U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

Data Series 1116

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, 2018

Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque 

Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central 

New Mexico, Period of Record Through 

September 30, 2018

By Andre B. Ritchie and Amy E. Galanter

Prepared in cooperation with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County

Water Utility Authority

Data Series 1116

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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Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Figures

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

wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin,

central New Mexico.....................................................................................................................2

2. Map showing location of selected monitoring wells and piezometers

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

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

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

in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period

of record through September 30, 2018 ....................................................................................11

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

Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through 

September 30, 2018

By 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. As of 2018, the network 

consisted of 120 wells and piezometers. (A piezometer is a 

specialized well open to a specific depth in the aquifer, often 

of small diameter and nested with other piezometers open 

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

ABCWUA, the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer, 

and Bernalillo County, measures water levels from the 120 

wells and piezometers in the network; this report, prepared 

in cooperation with the ABCWUA, presents water-level data 

collected by USGS personnel at those 120 sites through water 

year 2018 (October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018). 

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 near Tijeras Canyon west 

to near the intersection of Interstate 40 and the BernalilloCibola County line. 

In 2000, the population of the Albuquerque Basin was 

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

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

about 840,000 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019; calculated as 

the sum of population for census tract centers within the 

basin). The basin population increased about 20 percent 

from 1990 to 2000 (Thorn and others, 1993; Bartolino and 

Cole, 2002) and about 22 percent from 2000 to 2010 (U.S. 

Census Bureau, 2019). The majority of the population is 

concentrated within the city limits of Albuquerque, which 

had a population of 448,607 in 2000 and 545,852 in 2010 

(U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). Prior to 2008, demand for 

groundwater increased as population increased because 

drinking-water supplies throughout the Albuquerque 

Basin were obtained solely from groundwater sources. 

In December 2008, the Albuquerque Bernalillo County 

Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA) began treatment 

and distribution of surface water from the Rio Grande to 

their customers through the San Juan-Chama Drinking 

Water Project. 
2 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018

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EXPLANATION

Extent of the Albuquerque Basin

2 Monitoring well or piezometer—

Number refers to site number in

figure 4 and table 1

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231

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219–221

202, 203

225–227

222–224

198–201

68

205–207

208, 209

210

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

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NEW MEXICO

Study

area

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

New Mexico.
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 as of 2018 the network consisted of 120 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, 66 are equipped with 

continuously recording data loggers, and 54 are measured 

discretely (semiannually, quarterly, or irregularly) with a steel 

or electric tape. Discrete measurements are also collected at 

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

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

10 years of discrete measurements prior to the installation of 

continuously recording data loggers.

The USGS, in cooperation with the ABCWUA, the 

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

Bernalillo County, measures water levels from the 120 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 

(U.S. Geological Survey, 2019). 

Purpose and Scope

The purpose of this report, prepared in cooperation with 

the ABCWUA, is to present water-level data collected from 

the Albuquerque Basin well network during the 2018 water 

year (October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018). Waterlevel data collected from the Albuquerque Basin and adjacent 

areas for the period of record through September 30, 2018, 

are presented. Water-level data that were collected from 

wells in previous water years can be found in previous USGS 

reports (Kues, 1987; Rankin, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000; 

DeWees, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006; Beman, 2007, 2008, 2009, 

2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015; Beman and Torres, 2010; 

Beman and Bryant, 2016; Beman and others, 2019). A water 

year is the 12-month period October 1 through September 30 

designated by the calendar year in which it ends.

Well-Numbering System

The system of numbering wells and piezometers in 

New Mexico is based on the common subdivision of public 

lands into sections (fig. 3). Each well number, in addition to 

designating the well, locates the position to the nearest 10-acre 

tract in the public land survey system. This number (referred 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

section is divided into quarters—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 120 wells and piezometers 

in the network were collected during the 2018 water year 

by following standard USGS protocols for discrete and 

continuous water-level measurements using electric and steel 

tapes and continuously recording data loggers (Cunningham 

and Schalk, 2011). Discrete measurements are collected at 

54 of the sites (table 1); 49 sites (2, 4, 9, 10, 12–20, 24–30, 

32–41, 46–51, 53–55, 68, 70–73, 76, 81, 83, 87, and 237) 

are monitored semiannually, two sites (230 and 231) are 

monitored quarterly, and three sites (222–224) are monitored 

every 2 to 3 months. At 66 of the sites (42–45, 64, 165–184, 

189–194, 196–203, 205–221, 225–229, and 232–236; table 

1), pressure transducers and data loggers are used to collect 

continuous (hourly) water-level data.

