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How deep are wells in Lake Wales?
Household (domestic) wells in Lake Wales have a median reported depth of 220 ft. The middle half are between 170 ft and 300 ft, based on 94 SWFWMD 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) | 94 | 220 ft | 170–300 ft |
| Irrigation | 461 | 90 ft | 70–280 ft |
| Public supply | 29 | 370 ft | 200–400 ft |
| All water-supply | 588 | 140 ft | 75–300 ft |
How depths are spread
Household (domestic) wells: number of wells per depth band (ft)
Show as table
| Depth | Wells |
|---|---|
| 0–50 ft | 1 |
| 50–100 ft | 3 |
| 100–150 ft | 11 |
| 150–200 ft | 24 |
| 200–250 ft | 16 |
| 250–300 ft | 13 |
| 300–350 ft | 13 |
| 350–400 ft | 4 |
| 400–450 ft | 5 |
| 450 ft or deeper | 4 |
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 (603 records); St. Johns River Water Management District (5 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 1970–2026. The SJRWMD layers carry no date.
- Approximate locations: 223 of 608 records (37%) 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 Lake Wales?
- Household (domestic) wells in Lake Wales have a median reported depth of 220 ft. The middle half are between 170 ft and 300 ft, based on 94 SWFWMD and SJRWMD records.
- Will a new well at my property in Lake Wales 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.