U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin

and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico,

Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

Prepared in cooperation with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority

Data Series 790

Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin 

and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, 

Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

By Joseph E. Beman

Prepared in cooperation with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County

Water Utility Authority

Data Series 790

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

SALLY JEWELL, Secretary

U.S. Geological Survey

Suzette M. Kimball, Acting Director

U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2013

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Contents

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

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

Purpose and Scope ..............................................................................................................................7

Well-Numbering System......................................................................................................................7

Methods..................................................................................................................................................7

Water-Level Data...........................................................................................................................................8

References Cited............................................................................................................................................8

Water-Level Data for Selected Wells and Piezometers

in the Albuquerque Basin .............................................................................................................11

Figures

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

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

2. Map showing location of selected monitoring wells and piezometers

within the Albuquerque, New Mexico, metropolitan area ....................................................6

3. Diagram showing system for numbering wells and piezometers in New Mexico ............7

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

in the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico ...................................................................13

Tables

1. Data from selected wells and piezometers for the Albuquerque Basin,

central New Mexico.....................................................................................................................3

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 National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 

(NGVD 29).

Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent 

Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through 

September 30, 2012

By Joseph E. Beman 

Abstract

The Albuquerque Basin, located in central New Mexico, 

is about 100 miles long and 25–40 miles wide. 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. Drinking-water 

supplies throughout the basin were obtained solely from 

groundwater resources until December 2008, when surface 

water from the Rio Grande began being treated and integrated 

into the system. A population increase of about 20 percent in 

the basin from 1990 to 2000 and a 22 percent increase from 

2000 to 2010 resulted in an increased demand for water. 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 basin. This network 

consisted of 6 wells with analog-to-digital recorders and 27 

wells where water levels were measured monthly in 1983. 

Currently (2012), the network consists of 126 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 Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water 

Utility Authority (ABCWUA), currently (2012) measures and 

reports water levels from the 126 wells and piezometers in 

the network; this report presents water-level data collected by 

USGS personnel at those 126 sites through water year 2012.

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 study area extends from just upstream from 

Cochiti Lake south to San Acacia and from Tijeras Canyon 

west to near the intersection of Interstate 40 and the BernalilloCibola County line. The basin is approximately bisected by 

the southward-flowing Rio Grande, the only perennial stream 

extending through the length of the basin.

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, 2011a; calculated as 

sum of population for census tract centers within basin). The 

majority of the population is concentrated within the city 

limits of Albuquerque, which had a population of 448,600 

in 2000 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2001) and 545,852 in 2010 

(U.S. Census Bureau, 2011b). 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, 2011a). Prior to 2008, 

demand for groundwater increased as population increased 

because drinking-water supplies throughout the Albuquerque 

Basin were obtained solely from groundwater sources. Since 

December 2008, water drawn from the Rio Grande has been 

treated and integrated into the City of Albuquerque and 

Bernalillo County water supplies. 

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. 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 (2012), the network consists of 

126 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.) Of these wells and piezometers, 72 are equipped with 

continuous recording data loggers, and 54 are measured with a 

steel or electric tape semiannually or quarterly.

The USGS, in cooperation with the Albuquerque 

Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA), 

currently (2012) measures and reports water levels from 

the 126 wells and piezometers in the network (table 1). 

Monitoring-well locations within the basin and adjacent 

areas are shown in figure 1; locations within the Albuquerque 

metropolitan area are shown in figure 2. 
2 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

40

25

40

25

60

EXPLANATION

5

50

0 10 MILES

10 KILOMETERS

 SANDOVAL

SANTA FE

 TORRANCE

 VALENCIA

 SOCORRO

 BERNALILLO

 CIBOLA MC KINLEY

4

2

8

230

231

81

219–221

202–204

225–227

222–224

198–201

86 66

67

68

9,10

205–207

208, 209

210

Extent of the Albuquerque Basin

Monitoring well—Number refers to

 site number in figure 4 and table 1

2

170–175

76 237

228, 229

Albuquerque 

Area of

figure 2 

Tijeras Canyon

San Acacia

Bernalillo

Rio

Grande

Cochiti

Lake

Jemez

Canyon

Reservoir

Tijer a s Arroyo

Rio Puerco

Rio Grande

02 

03 

04 

05 

06 

07 

08 

09 

10 

11 

15 

16 

12 

13 

14 

R. 05 W. 04 03 02 R. 01 W. R. 01 E. 02 03 04 05 06 07 R. 08 E.

T.

