Water-budget studies of lower Mesilla Valley and El Paso Valley, El Paso County, Texas
Open-File Report
73-185
Prepared in cooperation with the city of El Paso and the Texas Water Development Board
By: W.R. Meyer and J.D. Gordon
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Abstract
The total inflow of water to the lower Mesilla Valley in 1970 was 390,510 acre-feet. Of this amount, 43,300 acre-feet was consumptively used by crops and phreatophytes and 4,700 acre-feet was lost by evaporation. Ground-water storage increased by 320 acre-feet, and 360,860 acrefeet left the valley as surface- and ground-water outflow.
Ground-water recharge was approximately 26,170 acre-feet.The total inflow to .the lower Mesilla Valley in 197l was 282,880 acre-feet, of which 41,800 acre-feet was consumptively used by crops and phreatophytes and 4,500 acre-feet was lost by evaporation. Ground-water storage decreased by 3,970 acre-feet and 244,320 acre-feet left the valley as surface- and ground-water outflow. Ground-water recharge was approximately 33,500 acre-feet.
The average yearly inflow to the El Paso Valley in 1968-71 was 301,770 acre-feet. The average consumptive use by irrigated crops and phreatophytes was 138,870 acre-feet; the average evaporation loss was 27,000 acre-feet; the average change in ground-water storage was a decrease-of 3,225 acre-feet; and the average outflow from the valley was 96,640 acre-feet. Ground-water recharge averaged about 80,710 acre-feet.
Suggested Citation
Meyer, W., and Gordon, J., 1973, Water-budget studies of lower Mesilla Valley and El Paso Valley, El Paso County, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 73-185, Document: 43 p.; 3 Plates: 17.78 x 21.63 inches or smaller, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr73185.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Water-budget studies of lower Mesilla Valley and El Paso Valley, El Paso County, Texas |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 73-185 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr73185 |
| Year Published | 1973 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Texas Water Science Center |
| Description | Document: 43 p.; 3 Plates: 17.78 x 21.63 inches or smaller |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | El Paso County |