Washburn County, WI Water Table Trend
Washburn County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Over 66 years of USGS readings, the well tracking Washburn County's aquifer is holding roughly steady: 0.2 ft per decade.
One well stands in for Washburn 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 13.9 ft below land surface. Readings span 1960-05-28 to 2026-06-24, 97 measurements from USGS well USGS-460039091500101 (Wb-41/12w/26-0048), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Washburn County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Washburn County ranks 494th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 16,982 people live in Washburn County, Wisconsin. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Washburn County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Washburn 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.