Prince George County, VA Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Prince George County, VA?
Over 29 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Prince George County's aquifer is rising, getting shallower over time: 1.7 ft per decade.
One well stands in for Prince George 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 18 ft below land surface. Readings span 1997-05-07 to 2026-09-15, 116 measurements from USGS well USGS-370501077214401 (52e 2 Sow 205), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Prince George County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Prince George County ranks 154th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 43,589 people live in Prince George County, Virginia. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Prince George County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Prince George 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.