Lucas County, OH Water Table Trend
Lucas County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Lucas County's long-term well puts the trend at 5.5 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 64 measurements since 1965.
This is one representative well, not a county-wide survey, the same grain limit every page here discloses.
Lucas County's source well, in detail
Depth to water at the last reading was 62.5 ft below land surface. Readings span 1965-10-01 to 2026-07-13, 64 measurements from USGS well OH015-413704083362200 (Lu-1 Oh), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
How Lucas County compares nationally
Lucas County sits at rank 48th 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. Lucas County, Ohio is home to about 426,291 people. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Lucas 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 Lucas 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.