Lebanon County, PA Water Table Trend
Lebanon County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Lebanon County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.1 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 264 measurements since 1973.
One well stands in for Lebanon 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 10.8 ft below land surface. Readings span 1973-07-01 to 2026-07-29, 264 measurements from USGS well USGS-402207076180801 (Lb 372 Lebanon County Observation Well), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Lebanon County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Lebanon County ranks 763rd from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 145,319 people live in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Lebanon County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Lebanon 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.