01

S.

T.

01

N.

T.

17

N.

 107° 00’ 106° 30’

35°30’

35°00’

34°30’

NEW MEXICO

Study

area

Figure 1. Location of the study area and selected monitoring wells and piezometers in and near the Albuquerque 

Basin, central New Mexico.

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

central New Mexico.
Introduction 3

Table 1. Data from selected wells and piezometers for 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 issues of this report]

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

8 1 343706106422301 05N.01E.35.143 -- 375 353–373

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
4 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

Table 1. Data from selected wells and piezometers for 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 issues of this report]

Site 

number

Figure 

number

USGS

site number

Local 

identifier

Other 

identifier

Well depth 

(feet below 

land surface)

Screened interval

(feet below 

land surface)

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

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 -- --

67 1 350655106194501 10N.06E.05.332 Junction 84 --

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 Yard 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 205 140–200

195 2 350056106370101 09N.03E.10.334 Montessa Park 1,628 1,618–1,623
Introduction 5

Table 1. Data from selected wells and piezometers for 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 issues of this report]

Site 

number

Figure 

number

USGS

site number

Local 

identifier

Other 

identifier

Well depth 

(feet below 

land surface)

Screened interval

(feet below 

land surface)

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

197 2 350056106370103 09N.03E.10.334B Montessa Park 330 260–320

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

204 1 351357106323003 12N.04E.29.433B Sandia Pueblo 535 485–525

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 805 290–300

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

231 1 351040106482801 11N.01E.14.342 Paradise Road 1,740 1,720–1,730

232 2 350545106335901 10N.04E.18.133A Jerry Cline Park 1,462 1,435–1,445

233 2 350545106335902 10N.04E.18.133B Jerry Cline Park 1,040 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
6 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

Tijeras

Arroyo

Rio Grande

25

40

40

25

64

2 EXPLANATION

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. 

Monitoring well—Number refers to site number in figure 4

 and table 1

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

195−197

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.

Figure 2. Location of selected monitoring wells and piezometers within the Albuquerque, New Mexico, metropolitan area.
Introduction 7

Purpose and Scope

The purpose of this report is to present an annual update 

of water-level data collected from the Albuquerque Basin well 

network. Water-level data collected for the Albuquerque Basin 

and adjacent areas, for the period of record through September 

30, 2012, are presented in this report.

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). The 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 north or south of the New 

Mexico base line, the second denotes the range east or west of 

the New Mexico primary meridian, and the third denotes the 

section. The fourth segment of the 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

Electric and steel tapes are used to collect water-level 

measurements at all 126 wells and piezometers. Fifty-two 

of the sites (2, 4, 8–10, 12–20, 24–30, 32–41, 46–51, 53–55, 

67, 68, 70–73, 76, 81, 83, 86, 87, and 237) are measured 

semiannually, and two of the sites (230 and 231) are measured 

quarterly. At the remaining 72 sites (42–45, 64, 66, 165–184, 

189–229, and 232–236), pressure transducers and data loggers 

are also used to collect hourly water-level data.

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.
8 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

Water-Level Data

Data for the 126 wells and piezometers in the network 

include USGS site number, figure number, local identifier, other 

identifier (if applicable), well depth, and screened interval (table 

1). Hydrographs presenting water-level data collected by the 

USGS include depth to water, in feet below land surface, and 

hydraulic head, expressed as altitude in feet above the National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) (fig. 4). Data 

in hydrographs from wells that have continuous recorders are 

shown by solid lines that represent continuous data (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 hydrograph 

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 data (fig. 4).

