Kings County, CA Water Table Trend
Kings County, CA: what the water table is actually doing
Kings County's representative monitoring well shows depth to water declining faster than most declining counties, a fitted trend of 22.1 ft per decade over 34 years of readings.
One well stands in for Kings 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 151.6 ft below land surface. Readings span 1987-02-26 to 2021-08-04, 11 measurements from USGS well USGS-361905119472901 (018s020e34l001m), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Kings County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Kings County ranks 1436th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 154,913 people live in Kings County, California. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Kings County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
What a declining table means for a well pump
Because Kings 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 Kings 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.