Water-Level Data

Data for the 120 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, other 

identifier (if applicable), latitude and longitude, well depth, 

screened interval, and method of water-level measurement 

shown in figure 4 (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).
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; C, continuous measurement; D, discrete measurement. Latitude and longitude are in decimal degrees and in confoDatum of 1983. 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 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 Bryant, 2016; Beman and others, 2019)] Site number Figure number USGS site number Local identifier Other identifier Latitude Longitude Well depth (feet below land surface) Scre

inte

(feet b

land su

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

10 1 344258106460902 06N.02E.30.412B Estes 5 34.71616861 −106.76974946 300 265–12 2 350137106410501 09N.02E.12.214A Rio Bravo Nest 1 35.02699256 −106.68530346 149 139–13 2 350137106410502 09N.02E.12.214B Rio Bravo Nest 1 35.02699256 −106.68530346 104 94–14 2 350137106410503 09N.02E.12.214C Rio Bravo Nest 1 35.02699256 −106.68530346 38 28–15 2 350138106395501 09N.03E.07.131A Rio Bravo Nest 2 35.02727042 −106.66585862 154 144–16 2 350138106395502 09N.03E.07.131B Rio Bravo Nest 2 35.02727042 −106.66585862 91 81–17 2 350138106395503 09N.03E.07.131C Rio Bravo Nest 2 35.02727042 −106.66585862 49 39–18 2 350138106393201 09N.03E.07.241A Rio Bravo Nest 3 35.02727045 −106.65946960 148 138–19 2 350138106393202 09N.03E.07.241B Rio Bravo Nest 3 35.02727045 −106.65946960 101 91–20 2 350138106393203 09N.03E.07.241C Rio Bravo Nest 3 35.02727045 −106.65946960 49 39–24 2 350138106401103 09N.03E.07.114B Rio Bravo Nest 5 35.02780278 −106.67106944 515 500–25 2 350138106401101 09N.03E.07.114 Rio Bravo Nest 5 35.02781111 −106.67103333 150 135–26 2 350138106401102 09N.03E.07.114A Rio Bravo Nest 5 35.02778611 −106.67103611 22 7–27 2 350854106403701 11N.02E.25.341A Montaño Nest 1 35.14837767 −106.67752663 152 140–28 2 350854106403702 11N.02E.25.341B Montaño Nest 1 35.14837767 −106.67752663 93 83–29 2 350854106403703 11N.02E.25.341C Montaño Nest 1 35.14837767 −106.67752663 48 40–30 2 350836106395601 11N.03E.31.122A Montaño Nest 2 35.14337788 −106.66613746 147 138–32 2 350836106395603 11N.03E.31.122C Montaño Nest 2 35.14337788 −106.66613746 40 30–33 2 350827106391301 11N.03E.32.132A Montaño Nest 3 35.14087802 −106.65419275 150 140–34 2 350827106391302 11N.03E.32.132B Montaño Nest 3 35.14087802 −106.65419275 99 90–35 2 350827106391303 11N.03E.32.132C Montaño Nest 3 35.14087802 −106.65419275 50 40–36 2 350821106383701 11N.03E.32.234A Montaño Nest 4 35.13921145 −106.64419253 132 123–37 2 350821106383702 11N.03E.32.234B Montaño Nest 4 35.13921145 −106.64419253 94 85–38 2 350821106383703 11N.03E.32.234C Montaño Nest 4 35.13937811 −106.64455365 50 40–
Table 1. Data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico.—Continued[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; --, no data or not applicable; C, continuous measurement; D, discrete measurement. Latitude and longitude are in decimal degrees and in confoDatum of 1983. 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 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 Bryant, 2016; Beman and others, 2019)]

