GROUND WATER ATLAS of the UNITED STATES
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
HA 730-C
High Plains aquifer
(figures 66-79)
Introduction (Click to view thumbnails
and download figures)
- Figure 66 Map
showing location of the High Plains aquifer
Hydrogeologic Units (Click to view thumbnails
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- Figure 67 Correlation
chart showing geologic composition of the High Plains aquifer
- Figure 68 Map
showing geologic units of the High Plains aquifer
- Figure 69 Photograph
of the Mescalero Escarpment
- Figure 70 Map
showing geologic units that underlie the High Plains aquifer
- Figure 71 Cross
section showing the varying thickness of the High Plains aquifer
in northeastern Colorado
Recharge and Discharge
Water-level Conditions
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- Figure 72 Map
showing the water-table contours in the High Plains aquifer
- Figure 73
Map showing depth to water in the High Plains aquifer
- Figure 74 Map
showing water-level declines from predevelopment to 1980 in the
High Plains aquifer
- Figure 75
Map showing saturated thickness of the High Plains aquifer
Aquifer Characteristics
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- Figure 76
Map showing the hydraulic conductivity of the sediments in the
High Plains aquifer
Ground-water Quality
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- Figure 77
Map showing the dissolved-solids concentration of water in the
High Plains aquifer
- Figure 78 Map
showing the increased percentage of land area irrigated with
ground water from the High Plains aquifer between 1949 and 1978
Effects of Withdrawal
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- Figure 79
Map showing the potential yield of water to wells in the High
Plains aquifer in 1980
