How deep are water wells in New Braunfels, Texas?
Home water wells in and around New Braunfels, Texas vary a lot in depth: the middle half are 53 to 360 feet deep (median 250 ft, 138 wells drilled in the last 10 years), so look at the wells closest to the tract. New wells run about 48% shallower than 20 years ago (median 348 ft in 2003 to 2007, 180 ft in 2021 to 2025). Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $9,000 to $21,500.
Updated every day from Texas Water Development Board driller reports. Last update: November 11, 2026, using the state file of November 10, 2026.
Under New Braunfels, Comal County
The well and the water are the median of 138 real wells. This atlas does not have a state layer model for this area yet.
Digging in…
Home wells in and around New Braunfels
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.
Well depth (ft)
- <100
- 100
- 200
- 300
- 400
- 600
- 800+
Dashed line: New Braunfels and about 2 miles around it
Green: aquifer mapped by the state
Key figures
- Typical depth (middle half)
- 53 to 360 feet
- Median depth
- 250 feet
- Deepest 10% are past
- 620 feet
- Water level (median)
- 108 feet
- 125 wells
- Yield (median)
- 20 gpm
- 107 wells, gallons per minute
- Wells used
- 138
- In the last 10 years
- Inside the city limits
- 15
- the rest within 2 miles
- All years on file
- 351
- median 300 ft, since 1993
- Confidence
- Standard (30 or more wells)
When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 108 feet below the surface (125 wells), well above the bottom: the typical well holds about 142 feet of water.
Which formation do wells in New Braunfels draw from?
We cannot say yet for New Braunfels. This atlas assigns layers with the TWDB layered models processed so far (the Northern Trinity and Woodbine model, the Hill Country Trinity model, the northern Gulf Coast Aquifer model and the High Plains Aquifer System model), and none covers this area with enough wells. The depth, water level and yield on this page do come from the real wells here.
Depth over time
New home wells in and around New Braunfels are shallower than 20 years ago: the median went from 348 feet (2003 to 2007) to 180 feet (2021 to 2025), 48% less. That usually happens when new homes go up in a different area or drillers switch layers.
| Period | Median depth (ft) | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–2005 | 360 | 53 |
| 2006–2010 | 320 | 60 |
| 2011–2015 | 230 | 83 |
| 2016–2020 | 290 | 68 |
| 2021–2025 | 180 | 77 |
| 2026 | under 10 wells | 8 |
What a well costs in New Braunfels
At the median depth for New Braunfels (250 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $9,000 to $21,500: $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 (53 to 360 feet) the range runs from $4,000 to $28,000. 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.
Where it sits
- Wells in Comal County
- Wells in Guadalupe County
- Edwards Aquifer Authority (groundwater district)
- City · 29.6993, -98.1147
Nearby places
Median depth of home wells in each place.
- Lake Dunlap 50 ft
- Santa Clara 160 ft
- McQueeney 47 ft
- Geronimo 50 ft
- Cibolo 56 ft
- Garden Ridge 380 ft
Common questions
How deep do you have to drill a well in New Braunfels, Texas?
Home water wells in and around New Braunfels, Texas vary a lot in depth: the middle half are 53 to 360 feet deep (median 250 ft, 138 wells drilled in the last 10 years), so look at the wells closest to the tract. One in ten goes past 620 feet. The depth a given tract needs depends on where it sits and what layers the driller hits.
How much does a water well cost in New Braunfels?
At the median depth (250 feet), a complete well would cost roughly $9,000 to $21,500, 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 New Braunfels?
When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 108 feet below the surface (125 wells), well above the bottom: the typical well holds about 142 feet of water. The level moves with drought and from one well to the next.
Do I need a permit to drill a well in New Braunfels?
New Braunfels is inside the Edwards Aquifer Authority. 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.
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/new-braunfels-tx. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.
Sources
- Submitted Driller's Reports database, Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) (file of November 10, 2026)
- Texas place boundaries, U.S. Census Bureau (2023 cartographic boundary file)
- Ground elevation: Terrain Tiles (Mapzen), Registry of Open Data on AWS
- TWDB well report viewer (each well's official report)