Jones County, NC Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Jones County, NC?
Jones County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.2 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 48 measurements since 1971.
One well stands in for Jones 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 11.1 ft below land surface. Readings span 1971-07-15 to 2024-05-29, 48 measurements from USGS well USGS-345809077301401 (Jo-064 Comfort Rs U26j1 Castle Hayne), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Jones County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Jones County ranks 830th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 9,462 people live in Jones County, North Carolina. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Jones County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Jones 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.