Dutchess County, NY Water Table Trend
Dutchess County, NY: what the water table is actually doing
Over 78 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Dutchess County's aquifer is holding roughly steady: 0.3 ft per decade.
One well stands in for Dutchess 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 68.7 ft below land surface. Readings span 1948-09-30 to 2026-08-13, 1768 measurements from USGS well USGS-414737073563301 (Local Number, Du-321, Near Hyde Park 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 Dutchess County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Dutchess County ranks 419th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 299,963 people live in Dutchess County, New York. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Dutchess County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Dutchess 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.