Stewart County, TN Water Table Trend
Stewart County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Stewart County's long-term well puts the trend at 1.7 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 25 measurements since 1990.
One well stands in for Stewart 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 27.9 ft below land surface. Readings span 1990-03-08 to 2026-09-22, 25 measurements from USGS well USGS-363336087462500 (St:M-063), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Stewart County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Stewart County ranks 157th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 14,365 people live in Stewart County, Tennessee. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Stewart County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Stewart 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.