Stone County, AR Water Table Trend
Stone County, AR: what the water table is actually doing
Stone County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.6 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 113 measurements since 1998.
One well stands in for Stone 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 66.7 ft below land surface. Readings span 1998-03-30 to 2026-08-05, 113 measurements from USGS well USGS-355927092122401 (16n12w25dcb1 Webb Cabin), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Stone County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Stone County ranks 339th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 12,785 people live in Stone County, Arkansas. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Stone County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Stone 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.