Independence County, AR Water Table Trend
Independence County, AR: what the water table is actually doing
Independence County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.5 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 97 measurements since 1959.
This is one representative well, not a county-wide survey, the same grain limit every page here discloses.
Independence County's source well, in detail
Depth to water at the last reading was 24.7 ft below land surface. Readings span 1959-02-10 to 2026-04-30, 97 measurements from USGS well USGS-353718091250601 (12n04w34cbb1), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
How Independence County compares nationally
Independence County sits at rank 367th 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. Independence County, Arkansas is home to about 38,345 people. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Independence County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
Depth and quality are separate questions
This page answers a depth question, not a quality one. A well in Independence 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.