Stark County, ND Water Table Trend
Stark County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Stark County's long-term well puts the trend at 0 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 718 measurements since 1968.
This is one representative well, not a county-wide survey, the same grain limit every page here discloses.
Stark County's source well, in detail
Depth to water at the last reading was 17.3 ft below land surface. Readings span 1968-12-19 to 2026-05-11, 718 measurements from USGS well USGS-465755102410701 (140-095-08aaa (Stark Co Well)), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
How Stark County compares nationally
Stark County sits at rank 644th of 1,449 ranked counties, ordered rising-to-declining, so a low number means a rising water table and a high one means fast decline. Stark County, North Dakota is home to about 33,767 people. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Stark County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
Depth and quality are separate questions
This page answers a depth question, not a quality one. A well in Stark County can be stable in depth and still worth testing for quality, or declining and still test clean, the two are measured separately, and only a direct test settles the second one.