Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record through 1999

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Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record through September 30, 2015

Beman¹,

Bryant²

2016

“…Water-level measurements collected by USGS personnel are presented in 16 previous USGS Open-File Reports and Data Series (Kues, 1987;Rankin, 1994Rankin, , 1996Rankin, , 2000DeWees, , 2003DeWees, , 2006Beman, , 2009Beman, , 2012Beman and Torres, 2010…”

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confidence: 99%

Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record through September 30, 2012

Beman¹

2013

The Albuquerque Basin, located in central New Mexico, is about 100 miles long and 25-40 miles wide. The basin is defined as the extent of consolidated and unconsolidated deposits of Tertiary and Quaternary age that encompasses the structural Rio Grande Rift within the basin. Drinking-water supplies throughout the basin were obtained solely from groundwater resources until December 2008, when surface water from the Rio Grande began being treated and integrated into the system. A population increase of about 20 percent in the basin from 1990 to 2000 and a 22 percent increase from 2000 to 2010 resulted in an increased demand for water. An initial network of wells was established by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the City of Albuquerque from April 1982 through September 1983 to monitor changes in groundwater levels throughout the basin. This network consisted of 6 wells with analog-to-digital recorders and 27 wells where water levels were measured monthly in 1983. Currently (2012), the network consists of 126 wells and piezometers. (A piezometer is a specialized well open to a specific depth in the aquifer, often of small diameter and nested with other piezometers open to different depths.) The USGS, in cooperation with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA), currently (2012) measures and reports water levels from the 126 wells and piezometers in the network; this report presents water-level data collected by USGS personnel at those 126 sites through water year 2012. Figure 1. Location of the study area and selected monitoring wells and piezometers in and near the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico.

“…Water-level measurements collected by USGS personnel are presented in 15 previous USGS Open-File Reports and Data Series (Kues, 1987;Rankin, 1994Rankin, , 1996Rankin, , 1999Rankin, , 2000DeWees, , 2003DeWees, , 2006Beman, , 2009Beman, , 2011Beman and Torres, 2010). Figure 4.…”

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confidence: 99%

Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record through September 30, 2011

Beman¹

2012