Lee County, FL Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Lee County, FL?
Lee County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.3 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 660 measurements since 1970.
One well stands in for Lee 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 5.9 ft below land surface. Readings span 1970-07-01 to 2025-03-26, 660 measurements from USGS well USGS-263532081592202 (L -1136 Lee County, Fl), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Lee County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Lee County ranks 463rd from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 860,959 people live in Lee County, Florida. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Lee County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Lee 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.