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

Name: Roseau County, Minnesota water well statistics
Creator: Minnesota Well Data
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✓ 4,074 CWI records · verified 2026-09-28

84 ftmedian well depth

58 ft–122 fttypical depth range

9 ftmedian static water level

30 gpmmedian yield (3,865 tests)

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How deep are wells in Roseau County, Minnesota?

The median drilled well depth in Roseau County is 84 ft, based on 4,067 wells with recorded depths in the state CWI database. Half of all wells fall between 58 ft and 122 ft; 90% are shallower than 170 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 94 ft.

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

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 94 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $2,350–$6,110; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $5,640–$9,400. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

What is the static water level in Roseau County?

The median static water level is 9 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 5 ft–15 ft), from 1,984 measurements.

How much water do wells in Roseau County produce?

The median tested yield is 30 gpm (middle half: 14 gpm–60 gpm), from 3,865 pump tests. A typical household needs 5–10 gpm.

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 660 50–100 ft 1,857 100–150 ft 909 150–200 ft 460 200–300 ft 172 300–400 ft 8 400–600 ft 1 600+ ft 0

Who drills wells in Roseau County?

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

Driller	Wells since 2016
CALDER, B.	118
CALDER, B	89
CALDER, N.	73
CALDER, N	57
CALDER, NICK	39
LEADER, J.	19
CALDER, BENJI	17
CALDER,BENJIE	11

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Well records by ZIP code in Roseau County

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

Roseau (56751) — 834 wells, median 92 ft
Warroad (56763) — 653 wells, median 78 ft
Salol (56756) — 309 wells, median 75 ft
Greenbush (56726) — 306 wells, median 110 ft
Badger (56714) — 281 wells, median 136 ft
Wannaska (56761) — 224 wells, median 85 ft
Strathcona (56759) — 114 wells, median 115 ft
Swift (56682) — 59 wells, median 69 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.