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Percentage of ~46,000 New York State wells by depth (250' increments).

High

17.44%547501250 - 01500
14.67%460501000 - 01250
10.86%341001500 - 01750
09.38%294501750 - 02000
07.47%234400750 - 01000
05.00%157002000 - 02250
04.45%139800500 - 00750
03.89%122102250 - 02500
03.15%98904000 - 04250
03.10%97402500 - 02750
02.93%91903750 - 04000
02.81%88103250 - 03500

Medium

02.77%87103500 - 03750
02.41%75704250 - 04500
02.37%74402750 - 03000
02.22% 69803000 - 03250
01.26%39704500 - 04750
01.03%32200250 - 00500
01.00%31304750 - 05000

Low

0.38%12005000 - 05250
00.19%6005250 - 05500
00.16%5000000 - 00250
00.13%4105500 - 05750
00.09%2806000 - 06250
00.08%2605750 - 06000
00.08%2407000 - 07250
00.08%2407250 - 07500
00.07%2206250 - 06500
00.06%1906500 - 06750
00.06%18 07500 - 07750
00.04%1307750 - 08000
00.04%1206750 - 07000
00.04%1109750 - 10000
00.04%1110250 - 10500
00.03%1008250 - 08500
00.03%808000 - 08250
00.03%809250 - 09500
00.03%809500 - 09750
00.02%709000 - 09250
00.02%711000 - 11250
00.02%608500 - 08750
00.02%610000 - 10250
00.02%510500 - 10750
00.01%408750 - 09000
00.01%410750 - 11000
00.01%411500 - 11750
00.01%311750 - 12000
00.00%111250 - 11500
00.00%112250 - 12500
00.00%113250 - 13500
00.00%114000 - 14250
00.00%115750 - 16000
Note: The majority of the wells (~84.9%) are drilled to a depth of 750' to 4,000'. Very few wells are drilled less than 750 feet deep (~5.6%), OR over 4,000' (9.5%). By comparison, most water wells are drilled 250 feet deep OR less (see The Groundwater Foundation).