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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE

IN OBSERVATION WELLS IN THE

UNITED STATES IN 1940

PART 6. SOUTHWESTERN STATES AND 

TERRITORY OF HAWAII

Prepared in cooperation with the States of

ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, and NEW MEXICO, the TERRITORY OF HAWAII 

and other agencies

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 911
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Harold L. Ickes, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. Mendenhall, Director

Water-Supply Paper 911

WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE

IN OBSERVATION WELLS IN THE

UNITED STATES IN 1940

PART 6. SOUTHWESTERN STATES AND 

TERRITORY OF HAWAII

BY

O. E. MEINZER, L. K. WENZEL 

and others

Prepared in cooperation with the States of

ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, and NEW MEXICO

the TERRITORY OF HAWAII

and other agencies

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1941

For nle by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. ....... Price 30 cents
CONTENTS

Page

Introduction, by 0. E. Melnzer and L. K. Henzel.................... 1

Arizona............................................................ 7

Introduction, by S. F. Turner and L. C. Halpenny.........'..... 7

Graham County (Safford Valley), by H. R. McDonald and

D. H. Bratton.............................................. 8

Greenlee County (Duncan Valley) by H. H. Babcook.............. 65

Final and Haricopa Counties (Queen Creek area), by

B. H. Gushing and H. H. Babcock............................ 72

Pima and Santa Cruz Counties (Santa Cruz River Valley),

by B. H. Gushing, H. 0. Fernandez, and D. H. Bratton....... 83

California......................................................... 104

General summary, by F, C. Bbert............................... 104

San Joaquin County (Mokelumne area), by J. W. Robinson........ ISO

Territory of Hawaii, by H. T. Stearns.............................. 156

New Mexico......................................................... 150

Introduction, by C. V. Theis.................................. 150

Chaves and Bddy Counties (Roswell Basin), by 0. J.

Loeltz..................................................... 151

Hidalgo County (Virden Valley), by H. M. Babcock.............. 175

Lea County (northern part), by C. S. Conover.................. 177

Luna County (Himbres Valley), by C. S. Conover................ 200

Hoosevelt County (Portales Valley), by C. S. Conover.......... 217

Sierra County (Hot Springs), by C. R. Murray.................. 235

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Outline map of.the United States, showing sections 

of the country covered by the six water-supply 

papers on water levels and artesian pressure in 

observation wells in 1940............................ 3

2. Graphs showing fluctuations of water level in 

observation wells in the Safford Valley, 

Graham County, Ariz. ................................. 9

5. Graphs showing fluctuations of water level in

observation wells in the Duncan-Virden Valley,

Greenlee County, Ariz., and Hidalgo County,

N. Hex. .............................................. 64

4. Graphs showing fluctuations of water level in 

observation wells in the Queen Creek area, 

Haricopa and Final Counties, Ariz. ................... 70.

5. Graphs showing fluctuations of water level in 

observation wells in the Santa Cruz Valley, 

Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, Ariz. .................. 84

6. Graph showing fluctuations of water level in the 

Williams well, San Bemardino area, Santa Ana 

River Basin, Calif., 1892-1940........................ 107

7. Average water levels in wells and accumulated 

deviation from average rainfall in the 

Hokelumne area, Calif. ............................... 132

III
IV ILLOSTRATIONS

Page

Figure 8. Hap of Island of Oahu showing location of artesian , 

areas and observation wells.......................... 137

9. Graph showing artesian head in typical wells in 

artesian areas 1 to 12, on the Island of Oahu, 

1880-1940............................................ 157

10. Map of Chaves County portion of the Roswell Basin, 

N. Ilex., showing change in the ground-water level 

from January 1940 to January 1941.................... 155

11. Map of the Bddy County portion of the Roswell Basin, 

N. Ilex., showing change in the ground-water level 

from January 1940 to January 1941..................... 158

12. Hap of a part of the Hlmbres Valley, N. Ilex., showing 

change In ground-water level from January 1940 to 

January 1941......................................... 201

13. Change In water level in three wells in the Mlmbres

Valley, N. Mex., 1931-40............................. 203

14. Map of the Fortales Valley, N. Hex., showing change 

in ground-water level from January 1940 to January 

1941.................................................. 218

15. Change in water level in three wells in the Fortales

Valley,~B. Mex., 1932-40............................. 220
INTRODUCTION 

By 0. E. Meinzer and L. K. Wenzel

The rock formations of the earth are great natural underground 

reservoirs in which a part of the water derived from rain and anow is 

stored to supply wells and springs and to maintain the flow of streams 

during periods of fair weather. Water levels in wells register the 

stages of these natural reservoirs; they show the extent to which water 

supplies are depleted by drought or by heavy pumping for public waterworks, 

for irrigation, or for industrial uses and the extent to which they are 

replenished in seasons of abundant rainfall or melting snow. The changes 

in pressure recorded on flowing wells may Indicate depletion or replenishment of the artesian reservoirs.

The regular publication of records of water levels and artesian 

pressure In the United States was begun by the Geological Survey in 1935, 

and from that year through 1939 one volume containing these data was published each year. The volumes were issued as Water-Supply Papers 777, 

817, 840, 845, and 886. This series of reports 10 In a sense an Inventory, 

year by year, of the ground-water supplies of those parts of the country 

that it covers. The number of observation wells and the quantity of 

records on water levels and artesian pressure obtained from them have Increased gradually from year to year. As a result It has been deemed advisable to publish the records for 1940 In six volumes, each volume 

containing records for one of the sections into which the Halted States 

has been: divided. (See fig. 1.) The present volume covers the southwestern section and gives records of water level or artesian pressure In about 

1,460 observation wells In Arizona, California, Territory of Hawaii, and 

New Mexico that were obtained by the Geological Survey and cooperating 

agencies. About 47 of these wells are equipped with automatic water-stage 

recorders. For some wells for which records had not heretofore been published complete records of water levels are given In this report, Including those for years before 1940. For wells whose previous records have 

been published, however, this volume gives only current records. If
2 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

complete descriptions of the wells were given in one of the previous .reports, only the well numbers or the well numbers and brief identifying 

descriptions are given in this report. The report includes about 16,500 

Individual measurements of water level or artesian pressure.

The water levels in this report are given with reference to datum 

planes of different kinds. Some are given in depth below the measuring 

point that is, below the recognized reference mark, at or near the top 

of the well, from which the depth to water level is usually measured; 

and some are given in height above an assumed datum plane. As the measuring points on some of the wells were changed in 1940, the records may 

not be directly comparable wl*h those in previous annual volumes, but 

changes in measuring points are recorded in this report. Water levels 

given in height above sea level or above assumed datum planes are generally comparable with those given in the previous volumes. Unless otherwise stated, the depth of wells is usually the measured depth below the 

measuring point.

Acknowledgments for effective services in the preparation of this 

report are due Mrs. Charlotte P. Berger and Hisses Dorothy M. Ireland and 

Ermelinda P. Hattera, who typed the offset copy; and to Rodney Hart, who 

prepared many of the illustrations and gave other assistance in preparing 

the copy.

GENERAL SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN GROUND-WATER LEVEL IN 1940 

IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OP THE UNITED STATES

The precipitation in Arizona, California, and New Mexico was above 

normal in 1940, but in the.Territory of Hawaii it was somewhat below normal. 

Not all of the wells, however, had changes in water level that correspond 

to these moisture conditions. The fluctuations of water level and artesian pressure in observation wells depend upon many complex factors, such 

as the distribution and amount of precipitation, location of outcrop areas 

of the water-bearing formations, permeability and specific yield of the 

water-bearing materials, depth of the water table below the land surface, 

and proximity of the observation wells to areas of heavy withdrawals. 

Consequently, it is usually not possible to find a simple relation between 

the changes in water level or artesian pressure and the departures from 

normal precipitation. The fluctuations that occur in each observation
INTRODUCTION

Figure I. Outline map of the United States, showing sections of the

country covered lo$ the six water-supply papers on water levels and

artesian pressure In observation wells In 1940. The shaded section

represents the part of the country covered by this- volume.

well or group of similar wells must t>e studied separately In order to 

evaluate the effects of the many factors influencing them. It is not 

ordinarily possible to make general statements regarding changes in 

ground-water levels that will apply over large areas. The following 

summaries are taken chiefly from the interpretive texts of the several 

State sections in this volume. They note very briefly the changes in 

ground-water levels or artesian pressure that occurred in 1940 in the 

parts of the underground reservoirs in the southwestern States that the 

observation wells tap.

Arizona. Small net rises in ground-water levels occurred in 1940 

in Safford Valley of the upper Oila River. Recharge to the underground 

 eservoirs occurs in this area chiefly from canal losses, irrigation 

return flow, rainfall penetration, and percolation from the Gila River.

The precipitation in Duncan Valley of the upper Gila River was about 

normal during the early part of 1940, but in November and December it was 

much above normal. As a result there were small net rises in ground-water
4 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

levels In the valley In 1940, but net declines probably would have occurred had not the precipitation been high near the end of the year. The 

normal seasonal lowering of the water levels during the summer In regions 

of heavy pumping was overcome by the recharge that occurred during the 

late fall and early winter.

California. The water level In well 42a at Baldwin Park, a key 

observation well In the San Gabriel River Basin, declined 4.87 feet In 

1940 and the water level In the Williams well, a similar key well In the 

Santa Ana River Basin, declined 1 foot. Water levels In 9 wells distributed over the San Jaclnto Valley had net changes during the year ranging 

from a rise of a few tenths of a foot to a decline of about 4 feet. The 

average of the water levels In 5 observation wells In the Tla Juana River 

Basin declined 2.2 feet In 1940.

In the San Diego River Basin the water levels In 3 wells In the 

El Monte Park area declined 1.5 to 3.6 feet In 1940 and the water levels 

In 5 wells In and near Lakeside declined 1 foot. An average net decline 

of 1.1 feet occurred In 4 wells of the Rlvervlew group and.an average 

net decline of 0,3 foot occurred In 2 wells near Santee. In Mission 

Valley 3 wells showed an average decline of 0.7 foot In water level, 

whereas 2 wells showed a small average rise.

The net change of the water levels In 1940 In 6 wells In San Pasqual 

Valley, San Dlegulto River Basin, ranged from a rise of 1.4 feet to a decline of 0.6 foot. No appreciable net changes occurred In wells In the 

upper part of San Luls Rey River Basin, but the water levels In 4 wells 

at the lower part of the valley showed an average net gain of 1.5 feet. 

The water levels In most wells In the Mcjave River Basin declined in the 

year.

Ground-water levels throughout Antelope Valley were mostly lower in 

1940 than at corresponding times in 1939. The declines ranged from a 

few tenths of a foot in the northeastern part of the valley to 4 or 5 

feet in the Palmdale-Tlerra Bonifca area. There was an average decline 

of about 2 feet.

The average of the water levels in 24 key observation wells in the 

Mokelumne area, San Joaquln County, rose an average of 1.31 feet in 1940. 

This rise contrasts with an average net decline of 3.58 feet in 1939. At 

the end of 1940 the average of the water levels In the wells was 1.02 

feet higher than at the end of 1933.
INTRODUCTION

Territory of Hawaii. In 1940 losses in ground-water storage occurred 

in 9 of 12 artesian areas on the island of Oahu; only areas on the northeast coast had gains in storage. Withdrawals from the underground reservoirs on Oahu amounted to about 118,500 million gallons in the year.

Water levels in wells on the windward side of the island of Maui 

declined slightly in 1940; water levels in wells on the leeward side, 

however, rose from a few hundredths to a few tenths of a foot. The 

ground-water withdrawal on Maui in the year was about 68,300 million 

gallons.

The water level in a test boring on the island of Molokai was higher 

in March and April 1940 than at any time since measurements were begun 

in June 1938. The water level in a shaft on the island of Lanai on 

December 2, 1940, reached the highest stage since the shaft was constructed in 1936. The ground-water draft on Molokai in 1940 was about 

1 million gallons; on Lanai it was about 144 million gallons,

On the island of Hawaii the water level in Olaa shaft on June 28, 

1940, reached the lowest stage since observations were begun in 1936. 

The water level in Kaiwiki shaft declined only slightly in the year, but 

on June 14, 1940, it reached the lowest stage since measurements were 

started in January 1938. The draft on the underground reservoirs on the 

island of Hawaii was about 2,600 million gallons in 1940.

The artesian head in wells on the island of Kauai rose slightly 

during 1940. The ground-water withdrawal on Kauai was about 6,200 

million gallons in the year.

Mew Mexico. The seasonal fluctuations of artesian head in 1940 in 

3 key observation wells in the Roswell artesian basin followed the general 

pattern of previous years. In the Berrendo well, the net decline in artesian head in the year was about the same as in 1939. The mean water level 

in December 1940 was 0.4 foot below that in December 1939, and the mean 

annual water level in 1940 was 1.1 feet below that of the previous year. In 

the Orchard Park well, the mean water level in December 1940 was 0.4 foot 

higher than in the corresponding month in 1939, but the mean annual water 

level was 0.7 foot lower. In the Artesia well, the mean monthly water 

level in December 1940 was 2.2 feet below the mean in December 1939, and 

the mean annual water level was 2.4 feet lower than in 1939. The water 

levels in the 3 wells in August 1940 reached the lowest mean monthly stages 

for the period of record, which extends back to 1926.
6 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

The shallow ground-water level declined over most of the Roswell 

basinxin 1940. The decline ranged from a few hundredths of a foot to 

about 6 feet and'over an area of about 60 square miles it ranged from 2 

to 4 feet. In the vicinity of Cottonwood Creek, Just south of the 

Chaves-Eddy County line, 3 areas, totaling 20 square miles, showed net 

rises of water level in 1940. The average rise in the area was about 

0.5 foot.

The ground-water level declined over the Mimbres Valley in 1940. 

The part of the valley in which the decline was more than 1 foot was about 

81 square miles about 25 square miles more than in 1939 and the part in 

which the decline was more than 1.5 feet was about 46 square miles about 

29 square miles more than in 1939. The parts of the valley in which the 

decline amounted to more than 1 foot are in general those- in which large 

quantities of water are pumped from wells for irrigation.

The ground-water level declined throughout Portales Valley in 1940, 

the maximum decline occurring in two heavily pumped areas, northwest and 

east of Portales. The water level declined more than 1 foot over an area 

of about 86 square miles, an increase of about 69 square miles over that 

of the previous year. The declines ranged from 0.02 foot at Ployd to 

about 3.5 feet northwest of Portales.
ARIZONA

Introduction 

By S. P. Turner and L. C. Halpenny

Ground-water Investigations were begun In Arizona In August, 1939, 

by the Federal Geological Survey In cooperation with the State Water Commissioner, The United States Engineer Office, War Department, transferred 

funds to the Geological Survey to study the probable effects of major 

flood control structures that are being considered upon ground-water conditions. The following men are now engaged on the ground-water Investigations; Samuel P. Turner, in charge, L. C. Halpenny, H. M. Babcock, 

D. H. Bratton, E. M. Gushing, H. G. Fernandez, Thomas McCauley, Jr., H. R. 

McDonald, and W. T. Stuart, who are engineers, and R. B. Horrlson, who Is 

a geologist.

Detailed studies were started first In several heavily developed 

areas for which more information was needed. In accordance with this plan, 

Investigations are now In progress In the Queen Creek area, in Final and 

Marlcopa Counties, in the Santa Cruz Valley, in Santa Cruz and ?lma 

Counties, and in the Upper Glla area, in Graham and Greenlee Counties.

Reconnaissance investigations have been made of the ground-water resources of the Saint Johns area, on the Little Colorado River; the Big 

Sandy River Valleyi. the St. David area, on the San Pedro Riverj and the 

San Simon area, near San Simon Creek. A preliminary report on the groundwater resources of the Big Sandy Valley, by R. B, Morrison, tras released 

December 30, 1940, through the office of the State Water Commissioner.

The following water-supply papers of the Geological Survey, United 

States Department of the Interior, deal with ground water in Arizona:

104. The underground waters of Glla Valley, Arizona, by W. T. Lee, 

1904. Refers to Queen Creek and Santa Cruz areas.

136. Underground waters of Salt R±rer Valley, Arizona, by W. T. 

Lee, 1905. Refers to Queen Creek area.

320. Geology and water resources of Sulphur Spring Valley, Arizona, 

by 0. E. Meinzer and P. C. Kelton, with a section on agriculture by R. H. 

Forbes, 1913.

375 b. Ground water in Paradise Valley, Arizona, by 0. E. Meinzer 

and A. J. Ellls, 1916.
WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

380. The Navajo country - a geographic and hydrographic reconnaissance 

of parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, by H. E. Gregory, 1916.

425 a. Ground water in San Simon Valley, Arizona and New Mexico, by 

A. T. Schwennesen, with a section on agriculture by R. E. Forbes, 1919.

450 a. Geology and water resources of the Gila and San Carlos 

Valleys in the San Carlos Indian Reservation, Arizona, by A. T. Schwennesen, 

1921. Refers to the lower end of Safford Valley.

490 c. Routes to desert watering places in the lower Gila region, 

Arizona, by C. P. Boss, 1922.

490 d. Routes to desert watering places in the Papago country, 

Arizona, by Kirk Bryan, 1922.

.498. The lower Gila region, Arizona, a geographic, geologic and 

hydrologic reconnaissance, with a guide to desert watering places, by C. P. 

Ross, 1923.

499. The Papago country, Arizona, a geographic, geologic and hydrologic reconnaissance, with a guide to desert watering places, by Kirk 

Bryan, 1925.

796 e. Ground water in Avra-Altar Valley, Arizona, by D. A. Andrews, 

1937. Refers to Santa Cruz area.

796 f. Geology and ground-water resources of the valley of Gila 

River and San Simon Creek, Arizona, by M. M. Enechtel, 1937. Refers to 

Safford Valley.

836 b. The ground-water resources of the Holbrook region, Arizona, 

by M. A. Harrell and E. B. Eckel, 1939.

The Agricultural Experiment .Station of the University of Arizona has 

published the following bulletins by G. E. P. Smith on the ground-water 

resources of the Santa Cruz River Valley:

64. Ground-water supply and Irrigation in the Rillito Valley, 1910.

77. The physiography of Arizona valleys and the occurrence of groundwater, 1938.

87. Ground-water supply of the Eloy District in Final County, 

Arizona, 1940.

OFHAEAM COUNTY

Safford Valley

By H* R. McDonald and D. E. Bratton

A detailed study is now being made of the ground-water resources of 

the Safford Valley of the upper Gila River. A field office was established 

at Safford January 1, 1940. In connection with the investigation measurements of water level have been made once a month in 133 wells and once a . 

week or twice a month In 88 wells. A total of 4,307 individual measure-
Fumpage, in acre-feet Altitude of water level, in fe

Precipitation, in inches
10 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

ments of water level were made in the observation wells from October 1, 

1939 to January 1, 1941. Six automatic water-stage recorders were operated on wells during most of 1940. The quantity of water pumped from 

wells and the average monthly rainfall is shown in the accompanying table.

Water pumped from wells in acre feet, and average 

precipitation in inches, in Safford Valley, 1940

January 

February 

March 

April 

Hay 

June

Pumpage

980 

4,395 

5,541

Precipitation

0.72 

1.54 

.29 

.15 

.61 

1.47

July 

August 

September 

October 

November 

December

7,522

4,344 

791

Precipitation

0.36 

2.54 

1.63 

.44 

2.08 

2.59

There were relatively small net gains in the water levels in wells in 

the area between January 1, 1940 and January 1, 1941. Ground-water recharge occurred from canal losses, irrigation return flow, rainfall penetration, and percolation from the Gila River (see accompanying illustration). 

Well 433, in the eastern or upper end of the valley, and its hydrograph 

shows normal fluctuations of water level unaffected by pumping. Well 552 

is north of the Gila River near Safford in a region of heavy pumping. Well 

616 is south of Safford near an irrigation canal. The hydrograph of the well 

shows the effect of recharge from the canal during the peak of the irrigation season. It shows also a lowering of water level during the late 

fall when the depressions in the water table caused by pumping were being 

filled. The hydrograph of well 282, which is near a canal just west of 

Pima, also shows the effect of recharge from canals. Well 76 is in the 

western end of the cultivated part of the valley at a considerable distance 

from pumped wells and the hydrograph of this well shows nomal fluctuations in water level.

In the following tables water levels are expressed in feet below the 

measuring points. The highest and lowest water levels that are given for 

some periods were obtained with maximum-minimum strip recorders.
ARIZONA 11

Graham County Continued.

1. TJ. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation, 1,790 feet 

north of .Glla River, 400 feet west from mouth of Kelly Canyon, 0.5 mile 

west from mouth of San Carlos River. Used driven observation well with 

sand point, diameter 1 Inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 

1.55 feet above land surface and 101.45 feet above assumed datum. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

June 21 

24 

26 

28

July 6 

12 

19

Water 

level

10.58 

10.64 

10.64 

10.68 

10.90 

11.07 

11.26

Date

July 25 

Aug. 2

9 

16 

23

Water 

level

11.43 

11.64 

a 11.51 

11.53 

11.62 

11.74 

a 11.30

Date

Aug. 30 

Sept . 6 

13 

20

27 

Oct. 4

Water 

level

11.65 

11.81 

11.94 

12.09 

a 11.87 

12.14 

12.37

Date

Oct. 11 

18 

Nov. 1 

15 

Dec. 6 

20

Wa1;er 

level

12.46 

12.60 

12.76 

12.80 

12.52 

11.93

2. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation, 1,250 feet 

north of Glla River, 400 feet west from mouth of Kelly Canyon, 0.5 mile 

west from mouth of San Carlos River. Used driven observation well with 

sand point, diameter 1 Inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 

1.7 feet above land surface and 102.19 feet above assumed datum. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

June

July

21

24

26

28

6

12

10.15

10.09

10.03

10.11

10.34

10.57

July

Aug.

19

25

2

9

16

23

10.73

10.85

11.17

10.78

10.71

11.01

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

30

. 6

13

20

27

4

10.94

11.21

11.27

11.56

11.59

11.77

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

11

18

1

15

6

20

11.97

12.10

12.34

12.27

11.81

10.50

3. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation, 670 feet 

north of Glla River, 400 feet west from mouth of Kelly Canyon, 0.5 mile 

west from mouth of San Carlos River. Used driven observation well with 

sand point, diameter 1 Inch, depth 18 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 

1.4 feet above land surface and 99.32 feet above assumed datum. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

June

July

21

24

26

28

6

12

19

8.61

8.31

8.28

8.39

8.65

a8.93

8.94

9.15

July

Aug.

25

2

9

16

23

9.23

9.59

a8.93

9.22

8.76

9.35

a9.08

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

30

. 6

13

20

26

4

9.44

9.60

a9.18

9.66

10.05

alO.Ol

10.11

10.18

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

11

18

1

15

6

20

alO.17

10.40

10.60

10.67

10.51

10.05

9.04

4. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation, 210 feet 

south of Glla River, 400 feet west from mouth of Kelly Canyon, 0.5 mile 

west from mouth of San'Carlos River. Used driven observation well with 

sand point, diameter 1 Inch, depth 21 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 

1.55 feet above land surface and 100.24 feet above assumed datum. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

June 18

24

26

28

July 6

12

19

12.02

11.48

11.52

11.78

12.00

all. 96

12.58

a!2.42

12.83

a!2.44

July 25

Aug. 2

9

16

23

30

12.55

13.11

all. 98

12.85

all. 04

11.40

12.74

a!2.09

13.05

Sept. 6

13

20

27

Oct. 4

11

a!2.76

12.95

a!2.53

12.91

13.34

a!3.13

13.33

13.10

alS.OO

13.40

Oct. 18

Nov. 1

, 15

Dec. 6

20

a!3.34

13.60

a!3.56

13.60

al3.14

13.21

a!2.50

12.62

12.60

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
12 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

5. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation, 230 feet 

south of Gila River, 400 feet west from mouth of Kelly Canyon, 0.5 mile 

west of mouth of San Carlos River. Used bored observation well, diameter 

8 inches, depth 17 feet. Measuring point, Joint at top of casing, 1.2 

feet above land surface and 99.73 feet above assumed datum. Well equipped 

with water-stage recorder from October 1 to December 13 inclusive.

Daily noon water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Date

Sept. 4

6

20

27

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Water 

level

b 12.72

b 12.48

b 12.11

b 12.27

12.33

12.32

12.32

12.33

12.33

12.32

12.33

12.33

12.33

12.33

12.33

12.33

12.33

12.33

12.34

12.35

Date

Oct. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

Water 

level

12.36

12.37

12.38

12.39

12.40

12.41

12.42

12.43

12.44

12.44

12.44

12.44

12.44

12.45

18.46

12.47

12.47

12.48

12.49

Date

Nov. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Water 

level

12.49

12.50

12.50

12.51

12.51

12.52

12.52

12.52

12.52

12.52

12.52

12.52

12.52

12.52 12. bo

12.42

12.32

12.28

12.27

12.27

Date

Nov. 25

26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Water 

level

12.26

12.25

12.24

12.24

12.23

12.23

12.23

12.23

12.23

12.23

12.23

12.23

12.23

12.23

12.22

12.22

12.22

12.22

11.87

6. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation, 790 feet 

south of Gila River, 400 feet west from mouth of Kelly Canyon, 0.5 mile 

west from mouth of San Carlos River. Used driven observation well with 

sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 21 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 

1.4 feet above land surface and 100.91 feet above assumed datum.

Water level, in feet below measuring point« 1940

June 18

24

26

28

July 6

12

19

25

12.81

12.51

12.53

12.69

13.00

13.39

13.63

13.56

a 13.53

Aug. 2

9

16

23

30

14.01

a 13.33

13'.87

a 12.97

13.09

13.89

a 13.57

14.11

Sept. 6

12

20

27

Oct.

a 14.03

14.15

a 13.32

14.01

14.38

a 14.13

14.41

a 14.06

Oct. 4

11

18

Nov. 1

15

Dec. 6

20

14.26

14.45

ft 14.39

14.64

14.68

14.33

13.72

12.90

7. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation, 1,110 feet 

south of Gila River, 400 feet west from mouth of Kelly Canyon, 0.5 mile 

west from mouth of San Carlos River. Used driven observation we'll with 

,sand point, diameter 1 inch,'depth 21 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 

1.35 feet above land surface and 100.00 feet above assumed datum. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

June 19

24

26

28

July 6

12

9.61

11.74

11.90

12.02

12.32

12.59

July 19

25

Aug. 2

9

16

,23

12.84

12.93

13.27

13.18

12.83

13.20

Aug. 30

Sept. 6

13

20

27

Oct. 4

13,37

13.53

13.39

13.65

13.71

13.63

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

11

18

1

15

6

20

13.76

13.92

13.99

13.70

12.70

12.47

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements. 

b Tape measurements.
ARIZONA 13

Graham County Continued.

8. U. 3. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation at Calva, 

840 feet south of Oila River, 0.4 mile east from mouth of Wild Horse 

Canyon, 0.6 mile east from railroad bridge. Used driven observation well 

with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top of 

pipe, 1.1 feet above land surface and 100.00 feet above assumed datum.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Date

June 17 

24 

25 

26 

28 

July 6

water 

level

8.65 

8.72 

8.64 

8.58 

8.52 

8.46 

a 8.41

Date

July 12 

19 

26

Aug. 2 

9 

16

water 

level

8.58 

8.75 

8.93 

a 8.91 

8.95 

8.73 

8.52

Date

Aug. 23 

30 

Sept. 6 

13 

20 

27 

Oct. 4

water 

level

8.35 

8.37 

8.45 

8.26 

8.40 

8.40 

8.35

Date

Oct. 11 

18 

Nov. 1 

15 

Dec. 6 

20

Water 

level

8.56 

8.46 

8.45 

8.52 

7.88 

7.42

9. TJ. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation at Calva, 

400 feet south cf Oila River, 0.4 mile east from mouth cf Wild Horse 

Canyon, 0.6 mile east from railroad bridge. Used_driven observation well 

with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 15 feet. Measuring point, top of 

pipe, 1.1 feet above land surface and 99.20 feet above assumed datum.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

June 17

24

25

26

28

July 6

12

19

7.69

7.55

7.39

7.31

7.30

7.55

7.52

7.74

July

Aug.

26

2

9

16

25

a

a

a

7.93

7.81

7.88

7.55

7.58

7.12

7.17

7.11

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

50

6

15

20

27

4

7.29

7.40

a 7.03

7.11

7.32

a 7.24

7.50

7.22

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

a

11

18

1

a

15

6

20

7.19

7.29

7.39

7.37

7.17

7.18

6.77

6.26

10. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation at Calva, 

250 feet south of Oila River, 0.4 mile east from mouth of Wild Horse 

Canyon, 0.6 mile east from railroad bridge. Used bored observation well, 

diameter 8 inches, depth 7 feet. Measuring point, joint at top of casing, 

1.65 feet above land surface. Well equipped with water-stage recorder from 

Sept. 18 to Dec. 13 inclusive.

Daily noon water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Sept. 5 b

6 b

15 b

18

19

20

21 

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

Oct. 1

-2

3

4

5

6

7

7.30

7.51

7.01

7.22

7.25

7.24

7.27 

7/24

7.19

7.10

7.10

7.15

7.19

7.2b

7.24

7.26

7.20

7.11

7.08

7.08

7.09

7.09

7.12

Oct. 8

9

10

11

12

15

14 

15

16

-17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29.

30

7.14

7.16

7.18

7.22

7.24

7.26

7.28 

7.30

7.30

7.32

7.33

7.34

7.35

7.35

7.36

7.35

7.35

7.55

7.34

7.34

7.33

7.55

7.52

Oct. 51

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

7.32

7.31-

7.50

7.29

7.27

7.25

7.24 

7.22

7.20

7.18

7.17

7.17

7.15

7.14

7.12

7."10

7.09

7.08

7.07

7.03

6.98

6.89

6.83

Nov. 23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

80

6.82

6.82

6.80

6.78

6.76

6.76.

6. 78 

6.71

6.74

6.74

6.73

6.72

6.72

6.70

6.69

6.68

6.68

6.67

6.66

6.65

6.57

b 6.12

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements, 

b Tape measurement .

4162310-41 2
14 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

11. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation at Calva, 

160 feet south of Gila River, 0.4 mile east from mouth of Wild Horse 

Canyon, 0.6 mile east from railroad bridge. Used driven observation 

well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 15 feet. Measuring point, 

top of pipe, 1.2 feet above land surface and 98.44 feet above assumed 

datum.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Date

June 17

24

25

26

28

July 6

12

19

t

Water 

.level

6.61

6.06

5.99

5.93

6.03

6.17

6.39

6.65

i 6.64

Date

July 26

Aug. 2

9

16

23

Water 

level

6.87

a 6.62

6.68

a 6.16

6.38

5.40

a 5.36

5.86

a 5.84

Date

Aug. 30

Sept. 6

13

20

27

Oct. 4

Water 

level

6.05

6.17

a 5.50

5.86

6.12

a 5.92

6.06

a 5.91

5.92

Date

Oct. 11

18.

Nov. 1

15

Dec. 6

20

Water 

level

6.08

6.19

6.14

5.91

i 5.50

5.52

4.94

12. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation at Calva, 

155 feet north of Gila River, 0.4 mile east from mouth of Wild Horse 

Canyon, 0.6 mile east from railroad bridge. Used driven observation well, 

with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 15 feet. Measuring point, top of 

pipe, 0.7 foot above land surface and 97.09 feet above assumed datum.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

June 14

24

25

26

28

July 6

12

6.14

5.77

5.63

5.70

5.84

5.96

6.18

a 6.16

July

Aug.

19

26

2

9

17

a

a

a

6.49

6.68

6.36

6.42

5.92

6.16

5.16

5.28

Aug.

Sept

23

30

. 6

13

20

27

5.66

5.88

5.98

a 5.26

5.62

5.91

a 5.72

5.81

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

4

11

18

1

15

6

20

5.67

5.80

5.93

5.88

5.67

5.23

a 4.36

4.55

13. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation at Calva, 

665 feet north of Gila River, 0.4 mile east from mouth of Wild Horse 

Canyon, 0.6 mile east from railroad bridge. Used driven observation well 

with sand point, diameter 1 jLnch, depth 20 feet. Measuring point, top of 

pipe, 2.5 feet above land surface and 104.37 feet above assumed datum.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

June

July

14

24

25

26

28

6

12

12.36

12.38

12.26

12.18

12.15

12.22

12.39

July

Aug.

19

26

2

9

17

23

12.62

12.78

12.78

12.49

12.04

12.10

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

30

. 6

13

20

27

4

12.19

12.27

12.02

12.19

12.13

12.03

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

11

18

1

15

6

20

12.07

12.17

12.13

11.95

11.51

11.02

14. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation at Calva, 

1,065 feet north of Gila River, 0.4 mile east from Wild Horse Canyon, 0.6 

mile east from railroad bridge. Used driven observation well with sand 

point, diameter 1 inch, depth 16 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.35 

feet above land surface and 104.02 feet above assumed datum. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

June 14

24

25

26

28

July 6

12

11.82

11.88

11.81

11.75

11.70

11.70

11.83

July 19

26

Aug. 2

9

17

23

12.01

12.15

12.22

12.01

11.81

11.74

Aug. 30

Sept. 6

13

20

27

Oct. 4

11.77

11.86

11.64

11.70

11.68

11.60

Oct.

Hov.

Dec.

11

18

1

15

6

20

11.56

11.60

11.63

11.44

11,03

10.70

a Highest water level In period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 15

Graham County Continued.

16. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation at Bylas, 

640 feet north of Gila River, 300 feet east of Indian Rodeo Grounds. Used 

drives observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 16 feet. 

Measuring point, top of pipe, 2.0 feet above land surface and 101.50 feet 

above assumed datum.

Date

June 13 

24 

25 

26 

28 

July 6 

12

Water 

level

13.09 

12.67 

12.62 

12.63 

12.70 

12.76 

13.01

Date

July 19 

26 

Aug. 2 

9 

17 

23

Water

level

13.21 

13.35 

13.17 

12.98 

12.16 

12.33

Date

Aug. 30 

Sept. 6 

13 

20 

27 

Oct. 4

Water

level

12.57 

12.65 

12.47 

12.70 

12.61 

12.38

Date

Oct. 11 

18 

Hov. 1 

15 

Dee. 6 

20

Water 

level

12.63 

12.79 

12.72 

12.43 

11.88 

11.36

17. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation at Bylas, 

220 feet north of Gila River, 300 feet east of Indian rodeo grounds. Used 

driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. 

Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.8 feet above land surface and 95.61 feet 

above assumed datum.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

June 12

24

25

26

28

July 6

12

7.34

6.74

6.65

6.79

6.91

7.03

a 7.02

7.33

July 19

26

Aug. 2

9

17

a 7.27

7.49

a 7.42

7.46

7.15

a 6.59

7.17

6.01

Aug. 23

30

Sept. 6

13

20

27

6.30

6.83

6.57

6.72

7.10

a 6.36

6,86

a 6.29

Oct. 4

11

18

Hov. 1

15

Dec. 6

20

6.56

a 6.52

6.94

7.10

6.98

6.65

6.20

5.69

18. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation at Bylas, 

210 feet south of Gila River, 300 feet east of rodeo grounds. Used driven 

observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.2 feet above land surface and 96.41 feet above 

assumed datum.

Water level, in feet below measuring point

June 11

24

25

26

28

July 6

12

7.87

7.18

7.12

7.27

7.41

7.54

7.81

a 7.79

July

Aug.

19

26

2

9

16

a

a

a

7.96

7.92

7.97

7.67

7.69

7.18

7.61

6,25

Aug.

Sept

23

30

. 6

13

20

27

6.83

7.29

7.16

a 6.30

7.20

7.56

a 6.86

7.30

Oct.

Hov.

Dec.

4

11

18

1

15

6

20

a 6.79

7.03

7.37

7.57

7.43

7.12

6.71

6.26

1940

19. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation at Baylas, 

485 feet south of Gila River, 300 feet east of rodeo grounds. Used bored 

observation well, diameter 8 inches, depth 8 feet. Measuring pointy joint 

at top of casing, 0.75 foot above land surface. Well equipped with water 

level recorder from Sept. 9 to Dec. 16.

Daily noon water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Sept . 3 b 6.49

6 b 6.55

9 6.06

10 6.14

11 6.22

12 6.28

13 6.31

14 6.36

15 6.44

16 6.50

Sept. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

a Highest water level

b Tape measurements.

6.56

6.59

6.61

6.67

6.70

6.60

6.42

6.26

6.26

6.35

Sept. 27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

S

4

5

6

in period between

6.42

6.48

6.53

6.54

6.37

6.18

6.18

6.22

6.25

6.29

Oct. 7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

tape measurements.

6.34

6.38

6.42

6.46

6.50

6,53

6.56

6.59

6.61

6.61
16 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

19. U. S. Indian Service Continued

Daily noon water level, in feet below meaauring point,1940

Date

Oct. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

Water 

level

6.63

6.66

6.67

6.68

6.69

6.68

6.66

6.66

6.67

6 58

6.69

6.68

6.67

6.66

6.65

6.62

Date

Nov. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Water 

level

6.61

6.59

6.56

6.53

6.51

5.49

6.46

6.45

6.44

6.43

6.39

6.37

6.36

6.35

6.34

6.32

Date

Nov. 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

Water 

level

6.31

6.27

6.12

5.96

5.95

5.97

5.97

5.94

5.92

5.92

5.92

5.93

5.94

5.95

5.95

Date

Dec. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

20

Water 

level

5.94

5.95

5.95

5.93

5.94

5.93

5.93

5.93

5.92

5.90

5.72

5.52

5.43

5.43

b 5.47

20. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation at Bylas, 

690 feet south of Gila River, 300 feet east of rodeo grounds. Used driven 

observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 19 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.4 feet above land surface and 97.14 feet above 

assumed datum.

Water level, in feet below measuring point

June 12

24

25

26

28

July 6

12

19

26

8.61

8.36

8.14

8. .11

8.16

8.26

8.52

8.67

8.78

Aug. 2

9

16

23

30

a 8.57

8.60

a 8.26

8.41

a 7.75

7.77

7.79

8.03

Sept. 6

13

20

27

Oct. 4

8.08

a 7.65

7.93

8.18

a 7.87

8.06

7.86

a 7.85

Oct. 11

18

Nov. 1

a 

15

a

Dec. 6

20

8.05

8.20

8.17

7.88

7.90

7.52

7.55

7.08

1940

21. U. S. Indian Service. San Carlos Indian Reservation at Bylas, 

1,150 feet south of Oila River, 300 feet east of rodeo grounds. Used driven 

observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 20 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.8 feet above land surface and 100.00 feet above 

assumed datum.

Water level, in feet below measuring point

June 12

24

25

26

28

July «

12

14.76

11.25

11,14

.11,07

11.05

11.11

a 10.10

11.36

July

Aug.

19

26

2

9

16

23

a I!

11

11

11

a 11

11

10

10

.33

.48

.60

.47

.10

.24

.80

.67

Aug.

Sept

30

. 6

13

20

27

10. 83

10.93

a 10.64

10.72

10.95

a 10.74

10.79

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

4

11

18

1

15

6

20

10.64

10.79

10.93

10.89

10.67

10.26

9.91

1940

51. Bert Hint on. SEjNWj sec. 13, T. 4 S., R. 22 E., 300 feet south 

of well 52, 0.3 mile north from U. S. Highway 70, 0.6 mile west from 

Geronimo. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 10 inches, depth 76 feet. 

Measuring point, bottom of hole in east side of casing, 0.5 foot above 

land surface and 2,641.45 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Feb. 1, 1940, green cross at the east end of north pump base, 2.6 

feet above land surface and 2,643.41 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with turbine pump and gasoline engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

5!S

Nov. 29, 1939 18.36 

Feb. 8, 1940 17.73 

Mar. 29 17.52 

May 29 18.52

Date

July 2, 1940 

31 

Aug. 30 

Sept. 28

Sater 

level

18.62 

19.37 

18.88 

18.64

Date

Oct. 9, 1940 

31 

Nov. 28

Water 

level

18.49 

18.56 

18.11

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements, 

b Tape measurement.
ARIZONA 17

Gralxam County Continued.

52. Bert Hlnton. SE^NWi sec. 13, T. 4 S., R. 22 E., 300 feet north 

of well 51, 0.35 mile north from U. S. Highway 70, 0,6 mile west from 

Geronimo. Used drilled domestic well, diameter 4 Inches, depth 20.6 feet. 

Measuring point, top of casing, 1.2 feet above land surface and 2,641.12 

feet above mean sea level. Equipped with windmill.

Date

Oct. 20, 

Nov. 29 

Feb. 8, 

May 1

1939

1940 

a

Water 

level

18.04 

17.84 

17.10 

17.70

Date

May 29, 1940 

July 2 

31 

Aug. 30

Water 

level

17.95 

18.10 

18.80 

18.29

Date

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

.28, 1940 

31 

28

Water 

level

18.08 

18.00 

17.56

53. H. A. McBeath. SE^SE^ sec. 13, T. 4 S., R. 22 E., at rear of 

service station, 100 feet north from U. S. Highway 70 in Geronimo. Unused dug domestic well, diameter 36 inches, depth 53 feet. Measuring 

point, top of pipe clamp, 2.0 feet above land surface and 2,723.79 feet 

above mean sea level. Equipped with windmill.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Jan. 29 

Feb. 7

54.02 

53.14

Mar. 29 

Aug. 30

55.76 1 

(b) 1

Sept. 28 (b)

54. Mrs. R. S. Koowles. SEj-SEj- sec. 13, T. 43., R. 22 E., at rear 

of McBeath Trading Post, In Geronimo. Used dug domestic well, diameter 

54 Inches, depth 45 feet. Measuring point, red arrow at top of 4 by 8- 

inch timber across curb, 2.0 feet above land surface and 2,717.45 feet 

above mean sea level. Equipped with windmill.

Water level, In feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

10,

29

7,

29

1959

1940

45.91

45.69

45.34

44.77

May

July

1,

29

2

1940 44.87

45.45

45.84

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

.28,

31

28

1940 46.03

46.26

46.92

55. Paul Hlggins. NE£NE£ sec. 24, T. 48,, R. 22 E., In field, 0.4 

mile south from Geronimo. Unused dug domestic well, diameter 168 Inches, 

depth 37.8 feet. Measuring point, red arrow at top of 6 by 6-inch timber across curb, 0.6 foot above land surface and 2,731.04 feet above mean 

sea level. Measurements discontinued July 31, 1940. See well 56 for 

further measurements.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

19,

29

7,

27

1939

1940

57.22

56.95

56.30

35.87

Mar.

Apr.

May

20, 1940

15

2

22

36.23

36.40

56.79

37.05

June

July

3

2

18

31

37.34

57.19

57.55

38.30

56. NWjN£| sec. 24, T. 4 3., R. 22 E., 25 feet west from private 

road, 300 feet west from well 55, 0.4 mile south from Geronimo. Unused 

dug Irrigation well, diambter 55 Inches, depth 50 feet. Measuring 

point, top of concrete curb at land surface. See well 55 for previous 

measurements.

Water level, in feet below measuring point

Date

Feb. 14 

Mar. 29 

May 1

Water 

level

47.25 

46.92 

46.87

Date

May 29 

July 2

31

Water 

level

46.90 

46.50 

46.87

Date

Aug. 50 

Sept. 28

Water 

level

46.54 

45.96

Date

Oct. 31 

Nov. 28

Water 

level

46.85

47.30

1940

59. Pat Hlnton. NW^SEj- sec. 55, T. 4 S., R. 22 E., 100 feet northeast from house, one-half mile west from Goodwln Wash Road, 4,2 miles 

southwest from Geronimo. Used drilled domestic well, diameter 6 inches, 

depth, 39.8 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 1.1 feet above land 

surface and 2,858.57 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established

 a Well 51 pumping. 

to Dry.
18 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued. 

59. Pat Hinton Continued.

Feb. 16, 1940, blue mark at upper northeast corner of concrete tank, 5.5 

feet above land surface, 300 feet southeast from well and 2,863.74 feet 

above mean sea level. Equipped with hand pump.

water level, in reet below measuring ;

Date

Dec. 8, 

Feb. 8, 

Mar. 29 

May 1

1939 

1940

Water 

level

29.05 

28.12 

27.94 

28.44

Date

July 1, 1940 

31 

Aug. 30

Water 

level

29.76 

30.24 

30.60

30lnt, 1938-40

Date

Oct. 

Nov.

1, 1940 

30 

28

Water 

level

30.86 

30.67 

30.14

71. U. S. Government. SE^SW£ sec. 7, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., 140 feet 

north of Gila River, one mile north from Geronimo. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 21 feet. Measuring 

point, top of pipe, 1.5 feet above land surface and 2,645.79 feet above 

mean sea level.

Water level. In feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

June 8 

24 

25 

26 

July 6 

12

Water 

level

18.57 

18.39 

18.28 

18.35 

18.46 

18.72

Date

July 19 

26 

Aug. 3 

9 

16

Water 

level

a 18.68 

18.83 

18.75 

18.61 

18.53 

17.56

Date

Aug. 23 

Sept. 6 

13 

20 

27 

Oct. 4

Water 

level

18.02 

18.15 

18.23 

18.50 

18.25 

17.95

Date

Oct. 11 

18 

Nov. 1 

15 

Dec. 6 

20

Water 

level

18.20 

18.32 

18.27 

18.03 

17.70 

17.09

72. Graham County. SBjSWf- sec. 7, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., 170 feet south 

of Gila River, one mile north from Geronimo. Used driven observation well 

with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 11 feet. Measuring point, top of 

pipe, 1.4 feet above land surface and 2,634.24 feet above mean sea level. 

Water level,.,in feet below measuring point. 1940

June 7

10

11

24

25

26

2E

July 6

12

4.50

4.54

4.54

4.04

3.87

4.09

4.18

4.32

4.60

July 19

26

Aug. 3

9

16

23

4.74

a 4.43

4.45

a 4.14

4.25

4.19

2.70

3.77

a 3.72

Aug. 31

Sept. 6

13

20

27

Oct. 4

4.35

3.58

a 3.54

4.17

4.47

4.18

a 3.44

3.82

Oct. 11

18

Nov. 1

15

Dec. 6

20

4.17

4.28

4.13

3.90

a 3.06

3.53

a 2.27

2.88

73. Graham County. SEjSWj sec. 7, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., 600 feet 

south of Gila River, on east side of McEuen Ranch Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 Inch, depth 20 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.8 feet above land surface and 2,641.02 feet 

above mean sea level.

Water level, In feet below measuring point, 1940

June 7

10

11

24

25

26

28

July 6

12

11.01

11.02

11.04

10.68

10.61

10.65

10.69

10.89

a 10.85

11.23

July 19

26

k Aug. .3

9

16

23

a

a

a

a

11.07

11.24

11.14

11.32

11.11

10.70

10.99

9.97

10.40

10.26

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

31

. 6

13

20

27

4

a

a

a

a

10.66

10.58

10.71

10.10

10.62

10.92

10.28

10.62

10.23

10.36

Oct.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

7

18

.1

15

6

20

26

a 10.29

10.57

a 10.55

10.77

10.57

10.30

a 9.83

9.89

9.29

8.38

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements .
ARIZONA 19

Graham County .Continued.

74. Graham County. SEjSW£ sec. 7, T. 43., R. 23 E., 900 feet south 

of Glla River on east aide of McEuen Ranch Road. Used bored observation 

well, diameter 8 inches, depth 9 feet. Measuring point, joint at top of 

casing; 2.2 feet above land surface and 2,637.21 feet above mean sea level. 

Well equipped with water level recorder from Aug. 24 to Dec. 16.

Daily noon water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940^ 

(from recorder charts)

Date

July 10

19

26

Aug. 3

9

16

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Water 

level

a- 7.78

a 7.26

a 7.48

a 7.40

a 7.19

a 6.36

a 6.58

6.58

6.47

6.34

6.23

6.22

6.39

6.52

6.61

6.67

6.71

6.69

6.72

6.77

6.80

6.71

6.38

6.41

6.45

6.52

6.56

Date

Sept. 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Water 

level

6.59

6.64

6.71

6.78

6.84

6.87

6.89

6.92

6.96

6.70

6.66

6.71

6.73

6.75

6.69

6.49

6.48

6.49

6.52

6.53

6.60

6.63

6.67

6.69

6.69

6.70

6.72

Date

Oct. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Water 

level

6.74

6.77

6.79

6.81

6.83

6.84

6.86

6.87

6.88

6.87

6.87

6.87

6.87

6.88

6.86

6.85

6.83

6.80

6.75

6.73

6.72

6.71

6.69

6.68

6.66

6.64

6.62

Date

Nov. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

29

Dec. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

20

26

Water 

level

6.61

6.60

6.58

6.56

6.54

6.51

6.49

6.48

6.45

6.42

6.23

6.08

6.05

5.87

6.06

6.07

6.05

6.05

6.03

6.01

5.97

5.81

5.61

5.47

5.40

a 5.42

a 4.97

75. Graham County. NEiNWj sec. 18, T. 43., R. 23 E., 1,150 feet 

south of Gila River, on east side of McEuen Ranch Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.75 feet above land surface and 2,634.93 feet 

above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point

June 7

10

11

.24

25

26

28

July 6

12

4.67

4.67

4.70

4.34

4.33

4.33

4.35

4.60

a 4.53

4.93

July 19

26

Aug. 3

9

16

23

a

a

a

a

4.66

4.87

4.78

5.05

4.84

4.87

4.73

5.88

4.13

5.69

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

51

. 6

13

20

27

4

a

a

a

a

4.26

4.47

3.92

4.29

4.24

4.57

4.29

5.97

4.06

4.00

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

11

18

1

15

6

20

26

4.25

4.42

4.21

a 5.95

3.98

a 3.40

3.55

2.95

2.50

1940

76. E. W. ^Lack. NE|NW| sec. 18, T. 43., R. 23 E., 25 feet west 

of county road, 0.25 mile south from well 75, 1 mile north, from Geronlmo. 

Unused dug domestic well, diameter 72 inches, depth 25.7 feet. Measuring point, red arrow on south curb, 0.1 foot above land surface and 

2,659.99 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Date

Oct. 

Dec. 

Feb.

Mar.

May

July

19, 1939 

8 

8, 1940 

27 

29 

1 

29 

2

Water 

level

24.46 

23.75 

23.04 

22.96 

22.44 

22.86 

23.61 

24.14

Date

July 

Aug. 

Sept 

Oct.

31, 1940 

30 

.28

4 

9 

11 

16

Water 

Iev81

24.86 

24.48 

24.33 

24.26 

24.20 

24.17 

24.16

Date

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

18, 1940 

31 

1 

15 

28 

6 

20

Water 

level

24.13 

24.08 

24.05 

23.85 

23.64 

23.43 

23.13

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
20 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

77. E. H. Clarldge. NWj-SWj sec. 18, T. 43., R. 23 E., at Diamond 

Bar Ranch Corral, 0.5 mile south from Geronimo. Used drilled stock veil, 

diameter 6 Inches, depth 47 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 0.9 

foot above land surface and 2,696.03 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with windmill.

Date

Oct. 19, 

Nov. 29 

Feb. 8, 

Mar. 29

1939 

1940

Water 

level

40.75 

40.45 

39.69 

39.42

Date

May 1, 1940 

29 

July 2 

31

Water 

level

39.23 

39.70 

40.40 

40.83

Date

Aug. 

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

30, 1940 

.28 

30 

28

Water 

level

41.22 

41.05 

40.90 

40.60

79. Fay Rabb. NE}SE£ sec. 18 T. 4 S., R. 23 E., 0.6 mile south 

from Oila River, 1 mile east from Geronimo. Unused dug domestic well, 

diameter 81 Inches, depth 28 feet. Measuring point, red arrow at top of 

timber across curb, 0.2 foot below land surface and 2,668.76 feet above 

mean sea level.

Water level In feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

19, 1939

29

8, 1940

27

20

15

2

22

3

25.55

25.01

24.30

24.19

23.98

a 23.66

24.14

24.44

25.01

a 24.75

25.17

June

July

Aug.

15, 1940

2

17

30

16

30

25.53

25.37

a 25.31

26.12

a 25.61

26.11

a 25.02

25.52

a 25.24

25.49

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.14, 1940

1

16

31

15

28

18

a 25.33

25.48

25.46

a 25.20

25.37

25.24

a 25.02

25.10

a 24.67

24.70

24.23

80. Fay Rabb. NW|SW| sec. 17, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., 300 feet east of 

house, 0.25 mile west and 0.3 mile south from mouth of Goodwill Wash, 1.5 

miles east from Oeronirao. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 

inches, depth 82 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 0.8 foot above . 

land surface and 2,656.89 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with 

t<urbine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Date

Mar. 29 

Apr. 29

Water 

level

15.17 

-17.47

Date

May 29 

July 2

Water 

level

16.70 

16.48

Date

Aug. 30 

Sept. 30

Water 

level

18.52 

16.53

Date

Oct. 31 

Nov. 28

Water 

level

16.54 

15.89

81. Mrs. J. B. Blessing. NW}NE£ sec. 19, T. 4 8., R 23 E., at rear 

of houae, 100 feet south from county road, 0.4 mile east from Oeronlmo. 

Used dug domestic well, diameter 54 inches, depth 33.8 feet. Measuring 

point, red arrow on 3 by 4-inch timber over curb, 0.3 foot above land surface and 2,692.15 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with windmill, 

centrifugal pump and gasoline engine.

Jfater level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Date

Oct. 19, 1939 

Dec. 8 

Feb. 7, 1940 

Mar. 29

Water 

level

31.57 

30.76 

30.40 

' 30.49

Date

May 1, 1940 

29 

July 2 

31

Water 

level

30.34 

31.14 

31.65 

32.46

Date

Aug. 30, 1940 

Sept. 28 

Oct. 31 

Nov. 28

Water 

level

32.14 

32.02 

31.50 

31.00

88. W. F. Bollnger. NW^NE^ sec. 27, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., west, of 

house 0.5 mile west from county road, 1.3 miles north from U. S. Highway 

70 at west city limits of Fort Thomas. Used drilled domestic and stock 

well, diameter 5 Inches, depth 28.8 feet. Measuring, point, red arrow at 

top of casing, 1.2 feet above land surface and 2,677.78 feet above mean 

sea level. Bench mark, established Nov., 1939, nail in northeast corner 

post of tank tower, 2 feet above land surface and 2,679.10 feet above mean 

sea level. Equipped with windmill.

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 21

Graham County Continued 

88. W. P. Bolinger Continued.

Date

Oct. 

Dec. 

Pet. 

liar.

25, 

9 

10, 

27

1939 

1940

Water 

level

15.72 

15.35 

14.21 

13.72

Date

Apr. 

May 

July

30, 1940 

29 

4

Water 

level

14.27 

14.95 

15.59

Date

Aug. 

Oct.

2, 1940 

30 

30

Water 

level

16.37 

16.05 

15.69

90. Church of Latter Day Saints. HEjHEj sec. 29, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., 

at rear of building, 300 feet north from IT. S. Highway 70, one mile southeast from Geronlmo. TTnuaed drilled public well, diameter 6 inches, depth 

39.5 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 0.4 feet above land surface 

and 2,678.35 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with windmill. 

Water 1§ vel.in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct. 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Mar. I

29

1959 

1940

24.33 

24.10 

23.59 

23.24

Apr. 

May 

July

30, 

29

1 

31

1940 23.36 

23.49 

23.97 

24.54

Aug. 

Sept 

Oct. 

JHov.

30, 

.30 

30 

28

1940 24.30 

24.20 

24.13 

25.98

91. Ben Montierth. NWj-SEj- sec. 29, T. 4 S., R. 23 E t , across private road from house, 0.1 mile south and 0.2 mile west from U. S. Highway 

70, 1.3 miles southeast from Geronimo. Used drilled irrigation well, 

diameter 16 inches, depth 85 feet. Measuring point, top of casing at 

air line, 1.0 foot above land surface and 2,705.56 feet above mean sea 

level. Equipped with turbine and gasoline engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan. 16 

Feb. 7

49.25 

49.10

Sept . 3 

50

49774 

49.67 [

Oct. 31 

Hov. 28

49.69 

49.51

92. Wendell Montierth. SEiHEj sec. 53, T. 5 8., R. 25 E., west 

side of fence along private road, 0.15 mile south from Fort Thomas Canal, 

0.30 mile south from U. S. Highway 70, 1.5 miles northwest from Port 

Thomas. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 Inches, depth 90.5 

feet. Measuring point, bottom of slot in casing, 0.1-foot above land 

surface and 2,718.54 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine 

and natural gas engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan. 

Oct.

25

1

59 

59

.23 

.77

Oct. 9

16 -

59 

59

.70 

.78

Oct. 

Hov.

30 

28

59

59

,&6 

.53

93. Graham County. NE£SE| sec. 27, T. 4 S., R. 23 E. f 1,340 feet 

north of Gila River on west side of Port Thomas River Crossing Road. 

Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 21 

feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.25 feet above land surface and 

2,679.90 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Date

June 7

IS

22 

25 

26 

July 1

Water 

level

15.90 

14.17 

14.17 

14.66 

14.58 

14.51 

14.35

Date

July 6 

15 

19

27 

Aug. 5 

9

Water 

level

14.34 

14.61 

14.90 

a 14.88 

15.40 

15.16 

14.98

Date

Aug. 17 

23 

29 

Sept. 5 

15

19

Water 

level

14.68 

14.45 

14.70 

14.74 

14.53 

a 14.44 

14.47

Date

Sept. 26 

Oct. 4 

10 

17 

31 

Hov. 14 

Dec. 6

Water 

level

14.38 

14.27 

14.59 

14.45 

14.40 

14.20 

13.69

94. Graham County. HEj-SEi sec. 27, T. 4 S. f R. 23 E., 700 feet 

north of Gila River on west side of Fort Emmas River Crossing Road. Used 

driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth. 22 feet. 

Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.35 fo*t.above land surface and 2,675.81 

feet above mean sea level.

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
22 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued. 

94. Graham County Continued.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

May 30 

June 10 

11 

22 

25 

26 

July 1

Water 

level

9.31 

9.63 

9.68 

10.10 

9.87 

9.61 

9.47

Date

July 6 

15 

19 

27 

Aug. 3 

9 

17

Water

level

9.67 

10.12 

10.29 

10.35 

10.34 

10.25 

9.71

Date

Aug. 

Sept

Oct.

23 

29 

. 5 

13 

19 

26 

4

Water 

level

9.67 

9.87 

9.99 

9.75 

9.84 

9.70 

9.56

Date

Oct. 10 

17 

31 

Nov. 14 

Dec. 6 

20

Water 

level

9.70 

9.87 

9.77 

9.55 

9.07 

8.53

95. Graham County. SE^SE^ sec. 27, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., 230 feet 

north of Glla River on west side of Port Thomas River Crossing Road. Used 

driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 19 feet. 

Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.5 foot above land surface and 2,678.48 

feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

May 29

June 10

11

22

25

26

July 1

6

15

10.94

11.30

11.31

11.62

10.86

11.04

10.74

11.22

11.69

July 19

27

Aug. 3

9

17

a 11.67

11.77

11.79

11.48

a 11.13

11.40

a 10.10

10.25

Aug. 23

29

Sept . 5

13

19

26

10.53

10.81

11.02

a 10.13

10.66

10.99

a 10.60

10.80

Oct. 4

10

17

31

Nov. 14

Dec. 6

20

a 10.47

10.55

10.89

11.05

10.99

10.68

10.20

9.37

96. Graham County. SW^SWj sec. 26, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., 225 feet 

south of Gila River on east side of Port Thomas River Crossing Road. 

Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 

feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.6 foot above land surface and 

2,673.73 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

May.j

June

July

29

10

11

22

25

26

1

6

15

19

5.69

5.96

5.98

6.26

5.60

5.76

5.53

5.87

6.34

6.41

July 27

Aug. 3

9

16

23

a

a

a

a

6.38

6.42

6.21

5.69

5.90

4.87

4.89

5.12

5.10

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

29

. 5

13

19

26

4

5.41

5.56

a 4.84

5.28

6.58

a 5.28

5.50

a 5.17

5.24

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

10

17

31

14

6

20

27

5.50

5.61

a 5.55

5.63

5.32

4.80

a 3.93

4.03

1.71

97. Graham County. SWf-SWj sec. 86, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., 475 feet 

south of Gila River on east side of Port Thomas River Crossing Road. Used 

bored observation well, diameter 8 inches, depth 8 feet. Measuring point, 

Joint at top of casing, 1.0 foot above land surface and 2,674.48 feet 

above mean sea level. Well equipped with water level recorder from Aug. 7 

to Oct. 18, Inclusive.

Daily noon water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940 

(from re-corder charts)

July 10

15

19

27

Aug. 3

7

8

9

b6.84

b6.86

b6.93

b6.98

b6.86

6.33

6.32

6.36

Aug. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

6.35

6.35

6.31

6.28

6.11

5.94

5.81

5.76

Aug. 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

5.76

5.79

5.83

5.78

5.74

5.69

5.70

5.70

Aug. 26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

5.76

5.77

5.79

5.87

5.98

6.05

6.08

6,01

Highest water level in period between tape measurements. 

Tape measurement.
ARIZONA 23

Graham County Continued.

97. Graham County Continued.

Daily noon water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Date

Sept. 3

4

5

6

7 ' 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Water 

level

5.94

5.92

5.98

6.03

5.67

5.61

5.63

5.67

5.75

5.77

5.82

5.89

5.96

Date

Sept. 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Water 

level

6.01

6.05

6.05

6.09

6.13

6.18

6.19

6.04

5.97

5.98

6.06

6.08

6.04

Date

Sept. 29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Water 

level

6.06

6.04

5.94

5.86

5.84

5.85

5.87

5.90

5.95

5.97

6.00

6.04

Date

Oct. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

31

Nov. 14

Dec. 6

20

Water 

level

6.04

6.03

6.04

6.06

6.08

6.11

6.14

6.16

b 6.18

b 5.90

b 5.39

b 4.72

98. Graham County. NWjNWj sec. 35, T. 4 s., R. 23 E., 700 feet south 

of Glla River on east side of Port Thomas River Crossing Road. Used driven 

observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 21 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.9 foot above land surface'and 2,673.79 feet above 

mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

June 7

10

11

22

25

26

July 1

5.88

5.84

5.87

6.12

5.78

5.79

5.73

July 6

15

19

27

Aug. 3

9

16

5.89

6.23

6.29

6.34

6.24

5.75

5.32

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

23

29

. 5

13

19

26

4

5.09

5.33

5.39

5.26

5.47

5.53

5.27

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

10

17

31

14

6

20

a 5.24

5.38

5.48

5.51

5.23

4.78

4.18

99. Graham County. NWjNWj sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., 1,200 feet 

soufy of Glla River on Port Thomas River Crossing Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 12 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.6 foot above land surface and 2,671.96 feet 

above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

May

June

July

30

10

11

22

25

26

1

6

3.12

3.29

3.33

3.59

3.37

3.36

3.26

3.39

July

Aug.

15

a

19

a

27

3

9

3.69

3.68

3.75

3.73

3.84

3.74

3.15

Aug.

Sept.

16

23

29

5

13

19

26

3.07

2.60

2.85

2.83

2.83

2.97

3.07

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

4

J-0

17

31

14

6

20

2.87

2.90

2.98

3.07

2.84

2.38

1.93

100. C. H. Higgins. NEjNEj sec. 34", T. 4s., R. 23 E., behind concrete house, 200 feet west of county road, 0.5 mile north from Southern 

Pacific Railroad depot in Port Thomas. Used drilled domestic and stock 

well, diameter 6 inches, depth 42.3 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 

southeast side, l."2 feet above land surface and 2,682.31 feet above mean 

sea level. Equipped with windmill. 

______ Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Date

Oct. 25, 1939 

Hov. 29 

Feb. 7, 1940 

Mar. 29 

Apr. 30 

May 29 

July 1

Water 

level

13.13 

13.00 

12.24 

11.88 

12.14 

12.92 

12.88

Date

July 31, 1940 

Aug. 30 

Sept. 26 ' 

28 

Oct. 4 

10 

17

Water 

level

13.84 

13.06 

12.91 

12.91 

13.03 

13.06 

13.08

Date

Oct. 30, 1940 

31 

Hov. 14 

26 

Dec. 6 

20

Water

level

13.25 

13.20 

13.11 

12.74 

12.65 

12.31

Highest water level in period between tape measurements . 

Tape measurements.
24 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

101. D. C. Kempton. NEj-NWj- sec. 34, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., at rear of 

house, 0.35 mile north from U. S. Highway 70, 0.85 mile northwest from 

Fort Thomas. Unused dug domestic well, diameter 36 inches, depth 19.8 

feet. Measuring point, red arrow on north curb, 3.4 feet above land 

surface and 2,687.62 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with rope and 

bucket.

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Feb. 

Mar.

20, 

29 

7, 

29

Water

1939 

1940

level, in feet below

Water 

level

21 . 0 

21.63 

20.90 

20.71

Date

Apr. 

May 

July

30, 

29

1 

31

measuring

Water 

level

1940 21.62 

21.48 

22.02 

22.38

point,

Date

Aug. 

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

1939-40

30, 1940 

.30 

31 

28

Water 

level

21.77 

21.79 

21.93 

21.50

105. Edward McEuen. SEfcsWj sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., 200 yards 

southwest of Fort Thomas Grade School, 0.4 mile southeast from U. S. Highway 70 on first road east from Southern Pacific Railroad depot in Fort 

Thomas. Used drilled stock well, diameter 5 inches, depth 59 feet. 

Measuring point, bottom of north side of 2 by 4-inch pipe clamp, 1.5 feet 

above land surface. Equipped with windmill. Casing covered', Dec., 1940. 

See well 106 for further measurements in this vicinity.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Jan. 

Feb.

16 

7

Water 

level

49.15 

50.75

Date

Mar. 

Apr.

29 

50

Water 

level

48.97 

49.48

Date

May 

July

29

1

Water 

level

49.39 

49.40

Date

July 

Oct.

31 

30

Water 

level

49.81 

49.84

106. L. L. Morrison. SW|-SW£ sec. .35 T. 4 S., R. 23 E., south side 

of road, 0.25 mile southeast from U. S. Highway 70 on first road east 

from Southern Pacific Railroad depot in Fort Thomas. Used drilled domestic well, diameter 5 inches, depth 49.3 feet. Measuring point, top of 

casing north side, 1.1 feet above land surface and 2,721.90 feet above 

mean sea level. Equipped with hand pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring rolnt, 1959-40

Date

Oct. 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Mar.

18, 

26 

7, 

29

1939 

1940

Water 

level

46.85 

46.14 

46.66 

45.79

Date

Apr. 

May 

July

30, 1940 

28

1 

31

Water 

level

45.87 . 

46.32 

47.04 

47.49

Date

Aug. 

Sept 

Oct.

Nov.

89, 1940 

.30 

30 

28

Water 

level

47.23 

47.48 

46.91 

46.66

107. Port McEuen. SEjSW|- sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 25 E., at rear of 

house, 250 feet south from Fort Thomas Canal, 0.5 mile southwest from 

Fort Thomas. Unused drilled domestic well, diameter 6 Inches, depth 61 

feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 5.4 feet above land surface and 

2,723.98 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Jan. 16 

Feb. 7 

27 

Mar. 20 

Apr. 15 

May 2

22

Water 

level

48.88 

48.69 

48.38 

47.50 

47.25 

47.89 

a 47.80 

48.26

Date

June 3 

15

July 1 

17

Water 

level

a 47.86 

48.57 

' 48.87 

a 48.80 

49.03 

a 48.79 

b 49.66 

49.44

Date

July 30 

Aug. 16

28

Sept. 14 

Oct. 1 

16

Water 

level

49.55 

a 49.08 

49.22

a 48.77 

49.36 

49.44 

49.47 

49.29

Date

Oct. 30 

Hov. 15 

28 

Dec. 18

Water 

level

49.39 

a 49.29 

49; 37 

a 49.05 

49.16 

a 47.29 

48.99

Highest water level in period between tape measurements. 

Lowest water level In period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 25

Graham County Continued. .

108. W. 0. Tyler. SEj-SEi- sec. 35, T. 43., R. 23 E., in field, 500 

feet east from well 160, 0.5 mile east from U. S. Highway 70 at Black Rock 

Wash, near Port Thomas. Used drilled Irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, 

depth 50.5 feet. Measuring point, top of casing east side, 2.5 feet above 

land surface and 2,703.13 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine,

Date

Jan. 23 

Feb. 7 

Mar. 29

Water 

level

19.97 

19.80 

19.60

Date

Apr. 30 

May 29

Water

level

19.64 

19.93

Date

July 1 

31

Water

level

20.58 

21.24

Date

Sept. 30 

Oct. 30

Water 

level

20.25 

20.39

126. XL Ranch. SEjNEj- sec. 24, T. 53., R. 21 E., at rear of 

abandoned camp house, 75 feet south from Goodwin Wash Road, 10 miles 

southwest from Geronlmb. Unused drilled stock well, diameter 8 inches, 

depth 73 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 1.9 feet above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Mar.

