Groundwater-Level Monitoring in Middle Rio Grande Basin Piezometers
In 1996, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer and the Albuquerque Bernallilo County Water Utility Authority, began a drilling program to install specialized monitoring wells in the Middle Rio Grande Basin. The purpose of the program is to monitor hydraulic head at specific depths in the aquifer (fig. 1). Most of these specialized wells, called piezometers, are located in areas between major water-production wells so that data collected are more representative of general conditions in the aquifer rather than conditions influenced primarily by the daily on-and-off cycles of the production wells. Because hydraulic head varies vertically as well as horizontally throughout the aquifer system, piezometers are completed at different depths, typically in groups of three (fig. 1). Hydraulic head is monitored by continuously measuring the depth to water in each piezometer and recording a measurement every hour. To ensure the accuracy of the recording device, measurements are made by hand every 4 to 8 weeks using steel or electric tape.
Comparison of water levels from year to year can show trends in water-level decline or recovery in the aquifer system. Data from each piezometer in the network are viewable by way of the links listed below. Data for individual sites can be obtained by selecting the site number below
343753106430601 05N.03E.28.411 NANCY LOPEZ
343753106430602 05N.03E.28.411A NANCY LOPEZ
344431106393401 06N.03E.18.442 TOME SITE
344431106393402 06N.03E.18.442A TOME SITE
344431106393403 06N.03E.18.442B TOME SITE
345650106415901 08N.02E.02.413 ISLETA SITE
345650106415902 08N.02E.02.413A ISLETA SITE
345650106415903 08N.02E.02.413B ISLETA SITE
345650106415904 08N.02E.02.413C ISLETA SITE
345758106364001 09N.03E.34.231 MESA DEL SOL
345758106364002 09N.03E.34.231A MESA DEL SOL
345758106364003 09N.03E.34.231B MESA DEL SOL
345842106443101 09N.02E.28.312 Niese Road 1
345842106443102 09N.02E.28.312A Niese Road 2
345842106443103 09N.02E.28.312B Niese Road 3
350056106370102 09N.03E.10.334A MONTESSA SITE
350056106370103 09N.03E.10.334B MONTESSA SITE
350100106405701 09N.02E.12.433 Rio Bravo Park 1
350100106405702 09N.02E.12.433A RIO BRAVO P
350244106450201 10N.02E.32.433 Westgate Heights Park 1
350244106450202 10N.02E.32.433A Westgate Heights Park 2
350244106450203 10N.02E.32.433B Westgate Heights Park 3
350256106390801 10N.03E.32.314 SAN JOSE NO. 9
350307106410601 T10N.R02E.36.321A PROJECTED ARMIJO WELL 1
350307106410602 T10N.R02E.36.321B PROJECTED ARMIJO WELL 2
350359106254701 10N.05E.29.11431 DEAD MANS CURVE
350534106354701 10N.03E.14.324 DEL SOL DIVIDER
350534106354702 10N.03E.14.324A DEL SOL DIVIDER
350534106354703 10N.03E.14.324B DEL SOL DIVIDER
350545106335901 10N.04E.18.133A JERRY CLINE
350545106335902 10N.04E.18.133B JERRY CLINE
350545106335903 10N.04E.18.133C JERRY CLINE
350638106413701 10N.02E.11.244 WEST BLUFF NO. 1
350638106413702 10N.02E.11.244A WEST BLUFF NO. 1
350638106413703 10N.02E.11.244B WEST BLUFF NO. 1