Site 

number

Figure 

number

USGS

site number

Local 

identifier

Other 

identifier Latitude Longitude

Well depth 

(feet below 

land surface)

Scre

inte

(feet b

land su

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

165 2 350908106344401 11N.03E.25.322 Sister Cities 35.15256667 −106.57949167 1,308 1,298–166 2 350908106344402 11N.03E.25.322A Sister Cities 35.15256667 −106.57949167 799 789–
Table 1. Data for selected wells and piezometers in and adjacent to the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico.—Continued [USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; --, no data or not applicable; C, continuous measurement; D, discrete measurement. Latitude and longitude are in decimal degrees and in confoDatum of 1983. 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 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 Bryant, 2016; Beman and others, 2019)] Site number Figure number USGS site number Local identifier Other identifier Latitude Longitude Well depth (feet below land surface) Scre

inte

(feet b

land su

167 2 350534106354701 10N.03E.14.324 Del Sol Divider 35.09302222 −106.59702778 1,567 1,557–168 2 350534106354702 10N.03E.14.324A Del Sol Divider 35.09302222 −106.59702778 842 832–169 2 350534106354703 10N.03E.14.324B Del Sol Divider 35.09302222 −106.59702778 425 315–170 1 351201106400501 11N.03E.07.141 Hunters Ridge Nest 1 35.20005278 −106.66900556 1,518 1,508–171 1 351201106400502 11N.03E.07.141A Hunters Ridge Nest 1 35.20005278 −106.66900556 855 845–172 1 351201106400503 11N.03E.07.141B Hunters Ridge Nest 1 35.20005278 −106.66900556 238 148–173 1 351201106400504 11N.03E.07.141C Hunters Ridge Nest 2 35.20005278 −106.66900556 359 349–174 1 351201106400505 11N.03E.07.141D Hunters Ridge Nest 2 35.20005278 −106.66900556 305 295–175 1 351201106400506 11N.03E.07.141E Hunters Ridge Nest 2 35.20005278 −106.66900556 263 238–176 2 350638106413701 10N.02E.11.244 West Bluff Nest 1 35.11000556 −106.69462222 1,095 1,085–177 2 350638106413702 10N.02E.11.244A West Bluff Nest 1 35.11000556 −106.69462222 689 679–178 2 350638106413703 10N.02E.11.244B West Bluff Nest 1 35.11000556 −106.69462222 433 422–179 2 350638106413704 10N.02E.11.244C West Bluff Nest 2 35.11000556 −106.69462222 328 318–180 2 350638106413705 10N.02E.11.244D West Bluff Nest 2 35.11000556 −106.69462222 254 244–181 2 350638106413706 10N.02E.11.244E West Bluff Nest 2 35.11000556 −106.69462222 173 143–182 2 350706106390301 10N.03E.05.341 Garfield Park 35.11798611 −106.65127222 1,020 995–183 2 350706106390302 10N.03E.05.341A Garfield Park 35.11798611 −106.65127222 582 552–184 2 350706106390303 10N.03E.05.341B Garfield Park 35.11798611 −106.65127222 93 43–189 2 351114106330601 11N.04E.18.222 Nor Este 35.18660833 −106.55321111 1,525 1,515–190 2 351114106330602 11N.04E.18.222A Nor Este 35.18660833 −106.55321111 1,193 1,183–191 2 351114106330603 11N.04E.18.222B Nor Este 35.18660833 −106.55321111 608 538–192 2 350910106414801 11N.03E.26.243 Sierra Vista 35.15273889 −106.69651944 1,644 1,634–193 2 350910106414802 11N.03E.26.243A Sierra Vista 35.15273889 −106.69651944 928 918–194 2 350910106414803 11N.03E.26.243B Sierra Vista 35.15273889 −106.69651944 210 140–196 2 350056106370102 09N.03E.10.334A Montessa Park 35.01586111 −106.61731667 708 698–197 2 350056106370103 09N.03E.10.334B Montessa Park 35.01586111 −106.61731667 330 260–198 1 345650106415901 08N.02E.02.413 Isleta 34.94729167 −106.69992778 1,340 1,330–199 1 345650106415902 08N.02E.02.413A Isleta 34.94729167 −106.69992778 815 805–200 1 345650106415903 08N.02E.02.413B Isleta 34.94729167 −106.69992778 185 175–201 1 345650106415904 08N.02E.02.413C Isleta 34.94729167 −106.69992778 50 10–
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; C, continuous measurement; D, discrete measurement. Latitude and longitude are in decimal degrees and in confoDatum of 1983. 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 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 Bryant, 2016; Beman and others, 2019)]

