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Brandon King Land Surveying has been the premier land surveyor for the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota since 2008. We are a family owned and operated business dedicated to providing the most accurate survey data possible. We specialize in land surveying and land-use plans. There are many different projects we can assist you with including parcel splits, certified survey maps, subdivisions/platting, mapping, legal descriptions, construction staking, among many others. Brandon King Land Surveying is a fully registered surveying firm, and we have over 20 years of experience in this field. Call us today for a free initial consultation.

Brandon King Land Surveying has been the premier land surveyor for the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota since 2008. We are a family owned and operated business dedicated to providing the most accurate survey data possible. We specialize in land surveying and land-use plans. There are many different projects we can assist you with including parcel splits, certified survey maps, subdivisions/platting, mapping, legal descriptions, construction staking, among many others. Brandon King Land Surveying is a fully registered surveying firm, and we have over 20 years of experience in this field. Call us today for a free initial consultation.


"Excellent! Jim’s work helped me to overcome some complicated zoning issues on my lake lot."

Kevin M on January 2021

Providing all types of land surveying services to Western Wisconsin. Providing free estimates.

"Excellent! Jim’s work helped me to overcome some complicated zoning issues on my lake lot."

Kevin M on January 2021

Land Surveying questions, answered by experts

There are a couple of ways you can determine the depth of your well. One method is to use a device called a well sounder. This tool has a long measuring tape containing a sensor to alert you once the end reaches the water. 

Or you can DIY it by using a long tape measure with a half-filled bottle of water attached to it. Lower the tape measure into your well. Once you feel tension on the tape, you’ll know the bottle has reached your static water level. This will give you an approximate idea of your well’s depth.

The small lines on the tape measure either indicate inches, fractions of an inch, or centimeters and millimeters. On the imperial unit side (aka the inches side), the longest lines indicate inches, followed by the next shortest lines that indicate a half-inch, and then the quarter, eighth, and sixteenth-inch. On the metric side, the lines break down meters, centimeters, and millimeters.

Professional well contractors may use electromagnetic mapping to look for places with a high likelihood of water. Water access can vary significantly, even on the same property, so it can be difficult to know where to drill if you don’t have specialized tools to look for water.

You can’t build on undeveloped land without preparing it for construction, which involves running utilities to the site or accounting for private utilities like wells and septic systems and grading and compacting the soil for safe construction. Once you prepare the land, you can build on it as long as the project abides by local zoning regulations.

Yes, they assess topography and potential risks related to flooding.

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