May

6

19

31

67.00

65.39

57.54

June

July

25

24

55.56

54.65

Aug.

Oct.

21

11

55.85

60.60

Nov.

Dec.

25

18

66.02

66.04

129. YL Ranch. SW^NEi sec. 27, T. 5 S., R. 21 E., at center of east 

side of garden fence, 35 feet east from burned house, at Junction of Blue 

Bird Mine Road with Qoodwin Wash Road, 13 miles southwest from Geronimo. 

Unused drilled domestic well, diameter 8 inches, depth 86 feet. Measuring 

point, top of casing, 2.0 feet above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Mar.

May

6

19

31

7.44

8.38

19.24

June

July

25

24

22.15

24.74

Aug.

Oct.

21

11

26.72

30.20

Nov.

Dec.

25

18

23.31

9.42

132. Hinton. SBj-SW|- sec. 35, T. 5 S., R. 21 E., at rear of-camp 

house, 50 feet south from Black Rock Road, 15.7 miles southwest from Port 

Thomas. Used dug stock well, diameter 48 inches, depth 17 feet. Measuring point, tpp of south curb, 1.9 feet above land surface. Equipped with 

windmill.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

May 

June

31 

25

13.43 

12.13

Aug. 6 

20

14.01 

13.59

Oct. 

Nov.

11 

25

16.30 

11.29

Dec. 17 9.61

143. R. S. Snedigar. NWjSW| sec. 25, T. 53., R. 22 E., across 

fence 50 feet south from Black Rock Road, 8.2 miles southwest from Fort 

Thomas. Unused drilled stock well, diameter 4 inches, depth 54.2 feet. 

Measuring point, top of casing, 1.3 feet above land surface. Equipped 

with windmill.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

May 

June

31 

25

43.48 

42.80

Aug. 6 

20

42.00 

41.87

Oct. 

Nov.

11 

25

43.03

46.10

Dec. 17 46.43

156. Roy Layton. SW^SEj sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 23 E., east side of 

house, 0.9 mile east from U. S. Highway 70,-1.9 miles southeast from Port 

Thomas. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 12 inches, depth 66 feet. 

Measuring point, bottom of slot in east side of casing, 0.25 foot above 

land surface and 2,705.78 feet above mean sea level., Equipped with 

turbine.

Water level, in feet below measuring ]>oint, 1939-40

Date

Nov. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

S§, 

29, 

7 

29

1939 

1940

Water 

level

12.48 

12.14 

12.01 

10.80

Date

Apr. 

May 

July

30, 1940 

28

1 

31

Water 

level

11.46 

12.07 

12.39 

13.57

Date

Aug. 

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

28, 1940 

.30 

30 

28

Water 

level

12.25 

12.50 

12.76 

12.54
26 WAITER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

158. W. C. Rhodes. NEjSWl sec. 2, T. 5 S., R. 23 E., 130 feet 

west of house, 0.25 mile west from U. S. Highway 70, one mile southeast from Port Thomas. Used dug domestic well, diameter 60 Inches, depth 

52.7 feet. Measuring point, red arrow on concrete curb, 1.5 feet below 

land surface and 2,736.50 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with 

cylinder ptanp and gasoline engine.

Date

Oct. 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Mar.

18, 

26 

7, 

29

1939 

1940

Water 

level

48.70 

48.61 

48.32 

48.16

Date

Apr. 

May 

July 

Aug.

30, 1940 

28

1 

29

Water 

level

48.07 

48.43 

48.94 

49.59

Date

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

.30, 1940 

30 

28

Water

level

49.70 

49.59 

49.56

160. W. 0. Tyler. SW^SEf- sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 23 E., at rear of 

house, 0.5 mile east from U. S. Highway 70 at Black Rock Wash near Port 

Thomas. Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth 54 

feet. Measuring point, top of casing south side, 1.0 foot above land 

surface and 2,712.83 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Jan. 16 

Feb. 7 

Mar. 29 

Apr. 30

Water 

level

31.68 

31.35 

31.03 

31.09

Date

May 139

July 1 

31

Water 

level

31.40 

32.29 

32.96

Date

Aug. 29 

Sept. 30 

Oct. 9

Water 

level

32.51 

32.44 

32.37

Date

Oct. 16 

30 

Nov. 28

Water 

level

32.37 

32.38 

31.94

164. Don Steele. SW£SW£ sec. 2, T. 5 S., R. 23 E., 1.7 miles south 

by road from Southern Pacific Railroad depot in Port Thomas. Used dug 

domestic well, diameter 60 inches, depth 66 feet. Measuring point, top 

of north curb 0.3~F6ot above land surface, 2,782.72 feet above mean sea 

level. Equipped with cylinder pump and gasoline engine.

Water level, In feet below measuring point. 1939-40

Date

Oct. 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Mar.

18, 

26 

9, 

29

1939 

1940

Water 

level

65.49 

65.96 

66.42 

66.71

Date

Apr, 

May 

July

30, 1940 

28

1 

31

Water 

level

66.47 

66.41 

66.45 

66.50

Date

Aug. 

Sept 

Oct. 

' Nov.

29, 1940 

.30 

30 

28

Water 

level

66.57 

66.56 

66.60 

66.46

166. NWf-SWj sec. 12, T. 5 3., R. 23 E., 200 feet east from U. S. 

Highway 70, 2.6 miles southeast from Fort Thomas. Unused dug domestic 

well, diameter 30 inches, depth 22.8 feet. Measuring point, top of sou-Hi 

curb, 3.2 feet above land surface and 2,723.35 feet above mean sea level. 

Water level, in feet below measuring ;joint. 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

25,

29

7,

29

1939

1940

22

22

21

21

.94

.59

.75

.33

Apr.

May

July

30, 1940

29

1

31

21

21

21

22

.23

.38

.86

.49

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

29, 1940

1

30

28

, 21.98

22.35

22.01

21.98

168. Elam Olsen. NEj-SWj- sec. 24, T. 5 S., R. 23 E., at rear of 

abandoned house, 0.6 mile by road west from Ashurst Post Office. Unused 

drilled domestic well, diameter 4 Inches, depth 43 feet. Measuring point, 

top of casing south side, 1.0 foot above land surface and 2,753.96 feet 

above mean sea level. Equipped with hand pump. Casing plugged, Sept. 

1940; measurements discontinued. For further measurements in this vicinity see well 195.
ARIZONA 27

Graham County Continued. 

168. Elam 01 sen Continued.

Date

Oct. 26, 

Jan. 24, 

Feb. 7

1939 

1940

Water 

level

38.83 

38.08

37.94

Date

Mar.

Apr. 

May

29, 1940 

30 

28

Water 

level

37.58 

57.57 

57.73

Date

July

Aug.

30, 1940 

29

Water 

level

38.35 

38.27

194. Virgil McEuen. SEpE£ sec. 18, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., north of 

house, 10 feet west from county road, 3.5 miles along road north and west 

from Eden. Used dug stock well, diameter 48 Inches, depth 22.4 feet. 

Measuring point, top of west curb, 2.9 feet above land surface and 

2,734.08 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with rope and bucket. 

Water level jn feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct.

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

17,

27

10,

27

1939

1940

25.39

22/98

22.45

22.00

Apr.

May

July

30,

28

1

30

1940 22.29

22.60

22.99

23.38

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

29,

1

30

28

1940 23.23

25.24

23.32

23.10

195. Pay Rabb. SEjNWi- sec. 19, T. 5 S., R. 23 E., on north bank 

of irrigation ditch, 0.6 mile east from Ashurst Post Office. Used driven 

observation well, diameter 1 inch, depth 34 feet. Measuring point, top 

of pipe, 1.7 feet above land surface. See well 168 for previous measurements in this vicinity.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 194Q

Date

Aug. 14 

29

Water

level

18.46 

18.14

Date

Sept. 26 

Oct. 8

Water 

level

18.20 

18.20

Date

Oct. 16 

50

Water 

level

18.51 

18.26

Date

Nov. 28

Water 

level

17.98

200. J. R. Olhatcher. SEjSW£ sec. 20, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., at west 

end of house, south side of private road, 0.6 mile west from Indian Hot 

Springs Road, 1.15 miles north from Eden. Used dug domestic well, diameter 72 inches, depth 21.4 feet. Measuring point, top inner edge of 6 

by 6-inch sill at land surface, 2,743.60 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with hand pump and windmill.

Water-level in feet below measuring point , 1939-40

Date

Oct. 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Mar.

17, 

26 

10, 

27

1939 

1940

Water 

level

20.58 

20.22 

19.67 

19.50

Date

Apr. 

May

July

50, 1940 

28 

1 

30

Water

level

19.52 

19.43 

19.75 

19.90

Date

Aug. 

Oct.

Nov.

28, 1940 

1 

30 

28

Water 

level

19.69 

19.66 

20.09 

dry

202. A. D. Nelson. SW^SWfc sec. 21, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., on east bank 

of Curtis Canal, 0.1 mile east from Indian Hot Springs Road, 1.15 miles 

north from Eden. Used dug domestic well, diameter 28 inches, depth 39.2 

feet. Measuring point, top of casing south side, at land surface, and 

2,763.01 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with cylinder pump and 

walking beam.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Feb. 

Mar.

16, 

25 

10, 

27

1959 

1940

Water 

level

58.41 

38.45 

58.42 

58.40

Date

Apr. 

May 

July

30, 1940 

28 

1 

50

Water

level

38.24

38.13 

38.22 

38.51

Date

Aug. 

Oct.

Nov.

28, 1940 

1 

30 

28

Water 

level

38.54 

38.39 

38.60 

38.64

205. W. B. Marshall. NWfcNBfc sec. 28, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., at rear 

of frame house, 150 feet east from Indian Hot Springs Road, 0.8 mile 

north from Eden. Used dug domestic well, diameter 36 inches, depth 29 

feet. Measuring point, top of north curb, 0.5 foot above land surface 

and 2,754.51 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with hand pump. 

Water level, in feet below measuring ;x)int, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

16,

25

10,

27

30

1939

1940

29

29

29

29

28

.39

.43

.49

.21

.93

May

July

Aug.

Oct.

28, 1940

1

30

28

1

29"

29

29

29

29

750

.05

.25

.11

.15

Oct.

Nov.

8, 1940

16

30

28

29.20

29.23

29.20

29.28
28 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

206. J. D. Colvin. SEiNEj sec. 29, T. 5 S. , R. 24 E., 50 feet 

north of frame house, 200 feet west from Indian Hot Springs Road, 0.6 

mile north from Eden. Used dug domestic, stock and Irrigation well, 

diameter 42 inches, depth 32.2 feet. Measuring point, red arrow at 

center of north side of curb, 2.0 feet above land surface and 2,752.20 

feet above mean sea level. Equipped with windmill and centrifugal pump.

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Feb. 

Mar.

17, 

25 

10, 

27

1939 

1940

Water 

level

24.80 

24.80 

24.91 

24.40

Date

Apr. 

May 

July

30, 1940 

28

1 

30

Water 

level

24.25 

24.10 

24.23 

24.46

Date

Aug. 

Oct.

Nov.

29, 1940 

1 

30 

28

Water 

level

24.15 

24.38 

24.63 

24.76

207. Lamar Kempton. SEjSWi sec. 24 T. 5 S., R. 24 E., in field, 

50 feet north from Cork-Eden Road, 0.6 mile west from intersection with 

Indian Hot Springs Road. Used dug irrigation well, diameter 42 inches, 

depth 14.5 feet. Measuring point, top of east side of casing, 4.0 feet 

below land surface and 2,733.33 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with 

centrifugal pump and gasoline engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1939-40

Oct.

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

17,

26

10,

27

1939

1940

2.34

1.04

1.39

0.23

May

July

Aug.

28, 1940

1

30

29

1.32

1.76

2.70

1.75

Oct.

Nov.

1, 1940

50

28

1.97

1.95

1.57

208. L. W. Parrington. SWjSEj sec. 30, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., at rear 

of concrete house, 200 feet east from U. S. Highway 70, 0.3 mile northwest from Cork. Unused drilled domestic well, diameter 8 inches, depth 

34.2 feet. Measuring point, top of south side of casing, 1.3 feet above 

land surface and 2,750.36 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with hand 

pump.

Water level in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

8.

7,

29

50

1939

1940

24.39

23,85

22.67

25.96

May

June

July

Aug.

28,

29

31

29

1940 24.16

24.40

24.71

24.27

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

.26,

30

28

1940 24.46

24.60

24.04

210. Boyd Hawkins. SWjNEj sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., at rear of 

frame house, 0.2 mile nest from U. S. Highway 70, 0.4 mile southeast 

from Cork. Unused drilled domestic well, diameter 5 inches, depth 69 

feet. Measuring point, bottom of hole at south side of pump base, 2.6 

feet above land surface and 2,765.44 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with hand pump.

_Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct.

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

26,

9

7,

29

1939

1940

35.72

55.44

34.88

34.98

Apr.

May

June

July

30,

28

29

31

1940 . 35.29

35.21

35.40

35.76

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

29,

.26

50

27

1940 35.49

35.67

35.75

35.27

211. Producers Ginning Co. NWjNEi sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., 25 

feet east of south end of gin, at Cork. Used drilled industrial well, 

diameter 6 inches, depth 70 feet. Measuring point, top of east side of 

casing, 2.0 feet above land surface and 2,752.25 feet above mean sea 

level. Equipped with cylinder pump and diesel engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

July

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

24,

12,

7

29

30

28

1939

1940

25

24

23

24

24

24

.75

.43

.98

.03

.46

.52

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

29, 1940

31

29

26

3

10

24.57

25.03

2 4.72

24.87

24.76

24.88

Oct.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

30, 1940

31

14

5

19

26.06

25.03

24.80

24.44

23.98

212. Graham County. NW|HEi sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., 1,160 feet 

west of Glla River on south side of Cork-Eden Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 31 feet. Measuring 

point, top of pipe, 0.7 foot above land surface. Elevation of measuring 

point 2,749.92 feet above mean sea level.
ARIZONA 29

Graham County Continued. 

212. Graham County Continued.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

May 28 

June 10 

11 

22 

25 

26 

July 1 

6

Water 

level

20.39 

21.60 

21.60 

21.80 

21.54 

21.53 

21.43 

21.60

Date

July 15 

a 

20 

27. 

Aug. 5 

94 

16

Water 

level

21.88 

21.86 

21.95 

21.90 

21.64 

21.72 

21.17

Date

Aug. 22 

29 

Sept. 5 

12 

19 

26 

Oct. 3

Water 

level

21.35 

21.55 

21.73 

21.52 

21.83 

21.71 

21.58

Date

Oct. 10 

17 

31 

Nov. 14 

Dec. 5 

19 

28

Water 

level

21.73 

21.83 

21.84 

21.59 

21.24 

20.81 

20.35

213. Graham County. NEjNE^ sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., 680 feet west 

of Qila River on south side of Cork-Eden Road. Used driven observation 

well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 27 feet. Measuring point, 

top of pipe, 2.0 feet above land surface and 2,748.57 feet above mean sea 

level.

May 28

June 10

11

22

25

26

July 1

6

15

Water level,

20.71

20.97

21.00

21.21

20.84

20.85

20.73

20.96

21.29

July 20

27

Aug. 5

9

16

22

29

in feet below measuring

21.36

21.26

20.93

a 20.90

21.05

a 20.27

20.33

20.66

20.90

Sept. 5

a

12

19

a

26

Oct. 3

10

J

oint, 1940

.12

20.57

20.89

21.25

20.89

21.08

20.89

21.10

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

ii

31

14

5

19

28

21. 23

a 21.17

21.21

20.93

20.58

20.08

a 19.46

19.51

214. Graham County. HEjKEj sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., 200 feet west 

of Oila River on south side of Cork-Eden Road. Used driven observation 

well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 22 feet. Measuring point, top 

of pipe, 0.4 foot above land surface and 2,741.92 feet above mean sea level. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

May 2T~

June 10

11

22

25

26

July 1

6

15

a

13.80

14.10

14.14

14.34

13.79

13.91

13.68

14.00

14.41

14.37

July 20

27

Aug. 5

9

16

22

29

14.42

14.20

13.77

a 13.74

14.04

12.98

13.67

a 13.54

13.97

Sept. 5

12

19

26

Oct. 3

a 13.90

14.27

a 13.28

13.88

14.30

a 13.82

14.07

a 13.64

13.79

Oct. 10

17

31

Nov. 14

Dec. 5

19

28

14.07

14.21

a 14.12

14.16

13.82

a 13.34

13.46

12.99

12.12

215. Graham County. NEjNEj- sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., 100 feet 

west of Gila River on south side of Cork-Eden Road. Uaed bored observation well, diameter 8 inches, depth 9 feet. Measuring point, Joint at top 

of casing, 1.85 feet above land surface and 2,735.80 feet above mean sea 

level. Well equipped with water level recorder from Aug. 7 to Sept. 18 

inclusive.

Daily noon water level 

(from

July

Aug.

9

20

27

5

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

b

b

b

b

8.56

8.25

8.00

7.50

7.77

7.91

7.83

7.76

7.78

7.51

7.42

7.00

6.98

6.57

6.98

Aug. 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

, in feet below measuring point 

recorder charts)

7.10

7.22

7.39

7.32

7.47

7.40

7.51

7.64

7.53

7.58

7.72

7.85

7.96

8.03

Sept. 1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

7.95

7.77

7.89

7.96

8.02

7.66

6.92

7.24

7.40

7.53

7.65

7.74

7.83

7.94

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

, 1940

.15

16

17

18

19

26

3

10

17

31

14

5

19

28

b

b

b

b

b

b

b

b

b

b

8.01

8.07

8.12

8.14

8.16

7.94

7.65

7.96

8.09

8.05

7.68

7.30

6.78

5.77

Highest water level in period between tape measurements, 

Tape measurements .

416231 0-41 3
50 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

216. Graham County. NWjNWj sec. 52, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., 210 feet 

east of Gila River on south side of Cork-Eden Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 18 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.0 foot above land surface and 2,7-56.55 feet 

above mean sea level.

Date

May 28

June 10

11

22

25

26

July 1

6

15

Water 

level

7.91

8.15

8.28

8.49

7.98

8.05

7.84

8.10

8.59

Date

July 20

27

Aug. 5

9

17

25

Water 

level

a 8.46

8.51

a 8.56

8.40

8.20

a 7.87

8.18

7.19

7.71

Date

Aug. 29

Sept. 5

. 12

19

26

Oct. 5

Water 

level

7.99

8.20

7.88

8.50

a 7.95

8.12

a 7.85

7.88

a 7.81

Date

Oct. 10

17

51

Nov. 14

Dec. 5

19

26

Water 

level

8.02

8.25

a 8.14

8.17

7.85

7.50

6.96

5.58

217. Graham County. NWjNWj sec. 52, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., 700 feet 

east of Gila River on south side of Cork-Eden Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 15 feet. Measuring 

point, top of pipe, 1.8 feet above land surface and 2,754.29 feet above 

mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point

May

June

July

29

10

11

22

25

26

1

5.09

5.35

5.40

5.70

5.37

5.29

5.19

July

Aug.

6

15

20

27

5

9

17

5.59

5.81

5.79

5.81

5.72

5.50

4.65

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

25

29

. 5

12

19

26

5

4.96

5.11

5.55

5.02

5.44

5.55

5.15

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

10

17

51

14

5

19

26

5.17

5.45

5.45

5.14

4.80

4.29

5.45

1940

218. Graham County. NEjNW|- sec. 52, T. 53., R. 24 E., 1,160 feet 

east of Gila River on south side of Cork-Eden Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring 

point, top of pipe, 0.6 foot above land surface and 2,756.35 feet above 

mean sea level.

May 29

June 10

11

22

25

26

July 1

6

5.52

5.62

5.65

5.94

5.75

5.41

5.51

5.67

a 5.54

July 15

20

27

Aug. 5

9

17

6.02

6.07

6.15

a 6.09

6.14

a 5.74

5.84

5.16

Aug. 23

29

Sept. 5

a

12

19

a

26

5.36

5.26

5.62

4.95

5.25

5.68

5.52

5.59

Oct. 5

10

17

51

Hov. 14

Dec. 5

19

26

5.47

5.52

5.68

5.74

5.51

5.21

4.82

4.62

219. H. C. Kempton. NE|NE£- s'ec. 52, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., 50 feet 

south of yellow frame house, 200 feet south from Oork-Eden Road, 0.15 

mile west from intersection with Indian Hot Springs Road. Used drilled 

domestic well, diameter 6 inches, depth 15.6 feet. Measuring point, 

top of north side of pump base, 2.0 feet above land surface and 2,746.42 

feet above mean sea level. Equipped with hand pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Date

Oct. 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Apr.

17, 

26 

10, 

50

1959 

1940

Water 

^pvel

12.53 

11.59 

11.56 

10.77

Date

May 

July

Aug.

28, 1940 

1 

30 

29

Water 

level

11.38 

11.98 

12.35 

'11.85

Date

Oct. 

Nov.

1, 1940 

30 

28

Water 

level

11.98 

11.81 

12.20

220. Lionel Hancock. SW^NW^ sec. 55, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., at rear 

of frame house, 150 feet south from east-west street, one block south 

from church at Eden. Used dug domestic well, diameter 42 inches, depth 

17.5 feet. Measuring point, top of north side of curb, 0.4 foot above 

land surface and 2,752.52 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with hand 

pump.

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 31

220.

Graham County Continued. 

Lionel Hancock Continued.

Water level, in feet below measuring

Date

Oct. 16, 

Nov. 25 

Feb. 10, 

Mar. 27

Water 

level

1939 16.14 

15.71 

1940 15.71 

13.95

nate Water 

Date level

Apr. 30, 1940 14.73 

May 28 15.71 

July 1 16.19 

30 16.75

point, 1939-40

Date

Aug. 29, 1940 

Oct. 1 

30 

Hov. 28

Water 

level

14.79 

14.79 

15.59 

16.47

222. Dave Hawkins. NEjNWj aec. 33, T. 53., R. 24 E., at rear of 

yellow frame house, 150 feet south from main street in Eden. Used dug 

domestic well, diameter 36 inches, depth 27 feet. Measuring point, top 

of east side of curb, 3.1 feet above land surface and 2,759.81 feet above 

mean sea level. Equipped with rope and bucket.

Water level, in feet below measuring Joint, 1959-40

July

Oct.

Hov.

Feb.

Mar.

24,

16

25

10,

27

1939

1940

29

29

29

29

29

.58

.81

.71

.98

.83

Apr.

May

July

30, 1940

28

1

30

29

29

29

29

.39

.22

.33

.46

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

29, 1940

1

30

28

29.47

29.58

29.39

29.65

225. E. E. Hancock. NE£Sff£ sec. 33, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., 50 feet 

north of frame house, 250 feet west from Indian Hot Springs Road, 0.5 mile 

east from Eden. Unused dug domestic well, diameter 36 inches, depth. 

27.3 feet. Measuring point, top of north side of wood curb, 2.3 feet 

above land surface and 2,767.45 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with 

rope and bucket.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

16,

25

10,

27

1939

1940

28

28

28

28

.94

.77

.78

.87

Apr.

May

July

30, 1940

28

1

30

28

28

28

28

.89

.49

.90

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

28, 1940

1

30

28

28.89

28.78

28.74

28.80

262. J. Hancock. NE^SWi sec. 2, T. 68., R. 24 E., near barbed wire 

fence, 200 feet south from bridge over Curtis Canal, CT.3 mile west from 

old Eden Road, one-half mile north and two miles west from Bryce. Used 

driven observation well, diameter 1 inch, depth 27 feet. Measuring point, 

top of pipe, 2.2 feet above land surface. See well 263 for previous 

measurements.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Aug. 

Sept.

15 

5

19 

19

.62 

.65

Oct. 1 

50

19 

19

.74 

.63 ]

Nov. 28 19 .05

263. J. Hancock. SE^NWj sec. 3, T. 68., R. 24 E., on west bank of 

Curtis Canal, 0.1 mile west from old Eden Road, one-half mile north and 

two miles west from Bryce. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 

inches, depth 46.1 feet. Measuring point, top of west side of casing at 

ground level, 2,775.82 feet above mean sea level. Measurements discontinued after May 28, 1940. See well 262 for further measurements. 

Water level. In feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan. 22 

Feb. 19

12.89 

12.46

Mar. 27 

Apr. 30

12.19 

12.83

May 28 13.26

264. Jessie Hancock. NEj-NE^- sec. 3, T. 63., R. 24 E., 50 feet 

east of concrete house, 200 feet south from Indian Hot Springs Road. 2.5 

miles southeast from Eden. Used dug domestic and stock well, diameter 36 

inches, depth 18 feet. Measuring point to Oct. 30, 1939, 2 by 4-inch 

wooden curb at center of well, 2.6 feet above land surface and 2,773.77 

feet above mean sea level. Measuring point since Oct. 30, 1940, top of 

wood curb at pump intake, 6 feet below land surface. Equipped with 

cylinder force pump and electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring )olnt, 1959-40

July 25,

Oct. 16

Nov. 25

Fefci, 10,

Mar. 27.

1939

1940

14.50

13.73

13.29

12.84

12.37

Apr.

May

July

30, 1940

28

1

30

12.94

13.39

13.79

14.18

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

29, 1940

1

30

28

13.39

13.72

13.65

6.93
32 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

267. Ufa. Carpenter. NE^NE^- sec. 4, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., 15 feet 

east of Curtis Canal, 0.1 mile south from Indian Hot Springs Road at 

Intersection with Markham Wash, 1.5 miles southeast from Eden. Drilled 

test well, diameter 5 inches, depth 33.4 feet. Measuring point, top of 

casing,. 2.7 feet above land surface.

water level, in reet oeiow measuring ]

Date

July 25, 1939

Oct. 16

Nov. 25

Feb. 10, 1940

Mar. 5

20

Apr. 15

May 2

Water 

level

28.58

25.99

25.12

24.58

24.15

a 24.02

24.08

a 23.98

24.44

25.04

a 24.99

Date

May 20, 1940

June 3

 15

July 1

17

30

Aug. 16

Water 

level

26.07

26.94

27.39

a 26.95

b 27.65

27.01

a 26.80

28.34

29.12

27.31

a 25.21

point, iy»y-4U

Date

Aug. 29, 1940

Sep:t.l4

Oct. 1

16

30

Nov. 15

28

Dec. 18

Water

level

b 27.87

26.24

a 25.51

25.59

25.34

a 25.22

25.27

25.33

25.30

25.11

24.88

269. Frank Matthews. SW^SEj sec. 4, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., at east 

side of farmyard, 200 feet north from U. S. Highway 70, 250 feet west 

from Matthewsville Wash, 2.1 miles northwest from Glenbar. Unused dug 

irrigation well, diameter 60 inches, depth 34.2 feet. Measuring point, 

top of 8 by 10-inch timber at land surface, 2,777.34 feet above mean sea 

level.

Water level, in feet below measuring :>oint. 1939-40

July

Oct.

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

24,

26

4

7,

29

1939

1940

28.

27.

27.

26.

26.

66

43

33

25

79

Apr.

May

June

July

29, 1940

28

29

30

27

27

27

28

.30

.41

.70

.12

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

28, 1940

.26

30

27

27.02

27.34

27.48

26.35

270. Frank Matthews. SWjSEj sec. 4 T. 6.S., R. 24 E., at rear of 

house, 250 feet north from U. a. Highway 70, 0.1 mile west from 

Matthewsville Wash, 2.1 miles northwest from Glenbar. Used drilled stock 

well, diameter 4 inches, depth 29.8 feet. Measuring point, top of southeast side of casing, 0.6 fpot above land surface and 2,775.38 feet above 

mean sea level. Equipped with windmill.

Water level, in feet below measuring ; tolnt, 1959-40

Oct.

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

26,

9

7,

29

1939

1940

25.79

25.76

24.55

25 ;31

Apr.

May

June

 July

29,

28

29

30

1940 25.72

25.85

26.18

26.58

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

29,

.26

30

27

1940 25.44

25*79

25.83

34.73

273. M. J. Ferguson. SWfcNEj sec. 5, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., on south bank 

of Dodge-Nevada Canal, 300 feet south from. U. S. Highway 70, 3.1 miles 

northwest from Glenbar. Used drilled Irrigation well, diameter 16 Inches, 

depth 64 feet. Measuring point, south side of casing, 1.8 feet above 

land surface. Equipped with turbine and natural gas engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point

Date

May 27 

June 29

Water 

level

42.67 

43.08

Date

July 31 

Aug. 29

Water 

level

43.85 

43.24

Date

Sept. 26 

Oct. 30

Water 

level

43.30 

43.39

Date

Nov. 27

Water 

level

45.20

1940

274. Dean. .SE^Sff} sec. 10, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., south aide of SmitJivllle Canal, 0.3 mile south from U. S. Highway 70, 0.95 mile northwast 

from Glenbar. Unused drilled domestic well, diameter 6 inches, depth, 60 

feet. Measuring point, bottom of hole at north side of pump base, 1.9 

feet above land surface and 2,818.88 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with hand pump.

Water level. In feet below measuring point. ,19B8.?40.

Date

Oct. 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Mar.

26, 

11 

7, 

29

1939 

1940

Water 

level

52.52 

52.06 

51.63 

,50.06

Date

Apr* 

May

June 

July

29, 1940 

28 

29 

30

Water

level

49.34 

49.47 

50.30 

51.20

Date

Aug. 

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

28, 1940 

.26 

30 

27

Water 

level

51.48 

51.55 

51.51 

51.35

Highest water level in period between tape measurements. 

Lowest water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 33

Graham County Continued.

275. Lamar Bellman. SE|NE|- sec. 10, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., 50 feet 

east of yellow stucco house, 0.25 mile north from U. S. Highway 70, 1.0 

mile northwest from Glenbar. Used drilled Irrigation well, diameter 

16 Inches, depth 53 feet. Measuring point, top of west side of casing, 

1.0 foot above land surface and 2,792.13 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with turbine and gasoline engine.

Water level, In feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Jan. 15 

Feb. 7 

Mar. 28 

Apr. 29

Water 

level

25.61 

25.42 

24.12 

23.54

Date

May 28 

June 29 

July 30

Water 

level

23.95 

24.03 

25.82

Date

Aug. 28 

Sept. 26 

Oct. 8

Water 

level

25.47 

25.65 

25.63

Date

Oct. 16 

30 

Nov. 27

Water 

level

25.58 

25.50 

25.35

279. Howard McBrlde. SW|-SW£ sec. 12, *T. 6 S., R. 24 E., on north 

bank of Smlthville Canal, 0.1 mile north- from county road, 0.5 mile 

east from U. S. Highway 70 at Glenbar. Used driven observation well, 

diameter 1 inch, deptSh 17 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.5 feet 

above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Aug. 14 

Sept. 3

Water 

level

8.56 

8.85

Date

Sept. 26 

Oct. 30

Water 

level

8.92 

9.00

Date

Nov. 27

Water

level

8.75

260. Graham County. SE$-NE% sec. 12, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., in corner 

of right-of-way near end of county road, 0.7 mile west from Bryce School, 

2.2 miles north from Pima, Used driven observation well, diameter 1 inch, 

depth 21 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.1 feet above land surface. 

See well 281 for previous measurements.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940 ___

Aug. 13 

28

14 

14

.97 

.87

Sept. 

Oct.

24 

30

15 

14

.00 

.60

Nov. 27 14 .28

281. Jack Bryce. SEjNEl sec. 12, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., 100 feet 

west from county road, 0.1 mile south from south turn In road, 0.7 mile 

west from Bryce School, 2.2 miles north from Pima. Unused dug domestic 

well, diameter 48 inches, depth 14.2 feet. Measuring point, top of 6 by 

6-lneh timber at land surface, 2,796.28 feet above mean sea level. 

Measurements discontinued after June 28, 1940. See well 280 for further 

measurements.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

July

Oct.

Nov.

25,

13

24

1939 14.75

14.14

13.70

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

9,

27

29

1940 13.11

11.88

11.94

May

June

28,

28

1940 12.19

12.76

282. Guy Anderson. SWjNEj- sec. 13, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., 100 feet 

south of red .brick house, 0.15 mile north from county road, 0.8 mile east 

from U. S. Highway 70, 0.8 mile southeast from Glenbar. Used dug domestic 

well, diameter 36 inches, depth 25.4 feet. Measuring point, top of south 

side of wood curb, 2.7 feet above land surface and 2,814.59 feet above,. 

mean sea level. Equipped with rope and bucket.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Qet* 26.* 1939

Dee. 11

Jan. 2, 1940

Mar. 28

24.70

24.10

23*02

22.34

Apr. 29, 1940

May 28

June 26,

July 30

20.10

21.17

21.70

22.50

Aug. 28, 1940

Sept. 26

Oct. 30

Nov. 27

22.44

23.29

23.70

23.53

285. Guy Anderson. SEiSE^ sec. 13, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., on east 

bank of Smithville Canal, 250 feet west of two-story red brick house, 0.4 

mile'north from Cottonwood Dance Hall, 0.4 mile west from Pima. Used 

drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth 59 feet. Measuring 

point, bottom of north side of puup base at land surface, 2,838.36 feet 

above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine and gasoline engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date.

Feb. 6 

Mar. 28 

Apr. 29

Water

level

32.61 

31.69 

29.13

Date

Hay 28 

June 28 

July 30

Water

level

29.50 

32.43 

33.50

Date

Aug. 28 

Sept. 24

Water

level

33.54 

33.40

Date

Oct. 30 

Nov. 27

Water 

level

32.21 

32.13
34 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

292. Dick Bryce Estate. SEjSE^ sec. 14, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., at rear 

of frame house, 200 feet west from county road, 0.3 mile south from U. S. 

