Anderson County, SC Water Table Trend
Anderson County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Anderson County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.1 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 205 measurements since 1993.
One well stands in for Anderson County's whole aquifer here, the honest simplification every page on this site carries.
What the well actually measured
The most recent reading put water 3.4 ft below land surface. Readings span 1993-09-09 to 2026-09-29, 205 measurements from USGS well USGS-343714082285600 (And- 326), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Anderson County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Anderson County ranks 586th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 217,183 people live in Anderson County, South Carolina. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Anderson County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Anderson County's water table is rising or falling is independent of what's actually in the water. Depletion can concentrate naturally-occurring minerals, so it's worth checking directly with a water test rather than assuming a depth trend says anything about quality.