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Lake County, Florida: well depth, water level & drilling cost

Name: Lake County, Florida water well statistics
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✓ 28,897 FL WMD/county records · verified 2026-08-14

150 ftmedian well depth

96 ft–200 fttypical depth range

27 ftmedian static water level

—median yield (— tests)

How deep are wells in Lake County, Florida?

The median drilled well depth in Lake County is 150 ft, based on 27,463 wells with recorded depths in the state FL WMD/county database. Half of all wells fall between 96 ft and 200 ft; 90% are shallower than 280 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 150 ft.

How much does it cost to drill a well in Lake County?

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 150 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $3,750–$9,750; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $9,000–$15,000. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

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What is the static water level in Lake County?

The median static water level is 27 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 15 ft–51 ft), from 19,921 measurements.

How much water do wells in Lake County produce?

Few pump tests are recorded for this county.

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Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 3,758 50–100 ft 3,240 100–150 ft 6,163 150–200 ft 6,251 200–300 ft 5,672 300–400 ft 1,426 400–600 ft 692 600+ ft 261

Who drills wells in Lake County?

Companies by number of wells permitted in this county since 2016, per public water-management-district and county well-permit records.

Driller	Wells since 2016
Cory Ratchford	399
Taylor Wiggins	358
GRADY CHRISTIAN	327
Ryan Hadden	147
Bobby Holtzapple	141
Clayton Soden	124
William Hagan	121
Jason Armstrong	102

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Well records by ZIP code in Lake County

Median depth, water level, and yield for each ZIP code with recorded wells.

Clermont (34711) — 556 wells, median 180 ft
Sorrento (32776) — 296 wells, median 140 ft
Mt Dora (32757) — 176 wells, median 200 ft
Groveland (34736) — 161 wells, median 150 ft
Leesburg (34748) — 155 wells, median 65 ft
Leesburg (34788) — 142 wells, median 75 ft
Montverde Fl (34756) — 131 wells, median 200 ft
Eustis (32726) — 129 wells, median 135 ft
Eustis (32736) — 119 wells, median 160 ft
Tavares (32778) — 101 wells, median 187 ft
Umatilla (32784) — 101 wells, median 163 ft
34715 — 80 wells, median 188 ft
Altoona (32702) — 72 wells, median 160 ft
Clermont Fl (34714) — 65 wells, median 168 ft
Fruitland Park (34731) — 56 wells, median 175 ft

Method: medians computed from FL WMD/county records (public well records aggregated from Florida water-management districts + county programs (well-use codes vary by source, so all filed wells are included); depths 0–5,000 ft). Cost estimate applies published per-foot ranges (checked 2026-06-11) to the local median depth — full methodology & sources.