U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

Data Series 1139

Prepared in cooperation with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority

Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent 

Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through 

September 30, 2020

Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque 

Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central 

New Mexico, Period of Record Through 

September 30, 2020

By Elaiya R. Jurney and Meghan T. Bell

Prepared in cooperation with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility 

Authority

Data Series 1139

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2021

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Mexico, period of record through September 30, 2020: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1139, 40 p., https://doi.org/

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Contents

Abstract...........................................................................................................................................................1

Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1

Purpose and Scope ..............................................................................................................................3

Well-Numbering System ......................................................................................................................3

Methods..................................................................................................................................................3

Water-Level Data.........................................................................................................................................10

Acknowledgments.......................................................................................................................................39

References Cited..........................................................................................................................................39

Figures

1. Map showing location of the study area and selected monitoring wells and 

piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico .................2

2. Map showing location of selected monitoring wells and piezometers within the 

Albuquerque, New Mexico, metropolitan area .......................................................................9

3. Diagram showing system for numbering wells and piezometers in New Mexico ..........10

4. Graphs showing water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and 

adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period of record 

through September 30, 2020 ......................................................................................................11

Tables

1. Data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque 

Basin, central New Mexico ........................................................................................................4

Conversion Factors

U.S. customary units to International System of Units

Multiply By To obtain

Length

foot (ft) 0.3048 meter (m)

mile (mi) 1.609 kilometer (km)

Area

acre 4,047 square meter (m2)
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Datum

Vertical coordinate information is referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 

(NAVD 88).

Latitude and longitude are in decimal degrees and in conformance with the North American 

Datum of 1983 (NAD 83).

Supplemental Information

Water year is defined as beginning on October 1 and continuing through September 30 of the 

following year and designated by the calendar year in which it ends.
Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent 

Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through 

September 30, 2020

By Elaiya R. Jurney and Meghan T. Bell

Abstract

The Albuquerque Basin, located in central New Mexico, 

is about 100 miles long and 25–40 miles wide. The basin 

is hydrologically defined as the extent of consolidated and 

unconsolidated deposits of Tertiary and Quaternary age 

that encompasses the structural Rio Grande Rift between 

San Acacia to the south and Cochiti Lake to the north. A 

20-percent population increase in the basin from 1990 to 

2000 and a 22-percent population increase from 2000 to 

2010 resulted in an increased demand for water in areas 

within the basin. Drinking-water supplies throughout the 

basin were obtained solely from groundwater resources until 

December 2008, when the Albuquerque Bernalillo County 

Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA) began treatment and 

distribution of surface water from the Rio Grande through the 

San Juan-Chama Drinking Water Project.

An initial network of wells was established by the U.S. 

Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the City 

of Albuquerque from April 1982 through September 1983 

to monitor changes in groundwater levels throughout the 

Albuquerque Basin. In 1983, this network consisted of 6 wells 

with analog-to-digital recorders and 27 wells where water levels were measured monthly. As of 2020, the network consisted 

of 120 wells and piezometers. A piezometer is a specialized 

well open to a specific depth in the aquifer, often of small 

diameter and nested with other piezometers screened at different depths. The USGS, in cooperation with the ABCWUA, 

the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer, and Bernalillo 

County, measures water levels from the wells and piezometers 

in the network; this report, prepared in cooperation with the 

ABCWUA, presents water-level data collected by USGS personnel at the sites through water year 2020 (October 1, 2019, 

through September 30, 2020). Water levels that were collected 

from discontinued wells in previous water years were published in previous USGS reports.

Introduction

The Albuquerque Basin, located in central New Mexico, 

is about 100 miles long and 25–40 miles wide (fig. 1). The 

basin is defined as the extent of consolidated and unconsolidated deposits of Tertiary and Quaternary age that encompasses the structural Rio Grande Rift (Thorn and others, 

1993). The basin is approximately bisected by the southwardflowing Rio Grande, the only perennial stream extending 

through the length of it. The study area, which includes the 

Albuquerque Basin and adjacent areas, extends from just 

upstream from Cochiti Lake south to San Acacia and from 

near Tijeras Canyon west to near the intersection of Interstate 

40 and the Bernalillo-Cibola County line.

In 2000, the population of the Albuquerque Basin was 

about 690,000 (Bartolino and Cole, 2002). According to 2010 

U.S. Census Bureau data, the 2010 population was about 

840,000 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019; calculated as the sum of 

population for census tract centers within the basin). The basin 

population increased about 20 percent from 1990 to 2000 

(Thorn and others, 1993; Bartolino and Cole, 2002) and about 

22 percent from 2000 to 2010 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019). 

The majority of the population is concentrated within the city 

limits of Albuquerque, which had a population of 448,607 

in 2000 and 545,852 in 2010 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). 

Prior to 2008, demand for groundwater increased as population increased because drinking-water supplies throughout 

the Albuquerque Basin were obtained solely from groundwater sources. In December 2008, the Albuquerque Bernalillo 

County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA) began treatment and distribution of surface water from the Rio Grande 

to their customers through the San Juan-Chama Drinking 

Water Project.

An initial network of wells was established by the U.S. 

Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the City 

of Albuquerque from April 1982 through September 1983 

to monitor changes in groundwater levels throughout the 

Albuquerque Basin. In 1983, this network consisted of 6 wells 

with analog-to-digital recorders and 27 wells where water 

levels were measured monthly. Since the initial installation, 

additional wells and piezometers have been added to the 
2 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020

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EXPLANATION

Extent of the Albuquerque Basin

2 Monitoring well or piezometer—

Number refers to site number in

figure 4 and table 1

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231

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219–221

202, 203

225–227

222–224

198–201

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205–207

208, 209

210

170–175

76 237

228, 229

Albuquerque

Area of

figure 2 

Tijeras Canyon

San Acacia

Bernalillo

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NEW MEXICO

Study

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Figure 1. Location of the study area and selected monitoring wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, 

central New Mexico.
Introduction 3

network, and as of 2020 the network consisted of 120 wells 

and piezometers (table 1). A piezometer is a specialized well 

screened at a specific depth in the aquifer, often of small 

diameter and nested with other piezometers screened at different depths. Of these wells and piezometers, 65 are equipped 

with continuously recording data loggers, and 55 are measured 

discretely semiannually, quarterly, or every 2–3 months with a 

steel or electric tape. Discrete measurements are also collected 

at sites with data loggers but are not shown in this report with 

the exception of sites 42–45 (table 1), which have more than 

10 years of discrete measurements prior to the installation of 

continuously recording data loggers.

