Lawrence County, AL Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Lawrence County, AL?
Over 65 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Lawrence County's aquifer is holding roughly steady: 0.2 ft per decade.
One well stands in for Lawrence 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 5.8 ft below land surface. Readings span 1960-09-06 to 2025-05-28, 182 measurements from USGS well USGS-342718087285601 (Well Law 3 342718087285601 Lawrence Cnty Al), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Lawrence County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Lawrence County ranks 471st from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 33,567 people live in Lawrence County, Alabama. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Lawrence County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Lawrence 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.