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How deep are water wells in Bee Cave, Texas?

Home water wells in and around Bee Cave, Texas are typically 660 to 892 feet deep (median 845 ft, 79 wells drilled in the last 10 years). Most draw from the Lower Trinity (73%), and 18% end near or below the base of the Trinity, according to the state's Hill Country Trinity model (TWDB). Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $23,500 to $57,000.

Updated every day from Texas Water Development Board driller reports. Last update: November 11, 2026, using the state file of November 10, 2026.

See the wells and layers at an exact pointTravis County
What is under Bee Cave, TexasUnderground column at the center of Bee Cave: median well 845 ft, middle half 660 to 892 ft, water at 517 ft, and the layers of the state's model with their thickness.Upper Trinity: 0 to 112 ftUpper TrinityMiddle Trinity: 112 to 447 ftMiddle TrinityLower Trinity: 447 to 826 ftLower TrinityBelow the base of the Trinity02505007501,0001,250ftGround level · 962 ft above sea levelMedian well: 845 ftWater standing in the well from 517 ftWater level517 ftMiddle half660–892 ftMedian well845 ft

Under Bee Cave, Travis County

Layers at the center of Bee Cave from TWDB's Hill Country Trinity model (1 mile cells), at true depth scale. The well and the water are the median of 79 real wells.

Home wells in and around Bee Cave

Each dot is a home well from a state driller report, colored by depth. Tap one for its details and official report. Tap an empty spot to see what is under that point.

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Dashed line: Bee Cave and about 2 miles around it

Key figures

Typical depth (middle half)
660 to 892 feet
Median depth
845 feet
Deepest 10% are past
912 feet
Water level (median)
517 feet
61 wells
Yield (median)
25 gpm
74 wells, gallons per minute
Wells used
79
In the last 10 years
Inside the city limits
18
the rest within 2 miles
All years on file
188
median 810 ft, since 2002
Confidence
Standard (30 or more wells)

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 517 feet below the surface (61 wells).

What is under Bee Cave, TexasUnderground column at the center of Bee Cave: median well 845 ft, middle half 660 to 892 ft, water at 517 ft, and the layers of the state's model with their thickness.Upper Trinity: 0 to 112 ftUpper TrinityMiddle Trinity: 112 to 447 ftMiddle TrinityLower Trinity: 447 to 826 ftLower TrinityBelow the base of the Trinity02505007501,0001,250ftGround level · 962 ft above sea levelMedian well: 845 ftWater standing in the well from 517 ftWater level517 ftMiddle half660–892 ftMedian well845 ft
Layers at the center of Bee Cave from TWDB's Hill Country Trinity model (1 mile cells), at true depth scale. The well and the water are the median of 79 real wells.

Which formation do wells in Bee Cave draw from?

Most draw from the Lower Trinity (73%), and 18% end near or below the base of the Trinity, according to the state's Hill Country Trinity model (TWDB). Read that as the most likely layer, not a certain one: where our method names the Lower Trinity, the state's own aquifer code agrees in about 53% of wells.

Only 52% bottom out inside the Lower Trinity: the rest keep going deeper but take their water from that layer. 39% of the wells bottom out near or below the base of the Trinity in the model, often within tens of feet of it; older rock may lie there.

Layer (state's model)ShareWellsTypical depth (ft)
Lower Trinity73%58725–894
Near or below the base of the Trinity18%14870–908
Lower TrinityTwin Mountains and Travis Peak9%7458–510

For 96% of these wells the report says where the water enters (the screen or the open hole), and we use the middle of that interval.

The layers under the center of Bee Cave

From the state's model, at 962 feet above sea level. These are the model's depths at that one point, not those of any particular lot.

Depths in feet below ground.
Layer (state's model)Top (ft)Bottom (ft)Thickness (ft)
Upper Trinitylimestone and marl0112112
Middle Trinitylimestone and sand112447335
Lower Trinitysand and limestone447826379

Depth over time

Home well depth in and around Bee Cave has not changed meaningfully in 20 years: the median was 810 feet in 2003 to 2007 and 848 feet in 2021 to 2025 (a difference under 10% or within the margin of error).

PeriodMedian depth (ft)Wells
2001–200580534
2006–201079832
2011–201576828
2016–202083051
2021–202584840
2026under 10 wells3

What a well costs in Bee Cave

At the median depth for Bee Cave (845 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $23,500 to $57,000: $25 to $60 per foot for drilling, casing and seal, plus $2,500 to $6,500 for the pump, pressure tank, controls and hookup at the well. Across the whole middle half of depths (660 to 892 feet) the range runs from $19,000 to $60,000. This is TerraFunded's estimate from published Texas prices, not a quote, and it leaves out trenching and the line to the house. Get prices from at least two licensed drillers.

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Common questions

How deep do you have to drill a well in Bee Cave, Texas?

Home water wells in and around Bee Cave, Texas are typically 660 to 892 feet deep (median 845 ft, 79 wells drilled in the last 10 years). One in ten goes past 912 feet. The depth a given tract needs depends on where it sits and what layers the driller hits.

What aquifer or formation do wells in Bee Cave draw from?

Most draw from the Lower Trinity (73%), and 18% end near or below the base of the Trinity, according to the state's Hill Country Trinity model (TWDB). Read that as the most likely layer, not a certain one: where our method names the Lower Trinity, the state's own aquifer code agrees in about 53% of wells. This is an estimate from the state's regional model, not a survey of the lot.

How much does a water well cost in Bee Cave?

At the median depth (845 feet), a complete well would cost roughly $23,500 to $57,000, by TerraFunded's estimate from published Texas driller prices. The real price comes from a licensed driller's quote.

How deep is the water in Bee Cave?

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 517 feet below the surface (61 wells). The level moves with drought and from one well to the next.

Do I need a permit to drill a well in Bee Cave?

Bee Cave is inside the Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District. Groundwater conservation districts in Texas can require registering or permitting a new well, keeping set distances from property lines and other wells, and paying fees. Rules differ from district to district: ask the district before drilling.

How these numbers are made

We count new and replacement domestic (home) wells whose coordinates fall inside the place boundary or within 2 miles of it. We use the last 10 years when there are at least 30 wells; otherwise all since 2001. The median is the middle well and the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.

To tell which layer a well draws from, we take the ground elevation at its location, subtract the depth of the interval where water enters (or the bottom of the hole when the report does not give one) and see which layer of the state's model that point falls in.

For 96% of these wells the report says where the water enters (the screen or the open hole), and we use the middle of that interval.

How well it works: In 2,665 wells in the Texas Hill Country where the State of Texas recorded the aquifer, our estimate of the formation the well draws from names the same layer of the state's model in about 76% of them, and that layer or the one next to it in at least 98%.

  • The layers come from the Texas Water Development Board's Hill Country Trinity model, with 1 mile cells. It is a regional model, not a survey of any lot: between one model point and the next, the real depth of each layer can differ.
  • "Near or below the base of the Trinity" means the well reaches the bottom of the model or passes it, often by tens of feet. Older rock that the model does not include may lie there.
  • We never use the model's water levels. The water level on this page is the one each driller measured when the well was finished.

These are depths of real wells drilled nearby, not a promise about any property. Groundwater can change over short distances and with drought. A licensed water well driller can tell you what to expect on a specific tract.

Read the full methodology · Download the data (CSV, CC BY 4.0)

How to cite

TerraFunded (2026). Texas Well Atlas: Underground. From Texas Water Development Board driller reports and groundwater availability models (data as of November 10, 2026). https://terrafunded.com/wells/places/bee-cave-tx. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.

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