Gooding County, ID Water Table Trend
Gooding County, ID: what the water table is actually doing
Gooding County's long-term well puts the trend at 1 ft per decade, declining, slower than most declining counties, based on 342 measurements since 1929.
One well stands in for Gooding 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 78.1 ft below land surface. Readings span 1929-07-19 to 2023-04-05, 342 measurements from USGS well USGS-424053114480301 (09s 14e 03baa1), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Gooding County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Gooding County ranks 1076th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 16,189 people live in Gooding County, Idaho. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Gooding County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
What a declining table means for a well pump
Because Gooding 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 Gooding 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.