Stutsman County, ND Water Table Trend
Is the water table dropping in Stutsman County, ND?
Stutsman County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.9 ft per decade, declining, slower than most declining counties, based on 560 measurements since 1967.
This is one representative well, not a county-wide survey, the same grain limit every page here discloses.
Stutsman County's source well, in detail
Depth to water at the last reading was 30.9 ft below land surface. Readings span 1967-05-04 to 2021-03-24, 560 measurements from USGS well USGS-465243098284801 (139-062-02ccc), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
How Stutsman County compares nationally
Stutsman County sits at rank 1060th 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. Stutsman County, North Dakota is home to about 21,546 people. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Stutsman County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
If you own a well in Stutsman County
A dropping water table means a residential pump has to reach deeper and work harder, which shortens its life. In Stutsman County, that trend is real, not assumed: 0.9 ft per decade over 54 years.
Depth and quality are separate questions
This page answers a depth question, not a quality one. A well in Stutsman 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.