Ransom County, ND Water Table Trend
Ransom County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Ransom County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.4 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 384 measurements since 1968.
One well stands in for Ransom 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 19.6 ft below land surface. Readings span 1968-04-17 to 2021-07-07, 384 measurements from USGS well USGS-462400097552502 (134-058-24cdc2), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Ransom County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Ransom County ranks 410th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 5,590 people live in Ransom County, North Dakota. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Ransom County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Ransom 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.