Site 

number

Figure 

number

USGS

site number

Local 

identifier

Other 

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(feet below 

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Scre

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(feet b

land su

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

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

212 2 350100106405702 09N.02E.12.433A Rio Bravo Park 35.01659444 −106.68274722 210 200–213 2 345758106364001 09N.03E.34.231 Mesa del Sol 34.96625833 −106.61168611 1,630 1,580–214 2 345758106364002 09N.03E.34.231A Mesa del Sol 34.96625833 −106.61168611 1,015 990–215 2 345758106364003 09N.03E.34.231B Mesa del Sol 34.96625833 −106.61168611 525 420–216 2 350653106311601 10N.04E.09.214 Matheson Park 35.11477500 −106.52182222 1,520 1,460–217 2 350653106311602 10N.04E.09.214A Matheson Park 35.11477500 −106.52182222 1,045 1,020–218 2 350653106311603 10N.04E.09.214B Matheson Park 35.11477500 −106.52182222 705 600–219 1 351515106410401 12N.02E.24.144 Lincoln Middle School 35.25423056 −106.68513889 1,260 1,200–220 1 351515106410402 12N.02E.24.144A Lincoln Middle School 35.25423056 −106.68513889 835 810–221 1 351515106410403 12N.02E.24.144B Lincoln Middle School 35.25423056 −106.68513889 595 490–222 1 345842106443101 09N.02E.28.312 Niese Road 34.97850833 −106.74157778 1,455 1,445–223 1 345842106443102 09N.02E.28.312A Niese Road 34.97850833 −106.74157778 960 950–224 1 345842106443103 09N.02E.28.312B Niese Road 34.97850833 −106.74157778 297 242–225 1 350244106450201 10N.02E.32.433 Westgate Heights Park 35.04563611 −106.75075278 1,290 1,280–226 1 350244106450202 10N.02E.32.433A Westgate Heights Park 35.04563611 −106.75075278 868 858–227 1 350244106450203 10N.02E.32.433B Westgate Heights Park 35.04563611 −106.75075278 370 320–228 1 351821106333901 13N.04E.31.343 Bernalillo 35.30549722 −106.55992500 1,190 1,175–229 1 351821106333902 13N.04E.31.343A Bernalillo 35.30549722 −106.55992500 320 300–
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; C, continuous measurement; D, discrete measurement. Latitude and longitude are in decimal degrees and in confoDatum of 1983. 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 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 Bryant, 2016; Beman and others, 2019)] Site number Figure number USGS site number Local identifier Other identifier Latitude Longitude Well depth (feet below land surface) Scre

inte

(feet b

land su

230 1 352019106474801 13N.01E.24.313 Phoenix Road 35.33926111 −106.79660278 1,625 1,600–231 1 351040106482801 11N.01E.14.342 Paradise Road 35.17772222 −106.80766667 1,735 1,720–232 2 350545106335901 10N.04E.18.133A Jerry Cline Park 35.09531389 −106.56608056 1,455 1,435–233 2 350545106335902 10N.04E.18.133B Jerry Cline Park 35.09531389 −106.56608056 1,050 1,030–234 2 350545106335903 10N.04E.18.133C Jerry Cline Park 35.09531389 −106.56608056 510 400–235 2 350307106410601 10N.02E.36.321A Armijo 35.05063333 −106.68394722 1,623 1,593–236 2 350307106410602 10N.02E.36.321B Armijo 35.05063333 −106.68394722 1,025 995–237 1 350552106444601 10N.02E.17.242 Arroyo Vista 35.09775000 −106.74633333 1,424 520–
Water-Level Data 9

