Jackson County, OR Water Table Trend
Jackson County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Over 38 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Jackson County's aquifer is rising, getting shallower over time: 0.7 ft per decade.
One well stands in for Jackson 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 35.6 ft below land surface. Readings span 1987-06-27 to 2025-01-10, 200 measurements from USGS well USGS-420825123040401 (39s/03w-33bba1), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Jackson County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Jackson County ranks 307th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 221,331 people live in Jackson County, Oregon. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Jackson County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Jackson 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.