Publications
This list of New Mexico Water Science Center publications spans from 1961 to the present. It includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists.
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Detailed study of selenium and selected constituents in water, bottom sediment, soil, and biota associated with irrigation drainage in the San Juan River area, New Mexico, 1991-95
In response to increasing concern about the quality of irrigation drainage and its potential effects on fish, wildlife, and human health, the U.S. Department of the Interior began the National Irrigation Water Quality Program (NIWQP) to investigate these concerns at irrigation projects sponsored by the Department. The San Juan River area in northwestern New Mexico was one of the areas designated f
Authors
Carole L. Thomas, R.M. Wilson, J. D. Lusk, R. S. Bristol, A.R. Shineman
Quantification of deep percolation from two flood-irrigated alfalfa fields, Roswell Basin, New Mexico
For many years water management in the Roswell ground-water basin (Roswell
Basin) and other declared basins in New Mexico has been the responsibility
of the State of New Mexico. One of the water management issues requiring
better quantification is the amount of deep percolation from applied
irrigation water. Two adjacent fields, planted in alfalfa, were studied
to determine deep percolat
Authors
D. Michael Roark, D. F. Healy
Characterization and evaluation of channel and hillslope erosion on the Zuni Indian Reservation, New Mexico, 1992-95
Like many areas of the southwestern United States, the Zuni Indian
Reservation, New Mexico, has high rates of erosion, ranging from 95 to
greater than 1,430 cubic meters per square kilometer per year. Erosion
on the Zuni Indian Reservation includes channel erosion (arroyo incision
and channel widening) and hillslope (sheetwash) erosion. The U.S. Geological
Survey conducted a 3-year (1992
Authors
A. C. Gellis
Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period of record through 1997
The Albuquerque Basin, located in central New Mexico, is about
100 miles long and 25 to 40 miles wide. The basin is defined as the
extent of Cenozoic deposits that encompass the structural Rio Grande
Rift within the basin. Drinking-water supplies throughout the
Albuquerque Basin are obtained solely from ground-water resources.
The population of the basin grew from 419,000 in 1980 to 563,
Authors
D.R. Rankin
Description of piezometers installed in the Duranes well field area, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Since 1993, the aquifer system in the Middle Rio Grande Basin,
and particularly in the Albuquerque area, has been the focus of studies to
further define the extent of the most productive parts of the aquifer and
to gain a better understanding of ground-water/surface-water interactions.
Twenty-one piezometers were installed during January and February 1997 at
five sites in the Duranes wel
Authors
C. R. Thorn
Water Resources Data, New Mexico, Water Year 1997
Water resources data for the 1997 water year for New Mexico consist of records of discharge and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality in wells and springs. This report contains discharge records for 171 gaging stations; stage and contents for 27 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 46 gaging stations and 19 wells
Authors
David Ortiz, Kathy Lange, Linda Beal
Water-quality assessment of the Rio Grande Valley, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas: Organic compounds and trace elements in bed sediment and fish tissue, 1992-93
The occurrence and distribution of contaminants in aquatic
systems are major components of the National Water-Quality
Assessment (NAWQA) Program. Bed-sediment samples were collected
at 18 sites in the Rio Grande Valley study unit between September
1992 and March 1993 to characterize the geographic distribution
of organic compounds, including chlorinated insecticides,
polychlorinated bi
Authors
L. F. Carter, S. K. Anderholm
Water-quality assessment of the Rio Grande Valley, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas: Fish communities at selected sites, 1993-95
Fish communities at 10 sites in the Rio Grande Basin were
sampled during low-flow periods between 1993 and 1995 as part of
the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment
Program. The ecology of fish communities is one of several lines
of evidence used to characterize water-quality conditions. This
report describes the fish communities at selected sites in the
Rio Grande B
Authors
L. F. Carter
Water-quality assessment of the Rio Grande Valley, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas: Ground-water quality in the Rio Grande flood plain, Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, to El Paso, Texas, 1995
From March to May of 1995, water samples were collected from
30 wells located in the flood plain of the Rio Grande between
Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas. These samples were
analyzed for a broad host of constituents, including field
parameters, major constituents, nutrients, dissolved organic
carbon, trace elements, radiochemicals, pesticides, and volatile
organic compoun
Authors
L. M. Bexfield, S. K. Anderholm
Chlorofluorocarbon and tritium age determination of ground-water recharge in the Ryan Flat subbasin, Trans-Pecos Texas
A study was conducted to determine the relative influence of
mountain-front infiltration in the Ryan Flat subbasin and to
determine whether recent recharge (post-1940), which is of
importance to water-use planning, has reached the Salt Basin
aquifer, Trans-Pecos Texas. The alluvial and volcanic Salt Basin
aquifer lies within a bolson, and the average depth to water in
most of the subba
Authors
J. R. Bartolino
U.S. Geological Survey Middle Rio Grande Basin Study; Proceedings of the first annual workshop, Denver, Colorado, November 12-14, 1996
Approximately 40 percent (about 600,000 people) of the total
population of New Mexico lives within the Middle Rio Grande Basin,
which includes the City of Albuquerque. Ongoing analyses
of the central portion of the Middle Rio Grande Basin by the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the City of
Albuquerque and other cooperators have shown that ground water in
the basin is no
Water Resources Data, New Mexico, Water Year 1996
Water resources data for the 1996 water year for New Mexico consist of records of discharge and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality in wells and springs. This report contains discharge records for 172 gaging stations; stage and contents for 26 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 51 gaging stations and 19 wells
Authors
David Ortiz, K. M. Lange