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Graves County, Kentucky: well depth, water level & drilling cost

Name: Graves County, Kentucky water well statistics
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✓ 2,948 KGS/DOW records · verified 2026-08-24

170 ftmedian well depth

140 ft–200 fttypical depth range

87 ftmedian static water level

180 ftmedian depth since 2016

How deep are wells in Graves County, Kentucky?

The median drilled well depth in Graves County is 170 ft, based on 2,447 wells with recorded depths in the state KGS/DOW database. Half of all wells fall between 140 ft and 200 ft; 90% are shallower than 240 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 180 ft.

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

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 180 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $4,500–$11,700; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $10,800–$18,000. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

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What is the static water level in Graves County?

The median static water level is 87 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 60 ft–100 ft), from 2,343 measurements.

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Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 57 50–100 ft 210 100–150 ft 476 150–200 ft 1,024 200–300 ft 604 300–400 ft 60 400–600 ft 15 600+ ft 1

Who drills wells in Graves County?

Companies by number of wells completed in this county, per the construction records in the state repository.

Driller	Wells since 2016
Gus E Naranjo Jr	83
John Bowman	17
Kevin S Pearson	15
Marc S Naranjo	7
Rodney D Tatum Jr	7
Keith W Starks	4
Daniel Scott Kelly	4
Sam J Tripp	2

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Method: medians computed from KGS/DOW records (Kentucky groundwater repository water wells (the state's own W-type split — monitoring wells are a separate file and never counted); depths 0-5,000 ft). Cost estimate applies published per-foot ranges (checked 2026-06-11) to the local median depth — full methodology & sources.