The state has 3,878 home well records for Blount County.
The median well is 240 feet deep, 90 feet deeper than the typical Tennessee county.
Half of these wells are between 150 and 381 feet, so your well could be quite different.
- Median depth
- 240 feet
- Median yield
- 15 gallons per minute
- Median water level when drilled
- 60 feet
- Wells under 5 gallons per minute
- 15.9%
Where wells are in Blount County
What drillers noted about the water
Of 2,571 records with a water note, 4 mention sulfur, 4 mention iron and 73 mention cloudy, dingy or muddy water.
Those notes were made once, when each well was finished, so they don't show how common these problems are today. A water test is the only way to know what's in yours.
Wells by decade drilled
| Decade | Home wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 280 | 127 ft |
| 1970s | 465 | 165 ft |
| 1980s | 751 | 210 ft |
| 1990s | 961 | 250 ft |
| 2000s | 737 | 305 ft |
| 2010s | 356 | 300 ft |
| 2020s | 282 | 373 ft |
Other counties
- Sevier County
- Knox County
- Jefferson County
- Monroe County
- Grainger County
- Hawkins County
- McMinn County
- Loudon County
- Cocke County
Based on residential wells in Tennessee state records, excluding abandoned wells. Last calculated 2026-10-30. These figures are not official.