Calcasieu Parish, LA Water Table Trend
Calcasieu Parish, LA: what the water table is actually doing
Over 77 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Calcasieu Parish's aquifer is declining at a typical pace for a declining county: 2.9 ft per decade.
One well stands in for Calcasieu Parish's whole aquifer here, the honest simplification every page on this site carries.
What the well actually measured
The most recent reading put water 38.6 ft below land surface. Readings span 1943-09-29 to 2020-06-23, 33 measurements from USGS well USGS-300440093084501 (Cu-168), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Calcasieu Parish ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Calcasieu Parish ranks 1244th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 206,861 people live in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Calcasieu Parish stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
What a declining table means for a well pump
Because Calcasieu Parish's water table is actually declining, not just a general worry, a well owner here should consider comparing home-warranty plans that cover well-pump failure before one happens.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Calcasieu Parish'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.