Goodhue County, MN Water Table Trend
Goodhue County, MN: what the water table is actually doing
Goodhue County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.5 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 10 measurements since 1975.
One well stands in for Goodhue 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 90.2 ft below land surface. Readings span 1975-08-14 to 2026-08-12, 10 measurements from USGS well USGS-443048092491701 (Pdct-U12 112n17w14baaac 01 0000104347), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Goodhue County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Goodhue County ranks 351st from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 47,982 people live in Goodhue County, Minnesota. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Goodhue County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Goodhue 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.