Highway 70, 1.6 miles northwest from Plma. Unused drilled domestic well, 

diameter 8 inches, depth 9.5 feet. Measuring point, top of north side 

of casing, 0.3 foot above land surface and 2,846.99 feet above mean sea 

level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Date

Oct. 27, 1939 

Dec. 9 

Feb. 6, 1940 

26 

Mar. 28

Apr. 15

Water 

level

9.27 

7.35 

7.01 

6.98 

7.11 

a 6.34 

6.80

Date

May 2, 1940 

20

June 3 

14

Water 

level

a 6.06 

6.83 

6.85 

a 5.97 

7.08 

a 6.70 

7.30

Date

June 29, 1940 

July 17 

Aug. 16 

28 

Sept. 26 

Oct. 30 

Nov. 27

Water 

level

7.30 

7.88 

8.06 

8.19 

8.43 

7.99 

7.49

298. Joe Rogers. NEjNW|- sec. 25, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., 300 feet east 

of adobe house, 0.65 mile south from Tripp Canyon Road, 2.3 miles southwest from Plma. Used drilled stock well, diameter 6 inches, depth 21.2 

feet. Measuring point, top of south side of casing, 0.8 foot above land 

surface and 2,887.0 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with windmill. 

Water level. In feet below measuring )olnt, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Apr.

27,

29

8,

29

1959

1940

16.00

16.55

16.91

16.08

May

June

July

Aug.

28,

29

50

28

1940 16.13

16.84

17.05

17.54

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

.26,

50

27

1940 17.38

16.67

17.15

313. Jack Bryce. NW^NEj sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., In corral 20 

feet from north fence, 0.35 mile east from Bryce School, 2.2 miles north 

from Plma. Used drilled Irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth 

103 feet. Measuring point, bottom of .slot at south side of casing, 1.3 

feet above land surface. Equipped with turbine and gasoline engine. 

See well 314 for previous measurements. Water levels, in feet below 

measuring point, 1940: Aug. 28, 61.68; Sept. 24, 61.50; Oct. 50, 61.24; 

Nov. 27, 61.01.

514. Jack Bryce. NWj-NEj sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., in corral 20 

feet from north fence, 0.55 mile east from Bryce School, 2.2 miles north 

from Plma. Used drilled stock well, diameter 12 inch'es, depth 85 feet. 

Measuring point, top of southeast side of casing, 2.2 feet above land 

surface and 2,850.27 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with cylinder 

pump and gasoline engine. Measurements discontinued after June 28, 1940. 

See well 513 for.further measurements.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

24,

8,

9

1939

1940

62.21

61.56

61.48

Mar.

Apr.

22,

29

1940 60.50

59.69

May

June

28,

28

1940 59.80

60.43

315. Dick Bryce Estate. NWj-SEijf sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 100 feet 

east from Eden Road, 300 feet south from Big Spring Wash, 1.9 miles nortti 

from Plma. Used drilled stock well, diameter 6 inches, depth 31 feet. 

Measuring point, top of north side of casing, 1.1 feet above land surface 

and 2,819.45 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with windmill.* 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

13,

24

10,

22

1959

1940

51

50

30

29

.23

.93

.19

.11

Apr.

May

June

July

29,

27

28

29

1940 28.76

29.03

29.58

30.44

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

28, 1940

.24

30

27

50.57

30.74

30.59

30.27

517. Wm. WaMsley. NWjSWj sec. 16, T., 6 S., R. 25 E., 200 feet 

north of house, 300 feet north from county road, 2,5 miles east from Eden 

Road, 1.4 miles north from Plma. Used drilled stock well, diameter 6 

Inches, depth 28 feet. Measuring point, top of south side of casing, 0.5 

foot above land surface and 2,829.36 feet above mean sea level'. Equipped 

with hand pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring..;Joint, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

13,

24

9,

22

1939

1940

21

21

20

17

.63

.32

.30

.66

Apr.

May

June

July

29, 1940

27

28

29

17

18

19

21

.98

.60

.99

.75

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Hov.

28, 1940

.24

30

27

20.84

20.80

20.68

20.84

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements
ARIZONA 35

Graham County Continued.

319. Vance Marshall. SEjNEj sec. 17, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 50 feet 

west -from county road, 0.5 mile south from Graham Canal, 2 miles northeast from Pima. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 18 inches, 

depth unknown. Measuring point, top of west side of casing, 2.0 feet 

above land surface. Equipped with turbine and gasoline engine. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Mar. 20 

Aug. 28

Water 

level

15.69 

20.00

Date

Sept. 24 

Oct. 8

Water 

level

20.43 

20.00

Date

Oct. 16 

30

Water 

level

20.08 

20.41

Date

Nov. 27

Water 

level

20.35

320. Vance Marshall. SEjSEj sec. 17, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 75 feet 

west from turn in county road, 200 feet west of frame barn, 2.4 miles 

east from Eden Road, 1.4 miles north from Pima. Used drilled irrigation 

well, diameter 16 inches, depth 46.3 feet. Measuring point, bottom of 

hole in east side of casing, 0.35 foot above land surface and 2,822.29 

feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Jan. 17, 1940, green 

cross on concrete headwall, level with land surface, 18 feet east from 

well and 2,823.62 feet above mean sea level. 'Equipped with turbine and 

gasoline engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring ?pint. 1959-40

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Jan. 

Feb.

12, 

24

8, 

9

1939 

1940

Water 

level

13.82 

14.26 

13.80 

13.23

Date

Mar. 

Apr. 

May 

Aug.

22, 1940 

29 

27 

28

Water 

level

13.01 

12.62 

12.98 

13.69

Date

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

.24, 1940 

30 

27

Water 

level

13.91 

14.01 

13.66

321. Graham County. SW|-SEj- sec. 7, T. 63., R. 25 E., 1,030 feet 

north of Gila River on east side of Pima-Eden Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring 

point, top of pipe, 0.9 foot above land surface and 2,800.82 feet above 

mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

May 27

June 10

11

22

25

26

July 1

5

Water 

level

8.99

8.90

9.04

9.57

9.41

9.34

9.29

9.20

Date

July 15

20

27

Aug. 5

9

16

Water 

level

9.68

9.75

a 9.72

9.81

9.64

a 9.61

9.71

7.31

Date

Aug. 22

. 29

Sept. 5

12

19

26

Oct. 3

Water 

level

8.68

9.06

9.33

a 9.15

9.21

9.51

9.43

9.30

Date

Oct. 10

17

31

Nov. 14

Dec. 5

19

28

Water 

level

9. .49

9.61

9.64

9.34

8.77

8.08

7.27

322. NEjNW^ sec. 18, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 470 feet north of Gila River, 

inside fence on west side of Pima-Eden Road. Used driven observation well 

with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top of 

pipe, 1.45 feet above land surface and 2,800.49 feet above mean sea level. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

May

June

July

27

10

11

22

25

26

1

8.66

9.07

9.06

9.35 '

8.80

8.84

8.61

July

Aug.

.

5

15

20

27

5

9

16

8.81

9.33

9.33

9.09"

8.67

8.87

7.35

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

22

29

. 5

12

19

26

3

8.36

8.73

8.96

8.77

9.38

8.76

8.48

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

10

17

31

14

5

19

28

8.85

9.07

9.06

8.65

8.09

7.30

6.49

323. Graham County. NWj-NEj sec. 18, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 220 feet 

north of Gila River on east side of Pima-Eden Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring 

point, top of pipe, 1.8 feet above land surface and 2,800.96 feet above 

mean sea level. ^

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

May

June

'27

10

11

22

25

26

8.10

9.45

9.50

9.74

9.05

9.20

July 1

5

15

c

20

27

8

9

9

I 9

9

9

.79

.13

.63

.56

.65

.30

a

Aug. 5

a

9

iS ' '

22

8.68

8.80

8.78

9.08

7.53

8.73

Aug.

Sept

29

. 5

12

a

a

a

7.62

9.13

8.99

9.36

8.04

9.15

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
36 WATER LEVEia AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

323.

Graham County Continued. 

Graham County Continued.

1940

Date

Sept. 19 

26

Water

level

9.74 

a 8.90 

9.07 

a 8.69

Date

Oct. 3 

10 

17

Water 

level

8.72 

9.20 

9.36 

a 9.31

Date

Oct. 31 

Nov. 14

Water 

level

9.34 

8.94 

a 8.26

Date

Dec. 5 

19 

28

Water 

level

8.40 

7.58 

6.83

324. Graham County. SW|NE£ sec. 18, T. 63., R. 25 E., 600 feet 

south of Glla River on east side of Pima-Eden Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 Inch, depth. 14 feet. Measuring 

point, top of pipe, 1.25 feet above land surface and 2,800.26 feet above 

mean sea level.

Water level. In feet below measuring point, 1940

May 25

June 10

11

22

25

26

July 1

5

15

5.62

6.34

6.20

6.60

6.19

6.25

5.98

6.43

a 6.03

6.53

July 20

27

Aug. 5

9

16

22

a 6.45

6.61

6.12

a 5.68

5.78

6.19

4.93

5.91

a 5.53

Aug. 29

Sept. 5

12

19

26

Oct. 3

6.05

a 6.01

6.36

a 5.03

5.70

6.28

6.03

a 5.66

5.76

Oct. 10

17

31

Nov. 14

Dec. 5

19

28

6.03

6.26

a 6.09

6.16

5.88

a 5.32

5.61

4.78

3.86

325. Graham County. SW^NEl- sec. 18, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 1,080 feet 

south of Glla River on east side of Plma-Eden Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 Inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring point, 

top of pipe, 1.5 feet above land surface and 2,802.16 feet above mean sea 

level.

Water level. In feet below measuring point. 1940

May

June

July

25

10

11

22

25

26

1

6.30

7.15

6.7-3

7.47

7.25

7,19

7.15

July

1

Aug.

5

15

20

27

5

9

16

7.39

7.07

7.42

7.34

6.88

7.19

6,32

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

22

29

5

12

19

26

3

6.76

6.89

7.10

6.42

6.96

6.81

6.54

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

10

17

31

14

5

19

28

6.64

6.94

6.91

6.66

6.42

5.83

5.10

326. Graham County. SWjNEj sec. 18, T. 63., R. 25 E., 1,570 feet 

south of Glla River on east side of Plma-Eden Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 Inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring 

point, top of pipe, 1.7 feet above land surface and 2,804.81 feet aboVe 

mean sea level.

Water level, In feet below measuring

May

June

July

27

10

11

22

25

26

1

5

15

6.96

7.66

7.07

7.97

8.03

7.93

8.03

8.09

7.29

July 20 7.89

27 8.16

a 7.75

Aug. 5 7.80

9 7.90

16 7.50

a 7.32

22 7.33

a 7.22

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

29

. 5

12

19

26

3

a

a

a

-g

7

7

6

7

7

7

6

6

6

olnt, 1940

.2$

.50

.74

.17

.05

.08

.73

.75

.46

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

16

17

31

14

5

19

28

6.59

6.98

7.10

7.16

a 6.94

6.96

6160

a 6.06

6.09

328. Dodge-Nevada Canal Co. SE^-SffJ sec. 18, T. 63., R. 25 E., on 

east bank of Dodge-Nevada Canal, 200 feet west from Eden Road, 0.8 mile 

north from Plma. Used drilled Irrigation well, diameter 12 Inches, depth 

66 feet. Measuring point, bottom of slot in east side of casing, 1.2 

feet above land surface and 2,808.80 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with turbine and electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring ; >olnt. 1959-40

Date

Dec. 29, 1939 

Feb. &> 1040 

6 

7 

13 

16 

Mar. 12

.Water 

_^ level

7.02 

7.91 

7.61 

7.58 

7.81 

7.63 

7.99

Date *

Mar. 22, 1040 

27 

Aug. 28 

Sept. 24 

 ' 26 

Oct. 3 

10

Water 

level

7.19 

7.07 

7.74 

7.26 

6.19 

4.38 

5.94

Date

Oct. 17, 1940 

30 

31 

Nov. 14 

27 

Dec. 5 

19

Water 

level

7.97 

6.87 

7.60 

7.80 

8.03 

7.82 

7.58

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 37

Graham County Continued.

329. Art Lines. SWjSWj sec. 18, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 50 feet north 

of frame barn, 0.4 mile north from Cottonwood Dance Hall, 0.4 mile west 

from Plma. Used drilled stock well, diameter 5 Inches, depth 34.2 feet. 

Measuring point, top of casing, southwest side, 1.1 feet above land surface and 2,827.70 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with hand pump.

Date

Oct. 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Mar.

27, 

11 

6, 

28

1939 

1940

Water 

level

23.24 

23.04 

21.80 

20.64

Date

Apr. 

May 

June 

July

29, 1940 

28 

28 

29

Water 

level

19.32

19.91 

21.59 

23.13

Date

Aug. 

Sept. 

Oct. 

Nov.

28, 1940 

26 

30 

27

Water

level

23.22 

22.74 

22.09 

22.38

330. W. W. Crockett. NE|-NWfc sec. 19, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., In fence 

corner, 60 feet east from Eden Road. 0.35 mile north from Plma. Unused 

drilled domestic well, diameter 3 inches, depth 21.8 feet. Measuring 

point, bottom of hole in west side of pump, 1.5 feet above land surface 

and 2,829.82 feet above mean sea level. Equipped witif%and pump. 

Water level, in feet below measuring joint, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

31,

29

5,

27

1939

1940

19.33

20.73

20.02

17.63

Apr.

May

June

July

29,

27

28

29

1940 18.19

18.69

20.65

22.37

Aug.

Sept

- Oct.

Nov.

28,

.J34

29

27

1940 22.78

21.30

19.90

20.61

335. E. B. McBride. NW^SWj sec. 20, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 50 feet 

north of frame house, 100 feet west from county road, 0.75 mile east from 

fire station in Pima. Used drilled domestic and stock well, diameter 6 

inches, depth 15.5 feet. Measuring point, top of inner edge of pump base, 

2.5 feet above land surface and 2,831.24 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with hand pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1939-40

Oct .

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr»

31 ,

29

6,

28

29

1939

1940

16

16

15

14

14

.35

.25

.29

.08

.67

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

27, 1940

28

29

28

24

14

14

15

16

15

.32

.98

.86

.20

.95

Oct.

Nov.

8, 1940

16

29

27

16.10

15.49

15.70

15.43

342. Ed Howard. SWjSW^ sec. 23, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 150 feet south 

of_Graham Canal, 200 feet east from large frame barn, 2.85 miles northeast of Thatcher. Unused drilled domestic well, diameter .4 inches, depth 

41.6 feet. Measuring point, top of casing southeast side, 1.0 foot above 

land surface and 2,870.49 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Jan. 17, 1940, green cross on east side of concrete pump base, 1.0 

foot above land surface and 2,870.49 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with hand pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1939-40

Oct.

Nov.

Apr.

May

13,

24

24,

27

1939

1940

26

25

23

24

.56

.48

.44

.35

June

July

Aug.

28,

29

28

1940 26.44

26753

26.06

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

.24, 19-40

29

27

25.74

25.77

25.29

344. J. M. Talley. NWjSWi sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., in yard in 

front of small frame house, 100 feet south from Graham Canal, 0.1 mile 

south from county road, 4.4 miles northwest from Safford. Used drilled 

domestic well, diameter 6 inches, depth 38 feet. Measuring point, top 

of west side of casing, 1.0 foot above land surface and 2,881.40 feet 

above mean sea level. Equipped with hand pump. Irrigation well 250 

feet west.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1939-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

12,

24

9,

22

1939

1940

24

23 ' 22

21

.51

.69

.92

.12

Apr.

May

June

July

24, 1940

27

28

29

21

22

23

a 26

.59

.59

.46

.37

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

27, 1940

.24

29

27

23.63

23.77

24.11

23.80

346'. Graham County. SEiHEi sec. 27, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 1,290 feet 

north of Gila River on east side of Thatcher River Crossing Road. Used 

driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. 

Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.0 foot above land surface and 2,841.91 

feet above mean sea level.

a Nearby irrigation well pumping.
38 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued. 

346. Graham County Continued.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

May 25

June 10

11

22

25

26

July 1

5

16

Water 

level

6.20

6.43

6.45

6.77

6.70

6.67

6.74

6.85

a 6.77

7.15

Date

July 20

29

Aug. 3

10

15

22

Water 

level

a 7.14

7.36

a .59

7.07

7.22

a 7.11

7.39

7.19

7.05

a 7.03

Date

Aug. 29

Sept. 5

12

19

26

Oct. 3

10

Water 

level

7.15

a 7.14

7.22

6.99

a 6.89

7.00

7.07

a 6.94

6.95

7.13

Date

Oct. 17

31

Nov. 14

Dec. 5

19

Water 

level

a 7.11

7.19

a 7.17

7.24

a 7.08

7.11

6.46

a 6.01

6.03

347. Graham County. SEjNE^ sec. 27, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 770 feet 

north of Gila River on east side of Thatcher River Crossing Road. Used 

driven observation w*ll with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 13 feet. 

Measuring point, top of pipe, 2.0 feet above land surface and 2,843.69 

feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

May 

June

July

24 

10 

11 

22 

25 

26 

1

7.69 

7.97 

7.97 

8.26 

7.99 

8.00 

7.95

truly

Aug.

5 

16 

20 

29 

3 

10 

15

8.23 

8.62 

8.77 

8.69 

8.78 

8.84 

8.50

Aug. 

Sept

Oct.

22 

29 

. 5 

12 

19 

26 

3

8.45 

8.54 

8.69 

8.28 

8.49 

8.49 

8.38

Oct.

Nov. 

Dec.

10 

17 

31 

14 

5 

19

8.56 

8.66 

8.66 

8.43 

7.82 

7.21

348. Graham County. NEjSEj- sec. 27, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 240 feet 

north of Gila River on east side of Thatcher River Crossing Road. Used 

driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. 

Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.4 fee* above land surface and 2,844.46 

feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

May

June

July

24

10

11

22

25

26

1

5

16

7.76

8.16

8.19

8.41

7.87

8.01

7.83

8.33

8.81

July 20

29

Aug. 3

10

15

22

a

a

a

8.76

8.97

8.61

9.02

8.71

8.75

8.98

8.31

8.56

Aug. 29

Sept. 5

12

10

26

a

a

a

8.72

8.71

8.91

8.04

8.33

8.71

8.44

8.64

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

3

10

17

31

14

5

19

8;50

8.72

8.84

8.80

a 8.50

8.53

7.94

7.25

349. Graham County. NEiSEj sec. 27, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 330 feet 

south of Gila River on east side of Thatcher River Crossing Road. Used 

driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. 

Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.10 feet above land surface and 2,843.10 

feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

May 24

June 10

11

22

25

26

July 1

5

16

5.53

5.97

5.93

6.29

5.50

5.72

5.40

6.10

6.62

a 6.56

July 20

29

Aug. 5

10

15

22

6.74

a 6.67

6.86

61.30

6.71

5.84

a 5.57

6.27

a 6.21

Aug. 29

Sept. 5

12

19

26

a

a

a

a

6.44

6.37

6.60

5.47

5.99

6.44

5.97

6.27

6.03

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

3

10

17

31

14

5

19

6.07

6.32

6.39

a 6.28

6.31

5.98

5.39

a 4.39

4.71

350. Graham County. SEjSEj sec. 27, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 830 feetsouth of Gila River on east side of Thatcher River Crossing Road. Used 

driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. 

Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.25 feet above land surface and 2,844.50 

feet above mean sea level.

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 39

Graham County Continued. 

350. Graham County Continued.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Hay 24 

June 10 

11 

22 

25 

26 

July 1

Water 

level

5.98 

6.49 

6.46 

6.78 

6.36 

6.50 

6.35

Date

July 5 

16 

20 

29 

Aug. 5 

10 

15

Water 

level

6.76 

7.20 

7.38 

7.47 

7.25 

7.44 

6.93

Date

Aug. 22 

29 

Sept. 5 

12 

19 

26 

Oct. 3

Water 

level

6.94 

6.97 

6.98 

6.59 

6.86 

6.73 

6.56

Date

Oct. 10 

17 

31 

Nov. 12 

Dec. 5 

19

Water 

level

6.65 

6.70 

6.51 

6.16 

5.67 

5.02

351.. Graham County. NE^SEj sec. 27, T. 6 B., R. 25 E., 1,110 feet 

south of Gila River on east side of Thatcher River Crossing Road. Used 

bored observation we^ll, diameter 6 inches, depth 7 feet. Measuring point, 

joint at top of casing, 2,10 feet above land surface. Well equipped with 

water level recorder from July 11 to Sept. 7, and from Dec. 14 to 25 inclusive .

Daily noon water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

July

Aug.

9

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1

b 7.54

7.59

7.63

7.67

7.70

7.73

7.76

7.72

7.79

7.82

7.85

7.89

7.93

7.91

7.97

8.02

8.06

8.09

8.06

8.10

Aug. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

7.99

7.93

7.94

7.90

7.92

8.01

8.08

8.11

8.07

8.06

7.99

7.95

7.76

7.59

7.40

7.32

7.35

7.39

7.44

7.43

Aug. 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

12 b

19 b

7.46

7.46

7.47

7.47

7.42

7.41

7.44

7.48

7.52

7.55

7.52

7,4*

7.45

7.46

7.48

7.45

6.73

7.13

7.38

Sept. 26

Oct. 3

10

17

31

Nov. 14

Dec. 5

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

b

b

b

b

b

b

b

7.23

7.04

7.11

7.15

6.99

6.65

6.17

5.62

5.54

5.53

5.55

5.56

5.54

5.53

5.54

5.54

5.55

5.56

5.52

352. Graham County. SEjSEj sec. 27, T. 6 S., R 25 E., 1,360 feet 

south of Gila River on east side of Thatcher River Crossing Road. Used 

bored observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. 

Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.6 foot above land surface and 2,845.54 

feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

May

June

July

24

10

11

22

25

26

1

5

16

6.57

7.05

7.04

7.41

7.02

7.16

7.03

7.38

7.86

July 20

29

Aug. 5

10

15

22

a 7.81

7.98

a 7.93

8.18

8.03

8.19

7.61

a 7.43

7.57

Aug.

Sept

29

. 5

12

19

26

a

a

a

a

7.48

7.55

7.46

7.53

7.05

7.16

7.41

7.20

7.25

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

3

10

17

31

14

5

19

7.07

a 7.05

7.14

a 7.11

7.16

6.98

6.63

6.16

5.54

353. Graham County. SEiSEj sec. 27, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 1,560 feet 

south of Gila River on east side of Thatcher River Crossing Road. Used 

bored observation well, diameter 8 inches, depth 6 feet. Measuring point, 

Joint at top of pipe, 0.7 foot above land surface. Equipped.with water 

level recorder.______________

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements, 

b Tape measurements
40 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

353. Graham County Continued.

Dally noon water levels, In feet below measuring point, 1939-40 

(from recorder charts)

Date

Dec. 17 

18 

19 

20

Water 

level

5.08 

5.09 

4.65 

4.64

Date

Dec. 21 

22 

23 

24

Water

level

4.64 

4.64 

4.65 

4.65

Date

Dec. 25 

26 

27 

28

Water 

level

4.64 

(a) 

(a) 

3.76

Date

Dec. 29 

30 

31

Water 

level

3.87 4.221 

(a)

354. Ned Daley., SW^SEj- sec. 27, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 50 feet north 

of county road, 0.2 mile west from Thatcher Crossing Road, 1.9 miles 

north from U. S. Highway 70 at west city limits of Thateher. Used drilled 

Irrigation well, diameter 16 Inches. Measuring point, bottom of slot In 

north side of casing, 3.0 feet above land surface. Equipped with turbine. 

See well 355 for previous measurements.

Water level. In feet below measuring point. 1940

Date

Apr. 29 

Aug. 28

Water 

level

9.04 

11.90

Date

Sept. 24 

Oct. 29

Water 

level

10.72 

9.74

Date

Nov. 27

Water 

level

8.90

355. Ned Daley. SWjSE^ sec. 27, T. 63., R. 25 E., at rear of 

house 200 feet north from county road, 0.4 mile west from Thatcher CrossIng Road, 1.9 miles north from U. S. Highway 70 at west city limits of 

Thatcher. Used drilled domestic well, diameter 5 Inches, depth 13.1 feet. 

Measuring point, top of pipe clamp, 1.1 feet above land surface and 

2,850.50 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with windmill. See well 

354 far further measurements In this vicinity. Measurements discontinued. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct.

Dec.

Feb.

31,

27

6»

1939

1940

9.22

8.53

7.85

Mar.

Apr.

28,

29

1940 8.42 j

9.11

May

June

27,

28

1940 11.90

15.84

356. W. T. Watson. SWjNWi sec. 27, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 100 feet 

north of adobe house, 0.5 mile north from county highway, 3.5 miles 

northwest from Thatcher. Used drilled domestic well, diameter 4 Inches, 

depth 12 feet. Measuring point, top of casing southwest side, 1.2 feet 

above land surface and 2,843.78 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with hand pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct.

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

30,

27

6,

28

1939

1940

11

11

10

10

.65

.01

.39

.50

Apr.

May

June

July

29, 1940

27

28

29

9

id

11

12

.81

.85

.71

.51

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

28, 1940

.24

29

27

12.53

11.98

11.53

11.18

366. Charles M. Beals. NWjSE-^ sec. 30, T. 68., R. 25 E., at rear 

of house, 0.08 mile east of county road, 0.6 mile south front Southern 

Pacific Railroad depot in Pima. Used dug domestic and stock well, diameter 54 inches, depth 22.4 feet. Measuring point, top of south side of 

curb, 0.3 foot above land surface and 2,884.34 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with hand pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

30,

29

8,

28

1939

1940

19

19

19

19

.33

.70

.40

.83

Apr.

May

June

July

29, 1940

27

28

29

17,

18.

19.

20.

97

78

80

33

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

28, 1940

.24

29

27

20.63

19.12

19.68

20.22

368. G. Chavez. HWjNWl sec. 30, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 50 feet north 

of adobe house, 100 feet east from county road, 0.3 mile south front 

Southern Pacific Railroad depot In Pima. Used dug domestic well, diameter 

36 inches, depth 46.3 feet. Measuring point, top of west side of wood 

curb, 2.7 feet above land surface and 2,904.09 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with rope and bucket.

a Destroyed by flood.
ARIZONA 41

368.

Graham County Continued. 

G. Chavez Continued.

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Feb.

27, 

29 

8,

Water

1939 

1940

level, In feet below measuring i

Water 

level

48,35 

47.37 

47.16

Date

Mar. 28, 

Aug. 28 

Sept. 24

1940

Water 

level

46.62 

47.14 

47.43

x>lnt»

Date

Oct.

Nov.

1939*40

29,

27

1940

Water 

level

46.92 

47,. 05

372. George Layton. NEj-SE^ sec. 32, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., at rear of 

frame house, 200 feet south from county road, 0.4 mile west from U. S. 

Highway at Central. Used dug domestic well, diameter 30 Inches, depth 

36.6 feet. Measuring point, top of west side of wood curb, 2.9 feet 

above land surface and 2,890.02 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with rope and bucket.

Oct.

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

30,

27

8,

28

1939

1940

38

37

37

36

.32

.83

.27

.92

Apr.

May

June

July

29, 1940

27

28

29

35

34

36

39

.13

.52

.38

.09

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

28, 1940

.24

29

27

39.27

39.07

38.71

38.25

379. Smlthvllle Canal Co. SWJHE& sec. 32, T. 69., R. 25 E., on 

north bank of Smlthvllle Canal, 1.8 miles west from anlthvllle Diversion 

Dam. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 Inches, depth 82 feet. 

Measuring point, bottom of hole in east side of casing, 1.3 feet above 

land surface and 2,853.70 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with 

turbine and natural gas engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan. 15 

Feb. 6 

Mar. 28

7.52 

7.40 

6.51

Aug. 28 

Sept. 24

12.40 

10.90

Oct. 29 

Nov. 27

9.12 

8.45

380. Snithville Canal Co. SE^NEi sec. 34, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., on 

north bank of Smithville Canal, 50 feet west from county road, 1.5 miles 

south from U. S.. Highway 70 at west city limits of Ihatcher. Used 

drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 Inches. Measuring point, top of 

slot In west side of casing at land surface, 2,851.37 feet above mean 

sea level. Equipped with turbine and natural gas engine.

Water level. In feet below measuring point. 1940

Date

Jan. 16 

Feb. 6 

Mar. 28

Water 

level

5.12 

5.11 

4.34

Date

June 28 

Sept. 26 

Oct. 3

Water 

level

13.85 

8.05 

7.63

Date

Oct. 10 

17 

31

Water 

level

7.35 

7.14 

6.77

Date

Nov. 14 

Dec. 2 

19

Water 

level

6.45 

6.05 

5.64

381. Fratt Tenney. SW£SW$- sec. 35, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., at rear of 

house 100 feet east from county road, 0.85 mile north from U. S. Highway 

70 at west city limits of Thatcher. Used drilled domestic and stock 

well, diameter 6 Inches, depth 21.1 feet. Measuring point, top of west 

side of casing, 0.4 foot above land surface and 2,870.93 feet above mean 

sea level. Equipped with hand pump. Measurements discontinued after 

June 28, 1940. flee well 508 for further measurements.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Date

Oct. 30, 1939 

Dec. 27 

Feb. 6, 1940

Water 

level

13.82 

13.06 

18.85

Date

Mar. 28, 1940 

Apr. 29

Water 

level

11.97 

12.09

D&te

May 27, 1940 

June 28

Water 

level

13. 8Q 

15.56

429. Gramam County. SEjNEi sec. 35, T 6 S., R. 27 E., 1,400 feet 

north of Glla River on west side of San Jose River Crossing Road. Used 

driven obserration well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet 

Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.1 feet above land surface, and 3,045.46 

feet above mean sea level.
42 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

429.

Graham County Continued. 

Graham County Continued.

Date

Hay 23

June 10

11

22

25

27

29

July 5

Water 

level

8.81

9.10

9.12

9.48

9.64

9.53

9.53

9.35

Date

July 15

22

29

Aug. 5

10

15

22

29

Water 

level

9.80

10.05

10.27

10.04

9.92

9.73

9.64

9.52

Date

Sept

Oct.

. 5

12

19

26

3

Water 

level

9.50

9.38

a 9.34

9.44

9.39

a 9.37

9.38

Date

Oct. 10

17

31

Nov. 14

Dec. 5

19

Water 

. level

a 9.34

9.51

9.40

9.59

9.53

9.17

8.98

430. Graham County. SEj-NEj sec. 35, T. 6 S., R. 27 E.> 950 feet 

north of Gila River, on west side of San Jose River Crossing Road, 200 

feet north from Tidwell canal. Used driven observation well with sand 

point, diameter 1 Inch, dep"th 14 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.7 

foot above land surface and 3,040.75 feet above mean sea level. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

May

June

July

23

10

11

22

25

27

29

5

15

5.68

6.02

6.01

6.28

6.17

6.18

6.18

6.11

6.44

July

Aug.

22

29

5

10

15

a

a

a

6.28

6.48

6.48

6.20

6.12

6.19

6.00

5.93

Aug. 22

29

Sept. 5

12

19

26

5.98

a 5.53

5.80

5.96

a 5.69

5.74

5.84

5.33

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

a

3

10

17

31

14

5

19

5.30

5.69

5.92

5.85

6.07

6.00

5.64

5.28

431. Graham County. NE^SEf- sec. 35, T. 6 S., R. 27 E., 350 feet north of 

Gila River, 200 feet west from San Jose Rivei*"Crosslng Road, In baccharis 

thicket. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, 

depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.0 foot above land surface 

and 3,040.47 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

May 23

June 10

11

22

25

27

29

July 5

15

6.11

6.39

6.38

6.49

6.22

6.23

6.32

6.38

6.65

July

Aug.

22

29

5

10

15

22

a

a

a

6.55

6.64

6.44

6.19

6.15

6.26

5.83

5.75

6.05

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

29

. 5

12

19

26

3

6.06

6.21

a 5.59

5.89

6.03

5.92

a 5.77

5.90

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

id

17

31

14

5

19

6.10

6.06

6.19

6.10

a 5.7C

5.82

a 5.15

5.28

432. SEiSEj- sec. 35, T. 6 S., R. 27 E., 850 feet south of Gila 

River, 300 fee't west from San Jose River Crossing Road, 50 feet southeast 

from Mexican shack. Used dug observation well, diameter 36 Inches, depth. 

14 feet. Measuring point, bottom of slot in north side of curb, 1.10 

feet above land surface and 3,050.79 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with hand pump.

Water level, In feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Date

Oct. 11, 1939

Nov. 24

Feb. 13, -1940

Mar. 22

June 22

25

27

29

July 15

Water 

level

13.16

12.66

12.73

12.65

13.59

13.64

13.68

13.75

13.87

Date

July 22, 1940

29

Aug. 5

10

15

22

29

Sept. 5

. 12

Water 

level

13.90

14.00

13.80

13.72

13.66

13.49

13.50

13.63

13.47

Date

Sept. 19 ( 1940

26

Oct. 3

10

17

31

Nov. 14

Dec. 5

19

Water 

level

13.59

13.64

13.41

13.40

13.39

13.46

13.39

13.05

12.82

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA

Graham County Continued.

433. W. H. Baker. SWfcSWj sec. 36, T. 63., R. 27 E., in front of 

adobe house, 0.2 mile south from south end of San Jose Diversion Dam, 6 

miles northeast from Solomonsville. Used dug domestic well, diameter 

24 inches, depth 17.3 feet. Measuring point, top of west side of wood 

curb, 2.3 feet above land surface and 3,055.12 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with rope and bucket.

Date

Oct. 11, 1939 

Nov. 24 

Feb. 13, 1940 

Mar. 22

Water 

level

19.39 

18.83 

18.33 

18.13

Date

Apr. 23, 1940 

May 25 

June 26 

July 25

Water 

level

18.38 

18.89 

19.29 

19.53

Date

Aug. 26, 1940 

Sept. 23 

Oct. 28 

Nov. 26

Water

level

19.19 

19.15 

19.1* 

18.87"

434. Abel Sanchez. SE^NEj sec. 35, T. 63., R. 27 E. South of 

adobe house^on hill and north bank of Brown Canal, 6.1 miles northeast 

from Solomonsville. Used dug domestic well, diameter 30 inches, depth 

23.8 feet. Measuring point, top of west side of wood curb, 2.7 feet above 

land surface and 3,063.54 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with rope 

and bucket.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

oet.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

24,

24

13,

21

1939

1940

22.46

22.32

21.54

21.35

Apr.

