Lyon County, NV Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Lyon County, NV?
Over 81 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Lyon County's aquifer is rising, getting shallower over time: 1.7 ft per decade.
One well stands in for Lyon 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 46 ft below land surface. Readings span 1944-01-07 to 2024-08-20, 19 measurements from USGS well USGS-391600119080601 (102 N16 E25 11adcb1 Usblm - Lahontan 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 Lyon County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Lyon County ranks 147th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 63,718 people live in Lyon County, Nevada. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Lyon County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Lyon 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.