Gunnison County, CO Water Table Trend
Gunnison County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Over 28 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Gunnison County's aquifer is declining at a typical pace for a declining county: 1.9 ft per decade.
This is one representative well, not a county-wide survey, the same grain limit every page here discloses.
Gunnison County's source well, in detail
Depth to water at the last reading was 18.2 ft below land surface. Readings span 1996-08-02 to 2024-04-16, 14 measurements from USGS well USGS-383232106554700 (Nb04900101bcb-Rodeo Grounds), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
How Gunnison County compares nationally
Gunnison County sits at rank 1165th 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. Gunnison County, Colorado is home to about 17,310 people. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Gunnison County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
If you own a well in Gunnison County
A dropping water table means a residential pump has to reach deeper and work harder, which shortens its life. In Gunnison County, that trend is real, not assumed: 1.9 ft per decade over 28 years.
Depth and quality are separate questions
This page answers a depth question, not a quality one. A well in Gunnison 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.