South Dakota Water Well Data

South Dakota wells tap the High Plains (Ogallala) aquifer, glacial outwash, and the deep Dakota sandstone.

78,388
Wells on record
319 ft
Average depth
Official state reports

Well Types

South Dakota wells by type

Well Depths feet

South Dakota wells by depth

Wells Drilled by Decade

South Dakota wells drilled per decade

Recorded Fields

Well depthWell use typeDate drilledOfficial report link

Report links via SD well completion report scans (PDF).

Source: South Dakota DANR

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