U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

Data Series 1113

Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent 

Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through

September 30, 2017

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, 2017

By Joseph E. Beman, Andre B. Ritchie, and Amy E. Galanter

Prepared in cooperation with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County

Water Utility Authority

Data Series 1113 

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Department of the Interior

DAVID BERNHARDT, Secretary

U.S. Geological Survey

James F. Reilly II, Director

U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2019

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central New Mexico, period of record through September 30, 2017: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1113, 39 p., 

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Contents

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

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

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

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

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

Water-Level Data...........................................................................................................................................3

References Cited..........................................................................................................................................38

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 ................................................................7

3. Diagram showing system for numbering wells and piezometers in New Mexico ............8

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, 2017........................................................................................................9

Tables

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

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

Conversion Factors

Multiply By To

obtain

Length

foot (ft) 0.3048 meter (m)

mile (mi) 1.609 kilometer (km)

Area

acre 4,047 square meter (m2)

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

(NAVD 88).

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

following year.
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Introduction 1

Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent 

Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through 

September 30, 2017

By Joseph E. Beman, Andre B. Ritchie, and Amy E. Galanter 

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 JuanChama 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. The network currently 

(2017) consists of 122 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 

open to different depths.) The USGS, in cooperation with the 

ABCWUA and the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer, 

currently (2017) measures and reports water levels from 

the 122 wells and piezometers in the network; this report 

presents water-level data collected by USGS personnel at 

those 122 sites through water years 2016 and 2017 (October 

1, 2015, through September 30, 2017). Water levels that were 

collected from 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 within the 

basin (Thorn and others, 1993). The basin is approximately 

bisected by the southward-flowing 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 of Cochiti Lake 

south to San Acacia and from 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, 2011; calculated 

as 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, 2011). 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. 
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EXPLANATION

Extent of the Albuquerque Basin

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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

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198–201

86 66 68

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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Cochiti

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NEW MEXICO

Study

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Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico.

Figure 1. Location of the study area and selected monitoring wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the 
Water-Level Data 3

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 network, and 

currently (2017), the network consists of 122 wells and 

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

to a specific depth in the aquifer, often of small diameter and 

nested with other piezometers open to different depths.) Of 

these wells and piezometers, 67 are equipped with continuously 

recording data loggers, and 55 are measured with a steel or 

electric tape semiannually, quarterly, or irregularly. 

The USGS, in cooperation with the ABCWUA and the 

New Mexico Office of the State Engineer (NMOSE), currently 

(2017) measures and reports water levels from the 122 wells 

and piezometers in the 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. Data generated for this report are 

available in the USGS National Water Information System 

(https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KJN). 

Purpose and Scope

The purpose of this report is to present water-level data 

collected from the Albuquerque Basin well network during 

the 2016 and 2017 water years (October 1, 2015, through 

September 30, 2017). Water-level data collected from the 

Albuquerque Basin and adjacent areas for the period of record 

through September 30, 2017, are presented. Water-level data 

that were collected from wells in previous water years, but not 

during the 2016 and 2017 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; Beman and Torres, 2010; 

Beman and Bryant, 2016). 

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 land network. 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—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. (fig. 3).

Methods

Water-level measurements at 122 wells and piezometers 

in the network were collected during the 2016 and 2017 water 

years by following standard USGS protocols for discrete and 

continuous groundwater measurements using electric and steel 

tapes and continuously recording data loggers (Cunningham 

and Schalk, 2011). Discrete measurements are collected at 

50 of the sites (2, 4, 9, 10, 12–20, 24–30, 32–41, 46–51, 53–55, 

68, 70–73, 76, 81, 83, 86, 87, and 237) semiannually and at 

two of the sites (230 and 231) quarterly. Periodic discrete 

measurements are collected at sites 222–224. At 67 of the 

sites (42–45, 64, 66, 165–184, 189–194, 196–203, 205–221, 

225–229, and 232–236), pressure transducers and data loggers 

are used to collect continuous (hourly) water-level data.

