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How deep are water wells in Burnet, Texas?

Home water wells in and around Burnet, Texas are typically 220 to 380 feet deep (median 305 ft, 302 wells drilled in the last 10 years). Most end near or below the base of the Trinity (58%), and 42% draw from the lower Trinity (Twin Mountains and Travis Peak), according to the state's Northern Trinity and Woodbine model (TWDB). The model covers 69% of those wells (209). Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $10,000 to $25,000.

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 pointBurnet County
What is under Burnet, TexasUnderground column at the center of Burnet: median well 305 ft, middle half 220 to 380 ft, water at 160 ft.No state layer model here yet0100200300400500ftGround levelMedian well: 305 ftWater standing in the well from 160 ftWater level160 ftMiddle half220–380 ftMedian well305 ft

Under Burnet, Burnet County

The well and the water are the median of 302 real wells. This atlas does not have a state layer model for this area yet.

Home wells in and around Burnet

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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Well depth (ft)

  • <100
  • 100
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  • 300
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  • 800+

Dashed line: Burnet and about 2 miles around it

Key figures

Typical depth (middle half)
220 to 380 feet
Median depth
305 feet
Deepest 10% are past
459 feet
Water level (median)
160 feet
132 wells
Yield (median)
40 gpm
232 wells, gallons per minute
Wells used
302
In the last 10 years
Inside the city limits
28
the rest within 2 miles
All years on file
713
median 300 ft, since 2001
Confidence
Standard (30 or more wells)

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 160 feet below the surface (132 wells).

What is under Burnet, TexasUnderground column at the center of Burnet: median well 305 ft, middle half 220 to 380 ft, water at 160 ft.No state layer model here yet0100200300400500ftGround levelMedian well: 305 ftWater standing in the well from 160 ftWater level160 ftMiddle half220–380 ftMedian well305 ft
The well and the water are the median of 302 real wells. This atlas does not have a state layer model for this area yet.

Which formation do wells in Burnet draw from?

Most end near or below the base of the Trinity (58%), and 42% draw from the lower Trinity (Twin Mountains and Travis Peak), according to the state's Northern Trinity and Woodbine model (TWDB). The model covers 69% of those wells (209).

Going by the bottom of the hole instead of where the water enters, 81% reach near or below the base of the Trinity. 81% 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)
Near or below the base of the Trinity58%121280–400
Lower TrinityTwin Mountains and Travis Peak42%88238–365

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.

Depth over time

Home well depth in and around Burnet has not changed meaningfully in 20 years: the median was 280 feet in 2003 to 2007 and 300 feet in 2021 to 2025 (a difference under 10% or within the margin of error).

PeriodMedian depth (ft)Wells
2001–2005285137
2006–2010300165
2011–201530091
2016–2020308142
2021–2025300160
202630018

What a well costs in Burnet

At the median depth for Burnet (305 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $10,000 to $25,000: $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 (220 to 380 feet) the range runs from $8,000 to $29,500. 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 Burnet, Texas?

Home water wells in and around Burnet, Texas are typically 220 to 380 feet deep (median 305 ft, 302 wells drilled in the last 10 years). One in ten goes past 459 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 Burnet draw from?

Most end near or below the base of the Trinity (58%), and 42% draw from the lower Trinity (Twin Mountains and Travis Peak), according to the state's Northern Trinity and Woodbine model (TWDB). The model covers 69% of those wells (209). This is an estimate from the state's regional model, not a survey of the lot.

How much does a water well cost in Burnet?

At the median depth (305 feet), a complete well would cost roughly $10,000 to $25,000, 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 Burnet?

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 160 feet below the surface (132 wells). The level moves with drought and from one well to the next.

Do I need a permit to drill a well in Burnet?

Burnet is inside the Central Texas 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 7,977 wells in the area of the state's Northern Trinity and Woodbine model (North and Central Texas) 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 74% of them, and that layer or the one next to it in at least 95%; among the 3,130 of those wells that the state places in a Trinity layer (Paluxy to Hosston) it is about 56%.

  • The layers come from the Texas Water Development Board's Northern Trinity and Woodbine model, with quarter mile cells, summarized here to about 1.3 miles. 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.
  • In this model every layer is at least 30 feet thick, even where the real rock is thinner or missing. Thin layers and the edges of the model are approximate.
  • Inside the Trinity this atlas does not name single model layers: it groups the Paluxy and Glen Rose (upper Trinity) and groups the Hensell, Pearsall and Hosston (lower Trinity, Twin Mountains and Travis Peak), because the check against the state's codes shows the method cannot separate them reliably.
  • "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/burnet-tx. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.

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