Greene County, MO Water Table Trend
Greene County, MO: what the water table is actually doing
Greene County's long-term well puts the trend at 5.8 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 45 measurements since 1954.
One well stands in for Greene 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 136.3 ft below land surface. Readings span 1954-11-01 to 2017-07-11, 45 measurements from USGS well USGS-371558093181901 (Mcdaniel Lake), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Greene County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Greene County ranks 47th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 307,942 people live in Greene County, Missouri. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Greene County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Greene 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.