Baldwin County, AL Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Baldwin County, AL?
Over 22 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Baldwin County's aquifer is rising, getting shallower over time: 0.7 ft per decade.
One well stands in for Baldwin 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 5 ft below land surface. Readings span 2004-05-22 to 2026-09-16, 122 measurements from USGS well USGS-302416087505501 (Well Ww 13 302416087505501 Baldwin Cnty Al), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Baldwin County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Baldwin County ranks 306th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 261,608 people live in Baldwin County, Alabama. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Baldwin County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Baldwin 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.