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The Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin in eastern El Paso County, Colorado, relies heavily on groundwater from the Denver Basin aquifer system and an alluvial aquifer completed in Quaternary-age deposits for water supply. Population growth in the basin has placed increasing demands on groundwater resources, and future groundwater withdrawals are expected to increase as the population continues to grow. A detailed program to monitor groundwater levels in the Denver Basin aquifers and the shallow alluvial aquifer has been developed with wells throughout the basin instrumented and measured since 2021.
This study established, by the USGS, in cooperation with the Upper Black Squirrel Ground Water Management District, a well network in 2021 for long-term monitoring of groundwater levels in the Denver Basin aquifers and the alluvial aquifer throughout the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin in eastern El Paso County, Colorado and to collect groundwater-level data for a minimum of 3 years. Approximately 30 existing wells throughout the county are visited for bi-monthly groundwater-level measurements through the end of 2024. In addition, eight sites, of which at least one site is screened in each aquifer, is equipped with vented pressure transducers and data loggers set to record groundwater levels on a frequency of once per hour. This study was created to better understand the groundwater levels in each aquifer and assist local decision makers with making informed policy decisions about limited groundwater resources.
The goals of this study are to:
Links to Groundwater-level Data
SC01206515DAC TDW17 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206306DDB TDW21 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206231CDB QAL11 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306434CDD TKD7 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01506324DBA2 KLF5 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01506324DAB QAL14 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01406428AAC KA6 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01106425ABC TDW22 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01106435BBD TKD28 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206408ABC TDW33 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206406ADB TDW19 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206536BAD TDW18 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206413CDA TDW20 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206413AAC TKD30 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206314DDC TKD10 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306207BCB4 TKD1 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306311CDA KA25 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306316DDD QAL15 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306130AAD KA26 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306426BCC KA23 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306230ACC4 KA2 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01406308CCB KA8 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01406229BBB3 KLF4 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01506310BCA KLF32 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01506336ADC KP34 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206405BBB TKD31 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306418CBC TKD12 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206227CBC TKD24 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01506324CCB QAL16 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01506207ADB - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01406204BAA - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306216CBB - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306231CBB - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306316BAA - USGS Water Data for the Nation
Former data collection sites
SC01406216CDB2 KA3 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01406216CDB QAL13 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306418CBB TKD9 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206511CCC TKD29 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206233CBD TKD27 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
Provisional map showing the various aquifers within the area of the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin and the towns within the area.
Provisional map showing the various aquifers within the area of the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin and the towns within the area.
Image of well from Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin monitoring network.
Image of well from Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin monitoring network.
Image of well from Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin monitoring network with Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) survey being conducted as it was added to network.
Image of well from Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin monitoring network with Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) survey being conducted as it was added to network.
Image of well from Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin monitoring network with electric water level tape indicator before measurement.
Image of well from Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin monitoring network with electric water level tape indicator before measurement.
The Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin in eastern El Paso County, Colorado, relies heavily on groundwater from the Denver Basin aquifer system and an alluvial aquifer completed in Quaternary-age deposits for water supply. Population growth in the basin has placed increasing demands on groundwater resources, and future groundwater withdrawals are expected to increase as the population continues to grow. A detailed program to monitor groundwater levels in the Denver Basin aquifers and the shallow alluvial aquifer has been developed with wells throughout the basin instrumented and measured since 2021.
This study established, by the USGS, in cooperation with the Upper Black Squirrel Ground Water Management District, a well network in 2021 for long-term monitoring of groundwater levels in the Denver Basin aquifers and the alluvial aquifer throughout the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin in eastern El Paso County, Colorado and to collect groundwater-level data for a minimum of 3 years. Approximately 30 existing wells throughout the county are visited for bi-monthly groundwater-level measurements through the end of 2024. In addition, eight sites, of which at least one site is screened in each aquifer, is equipped with vented pressure transducers and data loggers set to record groundwater levels on a frequency of once per hour. This study was created to better understand the groundwater levels in each aquifer and assist local decision makers with making informed policy decisions about limited groundwater resources.
The goals of this study are to:
Links to Groundwater-level Data
SC01206515DAC TDW17 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206306DDB TDW21 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206231CDB QAL11 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306434CDD TKD7 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01506324DBA2 KLF5 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01506324DAB QAL14 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01406428AAC KA6 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01106425ABC TDW22 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01106435BBD TKD28 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206408ABC TDW33 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206406ADB TDW19 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206536BAD TDW18 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206413CDA TDW20 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206413AAC TKD30 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206314DDC TKD10 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306207BCB4 TKD1 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306311CDA KA25 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306316DDD QAL15 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306130AAD KA26 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306426BCC KA23 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306230ACC4 KA2 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01406308CCB KA8 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01406229BBB3 KLF4 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01506310BCA KLF32 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01506336ADC KP34 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206405BBB TKD31 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306418CBC TKD12 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206227CBC TKD24 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01506324CCB QAL16 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01506207ADB - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01406204BAA - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306216CBB - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306231CBB - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306316BAA - USGS Water Data for the Nation
Former data collection sites
SC01406216CDB2 KA3 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01406216CDB QAL13 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01306418CBB TKD9 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206511CCC TKD29 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
SC01206233CBD TKD27 - USGS Water Data for the Nation
Provisional map showing the various aquifers within the area of the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin and the towns within the area.
Provisional map showing the various aquifers within the area of the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin and the towns within the area.
Image of well from Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin monitoring network.
Image of well from Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin monitoring network.
Image of well from Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin monitoring network with Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) survey being conducted as it was added to network.
Image of well from Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin monitoring network with Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) survey being conducted as it was added to network.
Image of well from Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin monitoring network with electric water level tape indicator before measurement.
Image of well from Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin monitoring network with electric water level tape indicator before measurement.
