Ingham County, MI Water Table Trend
Ingham County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Ingham County's long-term well puts the trend at 3.4 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 152 measurements since 2002.
One well stands in for Ingham 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 19.2 ft below land surface. Readings span 2002-08-29 to 2026-10-21, 152 measurements from USGS well USGS-423127084321901 (04n 02w 16daaa 01 Ingham Co (Cedar)), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Ingham County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Ingham County ranks 85th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 290,427 people live in Ingham County, Michigan. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Ingham County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Ingham 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.