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How deep are wells in Ridge Wood Heights?

Household (domestic) wells in Ridge Wood Heights have a median reported depth of 140 ft. The middle half are between 100 ft and 155 ft, based on 64 SWFWMD records.

Typical household well

Reported total depth, feet below ground

0 ft100200300ground surfaceCasing ~60 ftmedian cased depth100–155 ftmiddle half of wellsMedian 140 fthalf are shallower

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.

Reported well depth by well type
Well typeWellsMedianMiddle half
Household (headline figure)64140 ft100–155 ft
Irrigation74120 ft96–145 ft
Public supply2—too few
All water-supply140120 ft100–150 ft

How depths are spread

Household (domestic) wells: number of wells per depth band (ft)

0102040–60 ft: 1 well60–80 ft: 4 wells80–100 ft: 8 wells100–120 ft: 11 wells120–140 ft: 7 wells140–160 ft: 17 wells160–180 ft: 9 wells180–200 ft: 3 wells200–220 ft: 1 well220 ft or deeper: 3 wells4080120160200median 140 ft
Show as table
DepthWells
40–60 ft1
60–80 ft4
80–100 ft8
100–120 ft11
120–140 ft7
140–160 ft17
160–180 ft9
180–200 ft3
200–220 ft1
220 ft or deeper3

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.

Or browse every well around the center of Ridge Wood Heights →

About these numbers

  • Sources: Southwest Florida Water Management District (140 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 1981–2026.
  • 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 Ridge Wood Heights?
Household (domestic) wells in Ridge Wood Heights have a median reported depth of 140 ft. The middle half are between 100 ft and 155 ft, based on 64 SWFWMD records.
Will a new well at my property in Ridge Wood Heights 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 Southwest Florida Water Management District. Each well in the lookup links to its original agency record.