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How deep are wells in Chiefland?
All water-supply wells in Chiefland have a median reported depth of 70 ft. The middle half are between 60 ft and 100 ft, based on 55 SRWMD and SWFWMD records.
Typical water-supply well
Reported total depth, feet below ground
Depth by well type
Household wells are the headline because that’s what most people planning a well need. Irrigation wells are often much shallower.
| Well type | Wells | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Household | 13 | 65 ft | 58–70 ft |
| Irrigation | 11 | 80 ft | 56–120 ft |
| Public supply | 18 | 68 ft | 60–79 ft |
| All water-supply (headline figure) | 55 | 70 ft | 60–100 ft |
How depths are spread
All water-supply wells: number of wells per depth band (ft)
Show as table
| Depth | Wells |
|---|---|
| 40–60 ft | 11 |
| 60–80 ft | 20 |
| 80–100 ft | 8 |
| 100–120 ft | 8 |
| 120–140 ft | 3 |
| 140–160 ft | 0 |
| 160–180 ft | 1 |
| 180–200 ft | 0 |
| 200–220 ft | 0 |
| 220–240 ft | 2 |
| 240 ft or deeper | 2 |
Look up wells near a specific address
Area figures blend very different places. For the wells closest to a property, with links to each original record, search an address.
About these numbers
- Sources: Suwannee River Water Management District (67 records); Southwest Florida Water Management District (3 records). Records were fetched October 25, 2026.
- What’s counted: wells with a reported depth whose use is household, irrigation, public supply or agricultural. Monitoring wells, injection wells, plugged wells and permits that were never drilled are left out. Methodology.
- Dates: SWFWMD permits issued 1986–1990. The SRWMD layers carry no date.
- Not a guarantee: a record shows how deep one well was permitted or built. It doesn’t predict yield, water quality or what your well will need.
Questions
- How deep are wells in Chiefland?
- All water-supply wells in Chiefland have a median reported depth of 70 ft. The middle half are between 60 ft and 100 ft, based on 55 SRWMD and SWFWMD records.
- Will a new well at my property in Chiefland be this deep?
- Not necessarily. These are depths other wells were permitted or built to. Depth depends on the aquifer, water quality, use and local rules. A Florida-licensed water well contractor and your water management district can tell you what a new well at your property needs.
- Where does this data come from?
- From public well-construction records published by the Suwannee River Water Management District and Southwest Florida Water Management District. Each well in the lookup links to its original agency record.