Dodge County, MN Water Table Trend
Dodge County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Dodge County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.1 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 13 measurements since 1997.
One well stands in for Dodge 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 4 ft below land surface. Readings span 1997-08-05 to 2025-06-09, 13 measurements from USGS well USGS-435221093001901 (105n18w29ada 1997nawqa), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Dodge County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Dodge County ranks 702nd from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 21,242 people live in Dodge County, Minnesota. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Dodge County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Dodge 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.