Water-Level Data

Data for the 122 wells and piezometers in the network 

include site number, number of the figure on which the well 

location is shown, USGS site number, local identifier (if 

applicable), other identifier (if applicable), well depth, and 

screened interval (table 1). Hydrographs presenting waterlevel 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 recorders are 

shown by solid lines that represent daily mean water levels 

(fig. 4). In hydrographs that present data from periodically 

measured wells, dashed lines connect symbols (“+”) that 

represent the periodic measurements (fig. 4). In hydrographs 

showing periodically 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: one showing 

periodic water-level measurements and one showing continuous 
4 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017

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. Discontinuity in numbering sequence is due to wells omitted from this report because of lack of 

recent data collection. Data 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; Beman, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015; Beman and Torres, 2010; Beman and Bryant, 2016)]

Site 

number

Figure 

number

USGS

site number

Local 

identifier

Other 

identifier

Well depth 

(feet below 

land surface)

Screened interval

(feet below 

land surface)

2 1 341528106533301 01S.01W.01.213 -- 38 --

4 1 342107106530401 02N.01E.31.313 Sevilleta Refuge Headquarters 223 210–220

9 1 344258106460901 06N.02E.30.412A Estes 1 135 125–130

10 1 344258106460902 06N.02E.30.412B Estes 5 300 265–270

12 2 350137106410501 09N.02E.12.214A Rio Bravo Nest 1 148.5 138.5–143.5

13 2 350137106410502 09N.02E.12.214B Rio Bravo Nest 1 103.8 94–99

14 2 350137106410503 09N.02E.12.214C Rio Bravo Nest 1 38.4 28–33

15 2 350138106395501 09N.03E.07.131A Rio Bravo Nest 2 153.5 143.5–148.5

16 2 350138106395502 09N.03E.07.131B Rio Bravo Nest 2 91.2 81–86

17 2 350138106395503 09N.03E.07.131C Rio Bravo Nest 2 48.6 38.6–43.6

18 2 350138106393201 09N.03E.07.241A Rio Bravo Nest 3 148 138–143

19 2 350138106393202 09N.03E.07.241B Rio Bravo Nest 3 101 91–96

20 2 350138106393203 09N.03E.07.241C Rio Bravo Nest 3 49.3 39.3–44.3

24 2 350138106401103 09N.03E.07.114B Rio Bravo Nest 5 515 500–510

25 2 350138106401101 09N.03E.07.114 Rio Bravo Nest 5 150 135–145

26 2 350138106401102 09N.03E.07.114A Rio Bravo Nest 5 22 7–17

27 2 350854106403701 11N.02E.25.341A Montaño Nest 1 152 140–145

28 2 350854106403702 11N.02E.25.341B Montaño Nest 1 93.4 83.4–88.4

29 2 350854106403703 11N.02E.25.341C Montaño Nest 1 48.4 40–45

30 2 350836106395601 -- Montaño Nest 2 147.4 138–143

32 2 350836106395603 -- Montaño Nest 2 39.7 30–35

33 2 350827106391301 -- Montaño Nest 3 150 140–145

34 2 350827106391302 -- Montaño Nest 3 99 90–95

35 2 350827106391303 -- Montaño Nest 3 50 40–45

36 2 350821106383701 -- Montaño Nest 4 132 123–128

37 2 350821106383702 -- Montaño Nest 4 94 85–90

38 2 350821106383703 -- Montaño Nest 4 50 40–45

39 2 350859106401601 11N.03E.30.313 Montaño Nest 5 25 10–20

40 2 350859106401602 11N.03E.30.313A Montaño Nest 5 75 60–70

41 2 350859106401603 11N.03E.30.313B Montaño Nest 5 150 135–145

42 2 350836106395401 11N.03E.31.21311A Montaño Nest 6 983 972–978

43 2 350836106395402 11N.03E.31.21311B Montaño Nest 6 836 826–831

44 2 350836106395403 11N.03E.31.21311C Montaño Nest 6 568 558–563

45 2 350836106395404 11N.03E.31.21311D Montaño Nest 6 182 172–177

46 2 351059106385903 11N.03E.17.141B Paseo del Norte Nest 1 600 545–555

47 2 351059106385901 11N.03E.17.141 Paseo del Norte Nest 1 150 135–145

48 2 351059106385902 11N.03E.17.141A Paseo del Norte Nest 1 25 10–20

49 2 351057106384201 11N.03E.17.233 Paseo del Norte Nest 2 150 135–145

50 2 351057106384202 11N.03E.17.233A Paseo del Norte Nest 2 95 80–90

51 2 351057106384203 11N.03E.17.233B Paseo del Norte Nest 2 45 30–40

53 2 351035106364703 11N.03E.15.344C Paseo del Norte Nest 3 544 539–544

54 2 351035106364702 11N.03E.15.344B Paseo del Norte Nest 3 144 139–144
Introduction 5

