WATER-LEVEL DATA FOR THE 

ALBUQUERQUE BASIN, CENTRAL NEW 

MEXICO, PERIOD OF RECORD THROUGH 

1997

By Dale R. Rankin

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Open-File Report 98-408

Prepared in cooperation with the 

CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE

Albuquerque, New Mexico 

1998
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BRUCE BABBITT, Secretary

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas J. Casadevall, Acting Director

The use of firm, trade, and brand names in this report is for identification purposes only and does 

not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Geological Survey.

For additional information write to:

District Chief

U.S. Geological Survey

Water Resources Division

4501 Indian School Road NE, Suite 200

Albuquerque, NM 87110-3929

Copies of this report can be purchased 

from:

U.S. Geological Survey 

Branch of Information Services 

Box 25286 

Denver, CO 80225-0286
CONTENTS

Page

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

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

Well-numbering system............................................................................................................................................... 1

Methods................................................................................................................................................................^ 4

Water-level and other data..................................................................................................................................................... 4

References cited..................................................................................................................................................................... 28

FIGURES

1. Map showing location of study area and monitoring wells.................................................................................... 2

2. Map showing location of monitoring wells in the Albuquerque area..................................................................... 3

3. Diagram showing well-numbering system in New Mexico.................................................................................... 4

4. Hydrographs showing water-level data for selected wells and piezometers in the Albuquerque Basin:

Site 1 - Rest Area Windmill............................................................................................................................... 11

Site 2-Herkenhoff..................................................................................................................^ 11

Site 3-Salas...............................................................^^^ 11

Site 4 - Sevilleta Refuge Headquarters............................................................................................................... 12

Site 5 - Black Butte ............................................................................................................................................ 12

Site 6 - Richardson............................................................................................................................................. 12

Site 7 - Belen Airport......................................................................................................................................... 13

SiteS-Faust..........................................................................................^ 13

Site 9 - Estes 1.................................................................................................................................................... 13

Site 10 - Estes 5.................................................................................................................................................. 14

Site 11 -Grasslands............................................................................................................................................ 14

Sites 12, 13, 14 - Rio Bravo Nest 1.................................................................................................................... 14

Sites 15,16,17 - Rio Bravo Nest 2.................................................................................................................... 15

Sites 18,19, 20 - Rio Bravo Nest 3.................................................................................................................... 15

Sites 21, 22, 23-Rio Bravo Nest 4.................................................................................................................... 15

Sites 24, 25, 26 - Rio Bravo Nest 5.................................................................................................................... 16

Sites 27, 28,29 - Montano Nest 2...................................................................................................................... 16

Sites 30, 31, 32 - Montano Nest 3..................................................................................................................... 16

Sites 33, 34, 35 - Montano Nest 4...................................................................................................................... 17

Sites 36, 37, 38 - Montano Nest 5...................................................................................................................... 17

Sites 39,40,41,42 - Montano Nest 6................................................................................................................ 17

Sites 43,44,45 - Paseo del Norte Nest 1........................................................................................................... 18

Sites 46,47,48,49 - Paseo del Norte Nest 2..................................................................................................... 18

Sites 50, 51, 52 - Paseo del Norte Nest 3 ........................................................................................................... 18

Sites 53, 54 - West Mesa Nest 1A...................................................................................................................... 19

Sites 55, 56, 57 - West Mesa Nest 2................................................................................................................... 19

Sites 58, 59, 60 - West Mesa Nest 3................................................................................................................... 19

Site 61 - San Jose 9............................................................................................................................................. 20

Site62-KAFB5......................................................^^ 20

Site 63 - Dead Man's Curve............................................................................................................................... 20

Site 64-Junction................................................................................................................................................ 21
Page

Site 65- Home Oil..............................................................................................^ 21

Site 66 - Granite Hill.......................................................................................................................................... 21

Site 67 - City 1................................................................................................................................................... 22

Site 68 -City 2.................................................................................................................................................. 22

Site 69 - City 3................................................................................................................................................... 22

Site 70 -City 4..................................................................................................^ 23

Site 71 -Chava.............................................................^ 23

Site 72 - Rio Puerco Trading Post...................................................................................................................... 23

Site 73 - Canoncito Pueblo................................................................................................................................ 24

Site 74 - BIA...................................................................................................................................................... 24

Site 75 - Tierra Mirage....................................................................................................................................... 24

Site 76 - Santa Ana 1 ......................................................................................................................................... 25

Site 77 - Santa Ana 2 ......................................................................................................................................... 25

Site 78 - San Miguel.......................................................................................................................................... 25

