Hill County, MT Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Hill County, MT?
Hill County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.8 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 22 measurements since 1995.
One well stands in for Hill 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 19.9 ft below land surface. Readings span 1995-07-18 to 2021-10-08, 22 measurements from USGS well USGS-483320109451101 (32n15e02ccdb01 Tlm), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Hill County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Hill County ranks 297th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 16,065 people live in Hill County, Montana. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Hill County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Hill 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.