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. Discontinuity in numbering sequence is due to wells omitted from this report because of lack of 

recent data collection. Data 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; Beman, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015; Beman and Torres, 2010; Beman and Bryant, 2016)]

Water-Level Data

Site 

number

Figure 

number

USGS

site number

Local 

identifier

Other 

identifier

Well depth 

(feet below 

land surface)

Screened interval

(feet below 

land surface)

55 2 351035106364701 11N.03E.15.344A Paseo del Norte Nest 3 69 64–69

64 2 350256106390801 10N.03E.32.314 San Jose 9 765 188–764

66 1 350359106254701 10N.05E.29.114 Dead Man’s Curve 90 --

68 1 350602106210401 10N.05E.12.434 Home Oil 54 --

70 2 350548106383901 10N.03E.17.232 City 1 149 139–149

71 2 350824106375301 11N.03E.33.143 City 2 150 140–150

72 2 350837106393801 11N.03E.31.214 City 3 152 142–152

73 2 350646106403601 10N.02E.12.241 City 4 150 140–150

76 1 350454106570401 10N.01W.21.134 Cañoncito 117 --

81 1 351852106344901 13N.03E.36.132A San Miguel 206 --

83 2 350829106420401 11N.02E.35.142 La Luz del Sol 250 230–245

86 1 350339106294001 10N.04E.26.331 Four Hills -- --

87 2 351009106344701 11N.03E.24.142 Pino Yards 360 320–360

165 2 350908106344401 11N.03E.25.322 Sister Cities 1,308 1,298–1,303

166 2 350908106344402 11N.03E.25.322A Sister Cities 799 789–794

167 2 350534106354701 10N.03E.14.324 Del Sol Divider 1,567 1,557–1,562

168 2 350534106354702 10N.03E.14.324A Del Sol Divider 842 832–837

169 2 350534106354703 10N.03E.14.324B Del Sol Divider 425 315–415

170 1 351201106400501 11N.03E.07.141 Hunters Ridge Nest 1 1,518 1,508–1,513

171 1 351201106400502 11N.03E.07.141A Hunters Ridge Nest 1 855 845–850

172 1 351201106400503 11N.03E.07.141B Hunters Ridge Nest 1 238 148–228

173 1 351201106400504 11N.03E.07.141C Hunters Ridge Nest 2 359 349–354

174 1 351201106400505 11N.03E.07.141D Hunters Ridge Nest 2 305 295–300

175 1 351201106400506 11N.03E.07.141E Hunters Ridge Nest 2 263 238–258

176 2 350638106413701 10N.02E.11.244 West Bluff Nest 1 1,095 1,085–1,090

177 2 350638106413702 10N.02E.11.244A West Bluff Nest 1 689 679–684

178 2 350638106413703 10N.02E.11.244B West Bluff Nest 1 433 422–427

179 2 350638106413704 10N.02E.11.244C West Bluff Nest 2 328 318–323

180 2 350638106413705 10N.02E.11.244D West Bluff Nest 2 254 244–249

181 2 350638106413706 10N.02E.11.244E West Bluff Nest 2 173 143–163

182 2 350706106390301 10N.03E.05.341 Garfield Park 1,020 995–1,010

183 2 350706106390302 10N.03E.05.341A Garfield Park 582 552–572

184 2 350706106390303 10N.03E.05.341B Garfield Park 93 43–83

189 2 351114106330601 11N.04E.18.222 Nor Este 1,525 1,515–1,520

190 2 351114106330602 11N.04E.18.222A Nor Este 1,193 1,183–1,188

191 2 351114106330603 11N.04E.18.222B Nor Este 608 538–598

192 2 350910106414801 11N.03E.26.243 Sierra Vista 1,644 1,634–1,639

193 2 350910106414802 11N.03E.26.243A Sierra Vista 928 918–923

194 2 350910106414803 11N.03E.26.243B Sierra Vista 210 140–200

196 2 350056106370102 09N.03E.10.334A Montessa Park 708 698–703

197 2 350056106370103 09N.03E.10.334B Montessa Park 330 260–320
6 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017

