin County
14,610 wells · median 89 ft Gogebic County
2,186 wells · median 94 ft Grand Traverse County
23,335 wells · median 107 ft Gratiot County
7,041 wells · median 110 ft Hillsdale County
12,222 wells · median 85 ft Houghton County
4,019 wells · median 133 ft Huron County
6,958 wells · median 130 ft Ingham County
14,875 wells · median 155 ft Ionia County
13,344 wells · median 108 ft Iosco County
7,376 wells · median 70 ft Iron County
1,612 wells · median 80 ft Isabella County
14,107 wells · median 86 ft Jackson County
24,516 wells · median 115 ft Kalamazoo County
25,658 wells · median 85 ft Kalkaska County
8,256 wells · median 80 ft Kent County
52,906 wells · median 87 ft Keweenaw County
855 wells · median 151 ft Lake County
8,370 wells · median 68 ft Lapeer County
24,884 wells · median 185 ft Leelanau County
12,192 wells · median 105 ft Lenawee County
19,377 wells · median 85 ft Livingston County
48,990 wells · median 86 ft Luce County
2,253 wells · median 82 ft Mackinac County
5,534 wells · median 100 ft Macomb County
13,611 wells · median 75 ft Manistee County
8,632 wells · median 93 ft Marquette County
8,883 wells · median 78 ft Mason County
8,393 wells · median 70 ft Mecosta County
12,840 wells · median 72 ft Menominee County
5,442 wells · median 68 ft Midland County
11,375 wells · median 100 ft Missaukee County
6,303 wells · median 80 ft Monroe County
18,027 wells · median 80 ft Montcalm County
18,840 wells · median 70 ft Montmorency County
5,436 wells · median 71 ft Muskegon County
26,943 wells · median 46 ft Newaygo County
18,497 wells · median 74 ft Oakland County
68,455 wells · median 89 ft Oceana County
11,211 wells · median 70 ft Ogemaw County
10,930 wells · median 75 ft Ontonagon County
1,471 wells · median 113 ft Osceola County
8,688 wells · median 99 ft Oscoda County
5,515 wells · median 97 ft Otsego County
9,154 wells · median 96 ft Ottawa County
23,497 wells · median 80 ft Presque Isle County
5,020 wells · median 130 ft Roscommon County
15,126 wells · median 81 ft Saginaw County
12,213 wells · median 120 ft Sanilac County
7,813 wells · median 100 ft Schoolcraft County
2,929 wells · median 98 ft Shiawassee County
14,582 wells · median 140 ft St. Clair County
15,077 wells · median 107 ft St. Joseph County
13,948 wells · median 69 ft Tuscola County
12,680 wells · median 180 ft Van Buren County
20,765 wells · median 80 ft Washtenaw County
31,773 wells · median 92 ft Wayne County
1,822 wells · median 101 ft Wexford County
8,992 wells · median 104 ft
What you can answer here
- How deep will my well need to be? Median and range of actual drilled depths near you — not national averages.
- What will it cost? Local median depth × published per-foot rates, with the math shown.
- Will it produce enough water? Yields from pump tests on nearby wells.
- Who drills around here? The drillers who actually filed recent well logs in your county.