Charlotte County, FL Water Table Trend
Charlotte County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Over 58 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Charlotte County's aquifer is rising, getting shallower over time: 1.3 ft per decade.
One well stands in for Charlotte 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 13.5 ft below land surface. Readings span 1967-10-31 to 2025-11-17, 376 measurements from USGS well USGS-265138082002201 (Punta Gorda Heights Well Near Punta Gorda Fl), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Charlotte County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Charlotte County ranks 207th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 212,122 people live in Charlotte County, Florida. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Charlotte County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Charlotte 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.