Montgomery County, IN Water Table Trend
Montgomery County, IN: what the water table is actually doing
Montgomery County's representative monitoring well shows depth to water declining at a typical pace for a declining county, a fitted trend of 2.8 ft per decade over 41 years of readings.
One well stands in for Montgomery 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 43.8 ft below land surface. Readings span 1983-09-21 to 2024-03-28, 281 measurements from USGS well USGS-400247086482101 (Montgomery 7 (My 7)), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Montgomery County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Montgomery County ranks 1241st from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 38,633 people live in Montgomery County, Indiana. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Montgomery County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
What a declining table means for a well pump
Because Montgomery County's water table is actually declining, not just a general worry, a well owner here should consider comparing home-warranty plans that cover well-pump failure before one happens.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Montgomery 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.