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Deepest water wells
Median depth of water-supply wells on record (at least 5 wells). 296 places ranked; the other 23 have no figure.
- 1Esquimalt152 m
- 2Oak Bay136 m
- 3Sidney122 m
- 4Sooke122 m
- 5Juan de Fuca (Part 1)107 m
- 6Metchosin107 m
- 7Bowen Island104 m
- 8White Rock102 m
- 9Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area E99 m
- 10Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area A98 m
- 11Peachland93 m
- 12Penticton91 m
- 13Trail88 m
- 14Logan Lake87 m
- 15Belcarra86 m
- 16Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area I86 m
- 17West Kelowna85 m
- 18Armstrong84 m
- 19Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area B84 m
- 20Houston84 m
- 21North Coast, Electoral Area C84 m
- 22Anmore83 m
- 23North Vancouver83 m
- 24Chetwynd82 m
- 25Kootenay Boundary B / Lower Columbia-Old-Glory82 m
- 26Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area D81 m
- 27Saanich80 m
- 28Central Okanagan79 m
- 29Central Saanich79 m
- 30Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area C79 m
- 31Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area A79 m
- 32Highlands78 m
- 33Rossland77 m
- 34Colwood76 m
- 35Langley76 m
- 36View Royal76 m
- 37Ladysmith75 m
- 38Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area F75 m
- 39Strathcona, Electoral Area B74 m
- 40Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area C73 m
- 41Castlegar73 m
- 42Langford73 m
- 43Nakusp73 m
- 44qathet, Electoral Area D73 m
- 45Victoria71 m
- 46Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area B69 m
- 47Merritt69 m
- 48Nanaimo, Electoral Area C69 m
- 49Saltspring Island69 m
- 50Telkwa69 m
- 51Central Okanagan West68 m
- 52Southern Gulf Islands68 m
- 53Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area D68 m
- 54Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area D67 m
- 55Central Coast, Electoral Area A67 m
- 56Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area G67 m
- 57Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area B67 m
- 58Central Kootenay, Electoral Area E66 m
- 59Central Kootenay, Electoral Area F66 m
- 60Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area D66 m
- 61Port Edward66 m
- 62Smithers66 m
- 63Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks)66 m
- 64Ucluelet66 m
- 65Kimberley65 m
- 66North Okanagan, Electoral Area C65 m
- 67Hudson's Hope64 m
- 68Sechelt64 m
- 69Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area C63 m
- 70Fraser Valley, Electoral Area H62 m
- 71Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area A62 m
- 72Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area D62 m
- 73Lillooet62 m
- 74Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area F62 m
- 75Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area D61 m
- 76Central Kootenay, Electoral Area C61 m
- 77Fort St. John61 m
- 78Fraser Valley, Electoral Area A61 m
- 79New Westminster61 m
- 80Spallumcheen61 m
- 81Summerland61 m
- 82Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area A61 m
- 83Central Kootenay, Electoral Area A60 m
- 84Kamloops60 m
- 85Kootenay Boundary, Electoral Area A60 m
- 86Fort St. James59 m
- 87Williams Lake59 m
- 88Revelstoke58 m
- 89Mount Waddington, Electoral Area A57 m
- 90Nelson57 m
- 91Terrace57 m
- 92Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area F56 m
- 93Central Kootenay, Electoral Area J55 m
- 94Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area H55 m
- 95Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area N (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South)55 m
- 96Vanderhoof55 m
- 97Coquitlam54 m
- 98East Kootenay, Electoral Area C54 m
- 99Lantzville54 m
- 100Northern Rockies54 m
- 101Central Kootenay, Electoral Area I53 m
- 102Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area C53 m
- 103Mission53 m
- 104One Hundred Mile House53 m
- 105Port Alberni53 m
- 106Clearwater52 m
- 107East Kootenay, Electoral Area F52 m
- 108North Cowichan52 m
- 109Powell River52 m
- 110Central Kootenay, Electoral Area K51 m
- 111Mackenzie51 m
- 112New Denver51 m
- 113Cranbrook50 m
- 114Nanaimo, Electoral Area E50 m
- 115Peace River, Electoral Area B50 m
- 116Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area A49 m
- 117Cariboo, Electoral Area H49 m
- 118Nanaimo, Electoral Area B49 m
- 119North Saanich49 m
- 120Port Moody49 m
- 121Salmon Arm49 m
- 122Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area A49 m
- 123Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area J (Copper Desert Country)49 m
- 124Central Kootenay, Electoral Area B48 m
- 125Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area F48 m
- 126Juan de Fuca (Part 2)48 m
- 127Metro Vancouver, Electoral Area A48 m
- 128North Okanagan, Electoral Area E48 m
- 129Peace River, Electoral Area E48 m
- 130Prince George48 m
- 131Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area D47 m
- 132Cariboo, Electoral Area L46 m
- 133Chase46 m
- 134Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area A46 m
- 135Mount Waddington, Electoral Area C46 m
- 136Strathcona, Electoral Area C46 m
- 137qathet, Electoral Area A46 m
- 138Port McNeill45 m
- 139Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area F44 m
- 140Nanaimo, Electoral Area A44 m
- 141Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area E43 m
- 142Mount Waddington, Electoral Area B43 m
- 143Quesnel43 m
- 144Cariboo, Electoral Area I42 m
- 145East Kootenay, Electoral Area G42 m
- 146Kootenay Boundary C / Christina Lake42 m
- 147North Okanagan, Electoral Area F42 m
- 148Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country)42 m
- 149Clinton41 m
- 150Fraser Valley, Electoral Area C41 m