The USGS, in cooperation with the ABCWUA, the New 

Mexico Office of the State Engineer (NMOSE), and Bernalillo 

County, measures water levels from the previously defined 

groundwater monitoring network (table 1). Monitoring-well 

locations within the basin and adjacent areas are shown in 

figure 1, and those within the Albuquerque metropolitan area 

are shown in figure 2. The data presented in this report are 

available in the USGS National Water Information System 

(U.S. Geological Survey, 2021).

Purpose and Scope

The purpose of this report is to present groundwaterlevel data collected from the Albuquerque Basin well network during the 2020 water year (October 1, 2019, through 

September 30, 2020). Measurements at certain wells have 

been discontinued for various reasons; groundwater-level data 

that were collected from those discontinued wells in previous 

water years can be found in previous USGS reports (Kues, 

1987; Rankin, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000; DeWees, 2001, 

2002, 2003, 2006; Beman, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 

2013, 2014, 2015, 2020; Beman and Torres, 2010; Beman and 

Bryant, 2016; Beman and others, 2019; Ritchie and Galanter, 

2019). A water year is the 12-month period from October 1 

through September 30 and is designated by the calendar year 

in which it ends.

Well-Numbering System

The system of numbering wells and piezometers in New 

Mexico is based on the common subdivision of public lands 

into sections (fig. 3). Each well number, in addition to designating the well, locates the position to the nearest 10-acre tract 

in the Public Land Survey System. This number (referred to 

as “local identifier” in table 1) is divided into four segments. 

The first segment denotes the township (“T.”) north or south 

of the New Mexico base line, the second denotes the range 

(“R.”) east or west of the New Mexico principal meridian, and 

the third denotes the section. The fourth segment of the well 

number, which consists of three digits, denotes the 160-, 40-, 

and 10-acre tracts in which the well is located. Each section 

is divided into quarters, which are numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4 for 

the northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast quarters, 

respectively. The first digit of the fourth segment gives the 

quarter section, which is a tract of 160 acres. Each quarter 

section is then subdivided into four 40-acre tracts numbered 

in the same manner, and the second digit denotes the 40-acre 

tract. Finally, each 40-acre tract is further subdivided into four 

10-acre tracts, and the third digit denotes the 10-acre tract. The 

fourth segment of the well number can further denote subdivisions of the 10-acre tract by including more than three digits; 

each additional digit further subdivides the tract by quarters 

in the same manner as shown in figure 3. Letters A, B, C, 

and so on are added to the end of the last segment of the well 

number to designate the second, third, fourth, and succeeding 

wells in the same tract. For example, well 09N.03E.07.131A 

is the first subsequent well in the northwest quarter (NW 1/4) 

of the southwest quarter (SW 1/4) of the northwest quarter 

(NW 1/4) of section 7, T. 09 N., R. 03 E. (Bureau of Land 

Management, 2009).

Methods

Water-level measurements at the groundwater monitoring network were collected during the 2020 water year by 

following standard USGS protocols for discrete and continuous water-level measurements using steel or electric tapes and 

continuously recording data loggers (Cunningham and Schalk, 

2011). Discrete measurements are collected at 55 of the sites 

(table 1); 49 sites (2, 4, 9, 10, 12–20, 24–30, 32–41, 46–51, 

53–55, 68, 70–73, 76, 81, 83, 87, and 237) are monitored 

semiannually, 2 sites (230 and 231) are monitored quarterly, 

and 3 sites (222–224) are monitored every 2–3 months. At 65 

of the sites (42–45, 64, 165–184, 189–194, 196–203, 205–217, 

219–221, 225–229, and 232–236; table 1), pressure transducers and data loggers are used to collect continuous (hourly) 

water-level data. Continuous data were collected for part of 

the 2019 water year at site 218 before the transducer was 

removed on July 16, 2019, after which continuous data collection was halted and discrete data collection continued at a 

frequency of every 2–3 months.
Table 1. Data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico. [USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; --, no data or not applicable; D, discrete measurement; C, continuous measurement. Latitude and longitude are in decimal degrees and in confoDatum of 1983. Depths and screened values may be rounded to the nearest foot. Discontinuity in numbering sequence is due to wells omitted from this report because of lack of from discontinued wells can be seen in previous USGS open-file reports and data series (Kues, 1987; Rankin, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000; DeWees, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006; B2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020; Beman and Torres, 2010; Beman and Bryant, 2016; Beman and others, 2019; Ritchie and Galanter, 2019)] Site number Figure number USGS site number Local identifier Other identifier Latitude Longitude Well depth (feet below land surface) Scree

inter

(feet b

land su

2 1 341528106533301 01S.01W.01.213 -- 34.25784459 −106.89308333 38 -- 4 1 342107106530401 02N.01E.31.313 Sevilleta Refuge Headquarters 34.35200976 −106.88502789 223 210–9 1 344258106460901 06N.02E.30.412A Estes 1 34.71616861 −106.76974946 135 125–

