Pickett County, TN Water Table Trend
Pickett County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Pickett County's long-term well puts the trend at 2.5 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 34 measurements since 1936.
One well stands in for Pickett 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 100.7 ft below land surface. Readings span 1936-01-01 to 2026-10-01, 34 measurements from USGS well USGS-363304084475600 (Pk:G-011), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Pickett County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Pickett County ranks 105th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 5,108 people live in Pickett County, Tennessee. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Pickett County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Pickett 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.