May

June

July

23,

24

26

26

1940 20.46

21.78

22.34

22.73

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

26,

.26

28

29

1940 22.39

22.58

22.22

21.96

451. S. A. Clontz. SWjSWt sec. 31, T. 6 S., R. 28 E., 50 feet 

south of frame house at upper road fork along Brown Canal, 7 miles northeast from Solomonsville. Unused dug domestic well, diameter 30 inches, 

depth 24.6 feet. Measuring point, top of south side of concrete curb, 1.9 

feet above land surface and 3,079.71 feet above mean sea level. 

Water level, in feet below measuring x>int. 1959-40

Oct. 

Nov. 

Feb. 

Mar.

24, 

24

13, 

21

1939 

1940

25.36 

25.59 

24.89 

24.55

Apr. 

May 

June 

July

23, 

24 

26 

26

1940 24.09 

24.83 

25.24 

27.13

Aug. 

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

26, 

.26 

28 

29

1940 25.42 

25.2? 

25.62 

25.26

452. S. A. Clontz. SW£SW£ sec. 31, T. 63., R. 28 E., on bank of 

Brown Canal, 250 feet south from frame house near road fork, 7 miles 

northeast from Solomonsville. Used drilled domestic well, diameter 16 

inches, depth 46.7 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, west side, 1.4 

feet above land surface and 3,077.03 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with hand pump. Bench mark 8-19, established 1935 by Soil Erosion 

Service, brass cap set in concrete, 0.5 foot above land surface, 800 

feet southeast from well and 3,076.44 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring : joint, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

24,

24

13,

21

1939

1940

22

22

21

21

.53

.55

.99

.62

Apr.

Hay

June

July

23, 1940

24

26

26

21

21

22

25

.26

.99

.46

.29

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

26, 1940

.26

28

29

22.55

22.45

22.68

22.57

454. Brown Canal Co. NEjHEi sec. 31, T. 63., R. 28 E.. 100 feet 

south of burned house, 0.5 mile downstream from Brown Canal Diversion Dam. 

Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth 51 feeti Measuring point, bottom of slot on west side of top of casing, at land surface. 

Equipped with turbine and gasoline engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Jan. 23 

Feb. 13 

Mar. 21

Water; 

level

21.59 

20.91 

20.78

Date

Apr. 23 

May 24 

June 26

Water 

level

20.69 

21.38 

21.64

Date

July 26 

Aug. 26 

Sept. 26

Water 

level

23.65 

21.62 

21.33

Date

Oct. 28 

Nov. 29

Water

level

21.62 

21.45
44 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

491. Jim Smith. NW£Sff£ sec. 17, T. 7 S., R. 24 E. At old Lamb 

Ranch, 250 feet east of Left Hand Creek, 1.2 miles south from Junction 

with Cottonwood Wash, 10 miles southwest from Plma. Unused dug domestic 

well, diameter 42 inches, depth 30 feet. Measuring point to Hay 18, 1940, 

top of recorder base 2.8 feet above land surface. Measuring point since 

May 18, 1940, top of north curb, 2.5 feet above land surface.

Dally noon water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Date

Mar. 14

16

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr. 1

Water 

level

11.07,

10.58

10.65

10.57

10.49

10.42

10.38

10.33

10.30

10.26

10.22

10.20

10.23

10.25

10.24

10.21

10.20

Date

Apr. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Water 

level

10.20

10.20

10.16

10.15

10.14

10.12

10.10

10.11

10.07

10.05

10.06

10.02

10.01

9.97

9.91

9.85

9.74

Date

Apr. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

May 1

2

3

4

5

Water 

level

9.62

9.51

9.40

9.33

9.26

9.15

9.08

9.00

8.94

8.87

8.80

8.75

8.68

8.63

8.58

8.55

8.53

Date

May 6

7

8

91

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Aug. 2

20

Oct. 15

Nov. 29

Water 

level

8.50

8.48

8.45

8.45

8.44

8.45

8.50

8.58

8.62

8.75

8.82

8.90

8.99

a 12.40

a 14.17

a 20.16

a 24.36

508. Graham County. NE^NE^ sec. 3, T. 7 S., R. 25 E. In fence 

corner, 25 feet west of county road, 0.8 mile north from U. S. Highway 70 

at west city limits of Thatcher. Used driven observation well, diameter 

1 inch, depth 24 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 2,0 feet above land 

surface. See well 581 for previous measurements.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Aug. 13 

28

Water 

level

19.67 

18.03

Date

Sept. 24 

Oct. 29

Water 

level

18.25 

16.03

Date

NOT. 27

Water 

level

15.93

509. Bills WeIker and Eldon Palmer. SB^Sn| sec. 3, T. 7 S., R. 25 

E. In front of house, 50 feet north from county road, 0.1 mile west from 

U. S. Highway 70, 0.5 mile west from Thatcher. Used drilled irrigation 

well, diameter 16 inches. Measuring point, bottom of slot,at norm side 

of casing at land surface. Equipped with turbine. /

Waiter level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Date

Feb. 8 

Mar. 28

Apr. 29

Water 

level

36.45 

35.92 

34.82

Date

May 27 

June 28 

July 29

Water 

level

34.60 

35.53 

37.19

Date

Aug. 28 

Sept. 23

Water 

level

38.05 

38.40

Date

Oct. 29 

Nov. 27

Water 

level

38.37 

38.28

510. Ted Ferguaon. NWjNWj- sec. 3, T. 7 S., R. 25 E. About 25 feet 

north of adobe house. 150' feet east from county road, 0.15 mile north of 

U. S. Highway 70, 0.8 mile southeast from Central* Used dug domestic 

well, diameter 30 inches, depth 22 feet. Measuring point, top of west 

side of curb, 3.0 feet above land surface and 2,879.77 feet above mean sea 

level. Equipped with rope and bucket.

Water level, in feet below measuring point.

Date

Oct. Dec.- 

Feb. 

Mar.

30, 

27 

8, 

28

1939 

1940

Water 

level

23.26 

82.40 

S2.27 

21.80

Date

Apr. 

May

June 

July

29, 1940 

27 

28 

29

Water 

level

20.14 

20.34 

21.78 

23.70

Date

Aug. 

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

28, 1940 

.24 

29 

27

Water 

level

24.54 

24.70 

24.30 

23.95

a Tape measurements.
ARIZONA 45

Graham County Continued.

516. Roy Layton. NEJNEJ sec. 10, T. 7 S., R. 25 E., near west 

side of county road, 0.25 mile south from U. S. Highway 70 at west city 

limits of Thatcher. Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 inches, 

depth 90 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 0.9-foot above land 

surface.

Date

liar. 2 

Apr. 29 

May 27 

June 28 

July 29

Water 

level

43.07 

41.78 

41.73 

42.67 

44.12

Date

July 30 

Aug. 16

28

Sept. 13

Water 

level

44.17 

44.86 

a 43.87 

45.00 

45.11

Date

Sept. 24 

Oct. 8 

16 

29

Water 

level

45.16 

45.17 

45.13 

45.08

Date

Nov. 15 

27

Dec. 18

Water 

level

45.05 

44.99 

a 44.79 

44.84

552. Graham Canal Co. SW£SE$- sec. 5, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. About 100 

feet north of Graham/Canal, 0.5 mile west from Graham Diversion Dam. 

Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth 36 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 1.5 feet above land surface and 2,904.56 feet 

above mean sea level. In heavily pumped region.

Water level, in feet below measuring ; joint, 1939-40

Date

Oct. 12, 1939

Nov. 24

Feb. 9, 1940

Mar. 19

Apr. 11

May 1

20

June 3

14

28

Water 

level

20.49

15.91

13.89

a 13.27

13.32

a 13.21

13.66

15.30

18.82

19.69

22.71

a 21.91

22.63

a 22.13

Date

July 17,

26

Aug. 16

27

Sept. 13

24

Oct. 3

8

Water 

level

1940 25.61

26.18

23.11

a 19.42

19.61

a 17.07

17.12

a 16.45

16.49

16.06

a 15i73

b 16.13

15.87

a 15.80

Date

Oct. 10, 1940

15

18

28

Nov. 4

15

27

Dec. 18

Water 

level

15.84

a 15.70

15.73

15.68

15.51

a 15.45

b 15.57

15.49

a 15.33

15.35

a 14.78

14.97

a 14.12

14.17

554. Graham Canal Co. SW^SEj- sec. 5, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. On jiouth 

bank of Graham Canal, 0.4 mile west from Graham Diversion Dam. Used 

drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches. Measuring point, bottom of 

slot at southwest side of casing, at land surface and 2,901.08 feet above 

mean sea level. Equipped with turbine and diesel engine.

water level, in reet oeiow measuring point, 1939-411

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

24,

9,

22

1939

1940

12

10

10

.40

.40

.15

Apr.

Aug.

Sept

24, 1940

27.

.24

10.92

15.71

12.89 [

Oct.

Nov.

28,

27

1940 12.03

11.49

557. R. A. Smith. NE$NE£ see. 6, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. In shed at 

east aide of stucco house, 300 feet west from county road, 1.8 mile 

directly north from Graham County Courthouse. Unused drilled domestic 

well, diameter 4 inches, depth 35 feet. Measuring point, top of south 

side of casing, 0.5 foot above land surface and 2,906.37 feet above mean 

sea level. Equipped with hand pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct. 12, 1939 31.33 

Nov. 24 29.47 

Feb. 9, 1940 27.96 

Mar. 22 ,26.78

Apr. 24, 1940 26.85 

May 27 28.64 

June 28 30.87 

July 29 31.85

Aug. 27, 1940 

Sept. 24 

Oct. 29 

Nov. 27

31.57 

30.13 

29.26 

88.90

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements, 

b Lowest water level in period between tape measurements.

416231 O - 41 4
46 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham Covmty Continued.

559. J. A. Peterson. NEj-NWj- sec. 6, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. On north 

side of Graham Canal, 0.1 mile west from Peterson Wash, 2.0 miles northwest from Safford. Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, 

depth 44 feet. Measuring point, top of north side of casing, 1.0 foot 

above land surface and 2,992.59 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Date

Jan. 11 

Feb. 9 

27

Water

level

20.40 

19,93 

19.13 

a 19.08

Date

Mar. 19 

May 2 

27

Water

level

18.78 

18.88 

19.63

Date

June 28 

July 29 

Aug. 27

Water 

level

21.15 

22.26 

22.16

Date

Sept. 24 

Oct. 28 

Nov. 27

Water

level

21.57 

21.19 

20,83

562. Bill Morris. SEjSEi sec. 7, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. At corner of 

block, 0.15 mile south from Roosevelt Park, in Safford. Used drilled irrigation well, uiameter 6 inches, depth 36.8 feet. Measuring point, top 

of concrete curb at land surface, 2,918.53 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with centrifugal pump and gasoline engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring :)oint. 1959-40

Date

Nov. 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Mar.

Ji'

6, 

26

1939 

1940

Water 

level

25.99 

25.60 

25.40 

24.85

Date

Apr. 

May 

June 

July

24, 1940 

27 

28 

29

Water 

level

24.29 

24.71 

26.04 

26.88

Date

Aug.

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

28, 1940 

.24 

29 

27

Water

level

27.24 

27.20 

27.14 

26.92

564. Graham County. HW^SWfc sec. 8, T. 78., R. 26 E. About 3,450 

feet south, of Gila River on east side of 8th Street at north edge of 

Safford city limits. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 29 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.0 foot 

above land surface and 2,903.57 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Date

May 17 

June 10 

10 

11 

11 

22 

25 

26

to 

e 

b 

c

Water 

level

11.27 

11.78 

11.85 

11.84 

11.90 

12.59 

12.34 

12.40

Date

June

July

Aug.

29 

5 

15 

20 

29 

5 

8 

10

Water 

level

12.49 

12.76 

13.10 

13.31 

13.56 

13.65 

13.69 

13.81

Date

Aug. 

Sept

19 

22 

29 

. 5 

12 

19 

26

Water 

level

13.48 

13.57 

13.67 

13.40 

13.42 

13.42 

13.47

Date

Oct.

Nov. 

Dec.

3 

10 

17 

31 

14 

5 

19

Water

level

13.38 

13.45 

13.37 

13.38 

13.14 

12.71 

12.49

565. Graham County. NWjSW^ sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. About 2,950 

feet south of Gila River on east side of 8th Street, 500 feet north of 

Safford city limits. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.9 foot 

above land surface and 2,900.36 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

May 16

June 10

10

11

11

22

25

26

b

c

b

c

8.91

9.47

9.50

9.51

9.56

10.20

9.91

9.98

June

July

Aug.

29

5

15

20

29

5

8

10

10.12

10.39

10.68

10.90

11.33

11.37

11.42

11.55

Aug.

Sept

15

19

22

29

. 5

12

19

26

11.17

11.15

11.23

11.35

11.08

11.09

11.13

11.15

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

3

10

17

31

14

5

19

11.03

11.12

11.09

11.04

10.86

10.41

10.17

566. Graham County. SWjNWj sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. About 2,500 

feet south of Gila River on east side of 8th Street, 950 feet north of 

Safford city limits. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.9 foot above 

land surface and 2,898.80 feet above mean sea level.

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.

b Measured at 10:00 a. m.

c Measured at 10:00 p. m.
ARIZONA 47

Graham County Continued. 

566. Graham County Continued.

Water .level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Date

May 16

June 10

10

11

11

22

25

26

29

Water

level

7.72

a 8.26

b 8.29

a 8.28

b 8.37

8.95

8. {73

8i71

8.84

Date

July 5

15

20

29

Aug. 5

8

10

Water 

level

9.11

c 8.82

9.37

9.60

9.79

c 9.77

9.92

9.97

10.04

Date

Aug.

Sept

15

22

29

. 5

12

19

Water 

level

9.67

9.82

c 9.79

9.95

9.66

c 9.61

9.66

c 9.64

9.73

Date

Sept. 26

Oct. 3

10

17

31

Nov. 14

Dec. 5

19

Water 

level

9.71

9,56

c 9.54

9.71

9.68

9.64

9.42

8.97

8.72

567. Graham County. SWiNWj sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. About 1,950 

feet south of Gila River, 1,500 feet north of Safford city limits. Used 

driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. 

Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.9 foot above land surface and 2,897.13 

feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

May 16

June 10

10

11

11

22

25

26

a

b

a

b

6.85

7.42

7.48

7.51

7.54

8.05

7.85

7.84

June

July

Aug.

29

5

15

20

29

5

8

10

7.97

8.23

8.45

8.70

8.79

8.76

8.92

9.07

Aug.

Sept

15

2229 '

. 5

12

19

26

8.66

8.85

9.01

8.72

8.67

8.49

8.74

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

3

10

17

31

14

5

19

8.32

8.70

8.75

8.71

8.45

7.96

7.68

568. Graham County. SW|-NW|- see. 8, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. About 1,550 

feet south of Gila River on east side of 8th Street, 1,900 feet north of 

Safford city limits. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.7 foot 

above land surface and 2,895.51 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

May 16

June 10

10

11

11

22

25

26

29

July 5

a

b

a

b

6.15

6.71

6.69

6.76

6.82

7.32

7.09

7.05

7.17

7.40

July 15

20

29

Aug. 5

8

10

15

7.67

7.90

c 7.28

7.93

7.70

8.07

8.23

c 7.57

7.65

Aug. 22

29

Sept. 5

12

19

26

7.96

8.22

7.99

c 7.71

7.77

7.95

c 7.83

7.86

c 7.52

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

3

10

17

31

14

5

19

7.56

7.84

c 7.80

7.87

7.80

7.50

c 6.96

7.00

6.64

569. Graham County. 3W^NW|-, see. 8, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. About 1,050 

feet south of Gila River on east side of 8th Street, 8,400 feet north of 

Safford city limits. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 Inch, depth 21 feet. Measuring point, top. of pipe, 0.7 foot above 

land surface and 2,894.70 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

May 15

June 10

10

11

11

22

25

26

a

b

a

b

6.33

6.87

6.89

6.90

6.90

7.38

7.15

7.12

June

July

Aug.

29

5

15

20

29

5

8

10

7.20

7.43

7.75

7.94

7.91

7.55

8.10

8.24

Aug.

Sept

15

22

29

. 5

12

19

26

7.67

7.90

8.31

8.16

7.69

7.92

7.83

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

3

10

17

31

14

5

19

7.44

7.74

7.87

7.72

7.34

6.80

6.44

a Measurement made at 10:00 a. m.

b Measurement made at 10:00 p. m.

c Highest water level in period between tape measurements,
48 WATER LEVEIS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

570. Z. C. Prina. NWfcNWj, sec. 8, T. VS., R. 26 E. About 550 feet 

south of Gila River, 50 feet east of bridge, just inside fence. Used 

driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 8 feet. 

Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.5 feet above land surface and 2,890.30 

feet above mean sea level. During the period Aug. 25 to Oct. 21, this 

well was affected by two pumps which ran daily on the bridge construction 

job 100 feet west.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Date

May

June

14

10

10

11

11

22

25

26

29

Water

level

4.80

a 5.24

b 5.21

a 5.26

b 5.28

5.76

5.29

5.29

5.36

Date

July

Aug.

5

15

20

29

5

8

Water 

level

5.46

5.89

c 5.83

6.05

c 6.02

6.14

c 5:93

6.00

6.23

Date

Aug.

Sept

10

15

22

29

. 5

12

Water 

level

c 6.04

6.31

c 5.80

5.91

c 5.65

5.90

8.66

7.70

7,04

Date

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.19

26

3

10

17

31

14

5

19

Water

level

6.97

7.92

5.71

6.08

6.37

5.67

5.22

4.64

3.96

573. Z. C. Prina. NWjNWi sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. About 380 feet 

south of Gila River, 100 feet east from bridge, just inside fence of II. S. 

Geological Survey Experiment Station. Used driven observation well with 

sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 32 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 

1.0 foot above land surface and 2,890.91 feet above mean sea level. Water 

levels in this well were affected by pumps on bridge construction job 100 

feet west during period Aug. 25 to Oct. 31.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

May

June

July

13

29

30

31

1

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

19

20

21

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1

3

5

5.96

5.98

6.06

6.07

6.11

6.16 '

6.20

6.20

6.22

6.28

6.32

6.39

6.40

6.48

6.48

6.59

6.64

6.70

6.85

6.90

6,96

6.75

6.38

6.36

6.33

6.46

6.46

6.21

6.16

6.25

6.55

July 9

15

16

18

20

23

29

Aug. 5

8

10

15

22

26

27

29

Sept . 3

5

12

17

18

19

20

- 26

Dot. 3

g7

8

9

10

12

13

6.69

7.11

7.15

7.10

7.20

7.30

7.26

7.07

7.28

7.37

6.90

6.95

7.49

7.74

8.04

7.82

7.90

6.94

7.72

7.59

7.67

7.45

7.51

7.13

7.69

7.47

7.70

7.83,

7.8?

7*74

6.85

Oct. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Hov. 1

2

6

7

8

9

12

13

14

16

20

22

7.28

7.67

7.12

7.41

7.57

7.46

7.43

7.09

7.33

7.38

7.21

7.13

7.11

6.77

6.87

7.11

7.04

6.85

6.88

6.90

6.81

6. 65

6.58

6.53

. 6.27

6.44

6.37

6.19

5.70

5.60

Nov. 25

26

27

28

29

Dec. 2

3

4

5

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

27

28

29

30

5.59

5.63

5.67

5.72

5.77

5.79

5.80

5.74

5.73

5.64

5.43

5.38

5.38

5.26

4.83

4.65

4.75

4.86

4.94

4.95

4.95

5.03

5.13

5.16

5.23

5.08

3.93

4.16

4.37

4.61

574. Z. C. Prina. NWj-NWj dec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. One foot east 

of well 573. Used bored observation well, diameter 8 inches, depth 8 

feet. Measuring point, joint at top of casing, 1.0 foot above land surface and 2,891.15 feet above mean sea level. Well equipped with water 

level recorder from Dec. 14 to 31, inclusive. During the period Aug. 25 

to Oct. 31, 1940 this well was affected by two pump3 which ran dally on the 

bridge construction job 100 feet west. Well was deepened 3 feet July 16, 

1940.__________________________

a Measurements made at lOtOO a. m.

b Measurements made at 10:00 p. m.

c Highest water level In period between tape measurements.
AKEZONA 49

Graham County Continued. 

574. Z. C. Prina Continued.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

May 29

30

31

June 1

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

29

30

July 1

3

9

16»

17

18 .

20

23

29

Aug. 5

8

10

15

22

Water 

level

6.20

6.25

6.29

6.33

6.40

6.43

6.42

6.47

6.50

6.52

6.52

(b)

6.68

6.45

6.35

6.47

(b)

8.02

7.86

7.91

7.99

8.16

8.06

7.90

8.11

8.19

7.70

7.80

Date

Aug. 26

27

29

Sept. 3

5

12

17

18

19

20

26

Oct. 3

5

7

8

9

10

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Water 

level

8.28

8.33

8.62

8.32

8.12

6.98

7.65

7.49

7.68

7.49

7.53

7.16

7.57

7.35

7.58

7.68

7.77

7.51

7.24

7.17

7.72

7.42

7.34

7.54

7.55

7.60

7.15

Date

Oct. 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

flov. 1

2

6

7

8

9

12

13

14

16

20

22

25

26

27

28

29

Water

level

7.43

7.50

7.44

7.34

7.32

7.16

7.02

7.27

7.19

7.11

7.14

7.18

7.06

6.92

7.03

6.77

6.50

6.71

6.58

6.45

6.01

5.84

5.85

5.90

5.93

5.97

6.02

Date

Dec. 2

3

4

5

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

Water

level

6.06

6.03

5.99

5.94

5.91

5.71

5.65

5.64

5.54

5.14

4.94

4.97

5.06

5.16

5.23

5.23

5.25

5.28

5.38

5.43

5.48

5.37

3.94

4.16

4.40

4.63

4.78

575. Z. C. Prina. OTiNTli sec. S, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. In northeast' 

corner of inner fence at U. S. Geological Survey Experiment Station. Used 

bored observation well, diameter 8 inches, depth 9 feet. Measuring point, 

joint at top of casing, 0.7'foot above land surface and 2,891.58 feet 

above mean sea level. Well equipped with water-level recorder. During 

the period Aug. 25 to Oct. 31, 1940, this well was affected by two pumps 

which ran dally on the bridge construction job 150 feet west.

Dally noon water level, In feet below measuring point, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Day May

1 .....

3 .....

4 .....

5 .....

6 .....

7 .....

8 .....

9 .....

10 .....

11 .....

12 ..... 

13 .....

14 .....

15 .....

16 .....

17 .....

18 .....

19

20 .....

91

22 .....

23 6.84

June

7.05

7.07

7.07

7.10

7.11

7.13

7.17

7.22

7.27

7.32

7.34

7.38 

7.42

7.44

7.52

7.60

7.66

i i1?

7.77

7.82

7.86

July

7.00

7.11

7.20

7.26

7.32

7.37

7.43

7.48

7-. 52

7.58

7.64

7.73 

7,82

7 Q^

7.99

8.06

7.94

7 9S>

7.98

8.03

8.08

8.13 

8.18

Aug.

8.20

8.17

8.11

8.10

7 QQ

7.98

8.07

8.15

8.19

8.22

8.24

8.23

8.20

8.00

7.76

7.55

7.60

7.67

7.73

7.81

7.84

7.87 

7.86

Sept.

8.37

8.12

8.10

8.28

8.38

8.38

7.81

7.60

7.42

7.47

7.44

7.46

7.50

 7.67

7.76

7.73

7.86

7.91

7.94

7.94

7.96

7.79 

7.43

Oct.

7.32

7.50

7.64

7.51

7.52

7.84

8.02

8.04

8.11

7.98 

7.87

7.60

8.08

7.92

7.68

7.97

8.03

7.86

7.72

7.93 

8.02

Nov.

7.76

7.75

7.67

8.58

8.03

7.66

7.52

7.43

7.36

7.22

7.02

7.05 

7.25

7.18

7.16

7.03

6.95

6.91

6.81

6.55

6.41

6 .40 

6.40

Dec.

6.70

6.71

6.67

6.63

6.54

6.49

6.45

6.42

6.26

6.20

6.18

6.07 

5.65

5.44

5.47

5.58

5.70

5.76

5.78

5.78

5.82

5.87 

5.94

Moon water level from recorder charts.

Dry.
50 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

575. Z. C. Prina Continued.

Daily noon water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940 

_________________(from recorder charts)_____________

Day May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Dec.

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

6.74

6.74

6.76

6.77

6.79

6.87

6.93

7.01

7.63

7.30

7.30

7.28

7.33

7.39

7.11

....

8.21

8.24

8.11

8.09

8.10

8.13

8.17

8.18

8.11

8.10

7.98

8.09

8.25

(a)

(a)

(a)

7.54

7.58

7.72

7.89

7.90

7.79

7.60

....

8.00

7.93

7.90

7.69

7.53

7.82

7.83

7.75

6.37

6.39

6.43

6.49

6.54

6.60

6.67

....

6.05

5.90

....

....

4.94

5.16

5.31

....

576. Z. C. Prina. NWiNW| sec. 8, T. 73., R. 26 E. About 80 feet 

south of Gila River in northwest corner of outer fence of U. S. Geological Survey Experiment Station. Used driven observation well with sand 

point, diameter 1 inch, depth 23 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 

0.8 foot above land surface and 2,890.88 feet above mean sea level. During the period Aug. 25 to Oct. 31, 1940, this well was affected by two 

pumps which ran daily on the bridge construction Job 100 feet west.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

June 10

10

11

11

22

25

26

29

July 5

15

Water 

level

b 7.01

« 6.96

fe 6.92

C 7.00

7.59

6.88

6.85

6.98

7.07

d 7.05

7.78

Date

July 20

29

Aug. 5

8

10

15

22

Water 

level

d 7.58

7.77

d 7.69

7.87

7.68

7.86

d 7.62

7.91

d 7.32

7.34

7.55

Date

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

29

. 5

12

19

26

3

d

d

d

d

Water 

level

8.00

7.61

8.05

6.97

7.04

7.50

7.21

7.25

6.72

6.88

Date

Oct.

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

10

.17

31

14

5

19

d

d

d

d

Water 

level

 7.88

6.96

7.49

6.98

7.53

6.65

6.93

6.14

6.31

5.39

578. Graham County. SEiSEj see. 6, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. About 180 feet 

north of Gila River on west side of 8th Street. Used driven observation 

well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top 

of pipe, 0.5 foot below land surface and 2,889.09 feet above mean sea level. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Aug. 24

29

Sept. 5

12

7.36

7.41

6.52

6.60

Sept. 19

26

Oct. 3

6.87

6.55

6.26

Oct.

Nov.

10

17

14

6.64

6.57

6.30

Dec. 5

7

19

6.18

5.81

5.22

579. Graham County. SWj-SWj sec. 5, T. 7 S., R. 26 E., 850 feet 

north of Gila River on east side of 8th Street. Used driven observation 

well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 21 feet. Measuring point, 

top of pipe, 0.8 foot above land surface and 2,891.81 feet above mean 

sea level.

May 17

June 10

10

11

11

22

25

26

b

o

b

0

10.20

11.27

11.31

11.31

11.35

11.96

11.81

11.75

June

July

Aug.

29" 1 "" 1

5

16

17

20

29

5

8

11.72

11.64

12.30

12.27

12.35

12.54

12.55

12.64

Aug.

Sept

10

15

22

29

. 9

12

19

26

12.68

12.48

12.18

11.93

11.31

11.17

11.12

10.82

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

3

10

17

31

14

5

19

10.58

10.63

10.57

10.47

10.20

9.76

9.13

a Dry.

b Measurements made at 10:00 a. m.

0 Measurements made at 10:00 p. m.

d Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 51

Graham County Continued.

580. City of Safford. NE^SW^ sec. 9, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. At fence 

corner 60 feet west of street, 0.4 mile north from Junction of U. S. Highways 70 and 666 In Safford. Used driven observation well, diameter 1 

Inch, depth 34 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.8 feet above land 

surface. See well 582 for previous measurements.

Date

Aug. 12 

27

Water 

level

15.45 

15.09

Date

Sept. 23 

Oct. 28

Water 

level

14.82 

14.75

Date

Nov. 26

Water

level

14.14

582. E. Olsen. NWjSEi sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. At rear of house, 

150 feet west of street, 0.4 mile north from Junction of U. S. Highways 

70 and 666 in Safford. Unused drilled domestic well, diameter 6 inches, 

depth 15.2 feet. Measuring point, bottom of east edge at center of 2 by 

8-Inch timber pump base, 0.2 foot above land surface and 2,905.17 feet 

above mean sea level. Equipped with hand pump. Measurements discontinued Apr. 1, 1940; see well 580 for further measurements. Water level, in 

feet below measuring point: Nov. 8, 1939, 10.14; Dec. 28, 1939, 9.59? 

Feb. 5, 1940, 9.06; Mar. 27, 1940, 7.10.

585. Graham Canal Co. MEiSWt sec. 9, T. 73., R. 26 E. About 25 

feet south of Graham Canal, 0.2 mile west from Graham Diversion Dam. 

Unused drilled test well, diameter 4 inches, depth 21.3 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 1.1 feet above land surface.

WaAer level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Feb. 5 

Mar. 5 

20

Apr. 11 

May 1 

20 

June 3

Water

level

13.52 

13.29 

13.40 

14.19 

14.19 

15.37 

15.45

Date

June 14 

27

July 17 

26

Water 

level

16.91 

17.52 

a 17.13 

b 18.24 

19.64 

20.14 

a 18.13

Date

Aug. 16 

27

Sept. 13 

24

Oct. 15

Water

level

18.28 

17.12 

a 15.63 

15.70 

15.67 

a 15.56 

15.68

Date

Oct. 28 

Nov. 15

27

Dec. 18

Water 

level

15.70 

15.52 

a 14.73 

14.78 

a 13.81 

13.92

586. Ted TIdwell. SEjSEi seq. 12, T. 73., R. 26 E. About 100 

feet east of county road, 0.5 mile north from Solomonsville Crossing, 1.4 

miles north from Solomonsville. Used dug domestic and stock well, diameter 36 inches, depth 16.8 feet. Measuring point, west side top of 

wooden curb, 2.6 feet above land surface and 2,966.79 feet above mean sea 

level. Equipped with windmill.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Date

July 20, 1939 

24 

Oct. 28 

Nov. 29 

Feb. 13, 1940

Water 

level

18.83 

18.67 

18.71 

18.35 

17.26

Date

Mar. 21, 1940 

Apr. 23 

May 24 

June 26 

July 26

Water

level

16.44 

16.54 

17.28 

17.84

18.33

Date

Aug. 26, 1940 

Sept. 26 

Oct. 26 

Nov. 29

Water 

level

17.42 

17.98 

17.87 

17.75

587. Graham County. SE^SEi sec. 12, T. 73., R. 26 E. About 1,420 

feet north of Glla River on east side of Sblomonsvllle River Crossing 

Road. Used driven observation well with »and point, diameter 1 inch, 

depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.7 foot above land surface 

and 2,955.72 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Date

May 21

June 10

11

22

25

27

29

July 5

Water

level

7.83

8.10

8.10

8.29

8.09

8.10

8.28

8.12

a 8.02

Date

July 15

22

29

Aug. 5

10

15

Water

level

8.51

8.74

a 8.71

8.84

a 8.30

8.38

8.47

a 8.12

8.17

Date

Aug. 22

29

 Sept. 5

12

19

26

Water 

level

a 7.74

8.05

8.30

8.46

8.05

a 8.03

8.22

a 8.12

8.18

Date

Oct. 3

10

17

31

Nov. 14

Dec. 5

19

Water 

level

7.90

8.11

8.25

8.27

a 8.26

8.29

a 7.92

7.94

7.46

Highest water level in period between tape measurements. 

Lowest water level In period between tape measurements.
52 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

588. Graham County. NE^NEj sec. 13, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. About 780 

feet north of Glla River on east side of Solomonsville River Crossing 

Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 Inch, 

depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.95 foot above land surface 

and 2,956.29 feet above mean sea level.

Date

May 21

June 10

11

22

25

27

29

July 5

Water 

level

7.47

7.69

7.71

7.91

7.61

7.68

7.88

7.81

b 7.77

Date

July 15

22

29

Aug. 5

10

15

Water 

level

8.21

b 8.19

8.44

b 8.42

8.55

b 7.91

7.98

8.20

7.87

Date

Aug. 22

29

Sept. 5

12

19

26

Water 

level

b 7.36

7.84

8.14

8.39

7.73

b 7.69

7. -96

b 7.83

7.91

Date

Oct. 3

10

17

31

Nov. 14

Dec. 5

19

Water 

level

b 7.59

7.62

7.84

b 7.82

8.00

- 7.97

8.03

7.67

7.20

589. Graham County. NE^NE^ sec. 14, T. 7 3., R. 26 E. About 520 

feet north of Gila River on west side of Solomonsville River Crossing Road. 

Used bored observation well, diameter 8 inches, depth 9 feet. Measuring 

point at top of casing, 0.95 foot above land surface. Well equipped with 

water level recorder from July 11 to Sept. 7 inclusive.

Daily noon water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

July 9

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

a 7.90

7.29

7.34

7.41

7.49

7.58

7.65

7.66

7.67

7.72

7.75

7.78

7.82

7.85

7.89

7.91

7.88

7.83 .

July 28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

7.86

7.91

7.94

7.77

7.68

7.45

7.38

7.34

7.33

7.33

7.41

7.47

7.52

7.55

7.60

7.63

7.52

7.44

Aug. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

7.23

' 7.11

7.10

7.05

6.95

7.05

7.11

7.20

7.25

7.31

7.35

7.33

7.41

7.45

7.51

7.57

7.64

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

12

19

26

Oct. 3

10

17

31

Nov. 14

Dec. 5

19

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

7.70

7.73

7.77

7.79

7.81

7.82

7.37

7.1t>

7.33

7.28

6.97

7.21

7.37

7.31

7.43

7.05

6.57

590. Graham County. NBjNE^ sec. 13, T. 7 3., R. 26 E. About 320 

feet north of Gila River on west side of Soloaonsville River Crossing 

Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, 

depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.7 foot above land surface 

and 2,955.71 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

May

June

July

20

10

11

22

25

27

29

5

15

6.61

6.39

6.38

6.49

6.22

6.23

6.32

6.38

6.65

July 22

29

Aug. 5

10

15

22

b

b

b

6.55

6.64

6.44

6.19

6.15

6.26

5.83

5.75

6.05

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

29

. 5

b

12

19

26

b

3

6.06

6.21

5.59

5.89

6.03

5.92

5.77

5.90

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

10

17

31

14

5

19

6.86

7.01

6.93

7.04

b 6.63

6.69

b 5.99

6.15

592. E. M. Claridge. SW|SBj sec. 13, T. 7 a., R. 26 E. In field, 

50 feet north of U. 3. Highway 70, 0.1 mile west from turn at north edge 

of Solomonsville. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 inches, 

depth 95 feet. Measuring point, top of east side of casing, 2.0 feet 

above land surface. Equipped with turbine and natural gas engine.