10 1 344258106460902 06N.02E.30.412B Estes 5 34.71616861 −106.76974946 300 265–12 2 350137106410501 09N.02E.12.214A Rio Bravo Nest 1 35.02699256 −106.68530346 149 139–13 2 350137106410502 09N.02E.12.214B Rio Bravo Nest 1 35.02699256 −106.68530346 104 94–14 2 350137106410503 09N.02E.12.214C Rio Bravo Nest 1 35.02699256 −106.68530346 38 28–15 2 350138106395501 09N.03E.07.131A Rio Bravo Nest 2 35.02727042 −106.66585862 154 144–16 2 350138106395502 09N.03E.07.131B Rio Bravo Nest 2 35.02727042 −106.66585862 91 81–17 2 350138106395503 09N.03E.07.131C Rio Bravo Nest 2 35.02727042 −106.66585862 49 39–18 2 350138106393201 09N.03E.07.241A Rio Bravo Nest 3 35.02727045 −106.65946960 148 138–19 2 350138106393202 09N.03E.07.241B Rio Bravo Nest 3 35.02727045 −106.65946960 101 91–20 2 350138106393203 09N.03E.07.241C Rio Bravo Nest 3 35.02727045 −106.65946960 49 39–24 2 350138106401103 09N.03E.07.114B Rio Bravo Nest 5 35.02780278 −106.67106944 515 500–25 2 350138106401101 09N.03E.07.114 Rio Bravo Nest 5 35.02781111 −106.67103333 150 135–26 2 350138106401102 09N.03E.07.114A Rio Bravo Nest 5 35.02778611 −106.67103611 22 7–27 2 350854106403701 11N.02E.25.341A Montaño Nest 1 35.14837767 −106.67752663 152 140–28 2 350854106403702 11N.02E.25.341B Montaño Nest 1 35.14837767 −106.67752663 93 83–29 2 350854106403703 11N.02E.25.341C Montaño Nest 1 35.14837767 −106.67752663 48 40–30 2 350836106395601 11N.03E.31.122A Montaño Nest 2 35.14337788 −106.66613746 147 138–32 2 350836106395603 11N.03E.31.122C Montaño Nest 2 35.14337788 −106.66613746 40 30–33 2 350827106391301 11N.03E.32.132A Montaño Nest 3 35.14046111 −106.65443889 150 140–34 2 350827106391302 11N.03E.32.132B Montaño Nest 3 35.14046111 −106.65443889 99 90–35 2 350827106391303 11N.03E.32.132C Montaño Nest 3 35.14046111 −106.65443889 50 40–36 2 350821106383701 11N.03E.32.234A Montaño Nest 4 35.13921145 −106.64419253 132 123–37 2 350821106383702 11N.03E.32.234B Montaño Nest 4 35.13921145 −106.64419253 94 85–38 2 350821106383703 11N.03E.32.234C Montaño Nest 4 35.13937811 −106.64455365 50 40–
Table 1. Data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico.—Continued[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; --, no data or not applicable; D, discrete measurement; C, continuous measurement. Latitude and longitude are in decimal degrees and in confoDatum of 1983. Depths and screened values may be rounded to the nearest foot. Discontinuity in numbering sequence is due to wells omitted from this report because of lack of from discontinued wells can be seen in previous USGS open-file reports and data series (Kues, 1987; Rankin, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000; DeWees, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006; B2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020; Beman and Torres, 2010; Beman and Bryant, 2016; Beman and others, 2019; Ritchie and Galanter, 2019)]

Site 

number

Figure 

number

USGS

site number Local identifier Other identifier Latitude Longitude

Well depth 

(feet 

below land 

surface)

Scree

inter

(feet b

land su

39 2 350859106401601 11N.03E.30.313 Montaño Nest 5 35.14976654 −106.67169319 25 10–40 2 350859106401602 11N.03E.30.313A Montaño Nest 5 35.14976654 −106.67169319 75 60–41 2 350859106401603 11N.03E.30.313B Montaño Nest 5 35.14976654 −106.67169319 150 135–42 2 350836106395401 11N.03E.31.21311A Montaño Nest 6 35.14298611 −106.66544444 983 972–43 2 350836106395402 11N.03E.31.21311B Montaño Nest 6 35.14298611 −106.66544444 836 826–44 2 350836106395403 11N.03E.31.21311C Montaño Nest 6 35.14298611 −106.66544444 568 558–45 2 350836106395404 11N.03E.31.21311D Montaño Nest 6 35.14298611 −106.66544444 182 172–46 2 351059106385903 11N.03E.17.141B Paseo del Norte Nest 1 35.18289722 −106.65065556 600 545–47 2 351059106385901 11N.03E.17.141 Paseo del Norte Nest 1 35.18289722 −106.65065556 150 135–48 2 351059106385902 11N.03E.17.141A Paseo del Norte Nest 1 35.18289722 −106.65065556 25 10–49 2 351057106384201 11N.03E.17.233 Paseo del Norte Nest 2 35.18254342 −106.64558184 150 135–50 2 351057106384202 11N.03E.17.233A Paseo del Norte Nest 2 35.18254342 −106.64558184 95 80–51 2 351057106384203 11N.03E.17.233B Paseo del Norte Nest 2 35.18254342 −106.64558184 45 30–53 2 351035106364703 11N.03E.15.344C Paseo del Norte Nest 3 35.17686944 −106.61366667 544 539–54 2 351035106364702 11N.03E.15.344B Paseo del Norte Nest 3 35.17686944 −106.61366667 144 139–55 2 351035106364701 11N.03E.15.344A Paseo del Norte Nest 3 35.17686944 −106.61366667 69 64–64 2 350256106390801 10N.03E.32.314 San Jose 9 35.04897222 −106.65331944 765 189–68 1 350602106210401 10N.05E.12.434 Home Oil 35.10060157 −106.35169117 54 -- 70 2 350548106383901 10N.03E.17.232 City 1 35.09643056 −106.64495000 149 139–71 2 350824106375301 11N.03E.33.143 City 2 35.14004482 −106.63197006 150 140–72 2 350837106393801 11N.03E.31.214 City 3 35.14337791 −106.66113736 152 142–73 2 350646106403601 10N.02E.12.241 City 4 35.11282323 −106.67724852 150 140–76 1 350454106570401 10N.01W.21.134 Cañoncito 35.08171142 −106.95170006 117 -- 81 1 351852106344901 13N.03E.36.132A San Miguel 35.31473333 −106.58128611 206 -- 83 2 350829106420401 11N.02E.35.142 La Luz del Sol 35.14341389 −106.70094722 250 230–87 2 351009106344701 11N.03E.24.142 Pino Yards 35.16921082 −106.58030259 360 320–

