Stark County, OH Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Stark County, OH?
Stark County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.4 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 64 measurements since 1965.
One well stands in for Stark 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 34 ft below land surface. Readings span 1965-10-01 to 2026-08-13, 64 measurements from USGS well OH015-404939081203800 (St-5a Oh), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Stark County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Stark County ranks 910th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 374,091 people live in Stark County, Ohio. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Stark County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Stark 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.