Oxford County, ME Water Table Trend
Oxford County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Over 46 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Oxford County's aquifer is holding roughly steady: 0 ft per decade.
One well stands in for Oxford 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 9.5 ft below land surface. Readings span 1980-09-20 to 2026-06-25, 463 measurements from USGS well USGS-440823070291501 (Me-Ow1214 Oxford, Maine), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Oxford County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Oxford County ranks 642nd from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 60,039 people live in Oxford County, Maine. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Oxford County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Oxford 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.