The state of Oregon keeps a log of every well ever drilled. We read all 351,343 of them.
How deep is the water under Oregon?
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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141 ftmedian well depth statewide
30 ftmedian static water level
20 gpmmedian well yield
36,579wells drilled since 2016
Buying property with a well — or land you'd need to drill?
See every recorded well near any Oregon address: depths, water levels, yields, and the original driller's logs.
Free address lookup Property report — $19Well data by county
Baker County
3,758 wells · median 145 ft Benton County
10,886 wells · median 120 ft Clackamas County
28,320 wells · median 161 ft Clatsop County
1,650 wells · median 64 ft Columbia County
6,572 wells · median 160 ft Coos County
7,684 wells · median 100 ft Crook County
7,059 wells · median 280 ft Curry County
3,422 wells · median 71 ft Deschutes County
21,415 wells · median 148 ft Douglas County
14,496 wells · median 140 ft Gilliam County
368 wells · median 375 ft Grant County
1,765 wells · median 180 ft Harney County
4,447 wells · median 180 ft Hood River County
533 wells · median 190 ft Jackson County
31,925 wells · median 180 ft Jefferson County
1,897 wells · median 320 ft Josephine County
25,996 wells · median 126 ft Klamath County
13,369 wells · median 180 ft Lake County
5,511 wells · median 166 ft Lane County
34,640 wells · median 110 ft Lincoln County
3,262 wells · median 110 ft Linn County
20,942 wells · median 90 ft Malheur County
5,481 wells · median 100 ft Marion County
27,407 wells · median 135 ft Morrow County
2,452 wells · median 161 ft Multnomah County
7,882 wells · median 100 ft Polk County
6,073 wells · median 136 ft Sherman County
404 wells · median 285 ft Tillamook County
2,351 wells · median 114 ft Umatilla County
9,943 wells · median 195 ft Union County
3,822 wells · median 165 ft Wallowa County
1,764 wells · median 140 ft Wasco County
3,268 wells · median 310 ft Washington County
18,497 wells · median 170 ft Wheeler County
682 wells · median 165 ft Yamhill County
11,400 wells · median 170 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.