New Madrid County, MO Water Table Trend
New Madrid County, MO: what the water table is actually doing
New Madrid County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.9 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 42 measurements since 1962.
One well stands in for New Madrid County's whole aquifer here, the honest simplification every page on this site carries.
What the well actually measured
This well is artesian, water currently stands 2.5 ft above land surface (flowing/artesian), not drawn up from a depth. Readings span 1962-08-21 to 2026-06-23, 42 measurements from USGS well MO005-362718089552301 (Gideon), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where New Madrid County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, New Madrid County ranks 265th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 15,212 people live in New Madrid County, Missouri. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how New Madrid County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether New Madrid 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.