Water-supply wells with plausible recorded depths.
Average and Median Well Depth in Ontario
Compare reported water-well depths across Ontario and see why a local median is more useful than one provincial average.
Search an Ontario addressMore representative than the average for skewed depths.
The provincial interquartile range.
Records containing a reported GPM value.
4–10 GPM middle range
Median recorded depth below ground
Leading sampled drilling method
Most frequent sampled material code
Ontario well depth varies substantially
The provincial median summarizes hundreds of thousands of records, but local geology creates wide regional differences. Search your address for the most relevant nearby observations.
LOCAL WELL DATA
Average well depth by Ontario region
Compare regional medians and typical recorded-depth ranges before searching an exact address.
Muskoka average well depth12,012 recordsMedian 205 ft →Bracebridge average well depth1,790 recordsMedian 240 ft →Huntsville average well depth4,125 recordsMedian 200 ft →Gravenhurst average well depth1,337 recordsMedian 190 ft →Haliburton average well depth9,366 recordsMedian 164 ft →Kawartha Lakes average well depth17,996 recordsMedian 50 ft →Barrie average well depth140 recordsMedian 112 ft →Caledon average well depth6,432 recordsMedian 84 ft →Simcoe County average well depth40,463 recordsMedian 82 ft →Peterborough average well depth22,447 recordsMedian 65 ft →Parry Sound average well depth12,146 recordsMedian 186 ft →Renfrew County average well depth18,059 recordsMedian 135 ft →Grey County average well depth16,762 recordsMedian 102 ft →Bruce County average well depth12,450 recordsMedian 110 ft →Prince Edward County average well depth6,542 recordsMedian 50 ft →Northumberland County average well depth15,345 recordsMedian 67 ft →Durham Region average well depth20,528 recordsMedian 78 ft →Ottawa average well depth35,186 recordsMedian 100 ft →Niagara Region average well depth8,039 recordsMedian 56 ft →Waterloo Region average well depth8,762 recordsMedian 115 ft →Dufferin County average well depth7,031 recordsMedian 119 ft →York Region average well depth25,200 recordsMedian 98 ft →Greater Toronto Area average well depth63,277 recordsMedian 82 ft →Hastings County average well depth20,623 recordsMedian 68 ft →Frontenac County average well depth19,621 recordsMedian 95 ft →Lanark County average well depth17,855 recordsMedian 95 ft →Wellington County average well depth16,850 recordsMedian 126 ft →Leeds and Grenville average well depth27,447 recordsMedian 90 ft →London and Middlesex average well depth14,270 recordsMedian 72 ft →Hamilton average well depth13,630 recordsMedian 57 ft →Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry average well depth15,808 recordsMedian 80 ft →Oxford County average well depth9,394 recordsMedian 103 ft →Halton Region average well depth9,244 recordsMedian 66 ft →Lennox and Addington average well depth9,213 recordsMedian 65 ft →Prescott and Russell average well depth9,654 recordsMedian 80 ft →Sudbury District average well depth8,846 recordsMedian 144 ft →Norfolk County average well depth8,728 recordsMedian 40 ft →Huron County average well depth8,100 recordsMedian 142 ft →Nipissing District average well depth8,037 recordsMedian 182 ft →Thunder Bay District average well depth7,506 recordsMedian 128 ft →Algoma District average well depth7,035 recordsMedian 120 ft →Brant County average well depth6,845 recordsMedian 60 ft →Perth County average well depth6,484 recordsMedian 157 ft →Chatham-Kent average well depth6,339 recordsMedian 72 ft →Elgin County average well depth6,235 recordsMedian 75 ft →Lambton County average well depth5,246 recordsMedian 77 ft →Essex County average well depth5,146 recordsMedian 101 ft →Peel Region average well depth8,305 recordsMedian 78 ft →Cochrane District average well depth5,346 recordsMedian 124 ft →Kenora District average well depth3,917 recordsMedian 145 ft →Timiskaming District average well depth2,935 recordsMedian 175 ft →Haldimand County average well depth2,412 recordsMedian 55 ft →Rainy River District average well depth2,276 recordsMedian 93 ft →Manitoulin District average well depth1,805 recordsMedian 84 ft →South Frontenac average well depth9,144 recordsMedian 100 ft →Georgina average well depth5,542 recordsMedian 63 ft →Innisfil average well depth4,864 recordsMedian 68 ft →Stouffville average well depth4,625 recordsMedian 98 ft →King Township average well depth4,194 recordsMedian 155 ft →Uxbridge average well depth3,959 recordsMedian 99 ft →Tiny Township average well depth3,885 recordsMedian 92 ft →Halton Hills average well depth3,548 recordsMedian 74 ft →Milton average well depth3,344 recordsMedian 65 ft →East Gwillimbury average well depth3,121 recordsMedian 82 ft →Orillia average well depth3,075 recordsMedian 72 ft →Kingston average well depth2,917 recordsMedian 71 ft →Muskoka Lakes average well depth2,324 recordsMedian 225 ft →Lake of Bays average well depth1,600 recordsMedian 220 ft →Minden Hills average well depth1,463 recordsMedian 150 ft →