An integrated geochemical approach for defining sources of groundwater salinity in the southern Rio Grande Valley of the Mesilla Basin, New Mexico and west Texas, USA

January 19, 2021

A significantly elevated groundwater salinity zone was identified in the southern part of the Mesilla Valley. This investigation characterized the occurrence, spatial extent, and source of the plume of elevated groundwater salinity using a wide range of geochemical and geophysical data and methods.

Publication Year	2021
Title	An integrated geochemical approach for defining sources of groundwater salinity in the southern Rio Grande Valley of the Mesilla Basin, New Mexico and west Texas, USA
Authors	Christopher Kubicki, Kenneth C. Carroll, James C. Witcher, Andrew J. Robertson
Publication Type	Report
Publication Subtype	Other Government Series
Series Number	TM-388
Index ID	70217346
Record Source	USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization	New Mexico Water Science Center

An integrated geochemical approach for defining sources of groundwater salinity in the southern Rio Grande Valley of the Mesilla Basin, New Mexico and west Texas, USA

Supervisory Hydrologist

Supervisory Hydrologist

New Mexico Water Science Center

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Department of the Interior

An integrated geochemical approach for defining sources of groundwater salinity in the southern Rio Grande Valley of the Mesilla Basin, New Mexico and west Texas, USA

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