- 151Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area H41 m
- 152Lake Cowichan41 m
- 153Langley41 m
- 154Mount Waddington, Electoral Area D41 m
- 155Pemberton41 m
- 156Strathcona, Electoral Area A41 m
- 157Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area L (Grasslands)41 m
- 158Cariboo, Electoral Area E40 m
- 159Cariboo, Electoral Area F40 m
- 160New Hazelton40 m
- 161Qualicum Beach40 m
- 162West Vancouver39 m
- 163Cariboo, Electoral Area D38 m
- 164Creston38 m
- 165Hope38 m
- 166Peace River, Electoral Area C38 m
- 167qathet, Electoral Area C38 m
- 168Ashcroft37 m
- 169Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area G37 m
- 170Cariboo, Electoral Area G37 m
- 171Peace River, Electoral Area D37 m
- 172qathet, Electoral Area B37 m
- 173Cariboo, Electoral Area K36 m
- 174Central Kootenay, Electoral Area H36 m
- 175Fraser Valley, Electoral Area F36 m
- 176Nanaimo, Electoral Area H36 m
- 177Stikine Region36 m
- 178Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area O (Lower North Thompson)36 m
- 179Cariboo, Electoral Area C35 m
- 180Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area G35 m
- 181Greenwood35 m
- 182Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area C35 m
- 183Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area A34 m
- 184Fraser Valley, Electoral Area D34 m
- 185North Okanagan, Electoral Area D34 m
- 186Vancouver34 m
- 187Queen Charlotte33 m
- 188Sun Peaks Mountain33 m
- 189Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North)33 m
- 190Cariboo, Electoral Area B32 m
- 191Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area E32 m
- 192Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area B32 m
- 193Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area D32 m
- 194Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area D31 m
- 195Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area C30 m
- 196Cariboo, Electoral Area J30 m
- 197Comox Valley, Electoral Area A30 m
- 198Comox Valley, Electoral Area B (Lazo North)30 m
- 199Enderby30 m
- 200Fernie30 m
- 201Princeton30 m
- 202Squamish30 m
- 203Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau)30 m
- 204Valemount30 m
- 205Whistler30 m
- 206Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area B29 m
- 207Cariboo, Electoral Area A29 m
- 208East Kootenay, Electoral Area A29 m
- 209East Kootenay, Electoral Area B29 m
- 210Fraser Valley, Electoral Area B29 m
- 211Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area B29 m
- 212Sparwood29 m
- 213Central Coast, Electoral Area D28 m
- 214Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area E28 m
- 215Wells28 m
- 216Barriere27 m
- 217Central Coast, Electoral Area C27 m
- 218Fruitvale27 m
- 219Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area C (Part 1)27 m
- 220Maple Ridge27 m
- 221Tofino27 m
- 222Tumbler Ridge27 m
- 223Central Kootenay, Electoral Area D26 m
- 224Kitimat26 m
- 225Sicamous25 m
- 226Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country)25 m
- 227East Kootenay, Electoral Area E24 m
- 228Kootenay Boundary E / West Boundary24 m
- 229Nanaimo, Electoral Area F24 m
- 230Nanaimo, Electoral Area G24 m
- 231Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area G24 m
- 232Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area H24 m
- 233Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area E23 m
- 234Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area F23 m
- 235Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area I23 m
- 236Elkford23 m
- 237Fraser Valley, Electoral Area E23 m
- 238Gold River23 m
- 239Kootenay Boundary D / Rural Grand Forks23 m
- 240Lake Country23 m
- 241Parksville23 m
- 242Pitt Meadows23 m
- 243Richmond23 m
- 244Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area B (Thompson Headwaters)23 m
- 245Abbotsford22 m
- 246Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area A22 m
- 247Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area B22 m
- 248Grand Forks22 m
- 249North Coast, Electoral Area D22 m
- 250Surrey22 m
- 251Lumby21 m
- 252Masset21 m
- 253Central Kootenay, Electoral Area G20 m
- 254Chilliwack20 m
- 255Cumberland20 m
- 256Golden20 m
- 257Keremeos20 m
- 258Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area E20 m
- 259Midway20 m
- 260Duncan19 m
- 261Burns Lake18 m
- 262Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area F18 m
- 263Kelowna18 m
- 264North Okanagan, Electoral Area B18 m
- 265Stewart18 m
- 266Invermere17 m
- 267Radium Hot Springs17 m
- 268Comox Valley, Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek)16 m
- 269Courtenay16 m
- 270Nanaimo16 m
- 271Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area C16 m
- 272Coldstream15 m
- 273Kent15 m
- 274Vernon13 m
- 275Cache Creek12 m
- 276Canal Flats12 m
- 277Gibsons12 m
- 278Harrison Hot Springs12 m
- 279Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area B12 m
- 280Salmo12 m
- 281Strathcona, Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake)11 m
- 282Comox10 m
- 283Delta9 m
- 284Fraser Valley, Electoral Area G9 m
- 285North Vancouver9 m
- 286Port Hardy9 m
- 287North Coast, Electoral Area E8 m
- 288Oliver8 m
- 289Taylor8 m
- 290Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area F7 m
- 291Campbell River7 m
- 292Osoyoos7 m
- 293Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area E6 m
- 294Port Clements5 m
- 295Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area E5 m
- 296qathet, Electoral Area E4 m
Source: Groundwater wells (GWELLS), Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); 2021 census subdivision boundaries, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).
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