Snyder County, PA Water Table Trend
Snyder County, PA: what the water table is actually doing
Snyder County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.1 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 257 measurements since 1968.
One well stands in for Snyder 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 ft below land surface. Readings span 1968-06-01 to 2026-08-10, 257 measurements from USGS well USGS-403939076591001 (Sn 130 Snyder County Observation 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 Snyder County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Snyder County ranks 563rd from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 39,627 people live in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Snyder County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Snyder 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.