Area

enlarged

Albuquerque,

New Mexico,

metropolitan area

Tijeras

Arroy o

Rio Grande

25

40

40

25

EXPLANATION

64 Monitoring well or piezometer—Number refers

to site number in figure 4 and table 1

2

0 2

0 4 MILES

4 KILOMETERS

35°10’

35°00’

106° 43’ 106° 33’

GUN CLUB

2ND

PARADISE

ATRISCO

PASEO DEL NORTE

COORS

MONTAÑO

TAYLOR RA NC H

GOLF COURSE

DELLYNE

UNSER

UNSER

ARENAL

ARENAL

COORS

COORS

ATRISCO

ATRISCO

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.
10 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018

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 in hydrographs from wells that have continuous (hourly) 

recorders are shown by solid lines that represent daily mean 

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

discretely measured wells, dashed lines connect symbols 

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

hydrographs showing discretely measured piezometers that 

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

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

There are two hydrographs presenting data for sites 42–45 

(table 1): one showing discrete water-level measurements and 

one showing continuous 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. 

A gasoline smell was documented at the well 

head of the Dead Man’s Curve site (USGS site number 

350359106254701; site 66 in Beman and others [2019] and 

earlier USGS reports) in early 2018 following pumping of the 

well in 2017 to collect a water sample. Data collection was 

suspended at this site because of the fumes at the well head. 

Because no new data were collected at this site between 

October 1, 2017, and September 30, 2018, the hydrograph 

for this site was not included in this report. Continuous data 

from site 66 can be viewed in the 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; Beman and others, 2019).

The transducers and data loggers were removed 

from sites 222–224 in 2014, but discrete measurements 

have been collected at those sites since that time (table 1). 

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

previous USGS reports. Discrete measurements were not 

obtained from site 86 in water year 2018 because of an 

obstruction in the well; thus, the hydrograph for this site 

was not included in this report. Discrete data from site 86 

can be viewed in the previous USGS reports.
Water-Level Data 11

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 2018

Year

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Site 2

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

135

136

137

138

139

140 4,722

4,723

4,724

4,725

4,726

4,727

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

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, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those in table 1.
12 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

4

5

6

7

8

9 4,811

4,812

4,813

4,814

4,815

4,816

1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Site 9 - Estes 1

Year

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

6

7

8

9

10

11 4,809

4,810

4,811

4,812

4,813

4,814

1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Site 10 - Estes 5

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 13

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

7

8

9

10

11

12 4,922

4,923

4,924

4,925

4,926

4,927

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 12, 13, 14 - Rio Bravo Nest 1

149’ piezometer (12)

104’ piezometer (13)

38’ piezometer (14)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 4,917

4,918

4,919

4,920

4,921

4,922

4,923

4,924

4,925

4,926

4,927

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 15, 16, 17 - Rio Bravo Nest 2

154’ piezometer (15)

91’ piezometer (16)

49’ piezometer (17)

EXPLANATION

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
14 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 4,915

4,916

4,917

4,918

4,919

4,920

4,921

4,922

4,923

4,924

4,925

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 18, 19, 20 - Rio Bravo Nest 3

148’ piezometer (18)

101’ piezometer (19)

49’ piezometer (20)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20 4,912

4,914

4,916

4,918

4,920

4,922

4,924

4,926

4,928

4,930

4,932

1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Sites 24, 25, 26 - Rio Bravo Nest 5

515’ piezometer (24)

150’ piezometer (25)

22’ piezometer (26)

EXPLANATION

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 15

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 4,962

4,963

4,964

4,965

4,966

4,967

4,968

4,969

4,970

4,971

4,972

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 27, 28, 29 - Montaño Nest 1

152’ piezometer (27)

