Stanton County, NE Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Stanton County, NE?
Stanton County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.8 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 92 measurements since 1950.
One well stands in for Stanton 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 15.9 ft below land surface. Readings span 1950-04-06 to 2025-04-11, 92 measurements from USGS well USGS-420046097041201 (24n 3e34bd 1), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Stanton County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Stanton County ranks 277th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 5,756 people live in Stanton County, Nebraska. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Stanton County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Stanton 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.