Niagara County, NY Water Table Trend
Niagara County, NY: what the water table is actually doing
Over 54 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Niagara County's aquifer is holding roughly steady: 0.3 ft per decade.
One well stands in for Niagara 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 4.3 ft below land surface. Readings span 1972-08-05 to 2026-10-15, 1469 measurements from USGS well USGS-431308078544501 (Local Number, Ni-70, Near Ransomville Ny), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Niagara County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Niagara County ranks 464th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 209,570 people live in Niagara County, New York. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Niagara County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Niagara 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.