Keith County, NE Water Table Trend
Keith County, NE: what the water table is actually doing
Keith County's representative monitoring well shows depth to water declining faster than most declining counties, a fitted trend of 11.3 ft per decade over 89 years of readings.
One well stands in for Keith 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 104.6 ft below land surface. Readings span 1936-06-11 to 2025-06-11, 60 measurements from USGS well USGS-411242101401101 (14n 38w 3cb 1), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Keith County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Keith County ranks 1403rd from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 8,148 people live in Keith County, Nebraska. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Keith County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
What a declining table means for a well pump
Because Keith County's water table is actually declining, not just a general worry, a well owner here should consider comparing home-warranty plans that cover well-pump failure before one happens.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Keith 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.