GROUND WATER ATLAS of the UNITED STATES
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
HA 730-C
Rio Grande aquifer system
(figures 52-65)
Introduction (Click to view thumbnails
and download figures)
- Figure 52 Map
showing extent of the Rio Grande aquifer system
- Figure 53 Graph
showing average monthly pan evaporation and average monthly precipitation
at the San Luis Valley in Colorado
- Figure 54 Photograph
showing the Rio Grande north of Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Figure 55 Map
showing open and closed basins along the Rio Grande
Hydrogeologic Units (Click to view thumbnails
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- Figure 56 Diagram
of the area near Albuquerque, New Mexico showing the configuration
of the land surface and its relation to the generalized subsurface
geology
- Figure 57 Map
showing the location and composition of the Rio Grande aquifer
system
Recharge and Discharge (Click to view thumbnails
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- Figure 58 Section
showing the principal components of ground-water recharge and
discharge in the Rio Grande aquifer system
- Figure 59 Cross
section showing the withdrawal of ground-water through drains
in areas where the water table is shallow
Water-level Conditions
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- Figure 60 Maps
showing the altitude of the water-level in the Rio Grande aquifer
system
- Figure 61
Diagram showing water in the Rio Grande aquifer system under
unconfined and confined conditions
Ground-water Quality
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- Figure 62
Map showing the varied chemical composition of the ground-water
in the Rio Grande aquifer system
- Figure 63
Map showing the dissolved-solids concentration of ground-water
found in the Rio Grande aquifer system
- Figure 64
Cross section showing the stratification of the dissolved-solids
concentrations in ground-water along the Rio Grande
- Figure 65 Pie
chart showing use of fresh ground-water withdrawals during 1985
