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How deep are wells in Weeki Wachee?
All water-supply wells in Weeki Wachee have a median reported depth of 100 ft. The middle half are between 86 ft and 135 ft, based on 317 SWFWMD and SJRWMD 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 | 11 | 100 ft | 78–120 ft |
| Irrigation | 300 | 100 ft | 86–130 ft |
| Public supply | 6 | 240 ft | 190–270 ft |
| All water-supply (headline figure) | 317 | 100 ft | 86–135 ft |
How depths are spread
All water-supply wells: number of wells per depth band (ft)
Show as table
| Depth | Wells |
|---|---|
| 40–60 ft | 15 |
| 60–80 ft | 28 |
| 80–100 ft | 93 |
| 100–120 ft | 66 |
| 120–140 ft | 50 |
| 140–160 ft | 23 |
| 160–180 ft | 8 |
| 180–200 ft | 15 |
| 200–220 ft | 7 |
| 220 ft or deeper | 12 |
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: Southwest Florida Water Management District (318 records); St. Johns River Water Management District (1 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 1980–2023. The SJRWMD layers carry no date.
- Approximate locations: 313 of 319 records (98%) share their exact map point with at least four other records, so they’re probably placed at a section, subdivision or parcel-group center rather than at the well. That matters for “nearest well” distances, less for area figures like these.
- 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 Weeki Wachee?
- All water-supply wells in Weeki Wachee have a median reported depth of 100 ft. The middle half are between 86 ft and 135 ft, based on 317 SWFWMD and SJRWMD records.
- Will a new well at my property in Weeki Wachee 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 and St. Johns River Water Management District. Each well in the lookup links to its original agency record.