Water-level measurements collected by USGS personnel 

are presented in 16 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; Beman and Torres, 2010). 

References Cited

Bartolino, J.R., and Cole, J.C., 2002, Ground-water resources of 

the Middle Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico: U.S. Geological 

Survey Circular 1222, 132 p. (Also available at http://pubs.

usgs.gov/circ/2002/circ1222/.)

Beman, J.E., 2007, Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin 

and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record 

through September 30, 2006: U.S. Geological Survey OpenFile Report 2007–1273, 34 p. (Also available at http://pubs.

usgs.gov/of/2007/1273/.)

Beman, J.E., 2008, Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin 

and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record 

through September 30, 2007: U.S. Geological Survey OpenFile Report 2008–1255, 32 p. (Also available at http://pubs.

usgs.gov/of/2008/1255/.)

Beman, J.E., 2009, Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin 

and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record 

through September 30, 2008: U.S. Geological Survey OpenFile Report 2009–1125, 37 p. (Also available at http://pubs.

usgs.gov/of/2009/1125/.) 

Beman, J.E., 2011, Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin 

and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record 

through September 30, 2010: U.S. Geological Survey Data 

Series 623, 28 p. (Also available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/

ds/623/.)

Beman, J.E., 2012, Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin 

and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record 

through September 30, 2011: U.S. Geological Survey Data 

Series 714, 29 p. (Also available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/

ds/714/.)

Beman, J.E., and Torres, L.T., 2010, Water-level data for the 

Albuquerque Basin and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, 

period of record through September 30, 2009: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010–1228, 31 p. (Also available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1228/.)

DeWees, R.K., 2001, Water-level data for the Albuquerque 

Basin and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of 

record through 2000: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File 

Report 2001–184, 62 p. (Also available at http://pubs.er.usgs.

gov/publication/ofr01184.)

DeWees, R.K., 2002, Water-level data for the Albuquerque 

Basin and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of 

record through 2001: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File 

Report 2002–312, 41 p. (Also available at http://pubs.er.usgs.

gov/publication/ofr02312.)

DeWees, R.K., 2003, Water-level data for the Albuquerque 

Basin and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of 

record through 2002: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File 

Report 2003–321, 41 p. (Also available at http://pubs.er.usgs.

gov/publication/ofr03321.)

DeWees, R.K., 2006, Water-level data for the Albuquerque 

Basin and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of 

record through 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File 

Report 2006–1281, 40 p. (Also available at http://pubs.usgs.

gov/of/2006/1281/.)

Kues, G.E., 1987, Ground-water-level data for the AlbuquerqueBelen Basin, New Mexico, through water year 1985: U.S. 

Geological Survey Open-File Report 87–116, 51 p. (Also 

available at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr87116.)

Rankin, D.R., 1994, Water-level data for the Albuquerque 

Basin, New Mexico, October 1, 1986, through September 

30, 1990: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94–349, 

29 p. (Also available at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/

ofr94349.)

Rankin, D.R., 1996, Water-level data for the Albuquerque 

Basin, New Mexico, period of record through September 30, 

1995: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96–664A, 

28 p. (Also available at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/

ofr96664A.)

Rankin, D.R., 1998, Water-level data for the Albuquerque 

Basin, central New Mexico, period of record through 1997: 

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98–408, 28 

p. (Also available at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/

ofr98408.)
References Cited 

9

Rankin, D.R., 1999, Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin 

and adjacent areas, New Mexico, period of record through 

1998: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99–269, 

27 p. (Also available at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/

ofr99269.)

Rankin, D.R., 2000, Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin 

and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record 

through 1999: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 

2000–231, 62 p. (Also available at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/

publication/ofr00231.)

Thorn, C.R., McAda, D.P., and Kernodle, J.M., 1993, Geo-

hydrologic framework and hydrologic conditions in the 

Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico: U.S. Geological 

Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 93–4149, 

106 p. (Also available at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/

wri934149.)

