United States groundwater Well Completion Datasets
This web page hosts links to state-level groundwater well databases. These state-level groundwater well data were collated and presented in three publications:
( - 1 - ) Perrone, D, Jasechko, S. Dry groundwater wells in the western United States. Environmental Research Letters 12, 104002 (2017).
( - 2 - ) Jasechko, S., Perrone, D. Hydraulic fracturing near domestic groundwater wells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114, 13138–13143 (2017).
( - 3 - ) Perrone, D., Jasechko, S. Deeper well drilling an unsustainable stopgap to groundwater depletion. Nature Sustainability, doi: 10.1038/s41893-019-0325-z (2019)
Some data use agreements linked to groundwater well databases do not allow us to reproduce these databases for download on our own web pages; to ensure water scientists can access these data we have created this web page showing where the primary well data are available for download (see table below). The raw data can be found by navigating the web pages and/or by emailing database managers associated with each organization managing the well data"listed in the third column in the table below. Links to websites hosting databases are in the rightmost column of the table. Steps applied to quality control each state-level database are described in detail in the Supplementary Information section of the aforementioned three publications. We also encourage individuals interested in groundwater monitoring data to explore the National Groundwater Monitoring Network here: link
( - 1 - ) Perrone, D, Jasechko, S. Dry groundwater wells in the western United States. Environmental Research Letters 12, 104002 (2017).
( - 2 - ) Jasechko, S., Perrone, D. Hydraulic fracturing near domestic groundwater wells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114, 13138–13143 (2017).
( - 3 - ) Perrone, D., Jasechko, S. Deeper well drilling an unsustainable stopgap to groundwater depletion. Nature Sustainability, doi: 10.1038/s41893-019-0325-z (2019)
Some data use agreements linked to groundwater well databases do not allow us to reproduce these databases for download on our own web pages; to ensure water scientists can access these data we have created this web page showing where the primary well data are available for download (see table below). The raw data can be found by navigating the web pages and/or by emailing database managers associated with each organization managing the well data"listed in the third column in the table below. Links to websites hosting databases are in the rightmost column of the table. Steps applied to quality control each state-level database are described in detail in the Supplementary Information section of the aforementioned three publications. We also encourage individuals interested in groundwater monitoring data to explore the National Groundwater Monitoring Network here: link
State |
Dataset quality control procedures |
Organization managing the well completion reports |
Link to website hosting data |
Arizona |
Arizona Department of Water Resources |
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California |
California Department of Water Resources |
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Colorado |
Colorado Division of Water Resources |
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Idaho |
- |
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Kansas |
Kansas Geological Survey |
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Montana |
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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Nebraska |
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources |
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Nevada |
State of Nevada Division of Water Resources |
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New Mexico |
New Mexico Office of the State Engineer |
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North Dakota |
North Dakota State Water Commission and Office of the State Engineer |
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Oklahoma |
Oklahoma Water Resources Board |
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Oregon |
Oregon Water Resources Department |
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South Dakota |
Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
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Texas |
Texas Water Development Board |
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Utah |
Utah Division of Water Rights |
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Washington |
Washington State Department of Ecology |
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Wyoming |
Wyoming State Engineer's Office |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
Arkansas |
Arkansas Geological Survey, United States Geological Survey |
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Louisiana |
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources |
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Ohio |
Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Soil and Water Resources |
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Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
Alabama |
Geological Survey of Alabama |
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Alaska |
Alaska Department of Natural Resources |
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Delaware |
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control |
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Florida (1 of 5) |
Northwest Florida Water Management District |
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Florida (2 of 5) |
Southwest Florida Water Management District |
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Florida (3 of 5) |
Suwannee River Water Management District |
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Florida (4 of 5) |
St Johns River Water Management District |
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Florida (5 of 5) |
South Florida Water Management District |
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Hawaii |
Commission on Water Resource Management |
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Illinois |
Illinois State Geological Survey |
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Indiana |
Indiana Department of Natural Resources |
[Link] |
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Iowa |
Iowa Geological Survey |
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Kentucky |
Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky |
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Maine |
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry |
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Maryland |
- |
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Massachusetts |
Department of Environmental Protection |
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Michigan |
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality; Office of Drinking Water & Municipal Assistance; Environmental Health Section; Source Water Unit |
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Minnesota |
Minnesota Geological Survey |
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Mississippi |
Water Resources Management Division, Office of Land and Water Resources, Department of Environmental Quality |
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Missouri |
Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Geological Survey |
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New Hampshire |
Department of Environmental Services |
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New Jersey |
- |
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New York |
Department of Environmental Conservation |
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North Carolina |
Department of Environmental Quality - Division of Water Resources |
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Rhode Island |
Department of Health |
[Link] |
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South Carolina |
Department of Natural Resources |
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Tennessee |
Department of Environment and Conservation's Division of Water Resources |
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Vermont |
- |
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Virginia |
- |
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Wisconsin |
Department of Natural Resources |
[Link] |