Pontotoc County, OK Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Pontotoc County, OK?
Over 68 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Pontotoc County's aquifer is rising, getting shallower over time: 0.9 ft per decade.
One well stands in for Pontotoc 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 113.6 ft below land surface. Readings span 1958-12-01 to 2026-10-06, 1706 measurements from USGS well USGS-343457096404501 (01n-06e-04 Cad 1 Fittstown Gw Well), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Pontotoc County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Pontotoc County ranks 263rd from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 38,310 people live in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Pontotoc County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Pontotoc 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.