Forest County, PA Water Table Trend
Forest County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Forest County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.4 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 204 measurements since 1973.
One well stands in for Forest 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 8.1 ft below land surface. Readings span 1973-10-23 to 2026-10-16, 204 measurements from USGS well USGS-412823079030601 (Fo 11 Forest County Observation Well), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Forest County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Forest County ranks 409th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 6,601 people live in Forest County, Pennsylvania. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Forest County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Forest 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.