Burlington County, NJ Water Table Trend
Burlington County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Burlington County's long-term well puts the trend at 0 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 712 measurements since 1936.
One well stands in for Burlington 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 4.2 ft below land surface. Readings span 1936-09-01 to 2026-07-30, 712 measurements from USGS well USGS-394452074281901 (050628-- Penn Sf Shallow Obs), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Burlington County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Burlington County ranks 664th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 475,515 people live in Burlington County, New Jersey. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Burlington County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Burlington 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.