165 2 350908106344401 11N.03E.25.322 Sister Cities 35.15256667 −106.57949167 1,308 1,298–166 2 350908106344402 11N.03E.25.322A Sister Cities 35.15256667 −106.57949167 799 789–
Table 1. Data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico.—Continued [USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; --, no data or not applicable; D, discrete measurement; C, continuous measurement. Latitude and longitude are in decimal degrees and in confoDatum of 1983. Depths and screened values may be rounded to the nearest foot. Discontinuity in numbering sequence is due to wells omitted from this report because of lack of from discontinued wells can be seen in previous USGS open-file reports and data series (Kues, 1987; Rankin, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000; DeWees, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006; B2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020; Beman and Torres, 2010; Beman and Bryant, 2016; Beman and others, 2019; Ritchie and Galanter, 2019)] Site number Figure number USGS site number Local identifier Other identifier Latitude Longitude Well depth (feet below land surface) Scree

inter

(feet b

land su

167 2 350534106354701 10N.03E.14.324 Del Sol Divider 35.09302222 −106.59702778 1,567 1,557–168 2 350534106354702 10N.03E.14.324A Del Sol Divider 35.09302222 −106.59702778 842 832–169 2 350534106354703 10N.03E.14.324B Del Sol Divider 35.09302222 −106.59702778 425 315–170 1 351201106400501 11N.03E.07.141 Hunters Ridge Nest 1 35.20005278 −106.66900556 1,518 1,508–171 1 351201106400502 11N.03E.07.141A Hunters Ridge Nest 1 35.20005278 −106.66900556 855 845–172 1 351201106400503 11N.03E.07.141B Hunters Ridge Nest 1 35.20005278 −106.66900556 238 148–173 1 351201106400504 11N.03E.07.141C Hunters Ridge Nest 2 35.20005278 −106.66900556 359 349–174 1 351201106400505 11N.03E.07.141D Hunters Ridge Nest 2 35.20005278 −106.66900556 305 295–175 1 351201106400506 11N.03E.07.141E Hunters Ridge Nest 2 35.20005278 −106.66900556 263 238–176 2 350638106413701 10N.02E.11.244 West Bluff Nest 1 35.11000556 −106.69462222 1,095 1,085–177 2 350638106413702 10N.02E.11.244A West Bluff Nest 1 35.11000556 −106.69462222 689 679–178 2 350638106413703 10N.02E.11.244B West Bluff Nest 1 35.11000556 −106.69462222 433 422–179 2 350638106413704 10N.02E.11.244C West Bluff Nest 2 35.11000556 −106.69462222 328 318–180 2 350638106413705 10N.02E.11.244D West Bluff Nest 2 35.11000556 −106.69462222 254 244–181 2 350638106413706 10N.02E.11.244E West Bluff Nest 2 35.11000556 −106.69462222 173 143–182 2 350706106390301 10N.03E.05.341 Garfield Park 35.11798611 −106.65127222 1,020 995–1183 2 350706106390302 10N.03E.05.341A Garfield Park 35.11798611 −106.65127222 582 552–184 2 350706106390303 10N.03E.05.341B Garfield Park 35.11798611 −106.65127222 93 43–189 2 351114106330601 11N.04E.18.222 Nor Este 35.18660833 −106.55321111 1,525 1,515–190 2 351114106330602 11N.04E.18.222A Nor Este 35.18660833 −106.55321111 1,193 1,183–191 2 351114106330603 11N.04E.18.222B Nor Este 35.18660833 −106.55321111 608 538–192 2 350910106414801 11N.03E.26.243 Sierra Vista 35.15273889 −106.69651944 1,644 1,634–193 2 350910106414802 11N.03E.26.243A Sierra Vista 35.15273889 −106.69651944 928 918–194 2 350910106414803 11N.03E.26.243B Sierra Vista 35.15273889 −106.69651944 210 140–196 2 350056106370102 09N.03E.10.334A Montessa Park 35.01586111 −106.61731667 708 698–197 2 350056106370103 09N.03E.10.334B Montessa Park 35.01586111 −106.61731667 330 260–198 1 345650106415901 08N.02E.02.413 Isleta 34.94729167 −106.69992778 1,340 1,330–199 1 345650106415902 08N.02E.02.413A Isleta 34.94729167 −106.69992778 815 805–
Table 1. Data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico.—Continued[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; --, no data or not applicable; D, discrete measurement; C, continuous measurement. Latitude and longitude are in decimal degrees and in confoDatum of 1983. Depths and screened values may be rounded to the nearest foot. Discontinuity in numbering sequence is due to wells omitted from this report because of lack of from discontinued wells can be seen in previous USGS open-file reports and data series (Kues, 1987; Rankin, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000; DeWees, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006; B2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020; Beman and Torres, 2010; Beman and Bryant, 2016; Beman and others, 2019; Ritchie and Galanter, 2019)]

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number

Figure 

number

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surface)

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(feet b

land su

200 1 345650106415903 08N.02E.02.413B Isleta 34.94729167 −106.69992778 185 175–201 1 345650106415904 08N.02E.02.413C Isleta 34.94729167 −106.69992778 50 10–202 1 351357106323001 12N.04E.29.433 Sandia Pueblo 35.23254235 −106.54224682 1,305 1,295–203 1 351357106323002 12N.04E.29.433A Sandia Pueblo 35.23254235 −106.54224682 1,025 1,015–205 1 344431106393401 06N.03E.18.442 Tomé 34.74185000 −106.66237778 1,200 1,185–206 1 344431106393402 06N.03E.18.442A Tomé 34.74185000 −106.66237778 710 695–207 1 344431106393403 06N.03E.18.442B Tomé 34.74185000 −106.66237778 275 225–208 1 343753106430601 05N.03E.28.411 Nancy Lopez 34.63138333 −106.71845556 1,186 1,166–209 1 343753106430602 05N.03E.28.411A Nancy Lopez 34.63138333 −106.71845556 695 675–210 1 354056106215801 17N.05E.24.344 Dome Road 35.68141751 −106.36669452 1,295 1,280–

