Water wells (GWIC)

Wells drilled in Montana with depth, water level, yield and the driller’s log number.

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About this data

Published by: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Ground Water Information Center
Method: Downloaded from the agency’s public GIS service and split into county files.
Update frequency: Monthly
Last updated: Oct 5, 2026
Records: 280,793
Coverage: Statewide.
Records in 56 of 56 counties.

Known gaps

Most well points come from a township/range/section description, not GPS.

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Fields

Field	Column	Description
County	`county`
ID	`id`
Name	`nm`
Use	`use`
Total depth (ft)	`td`
Static water level (ft)	`swl`
Yield (gpm)	`yld`
Completed	`cmp`
Driller	`drl`
Township / range / section	`trs`
Location precision	`pr`
Location method	`gm`
Status	`st`
Longitude	`lon`	WGS84 degrees.
Latitude	`lat`	WGS84 degrees.

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