Sinkhole risk in Adams County, CO: No soluble rock mapped

No soluble rock mapped

No soluble bedrock mapped.

On soluble rock: 0%
At or near the surface: 0%
Buried under cover: 0%

What to do about a house in Adams County

No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.

Across 1,167 square miles, under one square mile of Adams County maps onto soluble rock. With about 542,973 residents (465 per square mile), homes are spread across towns and farmland, and a mapped unit may or may not reach the developed parts. The figures come from 370 map points about 1.8 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Adams County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Dawes County, NE, about 206 miles north. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Arapahoe County, CO 16 mi south · 0% at surface
Denver County, CO 30 mi west · 0% at surface
Broomfield County, CO 38 mi west · 0% at surface
Morgan County, CO 39 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Elbert County, CO 40 mi south · 0% at surface
Weld County, CO 47 mi north · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Colorado

Adams County ranks 40 of 64 in Colorado for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.