Place · Okaloosa County
How deep are wells in Destin?
All water-supply wells in Destin have a median reported depth of 50 ft. The middle half are between 35 ft and 70 ft, based on 2,546 NWFWMD 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 | 7 | 420 ft | 150–565 ft |
| Irrigation | 2,513 | 50 ft | 35–70 ft |
| Public supply | 23 | 715 ft | 605–745 ft |
| All water-supply (headline figure) | 2,546 | 50 ft | 35–70 ft |
How depths are spread
All water-supply wells: number of wells per depth band (ft)
Show as table
| Depth | Wells |
|---|---|
| 0–10 ft | 1 |
| 10–20 ft | 17 |
| 20–30 ft | 146 |
| 30–40 ft | 529 |
| 40–50 ft | 409 |
| 50–60 ft | 390 |
| 60–70 ft | 196 |
| 70–80 ft | 259 |
| 80–90 ft | 237 |
| 90–100 ft | 210 |
| 100–110 ft | 60 |
| 110 ft or deeper | 92 |
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: Northwest Florida Water Management District (2,961 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.
- Approximate locations: 246 of 2,961 records (8%) 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 Destin?
- All water-supply wells in Destin have a median reported depth of 50 ft. The middle half are between 35 ft and 70 ft, based on 2,546 NWFWMD records.
- Will a new well at my property in Destin 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 Northwest Florida Water Management District. Each well in the lookup links to its original agency record.