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. Discontinuity in numbering sequence is due to wells omitted from this report because of lack of 

recent data collection. Data 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; Beman, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015; Beman and Torres, 2010; Beman and Bryant, 2016)]

Site 

number

Figure 

number

USGS

site number

Local 

identifier

Other 

identifier

Well depth 

(feet below 

land surface)

Screened interval

(feet below 

land surface)

198 1 345650106415901 08N.02E.02.413 Isleta 1,340 1,330–1,335

199 1 345650106415902 08N.02E.02.413A Isleta 815 805–810

200 1 345650106415903 08N.02E.02.413B Isleta 185 175–180

201 1 345650106415904 08N.02E.02.413C Isleta 50 10–40

202 1 351357106323001 12N.04E.29.433 Sandia Pueblo 1,305 1,295–1,300

203 1 351357106323002 12N.04E.29.433A Sandia Pueblo 1,025 1,015–1,020

205 1 344431106393401 06N.03E.18.442 Tomé 1,200 1,185–1,195

206 1 344431106393402 06N.03E.18.442A Tomé 710 695–705

207 1 344431106393403 06N.03E.18.442B Tomé 275 225–265

208 1 343753106430601 05N.03E.28.411 Nancy Lopez 1,186 1,166–1,176

209 1 343753106430602 05N.03E.28.411A Nancy Lopez 695 675–685

210 1 354056106215801 17N.05E.24.344 Dome Road 1,295 1,280–1,290

211 2 350100106405701 09N.02E.12.433 Rio Bravo Park 595 585–590

212 2 350100106405702 09N.02E.12.433A Rio Bravo Park 210 200–205

213 2 345758106364001 09N.03E.34.231 Mesa del Sol 1,630 1,580–1,620

214 2 345758106364002 09N.03E.34.231A Mesa del Sol 1,015 990–1,010

215 2 345758106364003 09N.03E.34.231B Mesa del Sol 525 420–520

216 2 350653106311601 10N.04E.09.214 Matheson Park 1,520 1,460–1,500

217 2 350653106311602 10N.04E.09.214A Matheson Park 1,045 1,020–1,040

218 2 350653106311603 10N.04E.09.214B Matheson Park 705 600–700

219 1 351515106410401 12N.02E.24.144 Lincoln Middle School 1,260 1,200–1,240

220 1 351515106410402 12N.02E.24.144A Lincoln Middle School 835 810–830

221 1 351515106410403 12N.02E.24.144B Lincoln Middle School 595 490–590

222 1 345842106443101 09N.02E.28.312 Niese Road 1,455 1,445–1,450

223 1 345842106443102 09N.02E.28.312A Niese Road 960 950–955

224 1 345842106443103 09N.02E.28.312B Niese Road 297 242–292

225 1 350244106450201 10N.02E.32.433 Westgate Heights Park 1,290 1,280–1,285

226 1 350244106450202 10N.02E.32.433A Westgate Heights Park 868 858–863

227 1 350244106450203 10N.02E.32.433B Westgate Heights Park 370 320–360

228 1 351821106333901 13N.04E.31.343 Bernalillo 1,190 1,175–1,185

229 1 351821106333902 13N.04E.31.343A Bernalillo 320 300–310

230 1 352019106474801 13N.01E.24.313 Phoenix Road 1,625 1,600–1,620

231 1 351040106482801 11N.01E.14.342 Paradise Road 1,735 1,720–1,730

232 2 350545106335901 10N.04E.18.133A Jerry Cline Park 1,455 1,435–1,445

233 2 350545106335902 10N.04E.18.133B Jerry Cline Park 1,050 1,030–1,040

234 2 350545106335903 10N.04E.18.133C Jerry Cline Park 510 400–500

235 2 350307106410601 10N.02E.36.321A Armijo 1,623 1,593–1,613

236 2 350307106410602 10N.02E.36.321B Armijo 1,025 995–1,015

237 1 350552106444601 -- Arroyo Vista 1,424 520–1,424
Introduction 7

laf18-0871_fig 02

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

SETSUN

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.

