Oconto County, WI Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Oconto County, WI?
Oconto County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.5 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 7 measurements since 1992.
One well stands in for Oconto 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 63.8 ft below land surface. Readings span 1992-09-23 to 2026-06-25, 7 measurements from USGS well USGS-451805088363101 (Oc-33/15e/34-0234), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Oconto County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Oconto County ranks 942nd from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 40,037 people live in Oconto County, Wisconsin. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Oconto County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Oconto 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.