211 2 350100106405701 09N.02E.12.433 Rio Bravo Park 35.01659444 −106.68274722 595 585–

212 2 350100106405702 09N.02E.12.433A Rio Bravo Park 35.01659444 −106.68274722 210 200–213 2 345758106364001 09N.03E.34.231 Mesa del Sol 34.96625833 −106.61168611 1,630 1,580–214 2 345758106364002 09N.03E.34.231A Mesa del Sol 34.96625833 −106.61168611 1,015 990–1215 2 345758106364003 09N.03E.34.231B Mesa del Sol 34.96625833 −106.61168611 525 420–216 2 350653106311601 10N.04E.09.214 Matheson Park 35.11477500 −106.52182222 1,520 1,460–217 2 350653106311602 10N.04E.09.214A Matheson Park 35.11477500 −106.52182222 1,045 1,020–218 2 350653106311603 10N.04E.09.214B Matheson Park 35.11477500 −106.52182222 705 600–219 1 351515106410401 12N.02E.24.144 Lincoln Middle School 35.25423056 −106.68513889 1,260 1,200–220 1 351515106410402 12N.02E.24.144A Lincoln Middle School 35.25423056 −106.68513889 835 810–221 1 351515106410403 12N.02E.24.144B Lincoln Middle School 35.25423056 −106.68513889 595 490–222 1 345842106443101 09N.02E.28.312 Niese Road 34.97850833 −106.74157778 1,455 1,445–223 1 345842106443102 09N.02E.28.312A Niese Road 34.97850833 −106.74157778 960 950–224 1 345842106443103 09N.02E.28.312B Niese Road 34.97850833 −106.74157778 297 242–225 1 350244106450201 10N.02E.32.433 Westgate Heights Park 35.04563611 −106.75075278 1,290 1,280–226 1 350244106450202 10N.02E.32.433A Westgate Heights Park 35.04563611 −106.75075278 868 858–227 1 350244106450203 10N.02E.32.433B Westgate Heights Park 35.04563611 −106.75075278 370 320–228 1 351821106333901 13N.04E.31.343 Bernalillo 35.30549722 −106.55992500 1,190 1,175–
Table 1. Data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico.—Continued [USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; --, no data or not applicable; D, discrete measurement; C, continuous measurement. Latitude and longitude are in decimal degrees and in confoDatum of 1983. Depths and screened values may be rounded to the nearest foot. Discontinuity in numbering sequence is due to wells omitted from this report because of lack of from discontinued wells can be seen in previous USGS open-file reports and data series (Kues, 1987; Rankin, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000; DeWees, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006; B2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020; Beman and Torres, 2010; Beman and Bryant, 2016; Beman and others, 2019; Ritchie and Galanter, 2019)] Site number Figure number USGS site number Local identifier Other identifier Latitude Longitude Well depth (feet below land surface) Scree

inter

(feet b

land su

229 1 351821106333902 13N.04E.31.343A Bernalillo 35.30549722 −106.55992500 320 300–230 1 352019106474801 13N.01E.24.313 Phoenix Road 35.33926111 −106.79660278 1,625 1,600–231 1 351040106482801 11N.01E.14.342 Paradise Road 35.17772222 −106.80766667 1,735 1,720–232 2 350545106335901 10N.04E.18.133A Jerry Cline Park 35.09531389 −106.56608056 1,455 1,435–233 2 350545106335902 10N.04E.18.133B Jerry Cline Park 35.09531389 −106.56608056 1,050 1,030–234 2 350545106335903 10N.04E.18.133C Jerry Cline Park 35.09531389 −106.56608056 510 400–235 2 350307106410601 10N.02E.36.321A Armijo 35.05063333 −106.68394722 1,623 1,593–236 2 350307106410602 10N.02E.36.321B Armijo 35.05063333 −106.68394722 1,025 995–1237 1 350552106444601 10N.02E.17.242 Arroyo Vista 35.09775000 −106.74633333 1,424 520–1
Introduction 9

Area

enlarged

Albuquerque,

New Mexico,

metropolitan area

Tijeras

Arroy o

Rio Grande

25

40

40

25

EXPLANATION

64 Monitoring well or piezometer—Number refers

to site number in figure 4 and table 1

2

0 2

0 4 MILES

4 KILOMETERS

35°10’

35°00’

106° 43’ 106° 33’

GUN CLUB

2ND

PARADISE

ATRISCO

PASEO DEL NORTE

COORS

MONTAÑO

TAYLOR RA NC H

GOLF COURSE

DELLYNE

UNSER

UNSER

ARENAL

ARENAL

COORS

COORS

ATRISCO

ATRISCO

SUNSET

ISLETA

2ND

4TH

4TH

ALAMEDA

GRIEGOS

CANDELARIA

MENAUL

LOMAS

LOMAS

CENTRAL TINGLEY

CENTRAL

CENTRAL

COAL

RIO BRAVO

ISLETA

COORS

2ND

NM47

BROADWAY

BROADWAY

EDITH

MONTAÑO

OSUNA

OSUNA

JEFFERSON

JEFFERSON SAN MATEO SAN MATEO 

JEFFERSON

COMANCHE CARLISLE

UNIVERSITY

YALE

GIRARD ZUNI

ZUNI

GIBSON RIDGECREST

CONSTITUTION

MONTGOMERY

SAN PEDRO

LOUISIANA

PENNSYLVANIA

WYOMING

MOON

EUBANK

MORRIS

JUAN TABO

SPAIN

MOON

ACADEMY

SAN ANTONIO

PASEO DEL NORTE WYOMING

VENTURA

UNIVERSITY

MOUNTAIN

UNSER

COORS

T.

11

N. 

R. 02 E. R. 03 E. R. 04 E.

T.

10

N. 

T.

09

N. 

39−41

46−48

49−51

192−194

27−29

83

30, 32

72

42−45

33−35

36−38

71

53−55

182−184

73

176−181

70 167−169 232−234

64

196, 197

24−26

15−17

18−20

12−14

211, 212

213−215

216−218

165, 166

87

189−191

235, 236

Figure 2. Location of selected monitoring wells and piezometers within the Albuquerque, New Mexico, metropolitan area.
10 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020

Water-Level Data

Data for the groundwater monitoring network listed in 

table 1 include site number, number of the figure on which 

the well location is shown, USGS site number, local identifier, other identifier (if applicable), latitude and longitude, 

well depth, screened interval, and method of water-level 

measurement that is shown in figure 4. Hydrographs presenting water-level data collected by the USGS include water level 

in feet below land surface and water level in feet above the 

North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) (fig. 4). 

Data in hydrographs from wells that have continuous (hourly) 

recorders are shown by solid lines that represent daily mean 

water levels (fig. 4). In hydrographs that present data from 

discretely measured wells, dashed lines connect symbols 

(“+”) that represent the discrete measurements (fig. 4). In 

hydrographs showing discretely measured piezometers that 

are nested (more than one trace per graph), the symbols were 

removed to make the hydrographs easier to read (fig. 4). There 

are two hydrographs presenting data for sites 42–45 and for 

site 218 (table 1): one showing continuous data and one showing discrete water-level measurements (fig. 4). The period of 

record for discrete measurements is much longer than that 

of continuous data in some locations. For those wells, both 

hydrographs have been included to ensure that all data are 

presented. Data gaps are present in some of the continuous 

hydrographs; these gaps may be caused by equipment malfunction or removal of spurious data during the review and 

approval process. Continuous and discrete water-level data 

are published online through the National Water Information 

System (USGS, 2021).

The transducer was removed from site 218 on July 16, 

2019, after which continuous data collection was halted and 

discrete data collection continued.

The transducers and data loggers were removed from 

sites 222–224 in 2014, but discrete measurements continue 

to be collected at those sites since that time. Continuous 

data from sites 222–224 can be viewed in the previous 

USGS reports.

Well 09N. 03E. 07. 1 3 1A

Range Section

Quarter section

Quarter-quarter section

Quarter-quarter-quarter section Township

Designation within quarterquarter-quarter section

6

18

19

30

31

5

8

17

20

29

32

4

9

16

21

28

33

3

10

15

22

27

34

2

11

14

23

26

35

1

12

13

24

25

36

1 2

3

4

1

2

3 4

1 2

3 4

7

Section 07

Well 09N.03E.07.131A

1 MILE

6 MILES

R. 03 E.

Sections within a township

T.

09

N.

Tracts within a section

Figure 3. System for numbering wells and piezometers in New Mexico.
Water-Level Data 11

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

4,648

4,647

4,649

4,650

4,651

4,652

4,653

4,654

4,655

4,656

4,657

1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Year

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Site 2

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

135

136

137

138

139

140 4,722

4,723

4,724

4,725

4,726

4,727

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Site 4 - Sevilleta Refuge Headquarters

Year
12 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

4

5

6

7

8

9 4,811

4,812

4,813

4,814

4,815

4,816

1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Site 9 - Estes 1

Year

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

6

7

8

9

10

11 4,809

4,810

4,811

4,812

4,813

4,814

1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Site 10 - Estes 5

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 13

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

7

8

9

10

11

12 4,922

4,923

4,924

4,925

4,926

4,927

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Sites 12, 13, 14 - Rio Bravo Nest 1

149’ piezometer (12)

104’ piezometer (13)

38’ piezometer (14)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 4,917

4,918

4,919

4,920

4,921

4,922

4,923

4,924

4,925

4,926

4,927

1985 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Sites 15, 16, 17 - Rio Bravo Nest 2

1990

154’ piezometer (15)

91’ piezometer (16)

49’ piezometer (17)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
14 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 4,915

4,916

4,917

4,918

4,919

4,920

4,921

4,922

4,923

4,924

4,925

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 18, 19, 20 - Rio Bravo Nest 3

148’ piezometer (18)

101’ piezometer (19)

49’ piezometer (20)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20 4,912

4,914

4,916

4,918

4,920

4,922

4,924

4,926

4,928

4,930

4,932

1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Sites 24, 25, 26 - Rio Bravo Nest 5

515’ piezometer (24)

150’ piezometer (25)

22’ piezometer (26)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 15

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 4,962

4,963

4,964

4,965

4,966

4,967

4,968

4,969

4,970

4,971

4,972

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 27, 28, 29 - Montaño Nest 1

152’ piezometer (27)

93’ piezometer (28)

48’ piezometer (29)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

26 4,947

4,949

4,951

4,953

4,955

4,957

4,959

4,961

4,963

4,965

4,967

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 30, 32 - Montaño Nest 2

147’ piezometer (30)

40’ piezometer (32)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
16 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

18

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38 4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

4,947

4,949

4,951

4,953

4,955

4,957

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Sites 33, 34, 35 - Montaño Nest 3

150’ piezometer (33)

99’ piezometer (34)

50’ piezometer (35)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

32

34

36

38

40

42

44

46

48

50

52 4,925

4,927

4,929

4,931

4,933

4,935

4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 36, 37, 38 - Montaño Nest 4

132’ piezometer (36)

94’ piezometer (37)

50’ piezometer (38)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 17

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 4,967

4,968

4,969

4,970

4,971

4,972

4,973

4,974

4,975

4,976

4,977

1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Sites 39, 40, 41 - Montaño Nest 5

25’ piezometer (39)

75’ piezometer (40)

150’ piezometer (41)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

983’ piezometer (42)

836’ piezometer (43)

568’ piezometer (44)

182’ piezometer (45)

EXPLANATION

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29

31

33

35

37

39

41

43

45 4,929

4,931

4,933

4,935

4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

4,947

4,949

4,951

4,953

4,955

4,957

4,959

2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

Sites 42, 43, 44, 45 - Montaño Nest 6 (continuous data)

