COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO · 59 MIN FROM OUR CORTLAND OFFICE
Winona wells pair strong yields with modest depths. Half of the 1,352 local logs with a yield record 18 gallons per minute or more, and the middle half of 1,453 depth logs finished between 90 and 160 feet, a tighter spread than the county’s 95 to 200. For a new well, that means a fairly predictable footage range and, on most lots, plenty of water.
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WHAT WE DO IN WINONA
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Most wells in Columbiana County’s USGS samples were hard, and most carried iron above the 0.3 mg/L staining line. On a Winona well, a water test shows which applies to yours, and the treatment plan follows from the result.
Three in four local wells stopped by 160 feet, and a quarter were done by 90. Bedrock is a median 35 feet down, so casing crosses that much soil. The Allegheny and Pottsville Groups are mapped at the town center.
With water resting a median 40 feet down and half the wells giving 18 gallons per minute or more, a quarter 30 or more, a submersible can be sized for the whole household, even with several fixtures running.
WELLS AROUND WINONA
The 1,453 domestic wells on file within 5 miles of Winona, from the state’s drilling logs: your neighbors’ wells, and the best guide to this ground.
middle half 90–160 ft
middle half 10–30 gpm
middle half 19–62 ft
1,301 wells; middle half 23–62 ft
Source: ODNR well logs, domestic wells within 5 miles, retrieved 2026-09-30.
Depths around Winona are fairly predictable. Half of the 1,453 logs within 5 miles finished between 90 and 160 feet, around a 120-foot median that is tied for 16th of 21 Columbiana County towns. For the county’s domestic logs, the middle half stretches from 95 to 200 feet, so local depths sit in a tighter band. Only a quarter of local wells went past 160 feet.
For budgeting, a tight range is useful: the footage on a new well is easier to estimate, and footage is the main input to what a new well costs. Casing runs through a median 35 feet of soil, past 62 in a quarter of logs. Residential well drilling covers how the well is drilled, cased and tested.
Winona’s yield logs are strong. The 1,352 with a figure put the median at 18 gallons per minute; the lower quarter records 10 or less, and the upper quarter 30 or more. Resting water is a median 40 feet down, and within 62 feet in three wells of four.
With that much water close to the surface, the pump can be sized to the household’s peak use rather than rationed to the well. On a new well, test-pumping confirms the flow is there. Pump system design sets the pump, switch and tank together, and a booster pump helps where a long run to the house or an upstairs bathroom leaves pressure short.
WATER IN COLUMBIANA COUNTY
In USGS samples from across Columbiana County, taken 1986–2016, 86% of wells were hard or very hard, 79% carried iron above the staining line, 86% had manganese above 0.05 mg/L. The full record, and what it means for treatment, is on the Columbiana County page; your own well gets its own test.
WHY WINONA CHOOSES CHATFIELD
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“Chatfield Drilling replaced a submersible pump, extended our well casing above ground, and installed a sanitary cap at our farm house. This is our first experience with a well. Both Matt and Sam were happy to answer all of our questions, no matter how small, in a way that we could understand and enabled us to make informed decisions.”
NEARBY
We send the same crews to each of these towns. If you’re between towns, pick the closest one; the service doesn’t change.
A LITTLE CLARITY
Our Cortland office (7115 Hoagland Blackstub Rd. Unit C, Cortland, OH 44410) is about 59 minutes and 45 miles by road from Winona. Service calls for Winona are scheduled from there.
Winona and the municipalities around it: Hanoverton, Salem, Leetonia, Goshen Township, Beloit, Lisbon, Washingtonville, Sebring. Beyond those, the rest of the 21 Columbiana County communities on our service map, from the same office.
Ohio’s well-log database lists 1,453 domestic wells within 5 miles of Winona: the median is 120 feet deep, and the middle half fall between 90 and 160 feet. The median well was logged at 18 gallons per minute. Drillers reached bedrock at a median of 35 feet. Your own well's depth depends on the ground under your lot.
If the test finds iron, yes. Iron left in the water fouls a softener over time, so the usual order is a FerronX Iron System first and a LuxSoft water softener after it. Across Columbiana County’s USGS samples, most wells carried iron above 0.3 mg/L and most were hard, so testing for both before buying either is sensible.
Not automatically. Half the local wells give 18 gallons per minute or more, so the well usually isn’t the limit, but a pump oversized for the house short cycles and wears the pressure switch and tank. The right size matches the home’s peak use, and a yield test confirms the well can keep up with it.
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