93’ piezometer (28)

48’ piezometer (29)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

26 4,947

4,949

4,951

4,953

4,955

4,957

4,959

4,961

4,963

4,965

4,967

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 30, 32 - Montaño Nest 2

147’ piezometer (30)

40’ piezometer (32)

EXPLANATION

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
16 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

18

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38 4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

4,947

4,949

4,951

4,953

4,955

4,957

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 33, 34, 35 - Montaño Nest 3

150’ piezometer (33)

99’ piezometer (34)

50’ piezometer (35)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

32

34

36

38

40

42

44

46

48

50

52 4,925

4,927

4,929

4,931

4,933

4,935

4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Sites 36, 37, 38 - Montaño Nest 4

132’ piezometer (36)

94’ piezometer (37)

50’ piezometer (38)

EXPLANATION

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 17

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 4,967

4,968

4,969

4,970

4,971

4,972

4,973

4,974

4,975

4,976

4,977

1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Sites 39, 40, 41 - Montaño Nest 5

25’ piezometer (39)

75’ piezometer (40)

150’ piezometer (41)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

983’ piezometer (42)

836’ piezometer (43)

568’ piezometer (44)

182’ piezometer (45)

EXPLANATION

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29

31

33

35

37

39

41

43

45 4,929

4,931

4,933

4,935

4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

4,947

4,949

4,951

4,953

4,955

4,957

4,959

2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

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, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
18 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29

31

33

35

37

39

41

43 4,931

4,933

4,935

4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

4,947

4,949

4,951

4,953

4,955

4,957

4,959

4,961

1994 1999 2004 2009 2014

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

983’ piezometer (42)

836’ piezometer (43)

568’ piezometer (44)

182’ piezometer (45)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50 4,942

4,947

4,952

4,957

4,962

4,967

4,972

4,977

4,982

4,987

4,992

1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

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

600’ piezometer (46)

150’ piezometer (47)

25’ piezometer (48)

EXPLANATION

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 19

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

9

11

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29 4,963

4,965

4,967

4,969

4,971

4,973

4,975

4,977

4,979

4,981

4,983

1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

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

95’ piezometer (50)

45’ piezometer (51)

150’ piezometer (49)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

42

47

52

57

62

67

72

77

82 4,931

4,936

4,941

4,946

4,951

4,956

4,961

4,966

4,971

1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

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

144’ piezometer (54)

69’ piezometer (55)

544’ piezometer (53)

EXPLANATION

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
20 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018 Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

16

18

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

42

44

46 4,897

4,899

4,901

4,903

4,905

4,907

4,909

4,911

4,913

4,915

4,917

4,919

4,921

4,923

4,925

4,927

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Site 64 - San Jose 9

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

17

19

21

23

25

27

29

31

33

35

37

39

41

43

45

47 6,576

6,578

6,580

6,582

6,584

6,586

6,588

6,590

6,592

6,594

6,596

6,598

6,600

6,602

6,604

6,606

1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Site 68 - Home Oil

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 21

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

17

22

27

32

37

42

47

52

57 4,903

4,908

4,913

4,918

4,923

4,928

4,933

4,938

4,943

1957 1967 1977 1987 1997 2007 2017

Site 70 - City 1

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65 4,918

4,923

4,928

4,933

4,938

4,943

4,948

4,953

4,958

4,963

4,968

4,973

4,978

1957 1967 1977 1987 1997 2007 2017

Site 71 - City 2

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
22 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40 4,936

4,941

4,946

4,951

4,956

4,961

4,966

4,971

4,976

1957 1967 1977 1987 1997 2007 2017

Site 72 - City 3

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

9

13

11

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29

31

33

35

37

39 4,923

4,925

4,927

4,929

4,931

4,933

4,935

4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

4,947

4,949

4,951

4,953

1957 1967 1977 1987 1997 2007 2017

Site 73 - City 4

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 23

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63 5,260

5,261

5,262

5,263

5,264

5,265

5,266

5,267

5,268

5,269

5,270

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Site 76 - Cañoncito

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

141

143

145

147

149

151

153

155

157

159

161 4,994

4,996

4,998

5,000

5,002

5,004

5,006

5,008

5,010

5,012

5,014

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Site 81 - San Miguel

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
24 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

