Branch County, MI Water Table Trend
Branch County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Branch County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.4 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 258 measurements since 1991.
One well stands in for Branch 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 23.3 ft below land surface. Readings span 1991-09-26 to 2026-10-08, 258 measurements from USGS well USGS-415602084593701 (06s 06w 22caba 01 Branch Co Coldwater Test 4), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Branch County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Branch County ranks 907th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 46,187 people live in Branch County, Michigan. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Branch County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Branch 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.