Water-Level Data
8 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017

laf180871_fig 03

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.

data (fig. 4). 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. 

Starting in early 2009, the water level in the deep 

piezometer at the Montessa Park site (USGS site number 

350056106370101; site 195 in Beman and Torres [2010] 

and earlier reports) appears to have been affected by well 

casing failure and effects of mud in the casing. It has 

been determined that the water levels in this well are not 

representative of water levels in the aquifer beginning 

around April 30, 2009. Data from after April 2009 at this 

site have been rejected from the USGS National Water 

Information System. Because no new data were collected at 

this site between October 1, 2016, and September 30, 2017, 

the hydrograph for this site was not included in this report. An 

errata making this correction has been added to Beman and 

Torres (2010), Beman (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), and 

Beman and Bryant (2016). 

The transducers and data loggers were removed from 

sites 222–224 in 2014, but periodic discrete measurements 

have been collected since that time. Site 204 either collapsed 

or became obstructed in September 2015, thereby ending all 

data collection from that site for the time being. Continuous 

data from sites 222–224 and 204 can be viewed in previous 

USGS reports. 
Water-Level Data 9

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 4,648

4,649

4,650

4,651

4,652

4,653

4,654

4,655

4,656

4,657

4,658

1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013

Year

Water level, in feet below land surface

Water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Site 2

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

Site 4 - Sevilleta Refuge Headquarters

Year

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).
10 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017 Water level, in feet below land surface 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

Site 9 - Estes 1

Year

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
Water-Level Data 11

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013

Sites 12, 13, 14 - Rio Bravo Nest 1

148.5’ piezometer (12)

103.8’ piezometer (13)

38.4’ piezometer (14)

EXPLANATION

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013

Sites 15, 16, 17 - Rio Bravo Nest 2

153.5’ piezometer (15)

91.2’ piezometer (16)

48.6’ piezometer (17)

EXPLANATION

igure 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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
12 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017 Water level, in feet below land surface 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

Sites 18, 19, 20 - Rio Bravo Nest 3

148’ piezometer (18)

101’ piezometer (19)

49.3’ piezometer (20)

EXPLANATION

Water level, in feet below land surface

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
Water-Level Data 13

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

Sites 27, 28, 29 - Montaño Nest 1

152’ piezometer (27)

93.4’ piezometer (28)

48.4’ piezometer (29)

EXPLANATION

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

Sites 30, 32 - Montaño Nest 2

147.4’ piezometer (30)

39.7’ 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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
14 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017 Water level, in feet below land surface 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

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013

Sites 33, 34, 35 - Montaño Nest 3

150’ piezometer (33)

99’ piezometer (34)

50’ piezometer (35)

EXPLANATION

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
Water-Level Data 15

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

Water level, in feet below land surface

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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
16 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017 Water level, in feet below land surface 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

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

983’ piezometer (42)

836’ piezometer (43)

568’ piezometer (44)

182’ piezometer (45)

EXPLANATION

Water level, in feet below land surface

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
Water-Level Data 17

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
18 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017 Water level, in feet below land surface 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

Site 64 - San Jose 9

Water level, in feet below land surface

Water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

25

27

29

31

33

35

37

39

41

43

45 5,938

5,940

5,942

5,944

5,946

5,948

5,950

5,952

5,954

5,956

5,958

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013

Site 66 - Dead Man's Curve

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
Water-Level Data 19

Water level, in feet below land surface

Water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

16

18

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

42

44

46 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

6,607

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013

Site 68 - Home Oil

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
20 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017 Water level, in feet below land surface 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

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
Water-Level Data 21

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

Site 76 - Cañoncito

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
22 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017 Water level, in feet below land surface 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

Site 81 - San Miguel

Water level, in feet below land surface

Water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

Site 83 - La Luz del Sol

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

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
Water-Level Data 23

Water level, in feet below land surface

Water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

31

33

35

37

39

41

43

45

47

49

51

53

55

57

59

61 5,492

5,494

5,496

5,498

5,500

5,502

5,504

5,506

5,508

5,510

5,512

5,514

5,516

5,518

5,520

5,522

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Site 86 - Four Hills

Water level, in feet below land surface

Water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

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

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Site 87 - Pino Yards

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
24 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017 Water level, in feet below land surface Water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