U.S. Census Bureau, 2001, State and county quickfacts: 

accessed July 15, 2002, at http://quickfacts.census.gov.

U.S. Census Bureau, 2011a, 2010 census centers of population 

by census tract, updated March 12, 2013: accessed April 18, 

2013, at http://www.census.gov/geo/reference/centersofpop.

html.

U.S. Census Bureau, 2011b, State and county quickfacts for 

Albuquerque (city), New Mexico: accessed April 18, 2013, at 

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/35/3502000.html.
10 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012
Water-Level Data for Selected Wells and Piezometers in the Albuquerque Basin 11

Water-Level Data for Selected Wells and Piezometers

in the Albuquerque Basin

Water-Level Data for Selected Wells and Piezometers 

in the Albuquerque Basin
12 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012
Water-Level Data for Selected Wells and Piezometers in the Albuquerque Basin 13

Year

Site 2

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

3 4,657

4 4,656

5 4,655

6 4,654

7 4,653

8 4,652

9 4,651

10 4,650

11 4,649

12 4,648

13 4,647

14 4,646

136

136.5

137.5

138.5

139.5

137

138

139

140

4,724

4,723.5

4,723

4,722.5

4,722

4,721.5

4,721

4,720.5

4,720

Site 4 - Sevilleta Refuge

Headquarters

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

SITE 8

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

200

190

180

210

220

4,770

4,780

4,790

4,800

4,760

230 4,750

240 4,740

250

260

270

280

4,730

4,720

4,710

4,700

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

Year

Year

Year
14 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

Site 9 - Estes 1

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

5.5

6

6.5

7

8

7.5

5 4,810

4,808

4,809.5

4,809

4,808.5

4,807.5

4,807

8.5 4,806.5

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

Site 10 - Estes 5

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

5 4,810

6 4,809

8

7 4,808

9

4,807

10 4,805

4,806

4,804

12

11

4,803

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

1990 1995 2005 2010

4,923

4,922

10 4,921

11 4,920

12 4,919

2000

8

9

Sites 12, 13, 14 - Rio Bravo Nest 1 148.5′ piezometer (12)

103.8′ piezometer (13)

38.4′ piezometer (14)

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

Year

Year

Year
Water-Level Data for Selected Wells and Piezometers in the Albuquerque Basin 15

153.5′ piezometer (15)

91.2′ piezometer (16)

48.6′ piezometer (17)

Sites 15, 16, 17 - Rio Bravo Nest 2 

6 4,923

7 4,922

8 4,921

9 4,920

10 4,919

11 4,918

12 4,917

13 4,916

14 4,915

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

4,922

4,921

4,920

4,919

4,918

4,917

4,916

4,915

4,914

4,913

4,912

Sites 18, 19, 20 - Rio Bravo Nest 3 148′ piezometer (18)

101′ piezometer (19)

49.3′ piezometer (20)

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

Sites 24, 25, 26 - Rio Bravo Nest 5 

515′ piezometer (24)

150′ piezometer (25)

22′ piezometer (26)

0 4,930

5 4,925

10 4,920

15 4,915

20 4,910

1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

Year

Year

Year
16 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

Sites 27, 28, 29 - Montaño Nest 1 

152′ piezometer (27)

93.4′ piezometer (28)

48.4′ piezometer (29)

5

10

15

20

4,971

4,961

4,966

4,956

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

Sites 30, 32 - Montaño Nest 2

147.4′ piezometer (30)

39.7′ piezometer (32)

5 4,965

10 4,960

15 4,955

20 4,950

25 4,945

30 4,940

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

150′ piezometer (33)

99′ piezometer (34)

50′ piezometer (35)

Sites 33, 34, 35 - Montaño Nest 3

20

25

30

35

40

4,952

4,947

4,942

4,932

4,937

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

Year

Year

Year
Water-Level Data for Selected Wells and Piezometers in the Albuquerque Basin 17

