Hanover County, VA Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Hanover County, VA?
Hanover County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.3 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 149 measurements since 1970.
One well stands in for Hanover 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 23.6 ft below land surface. Readings span 1970-02-16 to 2026-10-26, 149 measurements from USGS well USGS-375316077274701 (51m 11), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Hanover County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Hanover County ranks 883rd from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 115,309 people live in Hanover County, Virginia. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Hanover County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Hanover 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.