Cordele Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)

Cordele, Georgia, in Crisp County — the Crisp County seat adjacent to Americus and Vienna on the Flint River in south-central Georgia — receives its water from the City of Cordele Water Department, drawing from the Flint River and Lake Blackshear reservoir through the south-central Georgia distribution.

The hard 146.5 mg/L hardness and TDS of 370.7 mg/L reflect the Crisp County Flint River supply's hard calcareous character — the Cretaceous Georgia Coastal Plain limestone and Quaternary Flint River alluvium contribute calcareous mineral content from the south Georgia limestone terrain (compare Americus GA: 143/362 in Sumter County comparable; Vienna GA: 149/379 in Dooly County comparable; Cordele consistent hard from the same Crisp County Flint River Cretaceous calcareous supply). The Flint watershed at Crisp County — Cretaceous Georgia Coastal Plain limestone (calcareous — primary hardness contributor), Quaternary Flint River alluvium (calcareous — secondary contributor), and Holocene Flint River floodplain (slightly calcareous — minor TDS).

At 146.5 mg/L with TDS 371, Cordele's water is hard — scale builds in appliances. Quarterly descaling is appropriate. The PFAS level of 8.7 ppt is elevated — a certified drinking water filter with PFAS removal is recommended. Review the City of Cordele's annual water quality report.