Fremont County, ID Water Table Trend
Fremont County, ID: what the water table is actually doing
Fremont County's representative monitoring well shows depth to water declining at a typical pace for a declining county, a fitted trend of 3 ft per decade over 66 years of readings.
One well stands in for Fremont 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 141.7 ft below land surface. Readings span 1957-07-26 to 2023-04-19, 14 measurements from USGS well USGS-435923112075401 (08n 37e 29cac1), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Fremont County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Fremont County ranks 1246th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 14,399 people live in Fremont County, Idaho. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Fremont County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
What a declining table means for a well pump
Because Fremont County's water table is actually declining, not just a general worry, a well owner here should consider comparing home-warranty plans that cover well-pump failure before one happens.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Fremont 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.