Site 79 - Nelson.................................................................................................................................................. 26

Site 80 - La Luz del Sol..................................................................................................................................... 26

Site 81 -Shoemaker........................................................................................................................................... 26

Site 82 - Spanish Assembly of God................................................................................................................... 27

Site 83- Four Hins............................................................................................................................................. 27

Site 84 - Pino Yard............................................................................................................................................. 27

Site 85-Eubank................................................................................................................................................. 28

TABLES

1. Well and piezometer data for the Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico............................................................................... 5

CONVERSION FACTORS AND VERTICAL DATUM

Multiply By To obtain

foot 0.3048 meter

mile 1.609 kilometer

acre 0.4047 hectare

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WATER-LEVEL DATA FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE 

BASIN, CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, PERIOD OF RECORD 

THROUGH 1997

By Dale R. Rankin 

Abstract

The Albuquerque Basin, located in central 

New Mexico, is about 100 miles long and 25 to 40 

miles wide. The basin is defined as the extent of 

Cenozoic deposits that encompass the structural 

Rio Grande Rift within the basin. Drinking-water 

supplies throughout the Albuquerque Basin are 

obtained solely from ground-water resources. The 

population of the basin grew from 419,000 in 1980 

to 563,600 in 1990, a 34-percent increase, and 

resulted in increases in water demand and groundwater pumpage. Between April 1982 and 

September 1983, a network of wells was 

established to monitor changes in ground-water 

levels throughout the Albuquerque Basin. Waterlevel data were collected at 85 wells and 

piezometers for the period of record through 1997. 

Water-level data currently (1997) are collected 

annually at sites 11 and 53-57; semiannually at 

sites 1-10, 75, and 82; quarterly at sites 12-52, 64- 

74, 76, 77, 79-81, 84, and 85; monthly at sites 58- 

60, 78, and 83; and hourly at sites 61-63.

INTRODUCTION

The Albuquerque Basin is located in central New 

Mexico and is about 100 miles long and 25 to 40 miles 

wide (fig. 1). The basin is defined as the extent of 

Cenozoic deposits that encompass the structural Rio 

Grande Rift within the basin (Thorn and others, 1993). 

The study area extends from Bernalillo south to San 

Acacia and from Tijeras Canyon west to near the 

intersection of Interstate 40 and the Bernalillo/Cibola 

County line. Parts of Sandoval, Bernalillo, Valencia, 

and Socorro Counties are located within the study area. 

The only perennial stream is the southward-flowing 

Rio Grande, which approximately bisects the basin.

The Albuquerque metropolitan area includes a 

population of 502,100 (U.S. Department of Commerce, 

1991) (fig. 2). Although the majority of people are 

concentrated within the Albuquerque city limits, the 

basinwide population grew from 419,000 in 1980 to 

563,600 in 1990 (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1980, 

1991), an increase of 34 percent. The demand for 

ground water has likewise increased because drinkingwater supplies throughout the Albuquerque Basin are 

obtained solely from ground-water resources (Kues, 

1987).

This report, prepared in cooperation with the 

City of Albuquerque, presents information about a 

water-level monitoring network, cooperatively 

operated by the City of Albuquerque (City) and the 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in the Albuquerque 

Basin, central New Mexico (Wilkins, 1986; 

Anderholm and Bullard, 1987; and Kues, 1987). The 

data are from the period of record through 1997.

Well-Numbering System

The system of numbering wells 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 its position to the nearest 

10-acre tract in the land network. This number is 

divided into four segments. The first segment denotes 

the township north of the New Mexico base line, the 

second denotes the range east of the New Mexico 

principal 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, 

respectively, in which the well is situated. For this 

purpose, the section is divided into four quarters, 

numbered 1,2, 3, and 4, in the normal reading order, 

for the northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast 

quarters. The first digit of the fourth segment gives the 

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

the quarter section is divided into four 40-acre tracts 

numbered in the same manner, and the second digit
107'00' 106'30'

35° 

BO00'

34" 

30'

Albuquerque 

"j Basin

EXPLANATION

6 MONITORING WELLNumber refers to site 

number in figure 4

and table 1

0 5 10 MILES 

I

0 5 10 KILOMETERS

X-^N S ,

R.5W. 4 2 R.1W. R.1E. 2 3 4 5 6

Figure 1. -- Location of study area and monitoring wells.

2

R.8E.
106°43' 106'33'

35° 

10'

35' 

00'

MONITORING WELL-- 

Number refers to site 

number in figure 4 

and table 1

Figure 2.--Location of monitoring wells in the Albuquerque area.