143

145

147

149

151

153

155

157

159

161

163

4,968

4,966

4,964

4,962

4,960

4,958

4,956

4,954

4,952

4,950

4,948

1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Site 83 - La Luz del Sol

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

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, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 25

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

799’ piezometer (166)

1,308’ piezometer (165)

EXPLANATION

317

322

312

327

332

337

342

347

352

357

362 4,880

4,885

4,890

4,895

4,900

4,905

4,910

4,925

4,930

4,915

4,920

1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Sites 165, 166 - Sister Cities

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

842′ piezometer (168)

1,567′ piezometer (167)

425′ piezometer (169)

EXPLANATION

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, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
26 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018 Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

1,518’ piezometer (170)

855’ piezometer (171)

238’ piezometer (172)

EXPLANATION

145

147

149

151

153

155

157

159

161

163

165

167

169

171

173

175 4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

4,947

4,949

4,951

4,953

4,955

4,957

4,959

4,961

4,963

4,965

4,967

1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Sites 170, 171, 172 - Hunters Ridge Nest 1

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

Sites 173, 174, 175 - Hunters Ridge Nest 2 

142

144

146

148

150

152

154

156

158

160

162 4,950

4,952

4,954

4,956

4,958

4,960

4,962

4,964

4,966

4,968

4,970

1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

359’ piezometer (173)

305’ piezometer (174)

263’ piezometer (175)

EXPLANATION

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 27

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

151

156

161

166

171

176

181

186

191 4,919

4,924

4,929

4,934

4,939

4,944

4,949

4,954

4,959

1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Sites 176, 177, 178 - West Bluff Nest 1

1,095’ piezometer (176)

689’ piezometer (177)

433’ piezometer (178)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

150

151

152

153

154

155

156

157

158

159

160 4,950

4,951

4,952

4,953

4,954

4,955

4,956

4,957

4,958

4,959

4,960

1997 2002 2005 2007 2012 2017

Sites 179, 180, 181 - West Bluff Nest 2

328’ piezometer (179)

254’ piezometer (180)

173’ piezometer (181)

EXPLANATION

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
28 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018 Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

42

44

46

48

50

52

54

56 4,913

4,915

4,917

4,919

4,921

4,923

4,925

4,927

4,929

4,931

4,933

4,935

4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Sites 182, 183, 184 - Garfield Park

1,020’ piezometer (182)

582’ piezometer (183)

93’ piezometer (184)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

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 2018

Sites 189, 190, 191 - Nor Este

1,525’ piezometer (189)

1,193’ piezometer (190)

608’ piezometer (191)

EXPLANATION

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 29

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

140

145

150

155

160

165

170

175

180

185

190 4,919

4,924

4,929

4,934

4,939

4,944

4,949

4,954

4,959

4,964

4,969

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

Sites 192, 193, 194 - Sierra Vista

1,644’ piezometer (192)

928’ piezometer (193)

210’ piezometer (194)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

196

198

200

202

204

206

208

210

212

214

216

218

220

222

224

226 4,868

4,870

4,872

4,874

4,876

4,878

4,880

4,882

4,884

4,886

4,888

4,890

4,892

4,894

4,896

4,898

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

Sites 196, 197 - Montessa Park

708’ piezometer (196)

330’ piezometer (197)

EXPLANATION

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
30 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018 Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

3

5

7

9

11

13

15

17

19

21

23 4,876

4,878

4,880

4,882

4,884

4,886

4,888

4,890

4,892

4,894

4,896

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

Sites 198, 199, 200, 201 - Isleta

1,340’ piezometer (198)

815’ piezometer (199)

185’ piezometer (200)

50’ piezometer (201)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Sites 202, 203 - Sandia Pueblo

473

475

477

479

481

483

485

487

489

491

493

4,971

4,969

4,967

4,965

4,963

4,961

4,959

4,957

4,955

4,953

4,951

1,305’ piezometer (202)

