Newton County, IN Water Table Trend
Newton County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Over 51 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Newton County's aquifer is rising, getting shallower over time: 1.1 ft per decade.
One well stands in for Newton 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 25.1 ft below land surface. Readings span 1976-02-25 to 2026-09-22, 325 measurements from USGS well USGS-410428087231501 (Newton 8 (Ne 8)), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Newton County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Newton County ranks 232nd from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 14,131 people live in Newton County, Indiana. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Newton County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Newton 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.