Seward County, KS Water Table Trend
Seward County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Seward County's representative monitoring well shows depth to water declining faster than most declining counties, a fitted trend of 12.7 ft per decade over 18 years of readings.
One well stands in for Seward 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 165.2 ft below land surface. Readings span 1999-05-03 to 2017-08-29, 36 measurements from USGS well USGS-370033100534202 (Liberal-436), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Seward County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Seward County ranks 1414th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 21,276 people live in Seward County, Kansas. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Seward County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
What a declining table means for a well pump
Because Seward County's water table is actually declining, not just a general worry, a well owner here should consider comparing home-warranty plans that cover well-pump failure before one happens.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Seward 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.