132′ piezometer (36)

94′ piezometer (37)

50′ piezometer (38)

Sites 36, 37, 38 - Montaño Nest 4 

30 4,945

35 4,940

40 4,935

45 4,930

50 4,925

55 4,920

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

0 4,977

5 4,972

10 4,967

15 4,962

20 4,957

Sites 39, 40, 41 - Montaño Nest 5

25′ piezometer (39)

75′ piezometer (40)

150′ piezometer (41)

1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

Sites 42, 43, 44, 45 - Montaño Nest 6

983′ piezometer (42)

836′ piezometer (43)

568′ piezometer (44)

182′ piezometer (45)

20 4,950

25 4,945

30 4,940

35 4,935

40 4,930

45 4,925

2008 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

Year

Year

Year
18 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

20

15 4,955

4,950

25 4,945

30 4,940

35 4,935

40 4,930

45

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

4,925

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

983′ piezometer (42)

836′ piezometer (43)

568′ piezometer (44)

182′ piezometer (45)

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

Sites 46, 47, 48 - Paseo Del Norte Nest 1 600′ piezometer (46)

150′ piezometer (47)

25′ piezometer (48)

0 4,990

10 4,980

20 4,970

30 4,960

40 4,950

50 4,940

1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

0 4,989

10 4,979

20 4,969

30 4,959

40 4,949

50 4,939

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

1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

95′ piezometer (50)

45′ piezometer (51)

150′ piezometer (49)

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

Year

Year

Year
Water-Level Data for Selected Wells and Piezometers in the Albuquerque Basin 19

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

1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

144′ piezometer (54)

69′ piezometer (55)

544′ piezometer (53)

40 4,966

50 4,956

60 4,946

70 4,936

80 4,926

90 4,916

100 4,906

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

42

44

46

48

1988 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

4,917

4,911

4,913

4,915

4,909

4,907

4,905

4,903

4,901

4,899

4,897

4,895

4,893

Site 64 - San Jose 9

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

1988 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

25

30

35

40

45

50

5,955

5,950

5,945

5,940

5,935

5,930

Site 66 - Dead Man's Curve

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

Year

Year

Year
20 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

6,610

6,595

6,600

6,605

6,590

6,580

6,585

6,565

6,570

6,575

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

85

80

Site 67 - Junction

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

6,605

6,600

6,595

6,590

6,585

6,580

6,575

6,570

Site 68 - Home Oil

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

4,950

4,945

4,940

4,935

4,930

4,925

4,920

4,915

4,910

4,905

4,900

Site 70 - City 1

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

Year

Year

Year
Water-Level Data for Selected Wells and Piezometers in the Albuquerque Basin 21

4,970

4,950

4,980

4,960

4,940

4,920

4,930

4,910

Site 71 - City 2

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

0 4,973

5 4,968

10 4,963

15 4,958

20 4,953

25 4,948

30 4,943

35 4,938

40 4,933

Site 72 - City 3

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

4,949

4,944

4,939

4,934

4,929

4,919

4,914

4,924

4,909

Site 73 - City 4

10

15

20

25

30

40

45

35

50

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

Year

Year

Year
22 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

53 5,267

5,265

54 5,266

56 5,264

55

57 5,263

58 5,262

59 5,261

60 5,260

61

62

5,259

5,258

5,257

64

63

5,256

Site 76 - Cañoncito

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Site 81 - San Miguel

140 5,022

150

145 5,017

5,012

155 5,007

5,002

4,997

160

165

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

130

140 4,970

4,980

150 4,960

180

170

160

4,940

4,930

4,950

190 4,920

210

200

4,900

4,910

220 4,890

Site 83 - La Luz Del Sol

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

Year

Year

Year
Water-Level Data for Selected Wells and Piezometers in the Albuquerque Basin 23

