Nottoway County, VA Water Table Trend
Nottoway County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Nottoway County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.1 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 72 measurements since 2007.
One well stands in for Nottoway 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 18.6 ft below land surface. Readings span 2007-07-31 to 2026-07-15, 72 measurements from USGS well USGS-371122078114401 (45f 3 Sow 219), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Nottoway County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Nottoway County ranks 704th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 15,632 people live in Nottoway County, Virginia. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Nottoway County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Nottoway 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.