Cheboygan County, MI Water Table Trend
Cheboygan County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Cheboygan County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.9 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 340 measurements since 1979.
One well stands in for Cheboygan 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 5.9 ft below land surface. Readings span 1979-01-19 to 2026-08-21, 340 measurements from USGS well USGS-454427084424001 (39n 03w 29cbcb01 Cheboygan County (Stimpson Rd D)), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Cheboygan County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Cheboygan County ranks 264th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 25,964 people live in Cheboygan County, Michigan. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Cheboygan County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Cheboygan 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.