5,500

60

1990 1995 2000 2005

Site 86 - Four Hills

40 5,510

45 5,505

50

55 5,495

5,490

65 5,485

2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

Site 87 - Pino Yard

316

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

298 4,934

304

302

300

4,928

4,930

4,932

308

306

4,922

4,924

4,926

4,920

314

312

310

318

4,918

320 4,912

4,914

4,916

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

4,875

4,910

4,905

4,900

4,895

4,890

4,880

4,885

330

335

340

345

350

355

360

365

Sites 165, 166 - Sister Cities

799′ piezometer (166)

1,308′ piezometer (165)

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

Year

Year

Year
24 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2010 2012

4,900

4,890

4,880

4,870

4,860

4,850

4,840

Sites 167, 168, 169 - Del Sol Divider 1,567′ piezometer (167)

842′ piezometer (168)

425′ piezometer (169)

310

320

330

340

350

360

370

2008

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2010

4,965

4,955

4,945

4,925

4,935

Sites 170, 171, 172 - Hunters Ridge Nest 1 

1,518′ piezometer (170)

855′ piezometer (171)

238′ piezometer (172)

140

145

150

155

160

165

170

175

180

2008

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

4,961

4,959

4,957

4,955

4,953

4,951

4,949

4,947

4,945

4,943

144

146

148

150

152

154

156

158

162

160

Sites 173, 174, 175 - Hunters Ridge Nest 2 

359′ piezometer (173)

305′ piezometer (174)

263′ piezometer (175)

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

Year

Year

Year
Water-Level Data for Selected Wells and Piezometers in the Albuquerque Basin 25

4,955

4,950

4,960

4,945

4,940

4,925

4,920

4,915

4,935

4,930

4,910

1,095′ piezometer (176)

689′ piezometer (177)

433′ piezometer (178)

Sites 176, 177, 178 - West Bluff Nest 1 

145

150

155

160

165

170

175

180

185

190

195

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

4,954

4,953

4,952

4,951

4,950

4,947

4,946

4,949

4,948

4,945

Sites 179, 180, 181 - West Bluff Nest 2 328′ piezometer (179)

254′ piezometer (180)

173′ piezometer (181)

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

151

152

154

153

155

156

157

159

158

160

2010 2012

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

4,925

4,920

4,915

4,910

4,905

40

38

42

44

46

48

50

52

54

56

58

1,020′ piezometer (182)

582′ piezometer (183)

93′ piezometer (184)

Sites 182, 183, 184 - Garfield Park

2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

Year

Year

Year
26 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

4,932

4,926

4,928

4,930

4,922

4,924

4,916

4,914

4,912

4,910

4,918

4,920

1,525′ piezometer (189)

1,193′ piezometer (190)

608′ piezometer (191)

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

528

530

532

534

536

538

540

546

544

542

548

550

Sites 189, 190, 191 - Nor Este

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

4,970

4,960

4,965

4,940

4,945

4,950

4,955

4,930

4,935

4,920

4,925

4,915

140

145

150

155

160

165

170

175

180

185

190

195

Sites 192, 193, 194 - Sierra Vista

1,644′ piezometer (192)

928′ piezometer (193)

205′ piezometer (194)

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

4,894

4,896

4,890

4,892

4,888

4,884

4,882

4,886

4,880

4,878

4,876

4,874

4,872

204

206

208

210

212

214

216

218

220

222

224

226

228

Sites 195, 196, 197 - Montessa Park 1,628′ piezometer (195)

708′ piezometer (196)

330′ piezometer (197)

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

Year

Year

Year
Water-Level Data for Selected Wells and Piezometers in the Albuquerque Basin 27

4,898

4,890

4,892

4,894

4,896

4,880

4,882

4,884

4,886

4,888

4,876

4,878

Sites 198, 199, 200, 201 - Isleta

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

1,340′ piezometer (198)

815′ piezometer (199)

185′ piezometer (200)

50′ piezometer (201)

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

4,954

4,950

4,952

4,948

4,946

4,944

4,942

4,940

4,938

4,936

476

478

480

482

484

486

488

490

492

494

1,305′ piezometer (202)

