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Limestone County, AL Water Table Trend

Limestone County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings

Stable
0.2ft/decade

Over 26 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Limestone County's aquifer is holding roughly steady: 0.2 ft per decade.

This is one representative well, not a county-wide survey, the same grain limit every page here discloses.

Limestone County's source well, in detail

Depth to water at the last reading was 47.8 ft below land surface. Readings span 1999-12-07 to 2026-03-24, 28 measurements from USGS well USGS-344348086493401 (Ehr-Lus35), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.

How Limestone County compares nationally

Limestone County sits at rank 522nd of 1,449 ranked counties, ordered rising-to-declining, so a low number means a rising water table and a high one means fast decline. Limestone County, Alabama is home to about 118,942 people. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Limestone County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.

Depth and quality are separate questions

This page answers a depth question, not a quality one. A well in Limestone County can be stable in depth and still worth testing for quality, or declining and still test clean, the two are measured separately, and only a direct test settles the second one.