McPherson County, NE Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in McPherson County, NE?
Over 52 years of USGS readings, the well tracking McPherson County's aquifer is holding roughly steady: 0.5 ft per decade.
One well stands in for McPherson 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 1969-06-11 to 2021-04-08, 82 measurements from USGS well USGS-413355101230301 (18n 35w 5bb 1), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where McPherson County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, McPherson County ranks 361st from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 376 people live in McPherson County, Nebraska. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how McPherson County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether McPherson 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.