McIntosh County, GA Water Table Trend
McIntosh County, GA: what the water table is actually doing
Over 59 years of USGS readings, the well tracking McIntosh County's aquifer is declining at a typical pace for a declining county: 2.7 ft per decade.
This is one representative well, not a county-wide survey, the same grain limit every page here discloses.
McIntosh County's source well, in detail
Depth to water at the last reading was 6.9 ft below land surface. Readings span 1966-12-02 to 2026-02-05, 29 measurements from USGS well USGS-312531081292001 (34k082), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
How McIntosh County compares nationally
McIntosh County sits at rank 1235th 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. McIntosh County, Georgia is home to about 11,800 people. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how McIntosh County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
If you own a well in McIntosh County
A dropping water table means a residential pump has to reach deeper and work harder, which shortens its life. In McIntosh County, that trend is real, not assumed: 2.7 ft per decade over 59 years.
Depth and quality are separate questions
This page answers a depth question, not a quality one. A well in McIntosh 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.