3
denotes the 40-acre tract. Finally, the 40-acre tract is 

divided into four 10-acre tracts, and the third digit 

denotes the 10-acre tract. For example, well 

09N.03E.07.131AisintheNWl/4oftheSWl/4ofthe 

NW 1/4 of section 7, T. 09 N., R. 03 E. (fig. 3). Letters 

A, B, C, and so on are added to the last segment of the 

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

succeeding wells in the same 10-acre tract.

Methods

Water-level data were collected by U.S. 

Geological Survey personnel. Currently (as of 

October 1,1997), water-level data are collected 

annually at sites 11 and 53-57; semiannually at sites 1- 

10, 75, and 82; quarterly at sites 12-52, 64-74, 76, 77, 

79-81, 84, and 85; monthly at sites 58-60, 78, and 83; 

and hourly at sites 61-63. Electric and steel tapes are 

used to collect water-level data at sites 1-60 and 64-85. 

Fischer-Porter recorders are used to collect water-level 

data at sites 61-63. Recorded data (sites 61-63) are 

incomplete because of recorder malfunction or 

temporary removal of the recorder for geophysical 

logging or sampling.

WATER-LEVEL AND OTHER DATA

Well and piezometer data are listed in table 1; 

these data include site number and identifier, local 

identifier, owner, other identifier, total depth, and 

screened interval. Hydrographs of water-level data for 

the period of record through 1997 are shown in 

figure 4. The data presented in the hydrographs include 

depth to water and hydraulic head.

Water-level data through September 30, 1995, 

are presented in three previous USGS Open-File 

Reports. The first such report (Kues, 1987) includes 

water-level data collected through September 30,1985; 

the second report (Rankin, 1994) includes water-level 

data collected from October 1, 1985, through 

September 30, 1990; the third and most recent report 

(Rankin, 1996) includes water-level data collected 

from the period of record through September 30,1995.

Well 09N. 03E. 07.131A 

Figure 3.~Well-numbering system in New Mexico.

4
01

13

14

15

Table 1. Well and piezometer data for the Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico

[--, no data]

Site

number

(figs. 1 

and 2)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Site 

identifier

341839106531601

341528106533301

342513106500301

342107106530401

342406106394501

343428106383301

343853106494101

343706106422301

344258106460901

344258106460902

345000106455501

350137106410501

Local 

identifier

01N.01W.13.244

01S.01W.01.213

02N.01E.04.444

02N.01E.31.313

02N.03E.18.232

04N.02E.1 7.244

05N.01E.22.141

05N.01E.35.143

06N.02E.30.412A

06N.02E.30.412B

07N.02E.18.422

Owner

NM Highway Dept.

Herkenhoff

Salas

Sevilleta National 

Wildlife Refuge

Sevilleta National

Wildlife Refuge

Richardson

City of Belen

Faust

Estes

Estes

Webb

City of Albuquerque

Other 

identifier

Rest Area Windmill

-

Sevilleta Refuge 

Headquarters

Black Butte

Belen Airport

-

Estes 1

Estes 5

Grasslands

Rio Bravo

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350137106410502

350137106410503

350138106395501 09N.03E.07.131A

City of Albuquerque 

City of Albuquerque 

City of Albuquerque

Piezometer Nest 1 

Rio Bravo 

Piezometer Nest 1 

Rio Bravo 

Piezometer Nest 1 

Rio Bravo 

Piezometer Nest 2
Table 1. Well and piezometer data for the Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico Contin

Site 

number 

(figs. 1 

and 2)

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Site 

identifier

350138106395502

350138106395503

350138106393201

350138106393202

350138106393203

350135106390601

350135106390602

350135106390603

350138106401102

350138106401101

350138106401103

350836106395601

350836106395602

Local 

identifier

09N.03E.07.131B

09N.03E.07.131C

09N.03E.07.241A

09N.03E.07.241B

09N.03E.07.241C

09N.03E.08.144A

09N.03E.08.144B

09N.03E.08.144C

09N.03E.07.114A

09N.03E.07.114

09N.03E.07.114B

--

~

Owner

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

Other 

identifier

Rio Bravo 

Piezometer Nest 2

Rio Bravo 

Piezometer Nest 2

Rio Bravo 

Piezometer Nest 3

Rio Bravo 

Piezometer Nest 3

Rio Bravo 

Piezometer Nest 3

Rio Bravo 

Piezometer Nest 4

Rio Bravo 

Piezometer Nest 4

Rio Bravo 

Piezometer Nest 4

Rio Bravo 

Piezometer Nest 5

Rio Bravo 

Piezometer Nest 5

Rio Bravo 

Piezometer Nest 5

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 2

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 2

To

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Site 

number 

(figs. 1 

and 2)

