Place · Alachua County
How deep are wells in Alachua?
Household (domestic) wells in Alachua have a median reported depth of 140 ft. The middle half are between 110 ft and 180 ft, based on 171 SRWMD and SJRWMD records.
Typical household 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 (headline figure) | 171 | 140 ft | 110–180 ft |
| Irrigation | 19 | 160 ft | 140–180 ft |
| Public supply | 17 | 215 ft | 185–300 ft |
| All water-supply | 226 | 150 ft | 120–200 ft |
How depths are spread
Household (domestic) wells: number of wells per depth band (ft)
Show as table
| Depth | Wells |
|---|---|
| 60–80 ft | 3 |
| 80–100 ft | 16 |
| 100–120 ft | 31 |
| 120–140 ft | 26 |
| 140–160 ft | 21 |
| 160–180 ft | 22 |
| 180–200 ft | 17 |
| 200–220 ft | 20 |
| 220–240 ft | 10 |
| 240 ft or deeper | 5 |
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 (251 records); St. Johns River Water Management District (2 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: the source layer for this area publishes no construction or permit date, so we can’t say how recent these wells are.
- 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 Alachua?
- Household (domestic) wells in Alachua have a median reported depth of 140 ft. The middle half are between 110 ft and 180 ft, based on 171 SRWMD and SJRWMD records.
- Will a new well at my property in Alachua 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 St. Johns River Water Management District. Each well in the lookup links to its original agency record.