Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record through September 30, 2010
Data Series
623
Prepared in cooperation with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
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Abstract
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. An increase of about 20 percent in the basin human population from 1990 to 2000 and about a 22 percent increase from 2000 to 2010 also resulted in an increased demand for water. A network of wells was established by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the City of Albuquerque to monitor changes in groundwater levels throughout the basin from April 1982 through September 1983. This network consisted of 6 wells with analog-to-digital recorders and 27 wells where water levels were measured monthly in 1983. Currently (2010), the network consists of 124 wells and piezometers (a piezometer is a small-diameter subwell usually nested within a larger well). To better help the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority manage water use, this report presents water-level data collected by U.S. Geological Survey personnel at those 124 sites through water year 2010.
Suggested Citation
Beman, J.E., 2011, Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record through September 30, 2010: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 623, vi, 28 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ds623.
ISSN: 2327-638X (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record through September 30, 2010 |
| Series title | Data Series |
| Series number | 623 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ds623 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | New Mexico Water Science Center |
| Description | vi, 28 p. |
| Time Range End | 2010-09-30 |
| State | New Mexico |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |