Oakland County, MI Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Oakland County, MI?
Oakland County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.1 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 198 measurements since 1978.
One well stands in for Oakland 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 5.1 ft below land surface. Readings span 1978-10-13 to 2026-10-05, 198 measurements from USGS well USGS-423423083324001 (02n 08e 18dbad01 Oakland Co (Proud Lake Well)), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Oakland County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Oakland County ranks 584th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 1,296,888 people live in Oakland County, Michigan. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Oakland County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Oakland 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.