1,025’ piezometer (203)

EXPLANATION

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 31

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

192

193

194

195

196

197 4,827

4,828

4,829

4,830

4,831

4,832

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

Sites 205, 206, 207 - Tomé

1,200’ piezometer (205)

710’ piezometer (206)

275’ piezometer (207)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

130

131

132

133

134

135 4,793

4,794

4,795

4,796

4,797

4,798

1999 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, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
32 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018 Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

592

593

594

595

596

597 5,206

5,207

5,208

5,209

5,210

5,211

1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Site 210 - Dome Road

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 4,911

4,912

4,913

4,914

4,915

4,916

4,917

4,918

4,919

4,920

4,921

1999 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, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 33

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

398

400

402

404

406

408

410

412

414

416

418

420

422

424

426

428 4,871

4,873

4,875

4,877

4,879

4,881

4,883

4,885

4,887

4,889

4,891

4,893

4,895

4,897

4,899

4,901

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

Sites 213, 214, 215 - Mesa del Sol

1,630’ piezometer (213)

1,015’ piezometer (214)

525’ piezometer (215)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

534

554

574

594

614

634

654

674

694

714

734 4,837

4,857

4,877

4,897

4,917

4,937

4,957

4,977

4,997

5,017

5,037

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

Sites 216, 217, 218 - Matheson Park

1,520’ piezometer (216)

1,045’ piezometer (217)

705’ piezometer (218)

EXPLANATION

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

period of record through September 30, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
34 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018 Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

484

486

488

490

492

494

496

498

500

502

504

506

508

510

512

514 4,923

4,925

4,927

4,929

4,931

4,933

4,935

4,937

4,939

4,941

4,943

4,945

4,947

4,949

4,951

4,953

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

Sites 219, 220, 221 - Lincoln Middle School

1,260’ piezometer (219)

835’ piezometer (220)

595’ piezometer (221)

EXPLANATION

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

242

244

246

248

250

252

254

256

258

260

262 4,880

4,882

4,884

4,886

4,888

4,890

4,892

4,894

4,896

4,898

4,900

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

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, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 35

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

Sites 225, 226, 227 - Westgate Heights Park

326

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 2018

EXPLANATION

1,290’ piezometer (225)

868’ piezometer (226)

370’ piezometer (227)

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean 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)

320’ 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, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
36 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

1,176

1,177

1,178

1,179

1,180

1,181

1,182

1,183

1,184

1,185

1,186 4,967

4,968

4,969

4,970

4,971

4,972

4,973

4,974

4,975

4,976

4,977

1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Site 230 - Phoenix Road

Discrete water level, in feet below land surface

Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

897

898

899

900

901

902 4,941

4,942

4,943

4,944

4,945

4,946

2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

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, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
Water-Level Data 37

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean 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 2018

Sites 232, 233, 234 - Jerry Cline Park

1,455’ piezometer (232)

1,050’ piezometer (233)

510’ piezometer (234)

EXPLANATION

Daily mean water level, in feet below land surface

Daily mean water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

18

23

28

33

38

43

48

53

58 4,881

4,886

4,891

4,896

4,901

4,906

4,911

4,916

4,921

2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

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, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
38 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2018 Discrete water level, in feet below land surface Discrete water level, in feet above NAVD 1988

Year

394

395

396

397

398

399 4,914

4,915

4,916

4,917

4,918

4,919

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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, 2018 (NAVD 1988, North American Vertical Datum of 1988). Site numbers correspond to those 

in table 1.—Continued
References Cited 39

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the efforts of 

Joseph E. Beman, who led production of 11 previous USGS 

reports documenting water-level data at the network described 

in this report. The authors would like to thank the many 

USGS staff who have contributed to collecting the water-level 

measurements used in this report, notably Joseph E. Beman, 

Christina F. Bryant, and Chris Traft. The authors would 

also like to thank USGS staff Allison K. Flickinger and Jeff 

D. Pepin for their assistance in compiling the hydrographs 

included in this report.

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