Tape measurements.

Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 53

Graham County Continued, 

592. E. M. Claridge Continued.

Date

Mar. 

Apr, 

May

25 

25 

25

Water 

. level

18.23 

19.64 

21.82

Date

Aug. 

Sept

26 

,23

Water 

level

22.65 

21.30

Date

Oct. 8 

16

Water 

level

20.93 

20.72

Date

Oct. 

Nov.

28 

26

Water 

level

20.43 

20.15

593. E. M. Clarldge. SEjSWj sec. 13, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. In field, 

50 feet north of U. S. Highway 70, 0.5 mile west from Solomonsville. 

Used drilled Irrigation well, diameter 20 Inches, depth 90 feet. Measuring point, top of west side of casing, 2.5 feet above land surface and 

2,963.88 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine and natural 

gas engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring :joint, 1959-40

Date

Nov. 

Feb.

Mar. 

Apr.

29, 

12, 

25 

25

1959

1940

Water 

level

22.22

21.05 

20.27 

21.57

Date

May 

June 

Aug.

25, 1940 

26 

26

Water 

level

22.13 

24.48 

24.60

Date

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

.23, 1940 

28 

26

Water 

level

23.22 

22.32 

22.01

594. E. M. Claridge. NEiSEj sec. 14, T. 7 3., R. 26 E. On west 

bank of San Simon Creek on south side of Union Canal, 1.2 miles west 

from Soloraonsville. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 inches, 

depth 100 feet. Measuring point, top of north aide of casing, 1.2 feet 

above land surface and 2,949.65 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with turbine and gasoline engine.

______ Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Dec.

Feb.

JKar.

21,

12,

25

1939

1940

12.90

12.27

13.94

Apr.

June

Aug.

23,

4

26

1940 11.42

12.30

13.87

Oct.

Nov.

30,

26

1940 13.27

12.95

597. C. M. Fursley. UEiSEj sec. 15, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. About 250 

feet west of wood barn, 0.3 mile north from TJ. S. Highway 70, 2.0 miles 

west from Solomonsville. Unused drilled domestic well, diameter 4 inches, 

depth 50 feet. Measuring point, top of south side of casing, 5.6 feet 

below land surface and 2,938.74 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, 

established Jan. 9, 1940, green cross at southwest corner of concrete 

tank base, 2,942.83 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with windmill.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

2,

9,

12

25

1939

1940

16

14

14

13

.43

.94

.49

.35

Apr.

May

June

July

24, 1940

25

26

25

17

18

20

22

.23

.70

.99

.94

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

26, 1940

,23

28

26

19.22 v

17.32

16.12

15.60

598. Union Canal Co. NElSEj sec. 15, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. Between 

two wood barns on north bank of Union Canal, 0.35 mile north from U. S. 

Highway 70, 2.1 miles west from Solomonsville. U-sed drilled irrigation 

well, diameter.20 inches, depth 46.5 feet. Measuring point, top of 

south side of casing, 0.9 foot above land surface and 2,941.31 feet above 

mean sea level. Equipped with turbine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

I'

9,

12

26

19

1939

1940

19

17

17

17

16

.38

.80

.36

.08

.55

Apr.

May

11, 1940

2

20

28

a!5

15

20

21

21

.20

.75

.59

.07

.19

June

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

14, 1940

26

.23

28

26

22.04

21.90

20.90

18.66

18.16

603. L. A. Nelson. SE%Sti± sec. 16, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. In field, 50 

feet north of Lone Star Road, 0.9 mile east from U» S. Highway 666, 1 mile south 

from Safford. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 inches, depth 

89 feet. Measuring point, bottom of slot on north side of casing, 1.8 

feet above land surface.

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
54 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued. 

603. L. A. Nelson Continued.

Water level, In feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Feb. 12 

Apr. 24

Water 

level

36.65 

35.69

Date

May 25 

June 27

Water 

level

36.69 

37.80

Date

Aug. 26 

Sept. 23

Water 

level

38.78 

38.83

Date

Oct. '29 

Nov. 27

Water 

level

38.07 

37.84

606. Pedro Solas. NEiNEj sec. 16, T.7 S., R. 26 E. At rear of 

adobe house, at right turn In road 1 mile north from Lone Star. Used dug 

domestic well, diameter 54 Inches, depth 15 feet. Measuring point, top 

of east side of wood curb, 2.6 feet above land surface and 2,919.02 feet 

above mean sea level. Equipped with rope and bucket.

Water level, In feet below measuring >olnt. 1959-40

Date

Nov. 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr.

8, 

24

12, 

25 

23

1959 

1940

Water 

level

9.82 

8.50 

7.67 

6.80 

8.87

Date

May 

June 

July 

Aug. 

Sept.

25, 1940 

27 

25 

27 

25

Water 

level

11.11 

12.90 

13.82 

12.58 

10.93

Date

Oct. 

Nov.

8, 1940 

16 

28 

26

Water 

level

1Q.12 

9.90 

9.64 

8.89

607. Mrs. Anna Welker. NW^NWi sec . 15, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. About 

100 feet south of gray brick house, 0.1 mile north from U. S. Highway 70, 

1 mile east from Safford. Unused drilled domestic well, diameter 4 Inches, 

depth 36.6 feet. Measuring point, top of south side of casing, 1.0 foot 

above land surface and 2,924.24 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with 

hand pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Nov.

Dec.

Feb.

8,

28

12,

1939

1940

18.96

18.07

17.45

Apr.

May

Aug.

24,

25

27

1940 16.01

19.38

20.67 :

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

.23,

28

26

1940 19.70

19.24

18.76

609. Annie Collins. NW^NEt sec. 17, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. About 150 

feet south from Union Canal, 175 feet west from U. S. Highway 666, 0.25 

mile south from Junction with U. S. Highway 70 In Safford. Unused 

drilled domestic well, diameter 6 Inches, depth 54.7 feet. Measuring 

point, top of casing, 1.0 foot below land surface and 2,928.90 feet above 

mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring »oint t 1959-40

Nov. 8, 1939

Dec. 28

Feb. 5, 1940

25

Apr. 11

18

May' 2

20

24.63

24.52

24.11

24.56

a 22.59

23.37

23.17

25.21

25.64

June 5 , 1940

14

27

July 16

29

Aug. 16

b 24.24

25.95

24.24

24.44

b 25.96

24.79

24.83

24.67

b 26.01

Aug. 26, 1940

Sept. 13

24

Oct. 16

29

Nov. 15

27

Dec. 18

24.96

24.80

24.59

24.88

24.83

24.86

24.74

24.80

610. Bert Hatch. SW^SW^ sec. 17, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. On north bank 

of abandoned Montezuma Canal Extension, 800 feet east from 8th Avenue, 

0.8 mile south from Graham County Courthouse. Unused drilled irrigation 

well, diameter 16 Inches, depth 65 feet. Measuring point, bottom edge 

of pump base at gage pipe, 3.0 feet above land surface and 2,963.59 feet 

above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Jan. 10, 1940, blue cross 

at northeast corner of concrete foundation, 3.5 feet above land surface 

and 2,963.43 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine. 

Water level. In feet below measuring point, 1940

Date Water Date level

Jan. 8 52.21 

Feb. 5 52.63 

Mar. 25 52.00

Date Water Date level

Apr. 25 51.88 

May 27 51.55 

June 28 52.72

nate Water Date level

July 25 53.31 

Aug. 26 52.59 

Sept. 24 52.92

Date

Oct. 29 

Nov. 26

Water 

level

53.28 

53.53

a Highest water level In period between tape measurements, 

b Lowest water level In period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 55

Graham County Continued.

612. Montezuma Canal Co. SEjSWj sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. On north 

bank of Montezuma Canal, 50 feet west from county road, 0.4 mile south 

from Relation Street, 1.0 mile west from intersection with U. S. Highway 666 

at south city limits of Safford. Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 

16 inches, depth unknown. Measuring point, bottom of slot in west side of 

casing, 0.9 foot above land surface and 2,960.30 feet above mean sea level. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Date

Dec. 27, 1959 

Feb. 5, 1940 

26 

Mar. 19

Water 

level

58.45 

58.21 

58.54 

58.45

Date

Apr. 11, 1940 

May 2 

20

Water

level

a58.24 

58.67 

58.05 

57.85

Date

June 4, 1940

Water 

level

a57.68 

57.80

613. Montezuma Canal Co. SW^SW^ sec. 18, T. VS., R. 26 E. On north 

bank of Montezuma Canal, 0.2 mile east from county road, 0.3 mile south from 

Relation Street, 1.0 mile west from U. S. Highway 666 at south city limits 

of Safford. Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 inches, depth 85 

feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 0.5 foot above land surface and 

2,961.15 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Jan. 10, 1940, 

green cross at southeast corner of concrete pump base 1.1 feet above land 

surface and 2,960.92 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point t 1959-40

Dec. 28, 1959'

Feb. 5, 1940

26

Mar. 19

Apr. 11

19

62.04

62.13

62.25

62.28

a 61.77

62.01

a 61.71

61.89

July 17, 1940

27

Aug. 15

27

Sept. 14

62.66

a 62.55

62.82

a 6?. 74

62.85

62.85

a 62.75

62.93

Sept. 24, 1940

Oct. 17

29

Nov. 15

29

Dec. 18

62.98

63.10

a 63.02

63.13

65.20

63.26

63.27

614. Charles Gates. SBjHEj sec. 19, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. In field 

300 feet west of 8th Avenue, 0.2 mile south from last house on road, 1.2 

miles south from Graham County Courthouse. Used drilled stock well, 

diameter 6 inches, depth 71.5 feet. Measuring point, top of north side 

of casing, 1.0 foot above land surface and 2,975.82 feet above mean sea 

level. Equipped with windmill.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Nov.

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

2,

28

2,

26

1939

1940

65.58

63.79

64.24

64.35

Apr.

May

June

July

24,

27

28

29

1940 64.45

65.52

63.72

64.93

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

27,

.24

28

26

194Q 64.14

64.44

64.73

64.91

615. Charles Gates. SBjNEi sec. 19, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. In field 200 

feet west of 8th Avenue, 0.2 mile south from last house on road, 1.2 miles 

south from Graham County Courthouse. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth 89.2 feet. Measuring point, top of south side of 

casing, 1.0 foot above land surface and 2,976.37 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with turbine,

Water level, in feet below measuring jioint, 1959-40

Nov.

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

2,

28

5,

25

1939

1940

65

64

64

64

.29

.08

.08

.56

Apr.

June

July

Aug.

24, 1940

28

29

27

65.50

65.46

65.86

64.15

Sept

Oct,

Nov.

.24,

28

26

1940 64.49

64.76

64.93

616. Klmball and Greenhalgh. HEiSW|- sec.20, T. 73., R. 26 E. At 

rear of yellow frame house, 100 feet east from U. S. Highway 666, 1.6 

miles south from Safford. Used drilled domestic well, diameter 6 inches, 

depth 51 feet. Measuring point, top of south side of casing, 0.5 foot 

above land surface and 2,964.62 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, 

established Jan. 10, 1940, blue cross on top of rock set in concrete, 

0.4 foot above land surface, 2 feet southwest from well and 2,964.55 

feet above mean sea level. Equipped with hand pump.

Water level, in feet' below measuring >oint, 1939-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

28,

29

10,

5

25

1939

1940

4t5

48

49

49

49

.01

.71

.18

.49

.26

Apr.

May

June

July

24, 1940

27

27

25

48.

48.

49.

48.

65

20

02

92

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

27, 1940

.23

29

26

48.98

49.45

49.73

49.90

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
56 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

619. Willard Welicer. NEj-SlN^- sec. 21, T. 7 3., R. 26 E. South side 

of San Jose Canal at west side of Stockton Wash, 0.5 mile east from 

county road, 0.7 mile south from Lone Star Road, Z miles southeast from 

Safford. Unuaed drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth 80 

feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 1.0 foot above land surface and 

2,971.13 feet above mean sea level.

Date

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

Hay

19

12

26

19

11

2

20

Water 

level

47.17

46.89

44.39

a 43.95

44.05

44.09

44.85

a 44.35

44.94

Date

June 4

14

27

29

July 17

25

Water

level

45.27

49.56

a 45.91

46.30

48.03

49.64

a 47.92

52.84

a 47.88

Date

Aug.

Sept.

15

27

14

23

b

a

a

a

b

Water 

level

48.50

48.69

48.24

48.14

48.16

48.09

48.73

47.72

49.60

Date

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

16

29

15

27

18

Water 

level

47.94

a 47.89

47.93

47.82

a 47.49

47.78

a 47.60

47.67

623. Lee Johns. NlJ-NW|- sec. 22, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. About 200 ,feet 

east of filling station at Lone Star. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth 90 feet. Measuring point, bottom of hole in west 

side of casing, 2.0 feet above land surface and 2,951.17 f,eet above mean 

sea level. Equipped with turbine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

9

12

25

29.83

29.41

28.49

Apr.

May

June

24

25

27

29.69

31.11

32.72

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

27

.23

8

33.18

32.77

31.32

Oct.

Nov.

16

28

26

31.15

30.95

30.44

625. Willard Welker. NEj-SEj sec. 22, T. 73., R. 26 E. On bank of 

Montezuma Canal, 0.7 mile south from U. S. Highway 70, 0.7 mile east from 

Lone Star. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches. Measuring 

point, bottom of slot at northwest side of casing, 0.5 foot above land 

surface and 2,962.46 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine and 

diesel engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

19

12

24

34.80

34.43

31.97

May

June

25

27

32.53

33.86

Aug.

Sept

26

.23

36.60

36.20

Oct.

Nov.

28

26

35.62

35.27

627. Mrs. Nannie Wilson. SW|NW|- sec. 24, T. 78., R. 26 E. About 

100 feet from Montezuma Canal, 0.3 mile south from U. S. Highway 70, 0.8 

mile west from Solomonsville. Unused drilled domestic well, diameter 6 

inches, depth 29.2 feet. Measuring point, top of north side of casing, 

1..8 feet above land surface and 2,966.83 feet above mean sea level. 

Water level, in feet below measuring ;>oint. 1959-40

Date

Nov. 

Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr.

2, 

12, 

25 

23

1939 

1940

Water 

level

26.84 

25.29 

24.39 

25.56

Date

May 

June 

July 

Aug.

25, 1940 

26 

25 

26

Water 

level

25.99 

28.16 

c dry 

28.95

Date

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

.23, 1940 

28 

26

Water 

level

27.51 

26.40 

26.17

628. Kempton and Larson. SW£NW| sec. 24, T. 7 S1 ., R. 26.E. On 

north bank of Montezuma Canal, 0.25 mile south from U. S. Highway 70, 

0.7 mile west from Solomonaville. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 Inches, depth 98 feet. Measuring point, top of east side of 

casing, at land surface and 2,966.32 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with turbine and natural gas engine.

__Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40 : .

Dec. 

Feb. 

Mar.

21, 

12, 

25

1939 

1940

23.46 

22.65 

21.75

Apr. 

May 

Aug.

23, 

25 

26

1940 23.67 

24.39 

26.64

Sept 

Oct. 

Hov.

.23, 

28 

26

1940 24.84 

S3. 94 

23.61

a Highest water level In period between tape measurements,

b Lowest water level In period between tape measurements,

c Nearby irrigation well pumping.
ARIZONA 57

Graham County Continued.

630. E. L. Clarldge. NEjNE£ sec. 24, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. On south 

bank of Montezuma Canal, 50 feet west from U. S. Highway 70 at north city 

limits of Solomonaville. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 

inches, depth 76 feet. Measuring point, top of west side of casing, 3.0 

feet above land surface and 2,967.41 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with turbine and natural gas engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1939-40

Date

Dec. 

Feb.

Oct.

21,

12, 

3

1939 

1940

Water 

level

21.14 

20.73 

20.88

Date

Oct. 10, 1940 

17 

31

Water 

level

20.71 

20.55 

20.23

Date

Nov. 

Dec.

14, 1940 

5 

19

Water 

level

20.12 

19.90 

19.71

632. E. S. Ellsworth. NE^NE^ sec. 27, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. About 75 

feet west of frame barn, 200 yards west of county road, 1 mile south 

from U. S. Highway 70, 0.8 mile east from Lone Star. Unused drilled 

domestic well, diamerter 6 Inches, depth 56.5 feet. Measuring point, top 

of south side of casing, 2.2 feet- above land surface and 2,984.39 feet 

above mean sea level. Equipped with windmill. Well caved and measurements discontinued Oct. 1, 1940.

Water level, in feet below measuring ]>oint» 1959-40

Nov. 2,

Jan. 9,

Feb. 12

Mar. 25

1939

1940

56.23

55.18

55.14

53.43

Apr.

May

June

24, 1940

25

27

51.95

52.43

53.38

July 25

Aug. 27

Sept. 23

55.83

56.55

56.33

639. Amos Cook. NW^SEj sec. 31, T. 7 3., R. 26 E. At rear of 

frame house, end of private road, 0.4 mile west from U. S. Highway 666, 

3.5 miles south from gafford. Used drilled domestic and stock well, 

diameter 4 inches, depth 150 feet. Measuring point, top of wood cover 

1 foot south of 2 by 4-inch upright post, at land surface. Equipped 

with windmill. 

________Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940_________

Feb. 

Mar.

12

25

35.97

37.28

Apr. 

Aug.

25

27

37.32

39.48

Sept.23 

Oct. 29

38.86

36.87

661. Louis Hitchellena. SW^NWj- sec. 1, T. 73., R. 27 E. About 

100 feet south of adobe house, 0.25 mile east from road, 0.25 mile south 

from south end of San Jose Diversion Dam, 6 miles northeast from Solomonoville. Unused dug domestic well, diameter 48 inches, depth 32.5 feet. 

Measuring point, top of north side of wood curb, 2.85 feet above land 

surface and 3,077.98 feet above mean sea level. Broken windmill. 

Water level, In feet below measuring point. 1939-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

11,

24

13,

22

1939

1940

32

33

32

32

.57

.01

.56

.05

Apr.

May

June

July

23,

26

26

25

1940 33.00

33.14

33.25

33.32

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

26, 1940

.23

28

26

32.84

32.83

33.01

32.80

662. L. Mitchellena. NE^HE^ sec. 2, T. 73., R. 27 E. About 1,250 

feet south of Glla River, 75 feet west from San Jose River Crossing Road. 

Used dug observation well, diameter 48 Inches, depth 19 feet. Measuring 

point, bored hole in cover, 1.5 feet above land surface and 3,053.93 

feet above mean sea level. Water level recorder used on well from June 

29 to Aug. 24 and from Dec. 16 to 31, inclusive.

Daily noon water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Date

June 6

10

11

22

25

27

29

30

July 1

Water

level

a 17.94

a 18.03

a 18.14

a 18.23

a 18.27

a 18.25

18.24

18.23

IB. 22

Date

July 2

3

4

5

6

9

10

11

12

Water 

level

18.23

18.23

18.23

18.25

18.26

18.30

18.31

18.32

18.33

Date

July 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Water 

level

18.35

18.36

18.38

18,39

18.40

18.41

18.42

18.43

18.44

Date

July 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Water 

level

18.46

18.46

18.47

18.48

18.49

18.50

18.51

18.51

18.52

a Tape measurements.
58 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

662.

Graham County Continued. 

L. Mltchellena Continued.

Dally noon water level, In feet below measuring point, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Date

July 31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Water 

level

18.52

18.53

18.52

18.49

18.46

18.42

18.40

18.39

18.38

18.37

18.35

18.34

18.33

Date

Aug. 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

29

Water 

level

18.31

18.29

18.26

18.24

18.21

18.19

18.18

18.16

18.16

18.16

18.15

18.14

a 18.16

Date

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

. 5

12

19

26

3

10

17

31

14

5

16

17

18

Water 

level

a 18.22

a 18.09

a 18.11

a 18.08

a 18.01

a 17.98

a 17.98

a 18.04

a 17.94

a 17.58

17.42

17.41

17.38

Date

Dec. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Water 

level

17.37

17.35

17.33

17.31

17.30

17.29

17.27

17.26

17.23

17.21

17.17

17.14

17.09

66*4. San,Jose Canal Co. SW^NEj sec. 2, T. VS., R. 27 E. On south 

bank of San Jose Canal, 0.3 mile north from county road, 0.8 mile west 

from San Jose Diversion Dam, 6 miles northeast from Solomonsvllle. Unused drilled Irrigation well, diameter 16 Inches, depth 35.5 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 2.0 feet above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Jan. 11

Feb. 13

Mar. 6

19

Apr. 11

May 1

19.91

18.72

18.39

b 18.26

18..29

17.87

18.20

May 20

June 1

14

26

July 17

18.94

19.03

19.27

20.00

b 19.57

20.70

b 20.03

July 25

Aug. 15

26

Sept. 13

23

Oct. 17

21.13

20.46

b 19.86

19.89

19.67

19.74

19.89

Oct. 19

28

Nov. 15

26

Dec. 18

19.90

19.84

b 19.68

19.74

19.61

19.23

669. S. Mollno. SB^SWi sec. 2, T. 7 S., R. 27 E. Behind wood shed 

200 feet northwest of county road to San Jose Diversion Dam, 1.0 mile 

north from U. S. Highway 666, 4.7 miles northeast from Solomonsville. 

Used dug stock and irrigation well, diameter 48 inches, depth 63 feet. 

Measuring point, top of south side of concrete curb, 0.3 foot above land 

surface, and 3,035.98 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with centrifugal pump, gasoline motor. Flowing well 5 feet west.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Date

Oct. 

Nov.

Feb.

11, 

24 

13 t

1939 

1940

Water 

level

17.43 

17.15 

16.73

Date

July 

Aug. 

Sept.

25, 1940 

26 

23

Water 

level

17.79 

17.38 

17.03

Date

Oct. 

Nov.

28, 1940 

26

Water 

level

16.87 

16.82

674. Louis Mitchellena. NE£SW| sec. 4, T. 7 S., R. 27 E. About 

50 feet south of Brown Canal, 200 feet west from pecan orchard. 3.9 miles 

northeast from Solomonsville. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 

Inches, depth 81 feet. Measuring point, top of south side of casing, 1.0 

foot above land surface. Equipped with turbine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Jan. 11 

'Feb. 13 

Mar. 21 

Apr. 23

Water 

level

15.77 

14.63 

13.84 

13.78

Date

May 24 

June 26 

July 26

Water 

level

14.38 

15.58 

16.01

Date

Aug. 26 

Sept .126 

Oct. 7

Water 

level

15.73 

15.46 

15.43

Date

Oct. 16 

28 

Nov. 29

Water 

level

15.35 

15.46 

15.20

676. Louis Mitchellena. SWfcSE^ sec. 4, T. 73., R. 27 E. Near 

adobe house and corrals,'200 feet south from county road, 3.7 miles northeast from Solomonsville. Used drilled domestic and stock well, diameter 

6 inches, depth 39.7 feet. Measuring point, top of northwest side of casing, 2.3 feet above land surface and 3,007.66 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with windmill.

Tape measurements.

Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 59

Graham County Continued. 

676. Louis Mitchellena Continued.

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Feb. 

Mar.

28, 

29 

13,

21

Water

1939 

1940

level, in feet below

Water 

level

16.84 

16.83 

15.74 

15.64

Date

Apr. 

May 

June 

July

23, 

24 

26 

26

measuring i

Water 

level

1940 15.04 

15.46 

16.39 

16.75

joint ^

Date

Aug. 

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

1939-40

26, 1940 

.26 

28 

29

Water 

level

16.55 

16.54 

16.52 

16.17

683. NE^NWj sec. 10, T. 7 S., R. 27 1. About 25 feet south of adobe 

house, 0.15 mile north from bridge over San Jose Canal wasteway, 4.2 

miles northeast from Solomonsville. Used dug domestic well, diameter 36 

inches, depth 26 feet. Measuring point, top of north side of wood curb, 

2.7 feet above land surface and 3,025.38 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with rope and bucket.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

May

11,

24

13,

21

1

1959

1940

25

26

24

24

24

.80

.04

.88

.52

.67

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

25, 1940

26

25

26

23

25

25

26

26

25

.51

.78

.38

.02

.88

Oct.

Nov.

7, 1940

16

28

26

25.86

26.04

26.00

25.78

685. Brijido Carrasco. SWjNWj sec. 11, T. 7 S., R. 27 E. In wash 

near adobe house, 325 feet east of first northeast turn in county road 

to San Jose Diversion Dam, 4.6 miles northeast from Solomonsville. Used 

dug domestic well, diameter 48 inches, depth 29.2 feet. Measuring point, 

top of north side of wood curb, 2.2 feet above land surface and 3,042.62 

feet above mean sea level. Equipped with rope and bucket.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct. 

Nov. 

Feb. 

Mar.

11, 

24 

15, 

22

1959 

1940

30.03 

28.83 

26.99 

27.02

Apr. 

May 

June

July

23, 

25 

26 

25

1940 26.98 

27.58 

28.43 

29.22

Aug. 

Sept. 

Oct. 

Nov.

26, 

23 

28 

26

1940 28.40 

28.46 

28.28. 

28.51

689. San Jose Canal Co. SWiSWj sec. 16, T. 7 S., R. 27 1. At west 

end of canal siphon beneath San Jose Wash, 2.2 miles east from Solomonsvilla. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth 115 feet. 

Measuring point, top of east side of casing, 1.0 foot' above land surface. 

Equipped with turbine and natural gas engine. 

_ Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Jan. 11 

Feb. 13 

Mar. 21

Water 

level

45.15 

44.59 

42.75

Date

Apr. 25 

June 26

Water

level

47.05 

56.15

Date

Oct. 7 

16

Water 

level

54.85 

52.57

Date

Oct. 28 

Nov. 26

Water 

level

50.50 

48.14

696. Louis Carrasco. NEj-NEj- sec. 19, T. 7 S., R. 27 E. About 150 

feet west of adobe house, 0.1 mile north from U. S. Highway 70, 1.1 miles 

east from Solomonsville. Used dug domestic well, diameter 36 inches, 

depth 24 feet. Measuring point, top of north side of wood curb, 2.7 

feet above land surface and 2,979.17 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with rope and bucket.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1939-40.

Date

Nov. 

pec. 

Feb. 

Map. I

tOHH HtOHN

1959

1940

Water 

level

21.64 

20.05 

18.47

16.45

Date

Apr. 

May 

June 

July

25, 1940 

24 

26 

25

Water 

level

17.09 

19.50 

22.92 

(a)

Date

Aug. 

Sept. 

Oct. 

Nov.

26, 1940 

25 

28 

26

Water 

level

25.78 

24.84 

25.19 

21.70

a Dry, nearby irrigation well pumping.
60 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

698. Peciano Pena. SE^-NWJ sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 27 E. South side 

of Gila River, 20 feet east of adobe house, 0.2 mile east from Solomonsville Crossing, 0.9 mile north from Solomonsville. Used dug domestic 

well, diameter 56 inches, depth 12 feet. Measuring point, top of east 

side of wood curb, 2.5 feet above land surface and 2,965.51 feet above 

mean sea level. Equipped with rope and bucket.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1939-40

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr.

14, 

24 

12, 

21 

25

1959 

1940

Water 

level

15.08 

12.84 

11.45 

10.87 

10.92

Date

May 

June 

July 

Aug. 

Sept

24, 1940 

26 

25 

26 

.23

Water 

level

(a) 

12.02 

12.86 

15.59 

15.15

Date

Oct. 

Nov.

7, 1940 

16 

28 

26

Water 

level

15.16 

13.25 

12.97 

12.88

699. Graham County. SWj-NWi sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 27 E. About 340 

feet south of Oila River, 25 feet west of Solomonsville River Crossing 

Road. Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, 

depth 15 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.9 foot above land surface 

and 2,956.48 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

May 18

June 10

11

22

25

27

29

July 5

15

Water 

level

7.26

7.45

7.45

7.75

7.51

7.65

7.82

7.91

8.40

Date

July 20

29

Aug. 5

10

15

22

Water 

level

b 7.98

8.27

8.67

b 8.23

8.30

b 8.22

8.58

8.37

8.52

Date

Aug. 29

Sept. 5

12

19

26

Oct. 3

10

Water 

level

8.73

9.00

b 6.86

6.93

8.89

8.17

b 7.58

7.70

7.99

Date

Oct. 17

31

Nov. 14

Dec. 5

19

26

Water 

level

8.15

b 7.63

7.64

8.11

7.82

b 7.33

7.36

5.70

700. Graham County. SWjNWj sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 27 E. About 1,280 

feet south of Gila River on east side of Solomonsville River Crossing Road. 

Used driven observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 

feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 1.25 feet above land surface and 

2,957.40 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

May 20

June 10

11

22

25

27

29

8.17

8.38

8.39

8.90

8.90

9.00

9.16

July 5

15

22

29

Aug. 5

10

15

9.39

9.84

10.07

10.79

10.85

11.25

11.43

Aug. 22

27

Sept. 5

12

19

26

Oct. 3

11.20

11.58

12.12

8.52

10.05

10.25

9.54

Oct. 10

17

51

Mov> 14

Dec. 5

19

9.88

10.12

8.82

9.80

9.48

8.99

701. Graham County. NWjSW^ sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 27 E. About 1,760 

feet south of Gila River on east side of Solomonsville River Crossing 

Road, inside fence and 75 feet north from Mexican shack. Used driven 

observation well with sand point, diameter 1 inch, depth 14 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe, 0.55 foot above land surface and 2,957.96 feet 

above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

May 20 8.53 

June 10 8.77 

11 8.77 

22 8.97 

25 9.37 

27 9.53 

29 9.69

July 5 9.50 

15 10.07 

22 10.62 

29 11.04 

Aug. 5 11.55 

10 11.59 

15 11.69

Aug. 22 11.56 

29 11.49 

Sept. 5 11.49 

12 10.81 

19 10.65 

26 10.69 

Oct. 5 10.48

Oct. 10 

17 

51 

Hov. 14 

Dec. 5 

19

10.48 

10.45 

10.90 

10.18 

9.94 

9.68

a Dry. 

b Highest water level in period between tape measurements .
ARIZONA 61

Graham County Continued.

702. William Waldrom. SW£Sffl£ see. 18, T. 7 S., R. 27 E. Behind 

white houae on eaat side of turn in U. S. Highway 70 at north edge of 

Solomonaville. Used drilled domestic well, diameter ,6 inchea, depth 23.7 

feet. Measuring point, top of north aide of casing, 0.2 foot above land 

aurfaee and 2,963.09 feet above mean aea level. Equipped with windmill. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Date

Nov. 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Mar.

2,

11 

12, 

21

1939 

1940

Water 

level

16.92 

16.38 

15.40 

15.83

Date

Apr. 

May 

June 

July^

23, 1940 

24 

26 

25

Water 

level

15.50 

16.56 

17.79 

20.82

Date

Aug. 

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

26, 1940 

.25 

28 

26

Water 

level

18.79 

17.66 

16.95 

16.60

703. William Waldrom. NWjNWj- aec. 19, T. 7 S., R. 27 E. On bank 

of Union Canal, 250 feet eaat of turn in U. S. Highway 70 at north edge 

of Solomonsville. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches. 

Measuring point, bottom of north side of pump baae, 0.1 foot above land 

surface and 2,964.21 feet above mean aea level. Equipped with turbine 

and natural gaa engine.

Water level, in feet below meaauring point, 1959-40

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

24,

12,

21

25

1939

1940

16.59

15.57

14.40

14.85

May

June

Aug.

24,

26

26

1940 15.75

17.14

18.70

B

ept

ct.

Nov.

.25,

28

26

1940 17.70

17.02

16.68

705. J. M. Hatfield. W^KE^ sec. 19, T. 7 S., R. 27 E. At rear of 

burned concrete house, 50 feet north from U. S. Highway 70, 0.7 mile 

east from Solomonaville. Unused drilled domeatic well, diameter 4 inches, 

depth 22.5 feet. Measuring point, top of southwest side of casing, 0..5 

foot above land surface and 2,983.07 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with hand pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

14,

24

12,

21

1939

1940

21.30

21.74

22.17

21.08

Apr.

May

June

July

23,

24

26

25

1940 20

20

20

20

.18

.40

.45

.15

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

26, 1940

.25

28

26

20.73

21.22

21.31

21.71

708. Pete Bertaldo. HEil3E|- sec. 20, T. 7 S., R. 27 E. About 75 

feet east of adobe house, 250 feet south and 0.1 mile west from Junction 

of U. S. Highways 70 and 666, 1.9 miles east from Solomonsville. Unnsed 

drilled domestic well, diameter 4 inches, depth 58 feet. Measuring 

point, top of east side of casing, 0.8 foot above land surface and 

5,013.16 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below meaauring point. 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

14,

24

13,

22

23

1939

1940

39

37

39

58

58

.80

.52

.09

.75

.99

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

24, 1940

26

25

26

25

59

59

40

39

39

.54

.82

.01

.89

.97

Oct.

Nov.

7, 1940

16

28

26

39.97

59.90

59.78

59.49

709. E. E. Taylor. UWfcNWi sec. 30, T. 7 S., R. 27 E. In pit behind garage, 150 feet south of county road, 250 feet east from road intersection, 0.75 mile south from Solomonsville. Used drilled domestic and 

stock well, diameter 4 inches, depth 38.5 feet. Measuring point, top of 

east side of casing, 3.7 feet below land surface and 2,979.24 feet above 

mean sea level. Equipped with force pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

liar.

21,

9,

12

22

1959

1940

19.

18.

18.

18.

16

19

85

72

Apr.

May

June

July

25, 1940

25

26

25

16.

17.

17.

18.

66

14

56

02

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

26, 1940

.25

28

26

18.60

18.75

18.92

19.02

758. Mrs. E. Harris. NEjNffJ sec. 9, T. 8 S., R. 26 E. About 200 

feet south of adobe house at end of private road, 1.4 miles east from 

U. S. Highway 666, 5.2 miles south from Safford. Unused dug domestic 

well, diameter 48 inches, depth 22.6 feet. Measuring point, top of 

north side of wood curb, 0.1 foot below land surface*

416231 0-41
62 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Graham County Continued.

