Red Lake County, MN Water Table Trend
Red Lake County, MN: what the water table is actually doing
Red Lake County's long-term well puts the trend at 0 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 115 measurements since 1991.
One well stands in for Red Lake 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 13.5 ft below land surface. Readings span 1991-06-19 to 2023-04-27, 115 measurements from USGS well USGS-474719096163100 (E05-R 150n44w27abbaa 01 L058), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Red Lake County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Red Lake County ranks 619th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 3,882 people live in Red Lake County, Minnesota. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Red Lake County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Red Lake 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.