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

Name: Lee County, Kentucky water well statistics
Creator: Kentucky Well Data
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✓ 206 KGS/DOW records · verified 2026-10-19

90 ftmedian well depth

65 ft–171 fttypical depth range

40 ftmedian static water level

283 ftmedian depth since 2016

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How deep are wells in Lee County, Kentucky?

The median drilled well depth in Lee County is 90 ft, based on 113 wells with recorded depths in the state KGS/DOW database. Half of all wells fall between 65 ft and 171 ft; 90% are shallower than 279 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 283 ft.

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

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 90 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $2,250–$5,850; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $5,400–$9,000. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

What is the static water level in Lee County?

The median static water level is 40 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 30 ft–88 ft), from 91 measurements.

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 9 50–100 ft 51 100–150 ft 21 150–200 ft 11 200–300 ft 13 300–400 ft 6 400–600 ft 2 600+ ft 0

Who drills wells in Lee County?

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

Driller	Wells since 2016
Billy L Lewis	6

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Well records by ZIP code in Lee County

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

Beattyville (41311) — 57 wells, median 69 ft
Saint Helens (41368) — 50 wells, median 100 ft

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.