758. Mrs. E. Harris Continued.

Water level, In feet below measuring joint, 1939-40

Date

Nov. 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Mar.

12, 

28 

12, 

26

1939 

1940

Water 

level

21.10 

20.84 

20.50 

20.09

Date

Apr. 

May 

June 

July

25, 1940 

27 

27 

25

Water 

level

19.97 

20.19 

20.55 

20.85

Date

Aug. 

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov.

27, 1940 

.23 

29 

27

Water 

level

21.26

21.41 

21.02 

21.53

766. Cluff and Montlerth. NE^NE^ sec. 21, T. 8 S., R. 26 E. About 

100 feet north of Swift Trail, 0.25 mile west from Swift Trail Junction. 

Used dug domestic and stock well, diameter 48 inches, depth 53 feet. 

Measuring point, top of wood cover at center of well, 2.3 feet above land 

surface. Equipped with windmill. See well 767 for previous measurements. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 27, 49.44; Sept. 

23, 48.70; Oct. 29, 48.30; Nov. 27, 52.17.

767. J. W. Bell. NWiNWj sec. 20, T. 8 S., R. 26 E. At rear of 

store at Swift Trail Junction. Used dug domestic well, diameter 42 inches, 

depth 46.5 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe tee, 2.5 feet above land 

surface. Equipped with windmill. Measurements discontinued. See well 

766 for further measurements.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Oct. 

Dec.

28,

15

1939 46.83 

44.47

Feb. 

Mar.

12, 

26

1940 44.40 

45.59

Apr. 

May

25, 

27

1940 44.59 

44.79

791. Howard Olsen. SW^SE^ sec. 16, T. 83., R. 27 E. On Olsen 

Ranch 3 miles north of Southern Pacific Railroad depot at Haeckel, 4.9 

miles southeast froa Solomonsvllle. Used dug stock well, diameter 40 

inches, depth 40.8 feet. Measuring point, top of pipe clamp at center 

of well, 0.5 foot above land surface. Equipped with windmill. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Hov.

Dec.

Feb.

21,

15

14,

1939

1940

30.27

30.35

30.93

Apr.

July

25,

3

1940 31.71

32.12

Sept

Dec.

.10,

6

1940 31.00

30.59

792. Howard Olsen. N»*SW£ sec. 21, T. 83., R. 27 E. On Olsen 

Ranch 1.75 miles northwest of Southern Pacific Railroad depot at Haeckel, 

6.2 miles southeast froa Solomonsville. Used dug stock well, diameter 

48 inches, depth 39 feet. Measuring point, top of south aide of concrete 

curb, 0.25 feet above land surface. Equipped with windmill.

Oct.

Dec.

Feb.

21,

15

14,

1939

1940

33

33

33

.00

.68

.55

Apr.

July

25, 1940 33

3 32

.46

.96 [

Sept.

Dec.

10, 1940 33.50

6 32.63

793. Howard Olsen. 3W£NE£ sec. 20, T. 8 S., R. 27 E. On Olsen 

Ranch, 2.35 miles northeast of Southern Pacific Railroad depot at Eaeokel, 

5.6 miles southeast from Solomonsville. Unused drilled stock well, diameter 5 inches, depth 67 feet. Measuring point, top of west side of 

easing, 0.8 foot above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point

Date

Feb. 14 

Apr. 25

Water

level

47.24 

47.07 

a 47.13

Date

July 3

Water 

level

47.80 

a 47.75

Date

Sept. 10

Water

level

b 48.97 

48.20

Date

Dec.

Water 

level

a 47.68 

6 47.64

1940

Highest water level in period between tape measurements. 

Lowest water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 63

GRSEHLEE COUNTY

Duncan Valley 

By H. M. Babcock

An investigation of the ground-water resources of the Duncan-Virden 

Valley of the upper Gila River was begun in October 1939, at which time 

observation on the water levels in wells were begun. Records of water 

levels in Virden Valley, which is in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, are given 

in the New Mexico section of this volume. Measurements of water level have 

been made about one a month in 39 wells from October 1, 1939 to January 1, 

1941. A total of 482 individual measurements, including those wells in 

Hidalgo County, New Mexico, were made in this period.

The quantity of water pumped from wells and the average monthly rainfall in the valley are given in the accompanying table:

January 

February 

March 

April 

May 

June

Water pumped from » 

Queen Creek and adj

Punpage Precipitation

29.9 

32.0 

48.8 

74.8 

150.3 

313.0

0.49 

1.85 

.36 

.50 

.42 

.99

rells in acre feet in 

acent areas. 1939-40

July 

August 

September 

October 

November 

December

Pumpage Precipitation 

499.2 0.92 

749.2 1.05 

271.3 1.90 

168.4 .10 

99.6 2.78 

..... 2.53

Ihe precipitation was about normal during the early part of 1940, but in 

November and December it was much above normal. There were small net gains 

in water levels in wells from January 1, 1940 to January 1, 1941 (see 

accompanying illustration), but net declines probably would have occurred 

had not the precipitation near the end of 1940 been high. That the seasonal 

lowering of water levels during the summer in the regions of heavy pimping 

was overcome by the recharge during the late fall and early winter is 

shown by the hydrographs of wells 61 and 133. The hydrographs of well 232 

in Hidalgo County and well 6 in Greenlee County are typical of fluctuations 

in shallow wells along the river bottom that are unaffected by piaaplng. 

The hydrograph of well 171, Greenlee County, shows a seasonal lowering ' 

of water level during the sianmer followed by a recovery of the water level 

caused by recharge from the flow of a nearby wash. Well gOl, Hidalgo 

County, is near the &ila River Just above the heavily pumped area. Well 

104, Greenlee County, is near the middle of the valley and its hydrograph 

shows summer depletion and subsequent recharge from lateral percolation; 

the well is not near heavily pumped areas.
64 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Well 232 Hidalgo

Co., New Mex

Depth 60 ft

Well 201 Hidalgo Co., New Mexico 

Depth 106 ft

Well 171 Greenlee Co., 

Ari zona 

Depth 38 ft

Well 133

Greenlee Co., Arizona

Depth 32 ft.

Well 104 

Greenlee Co., 

Depth 25 ft

Well 61

Greenlee Co., Arizona 

Depth 82 ft. 

i t i

Well 6

Greenlee Co., Arizona

Depth 16 ft.

I

Precipitation

Figure 3. Graphs showing fluctuations of water level in observation wells

in the Duncan-Virden Valley, Greenlee County, Ariz.,

and Hidalgo County, N. Mex.
ARIZONA 65

Greenlee County Continued.

In the following tables water levels are expressed in feet below the 

measuring points. The highest and lowest water levels that are given 

for some periods were obtained with maximum-minimum strip recorders.

6. Warner Poote. SE^-NWi- sec. 7, T. 63., R. 31 E. 20 feet 

north of small mound, 700 feet south of COG camp, 0.5 mile west from 

State Highway 75, 3.5 miles north from York. Unused dug domestic well, 

diameter 36 inches, depth 16.1 feet. Measuring point, blue arrow near 

post, top of south curb, 2.5 feet above land surface and 3,460.44 feet 

above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Bee. 6, 1939, screw in 

horizontal root of large mesquite tree, 146 feet north from well 6, 

3,460.06 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Bate

Nov. 

Bee. 

Jan. 

Mar.

May

7, 1939 

7 

31, 1940 

1 

26 

. 1

Water 

level

15.15 

15.09 

14.98 

14.25 

14.32 

14.93

Bate

June 

July

Aug. 

Sept.

4, 1940 

1

8 

5

Water 

level

15.58 

15.59 

a 15.19 

15.56 

15.37

Bate

Sept 

Oct.

Bee.

.30, 1940 

17 

29

2

Water 

level

15.10 

14.95 

14.98 

a 14.31 

14.36

12. Wilton. NWjNWi sec. 20, T. 6 S., R. 31 E. 20 feet north of 

house, 500 feet west from State Highway 75, 1.3 miles north from York. 

Used dug domestic well, diameter 48 inches, depth 26 feet. Measuring 

point, south side top of pipe clamp, 0.5 foot above land surface. Equipped with windmill. Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: 

Sept. 30, 23.45} Oct. 29, 23.95; Bee. 2, 23.06.

13. Arizona State Highway Be'partaaent. SE|-NWj sec. 20, T. 6 S., 

R. 31 E. 60 feet east of State Highway 75, 1.3 miles north from York and 

1.4 miles south from Cottonwood Wash. Unused dug domestic well, diameter 

30 inches, depth 36.7 feet. Measuring point, blue arrowmark at center 

top of east wood curb, 2.7 feet above land surface and 3,502.12 feet 

above mean sea level. Well filled up by State Highway Bepartment, 

Aug., 1940. For further measurements see well 12.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

7,

6

31,

6

1939

1940

36.18

35.92

35.66

35.20

Mar.

May

1, 1940

26

1

a 34

34

34

35

.76

.85

.73

.20

June

July

Aug.

4,

1

8

1940 35.86

36.13

36.68

14. Victor Rowden. SWj-NWi sec. 29, T. 6 S., R. 31 E. 10 feet west 

of tin shed, 200 feet west of State Highway 75, 0.2 mile south from York. 

Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 12 inches, depth 70 feet. Measuring point, east side top of casing, 0.3 foot above land surface and 

3,508.81 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine pump and 30 

horsepower gasoline engine, capacity 400 gallons a minute.

Water level, in feet below measuring point« 1939-40

Dec.

Jan.

Mar.

June

6,

31,

1

4

1939

1940

34.22

33.9?

32.90

33.51

July

Aug.

Sept.

1

8

5

1940 33

34

35

.70

.50

.19

Sept

Oct.

Dec.

.30, 1940

29

2

34.87

34.48

34.63

31. Jack Merritt. SWjHWf sec. 4, T. 7 S., R. 31 E. 10 feet south 

of tin barn, 75 feet west from State Highway 75, 0.9 mile south from 

Apache Creek and 2.0 miles south from York. Used drilled irrigation well, 

diameter 20 inches. Measuring point, i-inch hole in east side of base, 

0.6 foot above land surface and 3,544.99 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with turbine pump and 150 horsepower diesel engine. Measured 

discharge, 2,250 gallons a minute, June 15, 1940.

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
66 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Greenlee County Continued.

31. Jack Herritt -- Continued.

date

Dec. 

Jan. 

Mar.

6, 

31,

26

Water

1939 

1940

level, in feet below

Wa.ter 

level

26.87 

27.17 

26.45 

27.13

Date

Apr. 30, 

July 1 

Aug. 8 

Sept. 5

measuring 1

Water 

level

1940 29.00 

28.08 

28.50 

28.80

joint,

Date

Sept 

Oct.

Dec.

1939-40

.30, 1940 

17 

29 

2

Water 

level

28.22 

28.71 

28.03 

27.65

36. Hussett Cosper. SNEj-NWj sec. 16, T. VS., R. 31 E. 20 feet 

east of irrigation canal, 250 feet west from State Highway 75, 1.65 milea 

north from Sheldon. Used drilled domestic well, diameter 12 inches, 

depth 26.6 feet. Measuring point, east side top of casing, 1.6 feet 

above land surface and 3,550.36 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with 

hand pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Mar.

Apr.

7,

5

51,

1

26

50

1959

1940

15.87

15.44

15.20

11.75

12.56

12.57

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

4, 1940

1

8

5

1

14.60

17.02

17.95

19.43

18.75

Oct.

Dec.

10, 1940

17

24

29

2

18.80

18.75

18.87

18.86

19.16

43. Ernest Campbell. NE^Sfflfr sec. 21, T. 7 S., R. 31 E. 30 feet 

weat of house, 500 feet southwest, from Sheldon Railroad Station, 800 

feet west from Sheldon suspension bridge, 0.5 mile west from State Highway 75. Used dug domestic well, diameter 54 inches, depth 38.2 feet. 

Measuring point, top of wood curb by south post, 2*1 feet above land 

surface and 3,572.56 feet above mean sea level. U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey bench mark P-73, established 1934, brass cap set in concrete 

block 100 feet east of Sheldon station house and 3,565.58 feet above 

mean sea level. Equipped with rope and bucket.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Mar.

6,

4

51,

1

26

1959

1940

36.

34.

55.

50.

28.

11

90

55

40

15

Apr.

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

50, 1940

4

1

8

5

26.

26.

50.

52.

34.

60

63

02

70

02

Oct.

Dec.

1, 1940

17

29

2

34.34

54.46

54.60

55.06

49. W. M. Zumwalt. NE*NW£ seo. 34, T. 7 S., R. 31 E. 100 feet 

north of house, 150 feet west from irrigation canal, 0.15 mile west from 

State Highway 75, 1.9 miles southeast from Sheldon. Used .drilled domestic well, diameter 8 inches, depth 59.5 feet. Measuring point, green 

arrow painted on east side top of casing, 0.6 feet above land surface and 

3,593.68 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with hand pump. 

Water level, in feet below measuringjjoint, 1959-40

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Mar.

6,

5

51,

1

26

1939

1940

54.

52.

49.

48.

49.

08

19

84

10

27

Apr.

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

30, 1940

4

1

8

5

45

44

47

50

50

.24

.84

.73

.10

.58

Oct.

Dec.

1, 1940

17

29

2

50.95

51.10

51.17

51.20 '

61. Franklin Irrigation District Test Well 2. M. W. McKelvey. 

SWjNEj sec. 3, T. 83., R. 51 E. 600 feet north of house, 0.6 mile northwest from junction of old highway with new State Highway 75, 3.1 miles 

southeast from Sheldon. Unused drilled test well, diameter 6 Inches, 

depth 82.5 feet. Measuring point, green arrow painted on east aide top 

of casing, 0.8 foot above land surface and 5,599.15 feet above mean sea 

level.

Water level, in feet below measuring ;iolnt. 1939-40

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

4,

36"

D

1

26

1939

1940

32

51

50

a 50

50

29

a 29

.35

.20

.23

.14

.19

.54

.49

Apr.

June

July

Aug.

30, 1940

4

1

8

a

b

29.94

30.35

36.36

36.29

37.60

39.33

Sept

Oct.

Dec.

. 5, 1940

1

17

29

2

39.21

a 38.16

38.60

38.50

38.57

37.83

Highest water level in period between tape measurements. 

Lowest water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 67

Sreenlee County Continued.

63. Franklin Irrigation District Test Well 1. M. W. McEelTey.

sec. 3, T. 8 S., R. 31 E. 20 feet east of Colmenero Canal, 600 

feet south from house, 0.4 mile northwest from junction of old highway 

with new State Highway 75, 3.1 miles southeast from Sheldon. Unused 

drilled test well, diameter 6 Inches, depth 105 feet. Measuring point, 

east side of top of casing, 2.9 feet above land surface and 3,608.51 

feet above mean sea level.

Date

Nov. 

Dec. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

6, 1939

1, 1940 

6

1

Water

level

66.93 

60.58 

'55.90 

55.36 

54.25 

a- 52. 49

Date

Mar.

Apr.

June 

July 

Aug^.

26, 1940 

30

4

1 

8

Water

level

52.63 

51.20 

a 50.80 

50.90 

56.46 

60.44

Date

Sept 

Oct.

Dec.

. 5, 1940 

1 

17 

29 

2

Water 

level

62.08 

63.68 

64.21 

64.39 

64.23

66. Franklin Irrigation District Well 4. SWjNEj sec. 11, T. 8 S., 

R. 31 E. 20 feet east of Colmenero canal, 300 feet east of Gila River, 

0.3 mile west from State Highway 75, 4.0 miles northwest from Duncan. 

Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 inches, depth 71 feet. Measuring point, air-line hole in east side of pump base, 4.0 feet above land 

surface, and 3,622.07 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine 

pump and 150 horsepower dlesel engine. Measured discharge 1,980 gallons 

a minute, Aug., 1940. Drawdown, 35 feet after pumping 2,800 gallons a 

minute for 12 hours. Water levels, in feet below measuring point. 1940: 

Jan. 31, 12.30} Apr. 30, 8.69} July 1, 14.95} Sept. 11, 19.48.

68. Franklin Irrigation District Test Well 10. SWjKE-J- see. 11, 

T. 8 S., R. 31 E. 600 feet northeast of head of Colmenero Canal, 0.1 

mile southwest from State Highway 75, 4.0 miles northwest from Duncan. 

Unused drilled test well, diameter 6 inches, depth 60 feet. Measuring 

point, top of casing, 8.1 feet above land surface and 3,627.58 feet 

above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring :x>int, 1959-40

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

12,

31,

6

1

1939

1940

13.42

15.65

12.94

a 11 JOB

11.13

Mar.

Apr.

June

- July

Aug.

26, 1940

30

4

1

8

11.64

12.95

14.08

18.27

22.16

Oct.

Dec.

1, 1940

17

29

2

20.10

a 18.54

18.78

20.50

19.60

69. Franklin Irrigation District Well 3. NWjSBi sec. 11, T. 8 S., 

R. 31 E, At head of Colmenero Canal, 100 feet east from Gila River, 0.3 

mile southwest from State Highway 75, 4.0 miles northwest from Duncan. 

Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 inches, depth 75 feet. Measuring point, air-line hole In pump base on east side, 4.0 feet above land 

surface and 3,624.30 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine 

pump and 150 horsepower diesel engine. Measured discharge 1,250 gallons 

a minute, Aug., 1940. Drawdown* 33 feet after pumping 2,020 gallons a 

minute for 12 hours. Water levels In feet below measuring point, 1940t 

Jan. 31, 9.68j Apr. 30, 7.87} Sept. 11, 16.04.

72. J. 0. Campbell. SEfcSEj sec. 12, T. 8 S., R. 31 E. 30 feet 

northwest of house, 300 feet south from State Highway 75, 2.7 miles 

northwest from Duncan. Used dug domestic well, diameter 40 inches, 

depth 60 feet. Measuring point, top of west wood curb beside post, 2.7 

feet above land surface and 3,663.0 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with rope and bucket.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Mar.

i>

2

a.

26

1939

1940

49

4S

46

46

45

i65

.33

.64

.30

.68

Apr.

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

30, 1940

4

1

8

11

45

47

47

49

49

.85

.80

.45

.06

.38

Nov.

Dec.

1. 1940

17

29

2

49.90

48.43

48.84

48.26

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements .
68 WATER LEVELS AHD ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Greenlee County Continued.

92. Raymond Davis. SWjSEj sec. 17, T. 8 S., R. 32 E. 20 feet 

east of house, 0.25 mile east from East Camp Road, 0.6 mile northeast 

/rom State Highway 75, 1.3 miles north from Duncan. Used dug domestic 

well, diameter 50 inches, depth 70.9 feet. Measuring point, top of 6 

by 6-inch timber across top of well on north side, 0.6 foot above land 

surface and 3;704.75 feet above mean sea level.

Date

Nov. 

Dec. 

Jan. 

Mar.

3, 1939 

1 

31, 1940 

1 

26

Water

level

67.36 

68.39 

67.76 

67.97 

67'.75

Date

Apr. 

June 

July 

Aug. 

Sept.

30, 1940 

4 

1 

8 

11

Water 

level

69.00 

69.09 

67.65 

68.30 

67.40

Date

Oct. 

Dec.

1, 1940 

17 

29 

2

Water

level

67.20 

68.86 

67.68 

67.84

96. L. Deane. NWjNWj sec. 19, T. 8 S., R. 32 E. 15 feet south of 

house, 0.2 mile west from State Highway 75, 0.7 mile northwest from Duncan. Used dug domestic well, diameter 50 inches, depth 30.5 feet. Measuring po«int, red arrow painted on bottom edge of concrete curb on northwest side, 0.6 foot below land surface and 3,653.98 feet above mean sea 

level. Equipped with windmill.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

25,

28

30,

29

26

1939'

1940

27

27

27

27

26

.66

.71

.52

.05

.70

Apr.

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

29, 1940

5

2

7

10

27

28

28

29

28

.16

.00

.72

.01

.60

Oct.

Dec.

1, 1940

17

28

5

28.27

28.14

28.45

27.92

100. W. M. Zumwalt. SWjSEj sec. i9, T. 8 S., R. 32 E. 10 feet 

west of house, on slope at edge of lower terrace, 200 feet northwest from 

junction of old and new U. S. Highway 70, at southeast city limits of 

Duncan. Used dug domestic well, diameter 48 inches, depth 36.5 feet. 

Measuring point, top center of wood curb on east side, 0.5 foot above land 

surface, and 3,668.78 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with rope and 

bucke t.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

10,

27

50,

29

26

1939

1940

31

31

31

30

30

.18

.44

.57

.50

.18

Apr.

June

July

Aug.

Sept

29, 1940

5

2

7

.10

31.

31.

32.

55.

52.

18

56

52

46

71

Oct.

"Dec.

1, 1940

17

28

3

32.40

32.30

32.30

31.81

104. Bill Cosper. HEjNE^ sec. 19, T. 8 S., R. 32 E. 20 feet west 

of house, 150 feet west from State Highway 75, 0.6 mile north from Duncan. 

Used dug domestic well, diameter 48 inches, depth 24.8 feet. Measuring 

point, top of wood curb at northwest corner post, 2.7 feet above land 

surface and 3,659.44 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with rope and 

bucket.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Mar.

3,

1

31,

1

26

1939

1940

25

25

25

24

24

.54

.24

.25

.28

.77

Apr.

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

30, 1940

4

1

8

11

25

25

26

26

25

.18

.76

.05

.05

.80

Oct.

Dec.

1, 1940

17

29

2

25.74

25.68

25.93

25.55

111. Franklin. Irrigation District Well 8. SEjSWj sec. 28, T. 8 S., 

R. 32 E. 10 feet south of canal, 2.5 miles e'ast from gate, 1.5 miles 

east from U. S. Highway 70, 3.0 miles southeast from Duncan. Used 

drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 inches, depth 77 feet. Measuring 

point, air-line hole in base of pump, 4.2 feet above land surface and 

5,671.67 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine pump and 150 

horsepower diesel engine. Measured discharge, 1,550 gallons a minute, 

Aug., 1940. Drawdown, 50 feet after pumping 1,580 gallons a minute for 

12 hours.

Water level, In feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Feb. 29 

Mar. 26 

Apr. 29

Water 

level

8.55 

8.07 

9.80

Date

June 3 

July 2 

Sept. 10

Water 

level

10.50 

10.66 

10.05

Date

Oct. 1 

17

Water

level

9.84 

9.91

Date

Oct. 28 

Dec. 3

Water

level

10.07 

9.45
AHIZONA 69

Greenlee County Continued.

115. J. D. Wilkina. SEjNWj sec. 29, T. 8 S., R. 32 E. 50 feet north 

of small wash, 50 feet northeast from U. S. Highway 70, 1.2 miles southeast from Duncan. Used dug and drilled domestic well, diameter 50 inches 

to depth of 12 feet, diameter 6 Inches, total depth 26.9 feet. Measuring point, top of wood curb west side, 1.4 feet above land surface and 

3,666.08 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with pump.

Date

Nov.

Jan. 

Feb.

6, 

27 

30, 

29

1939 

1940

Water 

level

12.08 

15.38 

15.26 

14.28

Date

Mar. 

Apr. 

June 

July

26, 1940 

29 

3 

2

Water 

level

12.87 

12.70

13.50 

14.63.

Date

Aug. 

Sept 

Oct.

7, 1940 

.10 

28

Water 

level

16.79 

14.64 

13.48

120. D. E. Wilkina. ME^NWj sec. 32, T. 8 S., R. 32 E. 200 feet 

west of house, 700 feet west from U. S. Highway 70, 0.85 mile southeast 

from intersection of Arizona & New Mexico Railroad with U. S. Highway 

70, 1.85 miles southeast from Duncan. Unused dug domestic well, diameter 

40 Inches, depth 17.6 feet. Measuring point, top of north curb, 1.2 

feet above land surface and 3,691.72 feet above mean sea level. Bench 

mark, established Nov. 27, 1939, green cross on rock in curb on west 

side of well, 3,691.37 feet above mean, sea level.

Water level, in feet below meaauring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

25,

27

50,

29

27

1939

1940

15

15

11

11

11

.58

.12

.98

.76

.60

Apr.

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

29, 1940

5

2

7

10

12

12

14

15

14

.45

.80

.85

.14

.75

Nov.

Dec.

1, 1940

17

28

5

14.63

14.69

14.27

14.50

122. Delbert Moyers. SEjSW£ sec. 32, T. 8 S., R. 32 E. 50 feet 

south of house, 100 feet south from dirt road, 0.3 mile west from U. S. 

Highway 70, 2,5 miles southeast from Duncan. Used drilled domestic well, 

diameter 4 inches, depth 110 feet. Measuring point, top of casing on 

north side, 1.25 feet above land surface and 3,717.0 feet above mean sea 

level. Equipped with hand pump.

Water level, In feet below measuring ;>oint» 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

6,

27

30,

29

29

1959

1940

52

52

52

52

a 35

.16

.17

.18

.66

.18

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

3, 1940

2

7

10

a 55

32

51

53

.20

.14

.82

.70

Oct.

Dec.

1, 1940

17

28

5

32.27

52.89

52.60

51.80

125. V. L. Crotts. SEjSWj sec. 35, T. 8 S., R. 52 E. 15 feet 

south of house, 600 feet north from county road, 0.4 mile east from U. S. 

Highway 70, 3.2 miles southeast from Duncan. Unused dug domestic well, 

diameter 50 Inches, depth 50 feet. Measuring point, mark on plank at 

northeast corner of curb, 0.8 foot above land surface and 3,712.22 feet 

above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Nov. 25, 1939, green 

cross at west end of culvert, 600 feet south from well, 5,714.29 feet 

above mean sea level. Equipped with rope and bucket.

Water level. In feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

6,

27

50,

29

27

1959

1940

26.50

25.08

23.44

23.59

23.57

Apr.

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

29, 1940

5

2

7

10

22.77

23.55

27.65

28.09

24.70

Oct.

Dec.

1, 1940

10

28

3

21.73

24.02

23.72

23.95

131. Franklin Irrigation District Well 2. SW^NE^ sec. 34, T. 8 

S., R. 52 E. 30 feet east of canal, 40 feet north from Duncan-Virden 

Road, 0.5 mile west from Arizona-New Mexico line. Used drilled Irrigation well, diameter 20 inches, depth 92 feet. Measuring point, airline hole In pump base, at land surface and 3,698.01 feet above mean sea 

level. Bench mark, established July 11, 1940, top of pipe over canal, 

100 feet south of well 151, 5,697.46 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with turbine pump and 150 horsepower diesel engine. Measured 

discharge, 1,370 gallons a minute, Aug., 1940. Drawdown 28 feet after 

pumping 1,740 gallons a minute for 12 hours.

a Pump recently used.
70 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Depth unknown 

Maricopa Co.

Figure 4. Graphs showing fluctuations of water level in oto3ervation..weH.s 

in the Qu»en Creek area, Maricopa and Plnal Counties, Ariz.
ARIZONA 71

Greenlee County Continued. 

131. Franklin Irrigation District Well 2. Continued.

Date

Nov. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

22,

30, 

29 

26

Water

1939 

1940

level, in feet below measuring ]

Warier 

level

20.24 

20.12 

19.10 

18-. 26

Date

Apr. 30, 

June 4 

July 3 

Sept. 11

1940

Water

level

18.90 

22.60 

24.27 

22.60

point.

Date

Oct. 

Dec.

1939-40

2, 4940 

28 

2

Water 

level

21.00 

20.67 

20.35

133. Floyd McDaniels. SE^-SWj sec. 34, T. 83., R. 32 E. 80 feei 

west of house, 100 feet north from county road, 1.8 miles east from U. S. 

Highway 70, 4.2 miles southeast from Dunean. Used dug and drilled irrigation well, diameter 60 inches to depth of 10 feet diameter 12 inches, 

total depth 32 feet. Measuring point, top of steel bar east side, in 

pit. 3.5 feet below land surface, and 3,684.65 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with centrifugal pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring point 1939-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

6,

27

30,

29

27

1939

1940

7.53

6.39

6.26

5.06

4.90

Apr.

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

29, 1940

3

2

7

10

4.36

6.37

7.03

7.65

8.82

Oct.

Dec.

1, 1940

17

28

3

7.48

6.47

6.85

6.35

136. Franklin Irrigation District Well 1. SEiNEj sec. 34, T. 8 S., 

R. 32 E. 10 feet north of canal, 50 feet west from Carlyle Wash, 200 

feet north, from Virden Road. 5.2 miles southeast from Dunean. Used 

drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 inches, depth 89 feet. Measuring 

point, air-line hole in pump base, 0.5 foot above land surface and 

3,726.64 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine pump and 150 

horsepower diesel engine. Drawdown, 20.5 feet after pumping 1,500 

gallons a minute for 12 hours.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Jan. 30 

Fetr. 29 

Apr. 30 

June 3

Water 

level

41.98 

40.79 

40.18 

41.32

Date

July 3 

Aug. 9 

Sept. 11 

Oct. 2

Water 

level

42.74 

44.00 

44.40 

42.92

Date

Oct. 10 

18 

25

Water 

level

43.03 

43.40 

43.34

Date

Oct. 28 

Nov. 5 

Dec. 2

Water 

level

43.03 

42.70 

42.82

160. Franklin Irrigation District Well 7. NEjNBfc sec. 3, T. 9 S., 

R. 32 E. 300 feet south of Gila River, 500 feet 1 west of Arizona-New 

Mexico State Line, 2.2 miles east from Franklin. Used drilled irrigation 

well, diameter 20 inches, depth 77 feet. Measuring point, air-line hole 

in pump base, 4.0 feet above land surface and 3,693.96 feet above mean sea 

level. Equipped with turbine, pump and 150 horsepower diesel engine. 

Drawdown, 39 feet after pumping 2,920 gallons a minute for 12 hours. Water 

levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: Feb. 29, 7.41} Sept. 10, 

13.40.

161. Franklin Irrigation District Well 6. NBjNEj sec. 3, T. 9 S., 

R. 32 E. 200 feet south of Gila River, 200 feet west of Arizona-New Mexico 

State line, 2.2 miles east from Franklin. Used drilled irrigation well, 

diameter 20 Inches, depth 80 feet. Measuring point, air-line hole in 

pump base, 4.5 feet above land surface and 3,693.97 feet above mean sea 

lavel. Equipped with turbine pump *nd 150 horsepower diesel engine. 

Drawdown, 49 feet after pumping 1,780 gallons a minute for 12 hours. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

29

27

29

7.41

7.45

7.95

June

July

Sept.

3

2

10

8.72

9.20

12.74

Oct. 1

17

10.20

9.65

Oct.

Dec.

28

3

i 9.55

10.19
72 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Greenlee County Continued.

162. Franklin Irrigation Dlstrlot Well 5. NE^NE^ sec. 3, T. 9 S., 

R. 32 E. 50 feet west of Arizona-New Mexico State line, 600 feet south 

of Gila River, 2.2 miles east from Franklin. Used drilled irrigation 

well, diameter 20 inches, depth 89 feet. Measuring point, air-line hole 

in pump base, 0.5 foot above land surface and 3,703.60 feet above mean 

sea level. Equipped with tur"blne pump, and 150 horsepower diesel engine. 

Drawdown, 40 feet after pumping 1,500 gallons a minute for 12 hours. 

Water levels? in feet below measuring point, 1940: June 3, 17.82; 

Sept. 10, 21.85.

171. NEjNWj sec. 9, T. 9 S., R. 32 E. 200 feet southwest of U. S. 

Highway 70, 0.5 mile southeast from Franklin. Unused dug domestic well, 

diameter 36 inches, depth 37.8 feet. Measuring point, top of wood curb 

at southeast side, 1.9 feet above land surface and 3,744.81 feet above 

mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

6, 

25

30, 

29 

27

1939 

1940

Water 

level

38.02 

38.08 

38.55 

38.78 

38.62

Date

Apr. 

June 

July 

Aug. 

Sept

29, 1940 

3 

2 

7 

.10

Water 

level

39.15 

39.36 

39.69 

38.81 

38.40

Date

Oct. 

Dec.

1, 1940 

17 

28 

3

Water 

level

38.26 

38.20 

38.10 

38.35

FINAL AND MARICOPA COUNTIES

Queen Creek Area 

By B. M. Gushing and H. M. Babcock

The Queen Creek area is delineated on the east by the Final Mountains, 

on the south by the Santan Mountains, on the west by the Roosevelt Water 

Conservation District and on the north by the Superstition Mountains. 

Ground water is withdrawn from the area for irrigation and is replenished 

chiefly from the intermittent flows of Queen Creek and smaller streams. 

The water levels in 46 wells have been measured about once a month since 

the investigation was begun. A total of 500 individual measurements of 

water level were made to January 1, 1941. A continuous water-stage 

recorder was installed on a well in the Queen Creek area in 1940. The 

highest water levels for several periods in well 3 and lowest water levels 

for several periods in wells 89 and 100 were obtained with maximumminimum strip recorders.

The quantity of water pumped for irrigation in the Queen Creek and 

adjacent areas Is given in the accompanying table:
ARIZONA 73

Water pimped from wells in acre-feet in Queen 

Creek and adjacent areas, 1939-40

Bulldog Superstition Area

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1940

336.2

118.2

456.7

692.6

724.3

888.9

806.6

1,006.5

941.8

574.5

264.4

171.2

Roosevelt Water 

Queen Creek Irri- Conservation 

gation District District

1939

328.4

480.8

1,591.4

2,905.0

2,156.3

2,752.2

4,225.3

4,162.6

1,921.6

1,224.3

800.0

400.0

1940

701.9

707.1

2,149.1

4,240.8

3,101.1

3/914.7

4,422.2

5,589.1

3,983.0

1,632.6

772.4

85.0

1939

648.2

1,369.3

5,736.7

7,388.7

7,947.7

8,328.7

9,551.8

9,156.9

1,986.4

4,959.6

4,083.8

3,021.3

1940

2,420.6

1,877.6

8,067.7

8,576.6

9,368.6

8,839.7

4,921.4

7,759.8

9,084.1

7,133.6

1,803.7

970.2

Chandler Heights 

Citrus District

1939

20.5

52.5

131.3

169.3

323.2

417.7

398.4

378.3

248.7

192.8

195.9

100.3

1940

111.2

83.3

312.6

360.6

426.5

536.5

506.7

441.7

502.9

198.4

128.4

5.2

Water is apparently being withdrawn in excess of the rate of replenishment, 

as is indicated by a progressive decline of water levels in outlying wells. 

