Perkins County, NE Water Table Trend
Perkins County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Perkins County's long-term well puts the trend at 4.9 ft per decade, declining faster than most declining counties, based on 98 measurements since 1957.
This is one representative well, not a county-wide survey, the same grain limit every page here discloses.
Perkins County's source well, in detail
Depth to water at the last reading was 154.9 ft below land surface. Readings span 1957-06-01 to 2025-03-18, 98 measurements from USGS well USGS-405248101163701 (11n 35w35acc 1), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
How Perkins County compares nationally
Perkins County sits at rank 1302nd of 1,449 ranked counties, ordered rising-to-declining, so a low number means a rising water table and a high one means fast decline. Perkins County, Nebraska is home to about 2,779 people. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Perkins County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
If you own a well in Perkins County
A dropping water table means a residential pump has to reach deeper and work harder, which shortens its life. In Perkins County, that trend is real, not assumed: 4.9 ft per decade over 68 years.
Depth and quality are separate questions
This page answers a depth question, not a quality one. A well in Perkins County can be stable in depth and still worth testing for quality, or declining and still test clean, the two are measured separately, and only a direct test settles the second one.