Well water hardness in Nebraska
Across 54 counties of Nebraska, the median well sampled by the USGS has 14.8 gpg of hardness. Counties range from 2.9 gpg (Cherry County) to 27.6 gpg (Harlan County).
Millions of American households drink water from their own well. No utility tests that water and no water quality report covers it. These pages summarise the hardness the U.S. Geological Survey measured in wells county by county, so you know what to expect before you test your own well.
Counties, hardest first
| gpg | mg/L | wells | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan County | 27.6 | 473 | 20 | very hard |
| Washington County | 23.4 | 400 | 22 | very hard |
| Buffalo County | 22.7 | 389 | 53 | very hard |
| Burt County | 21.1 | 362 | 36 | very hard |
| Hitchcock County | 21.1 | 361 | 12 | very hard |
| Dawson County | 20.9 | 357 | 22 | very hard |
| Hamilton County | 19.7 | 337 | 10 | very hard |
| Colfax County | 19 | 326 | 14 | very hard |
| Cuming County | 18.9 | 324 | 21 | very hard |
| Platte County | 18.8 | 322 | 15 | very hard |
| Scotts Bluff County | 18.8 | 322 | 101 | very hard |
| Lancaster County | 18.4 | 315 | 55 | very hard |
| Hall County | 17.8 | 305 | 81 | very hard |
| Valley County | 17.1 | 294 | 11 | very hard |
| Phelps County | 17.1 | 293 | 16 | very hard |
| Garden County | 17.1 | 293 | 40 | very hard |
| Saunders County | 16.9 | 290 | 13 | very hard |
| Red Willow County | 16.6 | 284 | 14 | very hard |
| Pierce County | 16.6 | 284 | 13 | very hard |
| Cass County | 16.5 | 282 | 13 | very hard |
| Clay County | 16.2 | 278 | 10 | very hard |
| Howard County | 16.2 | 277 | 10 | very hard |
| Fillmore County | 16 | 274 | 10 | very hard |
| Douglas County | 15.3 | 262 | 21 | very hard |
| Nance County | 15.2 | 260 | 29 | very hard |
| Sarpy County | 15.2 | 260 | 57 | very hard |
| York County | 15 | 256 | 50 | very hard |
| Gosper County | 14.6 | 250 | 13 | very hard |
| Sioux County | 14.3 | 246 | 67 | very hard |
| Madison County | 14.3 | 245 | 10 | very hard |
| Sherman County | 14.3 | 245 | 24 | very hard |
| Kearney County | 14 | 240 | 17 | very hard |
| Seward County | 13.8 | 236 | 17 | very hard |
| Franklin County | 13.8 | 236 | 12 | very hard |
| Morrill County | 13.1 | 224 | 76 | very hard |
| Dodge County | 13 | 223 | 54 | very hard |
| Boone County | 12.9 | 220 | 20 | very hard |
| Antelope County | 12.1 | 207 | 14 | very hard |
| Custer County | 11.2 | 191 | 20 | very hard |
| Box Butte County | 10.2 | 175 | 11 | hard |
| Hayes County | 9.8 | 168 | 21 | hard |
| Banner County | 9.1 | 156 | 53 | hard |
| Dundy County | 9 | 155 | 68 | hard |
| Lincoln County | 9 | 154 | 74 | hard |
| Perkins County | 8.8 | 151 | 61 | hard |
| Chase County | 8.2 | 140 | 80 | hard |
| Keith County | 7.6 | 130 | 19 | hard |
| Cheyenne County | 7.2 | 123 | 33 | hard |
| Holt County | 6.5 | 112 | 83 | moderately hard |
| Wheeler County | 4.7 | 81 | 10 | moderately hard |
| Logan County | 4.5 | 76 | 12 | moderately hard |
| Brown County | 4.3 | 73 | 28 | moderately hard |
| McPherson County | 3.1 | 53 | 20 | soft |
| Cherry County | 2.9 | 50 | 22 | soft |
Counties with fewer than 10 sampled wells, or a median outside 5–500 mg/L, are not shown until the figure is reviewed.
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