Well Drillers Near La Crosse, Wisconsin

A typical residential well in the La Crosse area is drilled to approximately 80 feet to ensure a reliable water supply of 5-15+ gallons per minute.

The static water level, or water table, is typically found around 45 feet below the surface in this region.

Based on representative well logs across La Crosse County, the most common stratigraphy begins with a thin layer of topsoil and/or clay, ranging roughly from the surface to 3-5 ft, often blending into a thicker silt or soft muck unit where present. This is consistently followed by a considerable zone of sand or sand & gravel, typically extending from near surface down to between 60-100 ft. In upland or bluff areas the sand/gravel may alternate with hard sandrock, poorly consolidated sand, or sandstone, with some wells reporting initial layers of shale rather than sand. Beneath the sand/gravel or sandstone, deeper wells (especially those exceeding 150 ft) encounter more competent sandstone, and sometimes further underlain by shale, hard shale, or limestone/crevice zones at 150-430 ft and beyond. Water supply comes almost exclusively from the sand/gravel or shallow sandstone. A typical residential well targeting 5-15+ GPM is completed at 60-100 ft within the sand/sandstone, while higher capacity or rural wells may reach 150-460 ft for increased production from sandstone or mixed rock aquifers.