Nye County, NV Water Table Trend
Nye County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Nye County's long-term well puts the trend at 1.9 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 185 measurements since 1948.
One well stands in for Nye 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 162.7 ft below land surface. Readings span 1948-02-13 to 2026-07-13, 185 measurements from USGS well USGS-384920115343001 (173b N11 E57 09cdbc1 Usblm Bull Creek Well 1), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Nye County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Nye County ranks 136th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 55,990 people live in Nye County, Nevada. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Nye County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Nye 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.