Wright County, MN Water Table Trend
Wright County's groundwater trend, from USGS's own readings
Wright County's long-term well puts the trend at 0.4 ft per decade, holding roughly steady, based on 19 measurements since 2006.
One well stands in for Wright 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 11.6 ft below land surface. Readings span 2006-06-29 to 2024-09-05, 19 measurements from USGS well USGS-451753093434801 (Alus-32 121n24w08dca 01 0000685847), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Wright County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Wright County ranks 933rd from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 154,593 people live in Wright County, Minnesota. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Wright County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Wright 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.