Fulton County, AR Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Fulton County, AR?
Fulton County's long-term well puts the trend at 5.3 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 36 measurements since 1965.
This is one representative well, not a county-wide survey, the same grain limit every page here discloses.
Fulton County's source well, in detail
Water in this well currently sits 1.4 ft above land surface (flowing/artesian), a flowing or artesian well rather than one pumped from below. Readings span 1965-10-15 to 2025-04-18, 36 measurements from USGS well USGS-362207091492401 (20n08w27abd1), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
How Fulton County compares nationally
Fulton County sits at rank 50th of 1,449 ranked counties, ordered rising-to-declining, so a low number means a rising water table and a high one means fast decline. Fulton County, Arkansas is home to about 12,546 people. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Fulton County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
Depth and quality are separate questions
This page answers a depth question, not a quality one. A well in Fulton County can be stable in depth and still worth testing for quality, or declining and still test clean, the two are measured separately, and only a direct test settles the second one.