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
18 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29

31

33

35

37

39

41

43 4,931

4,933

4,935

4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

4,947

4,949

4,951

4,953

4,955

4,957

4,959

4,961

1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Sites 42, 43, 44, 45 - Montaño Nest 6 (discrete data)

983’ piezometer (42)

836’ piezometer (43)

568’ piezometer (44)

182’ piezometer (45)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50 4,942

4,947

4,952

4,957

4,962

4,967

4,972

4,977

4,982

4,987

4,992

1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Sites 46, 47, 48 - Paseo del Norte Nest 1

600’ piezometer (46)

150’ piezometer (47)

25’ piezometer (48)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 19

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

9

11

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29 4,963

4,965

4,967

4,969

4,971

4,973

4,975

4,977

4,979

4,981

4,983

1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Sites 49, 50, 51 - Paseo del Norte Nest 2

95’ piezometer (50)

45’ piezometer (51)

150’ piezometer (49)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

42

47

52

57

62

67

72

77

82 4,931

4,936

4,941

4,946

4,951

4,956

4,961

4,966

4,971

1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 53, 54, 55 - Paseo del Norte Nest 3

144’ piezometer (54)

69’ piezometer (55)

544’ piezometer (53)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
20 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020 Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

16

18

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

42

44

46 4,897

4,899

4,901

4,903

4,905

4,907

4,909

4,911

4,913

4,915

4,917

4,919

4,921

4,923

4,925

4,927

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Site 64 - San Jose 9

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

18

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

42

44

46

48 6,575

6,577

6,579

6,581

6,583

6,585

6,587

6,589

6,591

6,593

6,595

6,597

6,599

6,601

6,603

6,605

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Site 68 - Home Oil

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 21

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

17

22

27

32

37

42

47

52

57 4,903

4,908

4,913

4,918

4,923

4,928

4,933

4,938

4,943

1957 1967 1977 1987 1997 2007 2017

Site 70 - City 1

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65 4,918

4,923

4,928

4,933

4,938

4,943

4,948

4,953

4,958

4,963

4,968

4,973

4,978

1957 1967 1977 1987 1997 2007 2017

Site 71 - City 2

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
22 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40 4,936

4,941

4,946

4,951

4,956

4,961

4,966

4,971

4,976

1957 1967 1977 1987 1997 2007 2017

Site 72 - City 3

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

9

13

11

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29

31

33

35

37

39 4,923

4,925

4,927

4,929

4,931

4,933

4,935

4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

4,947

4,949

4,951

4,953

1957 1967 1977 1987 1997 2007 2017

Site 73 - City 4

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 23

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63 5,260

5,261

5,262

5,263

5,264

5,265

5,266

5,267

5,268

5,269

5,270

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Site 76 - Cañoncito

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

141

143

145

147

149

151

153

155

157

159

161 4,994

4,996

4,998

5,000

5,002

5,004

5,006

5,008

5,010

5,012

5,014

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Site 81 - San Miguel

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
24 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

143

145

147

149

151

153

155

157

159

161

163

4,968

4,966

4,964

4,962

4,960

4,958

4,956

4,954

4,952

4,950

4,948

1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Site 83 - La Luz del Sol

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

Site 87 - Pino Yards

290

292

294

296

298

300

302

304

306

308

310

312 4,923

4,925

4,927

4,929

4,931

4,933

4,935

4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 25

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

799’ piezometer (166)

1,308’ piezometer (165)

EXPLANATION

317

322

312

327

332

337

342

347

352

357

362 4,880

4,885

4,890

4,895

4,900

4,905

4,910

4,925

4,930

4,915

4,920

1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Sites 165, 166 - Sister Cities

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

842′ piezometer (168)

1,567′ piezometer (167)

425′ piezometer (169)

EXPLANATION

294

299

304

314

309

319

324

329

334

344

339

349

354

359

364 4,846

4,851

4,856

4,861

4,866

4,871

4,876

4,881

4,886

4,891

4,896

4,901

4,916

4,906

4,911

1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Sites 167, 168, 169 - Del Sol Divider

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
26 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020 Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

1,518’ piezometer (170)

855’ piezometer (171)

238’ piezometer (172)

EXPLANATION

145

147

149

151

153

155

157

159

161

163

165

167

169

171

173

175 4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

4,947

4,949

4,951

4,953

4,955

4,957

4,959

4,961

4,963

4,965

4,967

1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Sites 170, 171, 172 - Hunters Ridge Nest 1

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

Sites 173, 174, 175 - Hunters Ridge Nest 2 

142

144

146

148

150

152

154

156

158

160

162 4,950

4,952

4,954

4,956

4,958

4,960

4,962

4,964

4,966

4,968

4,970

1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

359’ piezometer (173)

305’ piezometer (174)

263’ piezometer (175)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 27

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

151

156

161

166

171

176

181

186

191 4,919

4,924

4,929

4,934

4,939

4,944

4,949

4,954

4,959

1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Sites 176, 177, 178 - West Bluff Nest 1

1,095’ piezometer (176)

689’ piezometer (177)

433’ piezometer (178)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

150

151

152

153

154

155

156

157

158

159

160 4,950

4,951

4,952

4,953

4,954

4,955

4,956

4,957

4,958

4,959

4,960

1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Sites 179, 180, 181 - West Bluff Nest 2

328’ piezometer (179)

254’ piezometer (180)

173’ piezometer (181)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
28 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020 Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

42

44

46

48

50

52

54

56 4,913

4,915

4,917

4,919

4,921

4,923

4,925

4,927

4,929

4,931

4,933

4,935

4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Sites 182, 183, 184 - Garfield Park

1,020’ piezometer (182)

582’ piezometer (183)

93’ piezometer (184)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

509

514

519

524

529

534

539

544

549 4,904

4,909

4,914

4,919

4,924

4,929

4,934

4,939

4,944

1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 189, 190, 191 - Nor Este

1,525’ piezometer (189)

