Pershing County, NV Water Table Trend
Pershing County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Pershing County's long-term well puts the trend at 2.9 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 65 measurements since 1939.
One well stands in for Pershing 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 0 ft below land surface. Readings span 1939-09-22 to 2026-03-09, 65 measurements from USGS well USGS-404138117441501 (071 N33 E38 32babb1 Usblm), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Pershing County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Pershing County ranks 93rd from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 6,536 people live in Pershing County, Nevada. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Pershing County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Pershing 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.