New Mexico Water Science Center
Data and Tools
The New Mexico Water Science Center collects, analyzes, and distributes data on a wide variety of water-related issues and resources. Much of our data are publicly available through the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS), but additional datasets and analytical tools are available here.
New Mexico Water Science Center Sediment Laboratory
The NMWSC Sediment Laboratory routinely performs sediment analyses for suspended-sediment concentration, determines percentages of sand and finer materials, and completes particle-size analyses for suspended and bed-material sediment.
Sediment LabNew Mexico Water Science Center Sediment Field Program
Sediment is derived from a parent material subjected to erosional processes by which particles are detached and transported by gravity, wind, water, or a combination of these agents.
Field Program
National Water Dashboard (NWD)
The National Water Dashboard (NWD) is a mobile, interactive tool that provides real-time information on water levels, weather, and flood forecasts - all in one place on a computer, smartphone, or other mobile device. The NWD presents real-time stream, lake and reservoir, precipitation, and groundwater data from more than 13,500 USGS observation stations across the country.
Water and leachate chemistry from the San Juan Generating Station associated with the Shumway Arroyo, Waterflow, NM
The San Juan Generating Station in Waterflow, NM, owned by the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) is a coal-fired power plant that operates on coal mined on the same property. This plant is scheduled to shut down in 2022.
Compiled reference list to support reservoir thermal energy storage research
This text file (Reference_List_V1.txt) lists references that describe relevant characteristics for reservoir thermal energy storage (RTES) research in the United States. References are grouped by corresponding city, including: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Charleston, South Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Decatur, Illinois; Lansing, Michigan; Memphis, Tennessee; Phoenix, Arizona; and Portland, Oregon...
Repeat microgravity data from Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, New Mexico, 2016-2019 (ver. 2.0, September 2020)
This dataset represents the network-adjusted results of relative- and absolute-gravity surveys. Relative-gravity surveys were carried out using a Zero Length Spring, Inc. Burris relative-gravity meter. The effect of solid Earth tides and ocean loading were removed from the data.
Downscaled climate projection input data and associated Upper Rio Grande PRMS baseline streamflow output data
This dataset contains projected climate data (precipitation, maximum temperature, minimum temperature) from 27 climate scenarios used as input to PRMS, and baseline PRMS simulated streamflow at 61 sites in the Upper Rio Grande Basin under each of the 27 scenarios. Projected climate data, obtained from the USGS South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (Wooten, 2020), wer
Hydrologic simulations using projected climate data as input to the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) in the Upper Rio Grande Basin
The Rio Grande Basin Study (Basin Study) is a stakeholder-led project funded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to develop climate adaptation strategies to address the growing gap between water supply and demand in the Upper Rio Grande Basin in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. The role of the USGS in the Basin Study is to simulate historic and future streamflow using projected climate data
Data supporting the 2018 geomorphic survey of North Fork Eagle Creek, New Mexico
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release contains results from the 2018 geomorphic survey of North Fork Eagle Creek, New Mexico. The 2018 geomorphic survey was conducted by the USGS, in cooperation with the Village of Ruidoso, New Mexico, and is the second in a planned series of five annual geomorphic surveys of the stream reach located between the North Fork Eagle Creek near A
Data to Estimate Water Use Associated with Continuous Oil and Gas Development, Permian Basin, United States, 1980-2019
One of the largest conventional oil reservoirs in the United States, the Permian Basin, is becoming one of the world’s largest continuous oil and gas producing reservoirs. Continuous, or horizontal well drilling techniques extract oil and gas by directionally drilling and hydraulically fracturing the surrounding reservoir rock. The continuous extraction of oil and gas using hydrauli
U.S. Census Bureau (USCB) County Population Estimates, Texas, New Mexico 1980-2019
The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program produces July 1 estimates for years after the last published decennial census, as well as for past decades. This dataset includes population estimates by county in Texas and New Mexico for the years 1980-2019.
Permitted Water Rights in the Permian Basin, New Mexico. Derived from the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer (NM OSE) Water Rights Data.
The NM OSE permitted water rights data along with associated geospatial vector files delineating water right point source location. This dataset is derived from the NM OSE geospatial vector file and retains permitted water rights within the Permian Basin, New Mexico potentially associated with direct, indirect, and ancillary continuous oil and gas water usage.
Non-Point Source Water-Use Data for Selected Counties in and near the Permian Basin, Texas. 2000 to 2018.
This part of the data release contains the water-use withdrawal data in the Permian Basin in Texas aggregated by county for the categories of irrigation, livestock, mining, and domestic. These digital data accompany Valder, J.F., McShane, R.R., Thamke, J.N., McDowell, J.S., Ball, G.P, Houston, N.A., and Galanter, A.E., Estimates of Water Use Associated with Cont
Data to Estimate of Water Use Associated with Continuous Oil and Gas Development, FracFocus Fluid Data, Texas, New Mexico 2009-2019
FracFocus is the national hydraulic fracturing chemical registry. Each FracFocus record is composed of three parts: 1. Well information including API number, job start and end date, state and county numbers, well operator name, latitude and longitude, datum projection, total vertical well depth, and the total volume of base fluids. 2. A list of the additives used. 3. A list of th