350638106413704 10N.02E.11.244C WEST BLUFF NO. 2
350638106413705 10N.02E.11.244D WEST BLUFF NO. 2
350638106413706 10N.02E.11.244E WEST BLUFF NO. 2
350653106311601 10N.04E.09.214 MATHESON MIDDLE SCHOOL
350653106311602 10N.04E.09.214A MATHESON MIDDLE SCHOOL
350653106311603 10N.04E.09.214B MATHESON MIDDLE SCHOOL
350706106390301 10N.03E.05.341 GARFIELD PARK
350706106390302 10N.03E.05.341A GARFIELD PARK
350706106390303 10N.03E.05.341B GARFIELD PARK
350836106395401 11N.03E.31.21311A Montano-6 973-978' screen
350836106395402 11N.03E.31.21311B Montano 6 826-831 ft. screen
350836106395403 11N.03E.31.21311C Montano 6 558-603 ft. screen
350836106395404 11N.03E.31.21311D Montano 6 172-177 ft. screen
350908106344401 11N.03E.25.322 SISTER CITIES
350908106344402 11N.03E.25.322A SISTER CITIES
350910106414801 11N.03E.26.243 SIERRA VISTA
350910106414802 11N.03E.26.243A SIERRA VISTA
350910106414803 11N.03E.26.243B SIERRA VISTA
351114106330601 11N.04E.18.222 NOR ESTE
351114106330602 11N.04E.18.222A NOR ESTE
35111410633060 11N.04E.18.222B NOR ESTE
351201106400501 11N.03E.07.141 HUNTERS RIDGE NO. 1
351201106400502 11N.03E.07.141A HUNTERS RIDGE NO. 1
351201106400503 11N.03E.07.141B HUNTERS RIDGE NO. 1
351201106400504 11N.03E.07.141C HUNTERS RIDGE NO. 2
351201106400505 11N.03E.07.141D HUNTERS RIDGE NO. 2
351201106400506 11N.03E.07.141E HUNTERS RIDGE NO. 2
351357106323001 12N.04E.29.433 SANDIA SITE
351357106323002 12N.04E.29.433A SANDIA SITE
351357106323003 12N.04E.29.433B SANDIA SITE
351515106410401 12N.02E.24.144 LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL
351515106410402 12N.02E.24.144A LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL
351515106410403 12N.02E.24.144B LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL
351821106333901 13N.04E.31.343 BERNALILLO SITE
351821106333902 13N.04E.31.343A BERNALILLO SITE PIEZ 2
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Middle Rio Grande Piezometer network
Groundwater Monitoring in the Espanola Basin Piezometers
In 1996, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer and the Albuquerque Bernallilo County Water Utility Authority, began a drilling program to install specialized monitoring wells in the Middle Rio Grande Basin. The purpose of the program is to monitor hydraulic head at specific depths in the aquifer (fig. 1). Most of these specialized wells, called piezometers, are located in areas between major water-production wells so that data collected are more representative of general conditions in the aquifer rather than conditions influenced primarily by the daily on-and-off cycles of the production wells. Because hydraulic head varies vertically as well as horizontally throughout the aquifer system, piezometers are completed at different depths, typically in groups of three (fig. 1). Hydraulic head is monitored by continuously measuring the depth to water in each piezometer and recording a measurement every hour. To ensure the accuracy of the recording device, measurements are made by hand every 4 to 8 weeks using steel or electric tape.
