Crawford County, MO Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Crawford County, MO?
Crawford County's long-term well puts the trend at 5 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 58 measurements since 1970.
One well stands in for Crawford 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 208.8 ft below land surface. Readings span 1970-01-01 to 2026-07-07, 58 measurements from USGS well MO005-380900091153901 (Bourbon), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Crawford County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Crawford County ranks 52nd from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 22,808 people live in Crawford County, Missouri. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Crawford County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Crawford 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.