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

Site 

identifier

350836106395603

350827106391301

350827106391302

350827106391303

350821106383701

350821106383702

350821106383703

350859106401603

350859106401602

350859106401601

350836106395401

350836106395402

Local 

identifier Owner

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

11N.03E.30.313B City of Albuquerque

11N.03E.30.313A City of Albuquerque

11N.03E.30.313 City of Albuquerque

11N.03E.31 .21311 A City of Albuquerque

11N.03E.31.21311B City of Albuquerque

Other 

identifier

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 2

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 3

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 3

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 3

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 4

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 4

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 4

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 5

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 5

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 5

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 6

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 6

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Site 

number 

(figs. 1 

and 2)

41

42

43

44

45

CD 46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53 

54 

55

Site 

identifier

350836106395403

350836106395404

351059106385903

351059106385901

351059106385902

351057106384201

351057106384202

351057106384203

351057106384204

351035106364703

351035106364702

351035106364701

350449106493103 

350449106493102 

351046106464704

Local 

identifier

11N.03E.31.21311C

11N.03E.31.21311D

11N.03E.17.141B

11N.03E.17.141

11N.03E.17.141A

11N.03E.17.233

11N.03E.17.233A

11N.03E.17.233B

11N.03E.17.233D

11N.03E.15.344C

11N.03E.15.344B

11N.03E.15.344A

10N.01E.22.322C 

10N.01E.22.322B 

11N.02E.18.313D

Owner

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque 

City of Albuquerque 

City of Albuquerque

Other 

identifier

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 6

Montano 

Piezometer Nest 6

Paseo del Norte 

Nestl

Paseo del Norte 

Nestl

Paseo del Norte 

Nestl

Paseo del Norte 

Nest 2

Paseo del Norte 

Nest 2

Paseo del Norte 

Nest 2

Paseo del Norte 

Nest 2

Paseo del Norte 

Nest 3

Paseo del Norte 

Nest 3

Paseo del Norte 

Nest 3

West Mesa 1A 

West Mesa 1A 

West Mesa 2

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Site 

number 

(figs. 1 

and 2)

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

75

Site 

identifier

351046106464703

351046106464702

351051106395304

351051106395303

351051106395302

350256106390801

350346106322301

350359106254701

350655106194501

350602106210401

350343106280901

350548106383901

350824106375301

350837106393801

350646106403601

345940106393401

350204106562301

350454106570401

350620106392401

351843106294501

Local 

identifier

11N.02E.18.313C

11N.02E.18.313B

11N.03E.18.411D

11N.03E.18.411C

11N.03E.18.411B

10N.03E.32.314

10N.04E.29.413

10N.05E.29.114

10N.06E.05.332

10N.05E.12.434

10N.04E.25.324

10N.03E.17.232

11N.03E.33.143

11N.03E.31.214

10N.02E.12.241

09N.03E.19.243

09N.01W.04.424

10N.01W21.134

10N.03E.07.434

13N.04E.34.422

Owner

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

KAFB5

NM Highway Dept.

NM Highway Dept.

NM Highway Dept.

NM Highway Dept.

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

Guzman, Sal

Collier

Canoncito Pueblo

BIA

Deaver

Other 

identifier

West Mesa 2

West Mesa 2

West Mesa 3

West Mesa 3

West Mesa 3

San Jose 9

KAFB5

Dead Man's Curve

Junction

Home Oil

Granite Hill

Cityl

City 2

City 3

City 4

Chava

Rio Puerco

Trading Post

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Site

number

(figs. 1 

and 2)

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

Site 

identifier

352029106330601

352032106330601

351852106344901

351019106404001

350829106420401

351100106341201

351108106333601

350339106294001

351009106344701

350259106315801

Local 

identifier

13N.04E.19.421

13N.04E.19.243

13N.03E.36.132A

11N.02E.24.223

11N.02E.35.142

11N.03E.13.242

11N.04E.18.124

10N.04E.26.331

11N.03E.24.142

10N.04E.32.422

Owner

Santa Ana Pueblo

Santa Ana Pueblo

San Miguel

Nelson

Ovenwest Corp.

Shoemaker

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

Other 

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Santa Ana 2

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Four Hills

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piezometer nests and water levels in the Rio Grande 

Valley near Albuquerque, Bemalillo County, New 

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