Livingston County, NY Water Table Trend
Livingston County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Livingston County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.3 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 115 measurements since 2004.
One well stands in for Livingston 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 2004-10-29 to 2026-09-16, 115 measurements from USGS well USGS-425833077503901 (Local Number, Lv-330, Caledonia Ny), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Livingston County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Livingston County ranks 892nd from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 61,561 people live in Livingston County, New York. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Livingston County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Livingston 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.