Groundwater Snapshots

Monitoring Wells

SNAPSHOTS OF INDIANA GROUNDWATER RESOURCES

Groundwater monitoring wells observed aquifer recharge for most of the state did not start until January 2024. Only LAKE 13 [5] and JEFFERSON 5 [2] monitoring wells observed aquifer recharge starting in the fall (October for both). Groundwater levels declined through January for KNOX 7 [3], Tippecanoe County [6] and Wayne County [7]. The water table in LAGRANGE 2 [4] recovered a little in October, but did not experience substantial recharge before January. Well at [2] and [5] ended the year 1 ft and 1/2 ft below the start of year water levels, respectively. Well at [4] and [7] ended the year with increases in water table depths of 1/2 ft and 2 ft, respectively. The other monitored wells ended the year at about the same water level that they started. Four of the wells, [2], [3], [4] and [5] appeared to be refilling at the end of the water year, while the other county monitoring wells were still decreasing.