Laclede County, MO Water Table Trend
Laclede County, MO: what the water table is actually doing
Laclede County's long-term well puts the trend at 8.3 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 82 measurements since 2001.
One well stands in for Laclede 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 225.4 ft below land surface. Readings span 2001-08-01 to 2026-01-14, 82 measurements from USGS well MO005-373906092385201 (Lebanon), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Laclede County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Laclede County ranks 35th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 36,738 people live in Laclede County, Missouri. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Laclede County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Laclede 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.