1,025′ piezometer (203)

535′ piezometer (204)

Sites 202, 203, 204 - Sandia Pueblo

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

4,828

4,827

4,826

4,825

4,823

4,824

192

193

194

195

196

197

Sites 205, 206, 207 - Tomé 1,200′ piezometer (205)

710′ piezometer (206)

275′ piezometer (207)

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

Year

Year

Year
28 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

131

132

133

134 4,791

4,792

4,793

4,794

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Sites 208, 209 - Nancy Lopez

1,186′ piezometer (208)

695′ piezometer (209)

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

593

594

595

596

5,207

5,206

5,205

5,204

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Site 210 - Dome Road

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

4,916

4,917

4,918

4,919

4,920

4,921

4,922

4,923

4,924

4,925

4,926

Sites 211, 212 - Rio Bravo Park

595′ piezometer (211)

210′ piezometer (212)

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

Year

Year

Year
Water-Level Data for Selected Wells and Piezometers in the Albuquerque Basin 29

4,895

4,890

4,880

4,885

4,870

4,875

405

410

415

420

425

430

Site 213, 214, 215 - Mesa Del Sol 1,630′ piezometer (213)

1,015′ piezometer (214)

525′ piezometer (215)

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

5,035

4,975

4,995

5,015

4,915

4,935

4,955

4,895

4,875

4,855

4,835

4,815

540

560

580

600

620

640

660

680

700

720

740

760

Sites 216, 217, 218 - Matheson Park

1,520′ piezometer (216)

1,045′ piezometer (217)

705′ piezometer (218)

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

4,970

4,965

4,960

4,955

4,950

4,945

4,940

4,935

480

485

490

495

500

505

510

515

Sites 219, 220, 221 - Lincoln Middle School

1,260′ piezometer (219)

835′ piezometer (220)

595′ piezometer (221)

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

Year

Year

Year
30 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Sites 222, 223, 224 - Niese Road

1,455′ piezometer (222)

960′ piezometer (223)

297′ piezometer (224)

4,914

4,904

4,909

4,894

4,899

4,889

240

245

250

255

260

265

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

4,940

4,915

4,920

4,925

4,930

4,935

4,910

4,905

4,900

4,895

4,890

4,885

315

320

325

330

335

340

345

350

355

360

365

370

Sites 225, 226, 227 - Westgate Heights Park

1,290′ piezometer (225)

868′ piezometer (226)

370′ piezometer (227)

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

Sites 228, 229 - Bernalillo

1,190′ piezometer (228)

805′ piezometer (229)

5,025

5,000

5,005

5,010

5,015

5,020

4,995

4,990

4,985

4,980

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

Year

Year

Year
Water-Level Data for Selected Wells and Piezometers in the Albuquerque Basin 31

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Site 230 - Phoenix Road

1,178 4,987

1,179 4,986

1,181

1,180 4,985

1,182 4,983

4,984

1,183 4,982

1,184 4,981

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

898 4,940

899 4,939

900 4,938

901 4,937

902 4,936

Site 231 - Paradise Road

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

410

405 4,875

4,870

4,865

4,860

4,855

4,850

4,845

4,840

4,835

4,830

4,825

415

420

425

430

435

440

445

450

455

1,462′ piezometer (232)

1,040′ piezometer (233)

510′ piezometer (234)

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

Sites 232, 233, 234 - Jerry Cline Park

Year

Year

Year
32 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2012

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

4,906

4,911

4,916

4,921

4,901

4,896

4,891

4,886

4,881

35

30

25

20

40

45

50

55

60

Sites 235, 236 - Armijo

1,623′ piezometer (235)

1,025′ piezometer (236)

2011 2012

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

Site 237 - Arroyo Vista

S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A

396

397

398

399

400

4,915

4,914

4,913

4,912

4,911

2009 2010 2011 2012

Year

Depth to water, in feet below land surface

Hydraulic head, in feet above NGVD 29

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

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