1,193’ piezometer (190)

608’ piezometer (191)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 29

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

140

145

150

155

160

165

170

175

180

185

190 4,919

4,924

4,929

4,934

4,939

4,944

4,949

4,954

4,959

4,964

4,969

1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 192, 193, 194 - Sierra Vista

1,644’ piezometer (192)

928’ piezometer (193)

210’ piezometer (194)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

196

198

200

202

204

206

208

210

212

214

216

218

220

222

224

226 4,868

4,870

4,872

4,874

4,876

4,878

4,880

4,882

4,884

4,886

4,888

4,890

4,892

4,894

4,896

4,898

1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 196, 197 - Montessa Park

708’ piezometer (196)

330’ piezometer (197)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
30 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020 Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

3

5

7

9

11

13

15

17

19

21

23 4,876

4,878

4,880

4,882

4,884

4,886

4,888

4,890

4,892

4,894

4,896

1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 198, 199, 200, 201 - Isleta

1,340’ piezometer (198)

815’ piezometer (199)

185’ piezometer (200)

50’ piezometer (201)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Sites 202, 203 - Sandia Pueblo

473

475

477

479

481

483

485

487

489

491

493

4,971

4,969

4,967

4,965

4,963

4,961

4,959

4,957

4,955

4,953

4,951

1,305’ piezometer (202)

1,025’ piezometer (203)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 31

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

192

193

194

195

196

197 4,827

4,828

4,829

4,830

4,831

4,832

1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 205, 206, 207 - Tomé

1,200’ piezometer (205)

710’ piezometer (206)

275’ piezometer (207)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

130

131

132

133

134

135 4,793

4,794

4,795

4,796

4,797

4,798

1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Sites 208, 209 - Nancy Lopez

1,186’ piezometer (208)

695’ piezometer (209)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
32 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020 Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

592

593

594

595

596

597 5,206

5,207

5,208

5,209

5,210

5,211

1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Site 210 - Dome Road

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 4,911

4,912

4,913

4,914

4,915

4,916

4,917

4,918

4,919

4,920

4,921

1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Sites 211, 212 - Rio Bravo Park

595’ piezometer (211)

210’ piezometer (212)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 33

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

398

400

402

404

406

408

410

412

414

416

418

420

422

424

426

428 4,871

4,873

4,875

4,877

4,879

4,881

4,883

4,885

4,887

4,889

4,891

4,893

4,895

4,897

4,899

4,901

1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 213, 214, 215 - Mesa del Sol

1,630’ piezometer (213)

1,015’ piezometer (214)

525’ piezometer (215)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

534

554

574

594

614

634

654

674

694

714

734 4,837

4,857

4,877

4,897

4,917

4,937

4,957

4,977

4,997

5,017

5,037

1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 216, 217, 218 - Matheson Park

1,520’ piezometer (216)

1,045’ piezometer (217)

705’ piezometer (218)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
34 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

Site 218 - Matheson Park

563

564

565

566

567

568 5,003

5,004

5,005

5,006

5,007

5,008

2018 2019 2020

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

484

486

488

490

492

494

496

498

500

502

504

506

508

510

512

514 4,923

4,925

4,927

4,929

4,931

4,933

4,935

4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

4,947

4,949

4,951

4,953

1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 219, 220, 221 - Lincoln Middle School

1,260’ piezometer (219)

835’ piezometer (220)

595’ piezometer (221)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 35

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

242

244

246

248

250

252

254

256

258

260

262 4,880

4,882

4,884

4,886

4,888

4,890

4,892

4,894

4,896

4,898

4,900

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

Sites 222, 223, 224 - Niese Road

1,455’ piezometer (222)

960’ piezometer (223)

297’ piezometer (224)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

Sites 225, 226, 227 - Westgate Heights Park

326

331

321

336

341

346

351

356

361

366 4,875

4,880

4,885

4,890

4,895

4,900

4,905

4,910

4,915

4,920

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

EXPLANATION

1,290’ piezometer (225)

868’ piezometer (226)

370’ piezometer (227)

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
36 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020 Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

23

28

33

38

43

48

53

58

63 4,984

4,989

4,994

4,999

5,004

5,009

5,014

5,019

5,024

1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Sites 228, 229 - Bernalillo

1,190’ piezometer (228)

320’ piezometer (229)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

1,176

1,177

1,178

1,179

1,180

1,181

1,182

1,183

1,184

1,185

1,186 4,967

4,968

4,969

4,970

4,971

4,972

4,973

4,974

4,975

4,976

4,977

1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Site 230 - Phoenix Road

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 37

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

897

898

899

900

901

902 4,941

4,942

4,943

4,944

4,945

4,946

2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

Site 231 - Paradise Road

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

382

387

392

397

402

407

412

417

422

427

432

447

442

437

452 4,835

4,840

4,845

4,850

4,855

4,860

4,865

4,870

4,875

4,880

4,885

4,890

4,895

4,900

4,905

2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

Sites 232, 233, 234 - Jerry Cline Park

1,455’ piezometer (232)

1,050’ piezometer (233)

510’ piezometer (234)

EXPLANATION

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
38 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through Sept. 30, 2020 Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

18

23

28

33

38

43

48

53

58 4,881

4,886

4,891

4,896

4,901

4,906

4,911

4,916

4,921

2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

Sites 235, 236 - Armijo

1,623’ piezometer (235)

1,025’ piezometer (236)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

394

395

396

397

398

399 4,914

4,915

4,916

4,917

4,918

4,919

2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

Site 237 - Arroyo Vista

Figure 4. Water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period 

of record through September 30, 2020 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers and well depths correspond to 

those in table 1.—Continued
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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Andre B. Ritchie, USGS, 

for developing the method for producing the graphs in figure 

4. The authors would also like to thank the many USGS staff 

who have contributed to collecting the water-level measurements used in this report, notably Joseph E. Beman, Natalia Y. 

Montero, Harold E. Nelson, and Erik F. Storms.

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