McIntosh County, ND Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in McIntosh County, ND?
McIntosh County's long-term well puts the trend at 2.2 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 289 measurements since 1976.
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 0.8 ft below land surface. Readings span 1976-08-20 to 2021-07-14, 289 measurements from USGS well USGS-455807099450701 (129-072-30bbb), 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 117th 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, North Dakota is home to about 2,461 people. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how McIntosh 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 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.