Nevada County, AR Water Table Trend
Nevada County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Nevada County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.3 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 14 measurements since 1951.
One well stands in for Nevada 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 0.9 ft below land surface. Readings span 1951-04-19 to 2026-04-24, 14 measurements from USGS well USGS-335105093193501 (10s22w23dcb1), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Nevada County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Nevada County ranks 451st from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 8,004 people live in Nevada County, Arkansas. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Nevada County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Nevada 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.