Chenango County, NY Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Chenango County, NY?
Chenango County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.2 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 654 measurements since 1965.
One well stands in for Chenango 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 8.9 ft below land surface. Readings span 1965-10-20 to 2026-10-16, 654 measurements from USGS well USGS-421556075281602 (Local Number, Cn-12, Near Bainbridge Ny), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Chenango County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Chenango County ranks 475th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 45,776 people live in Chenango County, New York. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Chenango County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Chenango 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.