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  • Nebraska groundwater levels continue decline after prolonged drought

    Aaron Young, Survey geologist with the Conservation and Survey Division UNL|May 9, 2024

    by Aaron Young Survey geologist with the Conservation and Survey Division UNL Groundwater levels in much of Nebraska continue to decline after several years of prolonged drought, according to the most recent statewide groundwater level report from the Conservation and Survey Division in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's School of Natural Resources. Of the 4,822 wells measured statewide, 85% exhibited declines from spring 2022 to spring 2023. Groundwater level changes in Nebraska are i...