Murray County, OK Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Murray County, OK?
Murray County's representative monitoring well shows depth to water declining, slower than most declining counties, a fitted trend of 0.5 ft per decade over 54 years of readings.
One well stands in for Murray 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 31.9 ft below land surface. Readings span 1972-08-14 to 2026-10-05, 799 measurements from USGS well USGS-343022096565701 (01s-03e-01 Bbb 1 Cnra Gw Well 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 Murray County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Murray County ranks 964th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 13,754 people live in Murray County, Oklahoma. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Murray County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
What a declining table means for a well pump
Because Murray 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 Murray 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.