Comparison of water levels from year to year can show trends in water-level decline or recovery in the aquifer system. Data from each piezometer in the network are viewable by way of the links listed below. Data for individual sites can be obtained by selecting the site number below
343753106430601 05N.03E.28.411 NANCY LOPEZ
343753106430602 05N.03E.28.411A NANCY LOPEZ
344431106393401 06N.03E.18.442 TOME SITE
344431106393402 06N.03E.18.442A TOME SITE
344431106393403 06N.03E.18.442B TOME SITE
345650106415901 08N.02E.02.413 ISLETA SITE
345650106415902 08N.02E.02.413A ISLETA SITE
345650106415903 08N.02E.02.413B ISLETA SITE
345650106415904 08N.02E.02.413C ISLETA SITE
345758106364001 09N.03E.34.231 MESA DEL SOL
345758106364002 09N.03E.34.231A MESA DEL SOL
345758106364003 09N.03E.34.231B MESA DEL SOL
345842106443101 09N.02E.28.312 Niese Road 1
345842106443102 09N.02E.28.312A Niese Road 2
345842106443103 09N.02E.28.312B Niese Road 3
350056106370102 09N.03E.10.334A MONTESSA SITE
350056106370103 09N.03E.10.334B MONTESSA SITE
350100106405701 09N.02E.12.433 Rio Bravo Park 1
350100106405702 09N.02E.12.433A RIO BRAVO P
350244106450201 10N.02E.32.433 Westgate Heights Park 1
350244106450202 10N.02E.32.433A Westgate Heights Park 2
350244106450203 10N.02E.32.433B Westgate Heights Park 3
350256106390801 10N.03E.32.314 SAN JOSE NO. 9
350307106410601 T10N.R02E.36.321A PROJECTED ARMIJO WELL 1
350307106410602 T10N.R02E.36.321B PROJECTED ARMIJO WELL 2
350359106254701 10N.05E.29.11431 DEAD MANS CURVE
350534106354701 10N.03E.14.324 DEL SOL DIVIDER
350534106354702 10N.03E.14.324A DEL SOL DIVIDER
350534106354703 10N.03E.14.324B DEL SOL DIVIDER
350545106335901 10N.04E.18.133A JERRY CLINE
350545106335902 10N.04E.18.133B JERRY CLINE
350545106335903 10N.04E.18.133C JERRY CLINE
350638106413701 10N.02E.11.244 WEST BLUFF NO. 1
350638106413702 10N.02E.11.244A WEST BLUFF NO. 1
350638106413703 10N.02E.11.244B WEST BLUFF NO. 1
350638106413704 10N.02E.11.244C WEST BLUFF NO. 2
350638106413705 10N.02E.11.244D WEST BLUFF NO. 2
350638106413706 10N.02E.11.244E WEST BLUFF NO. 2
350653106311601 10N.04E.09.214 MATHESON MIDDLE SCHOOL
350653106311602 10N.04E.09.214A MATHESON MIDDLE SCHOOL
350653106311603 10N.04E.09.214B MATHESON MIDDLE SCHOOL
350706106390301 10N.03E.05.341 GARFIELD PARK
350706106390302 10N.03E.05.341A GARFIELD PARK
350706106390303 10N.03E.05.341B GARFIELD PARK
350836106395401 11N.03E.31.21311A Montano-6 973-978' screen
350836106395402 11N.03E.31.21311B Montano 6 826-831 ft. screen
350836106395403 11N.03E.31.21311C Montano 6 558-603 ft. screen
350836106395404 11N.03E.31.21311D Montano 6 172-177 ft. screen
350908106344401 11N.03E.25.322 SISTER CITIES
350908106344402 11N.03E.25.322A SISTER CITIES
350910106414801 11N.03E.26.243 SIERRA VISTA
350910106414802 11N.03E.26.243A SIERRA VISTA
350910106414803 11N.03E.26.243B SIERRA VISTA
351114106330601 11N.04E.18.222 NOR ESTE
351114106330602 11N.04E.18.222A NOR ESTE
35111410633060 11N.04E.18.222B NOR ESTE
351201106400501 11N.03E.07.141 HUNTERS RIDGE NO. 1
351201106400502 11N.03E.07.141A HUNTERS RIDGE NO. 1
351201106400503 11N.03E.07.141B HUNTERS RIDGE NO. 1
351201106400504 11N.03E.07.141C HUNTERS RIDGE NO. 2
351201106400505 11N.03E.07.141D HUNTERS RIDGE NO. 2
351201106400506 11N.03E.07.141E HUNTERS RIDGE NO. 2
351357106323001 12N.04E.29.433 SANDIA SITE
351357106323002 12N.04E.29.433A SANDIA SITE
351357106323003 12N.04E.29.433B SANDIA SITE
351515106410401 12N.02E.24.144 LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL
351515106410402 12N.02E.24.144A LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL
351515106410403 12N.02E.24.144B LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL
351821106333901 13N.04E.31.343 BERNALILLO SITE
351821106333902 13N.04E.31.343A BERNALILLO SITE PIEZ 2
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