Water wells in Burnet County, Texas
6,554 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 305 ft and struck water at 174 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Burnet County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Top Soil 2,015, Topsoil 1,671, Caliche 562, Granite Gravel 536, Tan Ls 514, Tan Limestone 370 |
| 25–50 ft | Gray Limestone 151, Gray Tan Ls 110, Blue Lime 98, Pink Granite 69, Gravel 78, Granite Gravel 59 |
| 50–100 ft | Gray Limestone 175, Red Clay 87, Red Sandstone 87, Pink Granite 84, Gray Tan Ls 66, Gravel 57 |
| 100–200 ft | Gray Limestone 158, Sand 110, Red Clay 118, Red Sandstone 104, Tan Limestone 107, Brown Limestone 87 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 239, Tan Limestone 115, Red Clay 119, Blue Shale 90, Gray Limestone 100, Gray Sandstone 74 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 249, Sandstone 156, Tan Limestone 127, Gray Limestone 138, Gray Sandstone 117, White Limestone 114 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sandstone 66, Trinity Sand 30, Gray Limestone 46, White Limestone 39, Trinity Sands 27, Red Sandstone 28 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Tan Dolomite 2, Gray Dolomite 1, Tan Gray Dolomite 1, Dark Grey Limestone 1, Tan Limestone / Shale Mix 1, Dark Limestone 1 |
The rock column here is what drillers wrote down, layer by layer, in their own words — 5,345,462 layers across 707,856 wells. It is not a geological survey: two drillers may call the same clay by two names, and this site does not correct them.
Who drills in Burnet County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 5,605 | 85.5% | 320 |
| Test Well | 210 | 3.2% | 380 |
| Monitor | 171 | 2.6% | 28 |
| Irrigation | 142 | 2.2% | 160 |
| Unknown | 119 | 1.8% | 200 |
| Stock | 112 | 1.7% | 313 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 75 | 1.1% | 6 |
| Public Supply | 71 | 1.1% | 475 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 203 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 250 | 160 |
| 2000s | 2,287 | 244 | 96 |
| 2010s | 2,056 | 305 | 182 |
| 2020s | 2,209 | 340 | 215 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 307720 | 2012 | 1,560 | — | — | Domestic |
| 152922 | 2008 | 1,448 | 252 | 25 | Domestic |
| 231278 | 2010 | 1,349 | 14 | 33 | Domestic |
| 682224 | 2024 | 1,240 | — | 30 | Test Well |
| 93547 | 2006 | 1,220 | — | 15 | Domestic |
| 716348 | 2026 | 1,207 | 21 | 60 | Domestic |
| 390297 | 2015 | 1,200 | — | — | Test Well |
| 724113 | 2026 | 1,150 | 28 | 31 | Test Well |
| 725465 | 2026 | 1,100 | — | — | Test Well |
| 715096 | 2026 | 1,100 | — | 2 | Test Well |
Every figure on this site is a median, never an average. On reported yield the average is twice the median, because a handful of entries are typing errors — the largest reads 2,200,100 gallons per minute against 30,078 for the next one. Yields above 3,000 gpm (136 wells, 0.045%) and depths beyond 5,000 ft (103 wells, 0.016%) are kept in the file, marked, and left out of the medians.
Drilling a well in Burnet County?
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