799’ piezometer (166)

1,308’ piezometer (165)

EXPLANATION

322

327

332

337

342

347

352

357

362 4,880

4,885

4,890

4,895

4,900

4,905

4,910

4,915

4,920

1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Sites 165, 166 - Sister Cities

Water level, in feet below land surface

Water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

842′ piezometer (168)

1,567′ piezometer (167)

425′ piezometer (169)

EXPLANATION

304

309

314

319

324

329

334

339

344

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

4,906

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
Water-Level Data 25

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

Water level, in feet below land surface

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
26 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017 Water level, in feet below land surface 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 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Sites 176, 177, 178 - West Bluff Nest 1

1,095’ piezometer (176)

689’ piezometer (177)

433’ piezometer (178)

EXPLANATION

Water level, in feet below land surface

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 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
Water-Level Data 27

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

Water level, in feet below land surface

Water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

519

521

523

525

527

529

531

533

535

537

539

541

543

545

547

549 4,904

4,906

4,908

4,910

4,912

4,914

4,916

4,918

4,920

4,922

4,924

4,926

4,928

4,930

4,932

4,934

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
28 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017 Water level, in feet below land surface 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 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Sites 192, 193, 194 - Sierra Vista

1,644’ piezometer (192)

928’ piezometer (193)

205’ piezometer (194)

EXPLANATION

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
Water-Level Data 29

Water level, in feet below land surface

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 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Sites 198, 199, 200, 201 - Isleta

1,340’ piezometer (198)

815’ piezometer (199)

185’ piezometer (200)

50’ piezometer (201)

EXPLANATION

Water level, in feet below land surface

Water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

483

484

485

486

487

488

489

490

491

492

493 4,951

4,952

4,953

4,954

4,955

4,956

4,957

4,958

4,959

4,960

4,961

1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Sites 202, 203 - Sandia Pueblo

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
30 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017 Water level, in feet below land surface 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 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Sites 205, 206, 207 - Tomé

1,200’ piezometer (205)

710’ piezometer (206)

275’ piezometer (207)

EXPLANATION

Water level, in feet below land surface

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 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
Water-Level Data 31

Water level, in feet below land surface

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 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Site 210 - Dome Road

Water level, in feet below land surface

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 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
32 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017 Water level, in feet below land surface 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 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Sites 213, 214, 215 - Mesa del Sol

1,630’ piezometer (213)

1,015’ piezometer (214)

525’ piezometer (215)

EXPLANATION

Water level, in feet below land surface

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 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
Water-Level Data 33

Water level, in feet below land surface

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 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Sites 219, 220, 221 - Lincoln Middle School

1,260’ piezometer (219)

835’ piezometer (220)

595’ piezometer (221)

EXPLANATION

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

Sites 222, 223, 224 - Niese Road

1,455’ piezometer (222)

960’ piezometer (223)

297’ piezometer (224)

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
34 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017 Water level, in feet below land surface Water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

Sites 225, 226, 227 - Westgate Heights Park

326

321

331

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

EXPLANATION

1,290’ piezometer (225)

868’ piezometer (226)

370’ piezometer (227)

Water level, in feet below land surface

Water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

22

27

32

37

42

47

52

57

62 4,985

4,990

4,995

5,000

5,005

5,010

5,015

5,020

5,025

1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Sites 228, 229 - Bernalillo

1,190’ piezometer (228)

805’ piezometer (229)

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
Water-Level Data 35

Water level, in feet below land surface

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 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Site 230 - Phoenix Road

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

Site 231 - Paradise 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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
36 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017 Water level, in feet below land surface Water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

392

397

402

407

412

417

422

427

432

437

442

447

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

2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Sites 232, 233, 234 - Jerry Cline Park

1,462’ piezometer (232)

1,040’ piezometer (233)

510’ piezometer (234)

EXPLANATION

Water level, in feet below land surface

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

Sites 235, 236 - Armijo

1,623’ piezometer (235)

1,025’ piezometer (236)

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
Water-Level Data 37

Water level, in feet below land surface

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 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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, 2017 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988).—Continued
38 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2017

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