Hawaii County, HI Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Hawaii County, HI?
Hawaii County's long-term well puts the trend at 0 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 55 measurements since 1968.
One well stands in for Hawaii 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 677 ft below land surface. Readings span 1968-09-27 to 2017-10-26, 55 measurements from USGS well USGS-194327156002301 (8-4360-01 Kalaoa N. Kona (W12-11), Hi), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Hawaii County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Hawaii County ranks 612th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 209,790 people live in Hawaii County, Hawaii. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Hawaii County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Hawaii 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.