There is a seasonal lowering of the water table in the western end of the 

district occasioned by heavy pumping. (See hydrograph of well 252 in accompanying illustration.) When pumping stops, however, water levels in this 

part of the district rise as a result of recharge from underground percolation from outlying areas. The decline caused by the pumping is thus spread 

over the entire area. (See hydrograph of well 41.) The winter of 1940 

was much wetter than the winters of previous years and pumping requirements 

have been reduced and the recharge has been increased. Water levels in 

relatively shallow wells in the valley of Queen Creek near the base of the 

base of the Final Mountains rose sharply during the latter part of 1940. 

(See hydrograph of well 23.)

In the following tables water levels are given In feet below the 

measuring points.

Maricopa County

3. Ellas Habeeb. HE|-SEi see. 3, T. 1 N., R. 6 B. About 75 feet 

west of county road, 3.0 miles north of U. 3. Highway 80, 9.7 miles west 

of Apache Junction. Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 inches, 

depth 492 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 1.5 feet above land 

surface and 1,402.11 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established 

Jan. 19, 1940, chisel mark on southwest side concrete base of metal power 

line pole across road from well, 1,402.21 feet above mean sea level.

water level, m reet Below measuring ]

Date

Nov.

Dec. 

Jan. 

Feb.

10, 1939 

21 

15, 1940 

23

Water 

level

230.30 

230 «64 

229.65 

228.79 

a 228.43

Date

Apr. 

May 

June

1, 1940 

10 

13

Water

level

229.88 

a 229.71 

231.69

a 231.10 

234.00

joint, iy3y-4u

Date

July 

Sept. 

Oct.

27 

6 

21

Water 

level

a 233.13 

235.01 

235.82 

235.71

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements,
74 WATER LEVEIfl AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Marlcopa County Continued.

6. Roosevelt Water Conservation District. NK^NK} sec. 9, T. IN., 

R. 6 E. On east bank of canal, 2.7 miles northwest of intersection of 

canal with U. S. Highway 80, 6.0 miles east of Mesa city limits. Used 

drilled irrigation well, diameter unknown, depth 255 feet. Measuring 

point, bottom of flange -on pump base, at land surface and 1,348.43 feet 

above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Jan. 17, 1940, chisel 

mark on southwest corner of weir box 10 feet south of well and 1,349.77 

feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine and electric motor. 

Water levels, in feet below measuring points Nov. 6, 1939, 182.09, 

Jan. 15, 1940, 181.50y Feb. 23, 1940, 177.90.

10'. Win Wylie. NWjNEj sec. 15, T. 1 N., R. 6 E. About 100 feet 

west of lumber shack on county road, 0.3 mile east cf Roosevelt Water 

Conservation District Canal, 1.5 miles northwest of intersection of canal 

with U. S. Highway 80, 6.0 miles east of Mesa city limits. Used drilled 

irrigation well, diameter 18 inches. Measuring point _-inch hole on 

west side of casing, at land surface and 1,358.11 feet above mean sea 

level. Bench mark, established Jan. 19, 1940, chisel mark on northwest corner concrete base of pump house, 1,357.37 feet above mean sea 

level. Equipped with turbine and 75 horsepower electric mctor.

Date

Nov. 

Dec. 

Jan.

10, 

21

15 1

1939 

1940

Water 

level

193.00 

190.98 

189.99

Date

Feb. 

Apr. 

May

23, 1940

1 

10

Water 

level

188.96 

192.29 

196.16

Date

June 

Sept 

Oct.

13, 1940 

. 6 

21

Water, 

level

198.32 

199.08 

201.68

18. J. Assyd. SEiNEj sec. 21, T. 1 N., R. 6 E. About 200 feet 

north of U. 3. Highway 80, 5.0 miles east of Mesa city limits. Used 

drilled domestic well, diameter 6 inches. Measuring point, top of casing, 

0.8 fcot above land surface and 1,302.58 feet above mean sea level. 

Bench mark, established Jan. 18, 1940, top of concrete base at well casing. 0.8 foot above land surface and 1,302.58 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with cylinder pump and electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring )oint. 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

24,

7

21

15,

1939

1940

136

137

156

135

.53

.45

.98

.86

Feb.

Apr.

May

June

23, 1940

1

9

13

135

137

140

142

.45

.79

.60

.54

July

Sept.

Oct.

27, 1940

6

21

143.00

144.46

146.75

19. E. D. Edwards. HEiNEj sec. 28, T. 1 N., R. 6 E. About 0.75 

mile south of U. S. Highway 80, 5.0 miles east of Mesa city limits. Unused drilled domestic well, diameter 6 Inches, depth 135.1 feet. Measuring point, top of casing at land surface and 1,294.48 feet above mean sea 

level. Bench mark, established Jan. 18, 1940, top of bolt holding cross 

bracing to bottom of water tank support, at southeast corner, 7 feet from 

well and 1,294.23 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with cylinder 

pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct. 24, 

Nov. 7 

Dec. 21 

Jan. 15.

1939 

1940

128.75 

129.60 

128.71 

128.84

Feb. 23, 

Apr. 1 

,May 9

June 12

1940

i

128.20 

129.71 

132.71 

134.52

July 27 

Sept. 6 

Oct. 21

(a) 

(a) 

(a)

62. Evans Blewett. SWfcSWj sec. 21, T. 1 N., R. 7 E. At the 

"Knolls", 0.3 mile south cf U. S;. Highway 80, 10.5 miles east of Mesa 

city limits. Used-drilled domestic well, diameter 6 inches, depth 406 

feet. Measuring point, top of concrete pump base southeast side, 0.4 

foot above land, surface. Equipped with cylinder pump and gasoline 

engine. 

________Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940___________

Apr. 4

10

289.07

289.80

June 13 

Julyjjjfe

291.26

290.72

Sept. 7 

Oct. 22

291.48

292.29

a Well dry.
ARIZONA 75

Maricopa County Continued.

68. Schmltt. NWjSEj sec. 23, T. 1 N., R. 7 S. About 0.3 mile 

south of U. S. Highway 80, 3.2 miles west of Apache Junction. Used 

drilled domestic well, diameter 8 inches. Measuring point, bottom of 

flange on pump base, 1.5 feet above land surface and 1,584.94 feet 

above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Dec. 27, 1939, top of 

concrete base at southwest corner, 1.5 feet above land surface and 

1,584.94 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with cylinder pvmp and 

gaa engine.

Date

Nov. 

Dec. 

Apr.

 J'

4 t

1939 

1940

Water 

level

301.75 

301.86 

301.88

Date

May

June

10, 1940 

13

Water 

level

302.07 

302.07

Date

Sept 

Oct.

. 7, 1940 

22

Water

1*T01

302.44 

302.58

84. W. A. Anderson. SWfcSEj- sec. 11, T. IS., R. 7.E. About 1.8 

miles northeast from county road, 6.5 miles north from Rittenhcuoe aiding. 

Used dug domestic well, diameter 60 Inches, depth 212 feet. Measuring 

point, top of wood plank on concrete curb, 0.5 foct above land surface 

and 1,447.59 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with cylinder pump and 

gasoline engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring )olnt, 1959-40

Aug. 

Sept

Oct.

29, 1939 

. 5 

19 

27 

2 

17

175.01 

174.95 

175.22 

175.13 

174.98 

175.10

Oct. 

Nov. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Apr.

31, 1939 

15, 1940 

2

175.02 

175.10 

175.17 

175.26 

175.44

May 

June 

July 

Sept 

Oct.

8, 1940 

11 

26 

. 5 

26

175.26 

176.35 

175.34 

175.44 

175.50

87. Mrs. Gardner. NWjNWfc aec. 18, T. 1 S., R. 7 E. About 0.4 

mile west of Roosevelt Water Conservation District Canal, 6.0 miles east 

from Gilbert. Used drilled domestic well, diameter 6 inches, depth unknown. Measuring point, top of 2 by 6-inch plank at top of casing, at 

land surface and 1.326.67 feet above mean sea level'. Bench mark, established Jan. 13, 1940, nail driven in power line pole 150 feet north of 

well, 2.0 feet above land surface and 1,328.33 feet above mean sea level. 

Water level, in jteet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

24,

15,

22

1939

1940

114.60

114.75

115.10

Apr.

May

June

1,

9

12

1940 115.39

115.49

115.69 [

July

Sept.

Oct.

27,

6

21

1940 115.88

116.14

116.47

89. NEiSBj- sec. 18, T. 1 S., R. 7 E. About 10 feet west of county 

road, 0.5 mile east from Roosevelt Water Conservation District Canal, 7 

miles east from Gilbert. Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 

inches, depth 211 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, northwest side, 

0.3 foot above land surface and 1,348.23 feet above mean sea level. 

Water level, in feet below measuring )oint. 1939-40

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

29, 1939

. 5-'

19

27

2

17

31

112.

112.

112.

112.

112.

112.

112.

10

12

15

18

20

24

29

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

14,

18

15,

20

21

3

1939

1940

112

112

112

112

112

112

a 112

.33

.46

.50

.50

.49

.63

.86

May

June

July

Sept.

Oct.

9,

12

26

5

26

1940 112.82

a 113.03

112.97

113.19

113.39

113.60

94. "Old Clifford Place". HE^HEl sec. 21, T. IS., R. 7.E. In 

pit 200 feet west from county road, 5.5 miles north from Rittenhouse 

siding. Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth 176 

feet. Measuring point, tcp of wocd cover, south side casing, 5.7 feet 

below land surface and 1,387.38 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, 

established Dec. 12, 1939, top of l^-inch pipe in southeast corner of 

concrete block, 30 feet south of well and 1,394.12 feet above mean sea 

level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

30, 1939

. 5

19

27

2

17

125

125

125

125

125

125

.16

.21

.20

.22

.30

.32

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

31 !, 14

12,

20

2

1939

1940

125.

125.

125.

125.

125.

36

37

60

66

79

Apr.

June

July

Sept.

Oct.

9, 1940

12

25

4

25

129.87

125.96

126.05

126.17

126.28

a Lowest water level in period between tape measurements.
76 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Maricopa County Continued.

100. A. W. Kelly. SWjSEj sec. 25, T. 1 S., R. 7 E. Near old house, 

100 feet north, of desert road, 7.5 miles east from Hlgley. Unused dug 

and drilled stock well, diameter 48 inches to depth of 77 feet, from 

77 feet to 160 feet diameter 8 Inches. Measuring point, top of board 

over center of well, 0.5 foot above land surface and 1,442.30 feet above 

mean sea level. Bench mark, established Dec. 7, 1939, staple set In 

concrete on south side 10 by 15-foot water tank, 1.5 feet above land 

surface and 1,443.91 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, In feet below measuring ]

Date

Aug. 29, 1939 

Sept. 6 

19 

27 

Oct. 2 

16

Water 

level

146.70 

146.73 

146.75 

146.64 

146.66 

146.69

Date

Oct. 31, 1939 

Nov. 14 

Dec. 18 

Apr. 2, 1940 

May 8

Water 

level

146.73 

146.80 

146.98 

147.24 

147.38

ooint, 1939-40

Date

June 11,

July 26 

Sept. 5 

Oct. 26

Water 

level

1940 147.47 

a 147.70 

147.60 

147.74 

147.91

101. Gardlner. NE£SE£ sec. 25, T. 1 S., R. 7 E. About 25 feet 

east of water tank, 100 feet west of Final-Maricopa County line, 8 miles 

east and 0.5 mile north from Higley. Used drilled stock well, diameter 

6 inches, depth 170 feet. Measuring point, top of casing south side, 

0.3 foot above land surface and 1,460.17 feet above mean sea level. 

Bench mark, established Dec. 9, 1939, chisel mark 3 feet west of southeast corner of concrete tank, 15 feet west of well and 1,460.97 feet 

above mean sea level. Equipped with cylinder pump and gasoline engine. 

Water level, in feet below measuring >olnt, 1959-40

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

29, 1939

. 6

19

27

2

17

161

161

161

161

161

161

.26

.28

.30

.30

.33

.33

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

31,

14

18

15,

20

2

1939

1940

161.

161.

161.

161.

161.

161.

36

46

58

64

11

19

May

June

July

Sept.

Oct.

8, 1940

11

26

5

26

161.29

161.43

161.48

161.59

161.80

102. Florence McEntlre. NEj-NEi sec. 33, T. 1 S., R. 7 E. About 

20 feet south of three large tanks, 150 feet west from graded county 

road, 3.5 miles north from Rittenhouse siding. Used drilled stock well, 

diameter 8 Inches, depth 135 feet. Measuring point, top of casing 

collar west side, 1.5 feet above land surface and 1,384.78 feet above 

mean sea level. Bench mark, established Dec. 7, 1939, brass cap at top 

of Iron pipe marking corner common to sections 27, 28, 33, 34, T. IS., 

R. 7 E., about 1 foot above land surface and 1,383.70 feet above mean 

sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring oolnt. 1959-40

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

29, 1939

. 5

19

27

2

17

113.

113.

113.

113.

113.

113.

15

20

25

27

34

39

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

31,

14

18

15,

20

2

1939

1940

113

113

113

113

113

114

.46

.58

.68

.76

.85

.07

May

June

July

Sept.

Oct.

8, 1940

11

26

5

25

114.22

114.39

114.60

114.83

115.09

122. Roosevelt Water Conservation District. HWj-NE^ sec. 2, T. 1 

S., R. 6 E. About 50 feet south of Base Line Road, 1 mile west from 

Roosevelt Water Conservation District Canal, 2 miles north and 4.5 miles 

east from Gilbert. Used drilled irrigation well, depth 285 feet. 

Measuring point, top of casing at land surface and 1,308.06 feet above 

mean sea level. Bench mark, established Jan. 17, 1940, chisel mark 

top of culvert headwall 40 feet northwest of well and 1,309.07 feet 

above mean sea level. Pump Installed In Kar., 1940, and measurements 

discontinued. 

________Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40_________

Oct. 

Fov.

23,

7

1939 144.07

144.17

Dec. 21, 

Jan. 15.

1939

1940

143.70

142.72

Feb. 22, 1940 142.09

a Lowest water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 77

Maricopa County Continued.

125. J. C. Jenkins. NffiNWj sec. 12, T. 1 S., R. 6 E. About 25 

feet northeast of house, 75 feet east from county road, 4 miles north 

and 1 mile east from Hlgley. Used drilled domestic well, diameter 6 

Inches. Measuring point, east side top of casing, at land surface and 

1,307.27 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Jan. 16, 

1940, chisel mark In southeast corner of concrete motor and tank base, 

about 1 foot above land surface and 1,306.72 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, In feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec. 

Jan.

"? 

21 

15,

1939 

1940

Tfater 

level

143.12 

143.02 

143.37 

141.65

Date

Feb. 

Apr. 

May 

June

22, 1940 

1 

9 

12

Water 

level

141.53 

144.88 

148.29 

149-.95

Date

July 

Sept. 

Oct.

27, 1940 

6 

21

Water 

level

149.09 

151.82 

152.73

128. Roosevelt Water Conservation District. SE^SWj sec. 14, T. 1 

S., R. 6 E. About 25 feet north of county road, 2.2 miles northeast 

from Hlgley. Used drilled Irrigation well, depth 350 feet. Measuring 

point, bottom of flange at south side of pTtep base, at land surface and 

1,293.42 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Jan. 16, 

1940, chisel mark In south wing wall of valve box, 75 feet west of well 

and 1,294.30 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine and 50 

horsepower electric motor.

Water level, In feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

24,

7

21

15 ,

1939

1940

109

109

108

110

.78

.39

.95

.50

Feb.

Apr.

May

June

22, 1940

1

9

12

109

110

111

115

.20

.49

 7o

.00

July

Sept.

Oct.

26, 1940

6

21

112.50

115.65

115.10

130. P. Lockhart. SEjSWj sec. 23, T. 1 S., R. 6 E. About 70 feet 

north of house, 125 feet north from county road, 1.0 miles northeast from 

Higley. Used drilled domestic well, diameter 6 inches, depth 200 feet. 

Measuring point %-lnch round hole, north side casing, 1.0 foot above land 

surface and 1,299.85 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established 

Jan. 11, 1940, chisel mark on south side of concrete motor base, 3 feet 

east of well and 1,299.04 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

24,

7

21

15,

1959

1940

87.20

87.48

88.15

88.40

Feb.

Apr.

May

June

22,

1

9

12

1940 88

88

89

89

.53

.98

.27

.50

July

Sept.

Oct.

26, 1940

6

21

89.61

89.91

90.26

136. Roosevelt Water Conservation District. KBjNEj- sec. 25, T. 1 

S., R. 6 E. About 0.3 mile west of Roosevelt Water Conservation District 

Canal, 2 miles northeast from Higley. Used drilled irrigation well. 

Measuring point, bottom of flange at north side of pump base, 2.0 feet 

above land surface and 1,326.13 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, 

established Jan. 11, 1940, spike in power line pole, 150 feet east of 

well, 2.0 feet above land surface and 1,327.91 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with turbine and electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct. 

Nov.

24,

7

1939 99.11 

101.07

Dec. 

Jan.

21, 

15,

1939 

1940

105.35 

98.32

Feb. 22, 1940 98.24

151. Roosevelt Water Conservation District. SWjSEj sec. 13, T. 2 

S., R. 5 E. About 50 feet north of county road, 0.5 mile west from 

paved county road, 7 miles south from Gilbert. Used drilled irrigation 

well, diameter 20 Inches, depth 250 feet. Measuring point, bottom of 

flange on south side of pump base, at land surface and 1,248.55 feet 

above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Jan. 2, 1940, chisel mark 

on southeast corner of concrete weir box, 15 feet east of well and 

1,250.86 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine and 75 horsepower electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct. 1 

Nov. !

5, 1939 55.15 

54.92

Dec.

Jan.

20, 

15,

1939 

1940

54 

54

.50

.19

Feb. 

Oct.

22, 

25

1940 54.51 

59.54

416231 O - 41 6
78 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Maricopa County Continued.

155. Harris. SWjNEj sec. 25, T. 2 S., R. 5 E. About 10 feet 

east of house, 40 feet east from private road, 0.5 mile northeast of 

county road, 9 miles south from Gilbert. Unused dug domestic well, 

diameter 48 inches. Measuring point, top of plank cover west side, 

1,251.28 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Dec. 29, 

1939, nail in south side of tamarisk tree, 30 feet east of well, 1 

foot-above land surface and 1,251.68 feet above mean sea level.

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec. 

Jan.

10, 

2 

20

15,

1939 

1940

Water

level

34.10 

34.61 

35.94 

36.35

Date

Feb. 

Apr. 

May 

June

22, 1940 

3 

9

12

Water 

level

36.96 

36.64 

36.15 

34.78

Date

July 

Sept. 

Oct.

25, 1940 

6 

25

Water 

level

33.84 

34.08 

35.53

164. Roosevelt Water Conservation District. SEi-NWj sec. 5, T. 23., 

R. 6 E. About 50 feet north from private road, 0.5 mile west from 

county road, 2.7 miles southwest from Higley. Used drilled irrigation 

well, diameter 20 inches, depth 356 feet. Measuring point, 3/4-inch hole 

in south side of casing, at land surface and 1,273.05 feet above mean sea 

level. Bench mark, established Jan. 10, 1940, chisel mark on southwest 

corner concrete weir box 10 feet north of well and 1,274.62 feet above 

mean sea level. Equipped with turbine and 75 horsepower electric motor. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct. 

Dec.

16, 

21

1959 85.87 

78.8

Jan. 

July

15, 

25

1940 78 

84

.2 

.82

Sept. 6, 1940 90.56

170. A. Sanford. SEfcSHi sec. 3, T. 2 S., R. 6 E. In shed, 15 feet 

north of house, 100 feet north from county road, 2 miles south and 0.5 

mile west from Higley. Used drilled domestic well, diameter 4 inches. 

Measuring point, top of casing at west side of land surface and 1,302.46 

feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Jan. 9, 1940, top 

of southeast corner of lower step, 20 feet south of well and 1,302.82 

feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1927-1959-40

June 24, 

Oct. 6, 

Nov. 2 

Dec. 21

1927 

1959

a SB.Q~ 

87.48 

86.72 

87.62

Jan. 

Feb. 

Apr. 

May

15, 1940 

22

1 

9

87.66 

88.25 

88.75 

88.82

June 12, 1940 

July 25 

Sept. 6 

Oct. 21

89.56 

89.41 

89.94 

90.67

177. J. 0. Power. SE^NWj sec. 12, T. 2 S., R. 6 E. About 10 

feet south of used irrigation well, 50 feet south from house, 0.5 mile 

west from county road, 3 miles southeast from Higley. Unused drilled 

irrigation well, diameter 20 inches* Measuring point, top of casing 

north side of well at land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Sept 

Oct.

.14, 

5

18

1959 112.51 

112.65

112.25

Jan. 

Feb.

15, 

23

1940 110.80 

111.10

July 

Oct.

25, 

24

1940 114.59 

115.67

185. Gephart. SE-J-SE-J- sec. 8, T. 2 S., R. 6 E. In shed, 50 feet 

west of house, 150 feet west from county road, 5 miles southeast from 

Chandler. Used drilled domestic well, diameter 20 inches, depth 100 

feet. Measuring point, top of pump base board on north side, at land surface and 1,285.59 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

7,

2

21

15,

1959

1940

91.47

91.48

89.41

87,95

Feb.

Apr.

.May

June

22,

5

9

12

1940 88.05

90.86

95.10

94.72

July

Sept.

Oct.

25,

D

25

1940 95.56

97.16

98.63

a Measurement reported by owner.
ARIZONA 79

Maricopa County Continued.

205. A. J. Schlesinger. SEiSWj- sec. 24, T. 2 S., R. 6 E. In field, 

0.5 mile west from Chandler Heights Road, 5 miles southeast from Hlgley. 

Used drilled Irrigation well, diameter 18 inches. Measuring point, top 

of casing at northeast side, 0.5 foot above land surface and 1,350.44 

feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Dec. 15, 1939, nail 

in north post of transformer platfora on power line pole and 1,351.34 

feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine and 100 horsepower 

electric motor.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

4, 1939

18

18

20

108.24

107.40

105.36

104.50

Jan.

Feb.

May

15, 1940

21

9

103.67

104.81

114.46

June

July

Oct.

12, 1940

25

24

120.63

120.41

114.84

208. H. 0. Backer. SEjNEl sec. 20, T. 2 3., R. 6 E. About 10 

feet north of shed, 75 feet west from house, 150 feet west from county 

road, 4.7 miles southwest of Hlgley. Unused drilled domestic well, 

diameter 4 inches. Measuring point, top of casing, south side, at land 

surface and 1,288.23 feet above mean sea level.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

'.

2

21

15,

1939

1940

77.77

76.96

76.60

76.61

Feb.

Apr.

May

22, 1940

3

9

76.68

a 81.48

a 81.51

July

Sept.

Oct.

25,

6

25

1940 a

aa'

82.40

84.14

84.48

217. Chandler Heights Citrus Irrigation District. 3W£SE£ sec. 36, 

T. 2 S., R. 6 E. About 100 feet north of county highway, 0.9 mile west 

of Chandler Heights. Used drilled Irrigation well, diameter 20 inches, 

depth 310 feet. Measuring point, bottom of 2-inch pipe on northeast 

side of pump, 0.5 foot above land surface and 1,448.70 feet above mean 

sea level. Bench mark, established Dec. 28, 1939, chisel mark on west 

corner of valve box, 1,451.77 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with 

turbine and 125 horsepower electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring ]>ojnt. 1939-40

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

. 2, 1939

15

3

10

1

186.

185.

186.

186.

185.

75

80

30

68

76

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

18,

20

15,

21

3

1939

1940

185

184

184

184

185

.80

.98

,65

.17

.36

May

June

July

Sept.

Oct.

9, 1940

12

25

5

25

186.56

187.53

188.86

190.03

189.24

218. Fitzgerald. SE^NWj sec. 34, T. 2 S., R. 6 E. About 0.5 mile 

north of county road, 3.0 miles west from Chandler Heights. Used drilled 

Irrigation well, diameter 18 inches. Measuring point, 1-inch round hole 

north side pump base, 0.4 foot above land surface. Equipped with turbine 

and gasoline engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

18,

1

18

1939 92.82

92.07

93.16

Dec.

Feb.

Apr.

18,

23,

3

1939

1940

91.40

92.12

95.62

June

July

12,

25

1940 97.46

98.38

221. Roosevelt Water Conservation District. HEjNE^ sec. 31, T. 2 

S., R. 6 E. About 0.95 mile north of Pinal-Marlcopa County line, 3.9 

miles east from State Highway 87, 6.5 miles southeast from Chandler. Used 

drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 inches. Measuring-point, bottom of 

pump flange south side, 1 foot above land surface and 1.,268.54 feet 

above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Dec. 30, 1939, chisel 

mark on northwest corner of weir box 15 feet north of well and 1,269.78 

feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine and 50 horsepower 

electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

16,

2

20

1939 52.54

. 52.70

50.84

Jan.

Feb.

15,

21

1940 50.01

50.29

July

Oct.

25,

25

1940 54.53

58.98

a Well 300 feet distant pumping.
80 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Maricopa County Continued.

252. Barnes. SEjSEj sec. 9, T. 2 S., R. 7 E. About- 0.5 mile 

north of Magna Arizona Railroad, 0.5 mile north from Rittenhouse siding. 

Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 inches. Measuring point, 

bottom of pump flange, south side, 0.5 foot above land surface and 

1,402.06 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Dec. 7, 

1939, chisel mark on south side pump base near air gage and 1,402.06 

feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine and 100 horsepower 

electric motor.

water level, in reet oexow measuring

Date

Sept. 6, 1939 

14 

Oct. 2 

17

Water

level

143.2 

140.45 

141.74 

137.55

Date

Oct. 31, 

Nov. 16 

Dec. 20 

Jan. 15,

1939 

1940

Water 

level

136.77 

135.95 

134.75 

134.30

)omt, lyoy au

Date

Feb. 20, 

May 8 

Sept. 5 

Oct. 24

Water

level

1940 133.41 

139.98 

a 149.50 

141.16

254. W. J. Germann. SEjNEj sec. 7, T. 2 S., R. 7 E. About 0.3 

mile southwest of Magma Arizona Rialroad, 2.1 miles northwest of Rittenhouse siding. Unused dug and drilled irrigation well, depth 210 feet. 

Measuring point, edge of angle iron, east side, at land surface and 

1,361.20 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Dec. 14, 

1939, chisel mark on west of corner concrete box, 20 feet southeast of 

well and 1,364.17 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Aug. 50,

Sept. 14

19

27

1939 b 151.70

121.60

117.80

117.84

Oct.

Nov.

3, 1939

17

1

18

118.32

119.28

118.41

117.52

Dec. 18,

Jan. 15,

June 12

Oct. 16

1939

1940

116.55

116.27

125.98

124.15

260. Lawrence Ellsworth. SEjSEj- sec. 16, T. 23., R. 7 E. About 

300 feet north of Ellsworth store, 0.5 mile south of Rittenhouse siding. 

Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 24 inches. Measuring point, 

bottom of tin can opening on east side, 0.3 foot above land surface and 

1,406.51 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine and 100 horsepower electric motor. 

_________Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40_________

Aug. 31, 1939 145.45 Oct. 17, 1939139.05 1 Jan. 15, 1940137.75 

Sept.14 139.47 Nov. 16 137.82 Feb. 20 137.49 

Oct. 3 159.52 Dec. 18_______156.68 | Oct. 24_______142.59

261. Higley Ward School. NW|NW| sec. 15, T. 2 S., R. 7 E. About 

0.45 mile north of Magma and Arizona Railroad siding at Rittenhouse. Used 

drilled public service well, diameter 6 inches, depth 220 feet. Measuring point, top of wood pump base south side, 1,400.97 feet above mean sea 

level. Bench mark, established Dec. 7, 1939, nail driven in power line 

pole with transformer, near school, 0.5 mile north of Rittenhouse and 

1,405.95 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Aug.

Sept

30,

. 5

14

19

1939 139.95

159.82

158.9

158.47

Feb.

Apr.

June

20,

2

11

1940

b

b

152.41

135.40

137.54

July 26,

Sept. 5

Oct. 24

1940 b 140.55

142.82

140.17

271. Sossaman Bros. NE^NE^ sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 7 E. About 100 feet 

south of frame house, 250 feet south of county road, 2.0 miles west of 

Ellsworth store at Rittenhouse. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

24 inches, depth 500 feet. Measuring point, top of metal base, west side, 

1 foot above land surface and 1,375.76 feet above mean sea level. Bench 

mark, established Dec. 13, 1939, chisel mark on southwest corner of pump 

base, 1,373.63 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with turbine and 100 

horsepower electric motor.

1959-40

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

.15

3

1

a

b

, 1939 153.34

134.15

132.35

Dec.

Feb.

Pump shut down 5 hours

Nearby well pumping.

18,

21,

1939

1940

128

108

.55

.19

May

Oct.

9, 1940

24

136

136

.50

.39
ARIZONA 81

Maricopa County Continued.

273. Leo Ellsworth. S^MEj sec. 28, T. 2 S. , R. 7 E. About 200 

feet west of county road, 1.5 mllea south of Ellsworth store at Rlttenhouse. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 24 inches. Measuring 

point, bottom of flange on pump base at land surface and 1,409.05 feet 

above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Oct. 11, 1939, chisel 

mark on northwest corner of concrete pump base, 1,409.76 feet above mean 

sea level. Equipped with turbine and 125 horsepower electric motor.

Date

Sept 

Dec. 

Jan.

.14, 

18 

15,

1939 

1940

Water 

level

145.05 

140.26 

131.35

Date

Feb. 

Apr. 

May

23, 1940 

2 

8

Water 

level

131.37 

134.11 

136.23

Date

Sept. 

Oct.

4, 1940 

24

Water 

level

148.54 

139.27

279. Southern Pacific Railroad. SE|-SE|- sec. 25, T. 2 S., R. 7 E. 

About 50 feet west of railroad at Queen Creek siding. Used drilled railroad well. Measuring point, bottom of hole in east side of casing, 3.3 

feet below land surface and 1,453.38 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring point,. 1959-40

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

21, 1939

.13

20

28

3

145

145

145

145

145

.07

.20

.33

.51

.62

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

19,

30

14

14,

1939

1940

145.

145.

145.

145.

65

13

95

85

Apr.

May

June

Oct.

2, 1940

8

11

23

144.73

145.56

145.65

147.28

Final County

1. Rose. SE^-SE^ sec. 31, T. 1 N., R. 8 E. On Rose Ranch, 2.6 miles 

southwest of Apache Junction. Used drilled stock well, diameter 6 inches. 

Measuring point, bottom of hole in south side of casing at land surface. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1939-40

Oct. 25 

Nov. 16 

Dec. 27

>

22. 

Ranch, 0

Florence 

33 feet, 

surface.

1939 269.65 

269.94 

269.99

Jan. 

Feb. 

Apr.

16, 1940 

21 

4

270.08 1 

270.52 

270.02 1

May 

Oct.

10 

22

, 1940 270.18 

270.43

Hart Mullins. HW£SE£ sec. 35, T. 1 S., R. 10 E. On Mullins 

.1 mile from north bank of Queen Creek, 5.8 miles northeast of 

Junction. Unused dug domestic well, diameter 48 inches, depth 

Measuring point, top east side wood curb, 0.3 foot above land

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

28, 1939

. 5

15

21

26

2

20.

20.

18.

17.

18.

19.

51

91

00

90

34

05

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

19,

30

14

27

13,

20

1939

1940

19

19

19

20

21

22

,80

.02

.59

.80

.45

.82

Apr.

May

June

July

Sept.

Oct.

1, 1940

8

11

27

7

22

24.46

25.94

27.42

28.28

28.79

29.15

23. Hart Mullins. NW$-SEi sec. 35, T. 1 S., R. 10 E. On Mullins 

Ranch, 0.1 mile from north bank of Queen Creek, 3.8 miles northeast of 

Florence Junction. Used dug stock well, diameter 48 inches, depth 27 

feet. Measuring point, top inner edge of angle iron, east side, at land 

surface. Equipped with centrifugal pump and gasoline engine. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

28, 1939

. 5

15

21

26

2

21

22

IS

18

19

19

.54

.03

.19

.97

.30

.92

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

19,

30

14

27

15,

20

1959

1940

20

19

21

21

22

22

.65

.77

.38

.75

.29

.66

Apr.

May

June

July

Sept.

Oct.

1, 1940

8

11

27

7

22

23.79

24.60

25.35

25.87

26.20

26.41
82 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Final County--Contlnued.

24. Jack Gray. NWjSWj sec. 35, T. IS., R. 10 E. About 0.15 mile 

north of north bank of Queen Creek and 3.5 miles northeast of Florence 

Junction. Used drilled domestic and stock well, diameter 8 Inches, 

depth 102 feet. Measuring point, notch in top of casing, east side, 2.0 

feet above land surface. Equipped with cylinder pump and windmill.

Date

Aug. 28, 1939 

Sept. 5 

15 

21 

26 

Oct. 2

Water 

level

44.65 

44.75 

43.73 

43.33 

43.20 

44.34

Date

Oct. 19, 1939 

30 

Dec. 27 

Jan. 13, 1940 

Feb. 20 

Apr. 1

Water 

level

44.55 

43.97 

44.69 

45.08 

45.45 

46.36

Date

May 8, 1940 

June 11 

July 27 

Sept. 7 

Oct. 22

Water 

level

47.43 

48.39 

49.55 

50.15 

51.12

32. L. C. Baldwin. SEjSWj sec. 34, T. 18., R. 10 E. About 0.1 

mile north of north bank of Queen Creek, 3.0 miles northeast of Florence 

Junction. Unused dug domestic well, depth 68 feet. Measuring point, 

top north side wood curb, 1 foot above land surface.

Water level. In feet below measuring ]>olnt. 1939-40

Aug.

Se.pt

8, 1939

19

28

. 5

15

81

26

58.30

'57.87

58.20

58.47

57.77

56.97

56.60

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

2,

19

30

14

27

13,

20

1939

1940

56

57

57

58

59

60

61

.50

.15

.57

.10

.72

.40

.26

Apr.

May

June

July

Sept.

Oct.

1, 1940

8

11

27

7

22

63.36

66.46

66.88

a)

fi

a)

35. E. M. Little. SWjSW^ sec. 8, T. 23., R. 10 E. About 100 feet 

southwest of U. S. Highway 80, 1.0 mile northwest of Florence Junction. 

Unused drilled well, diameter 6 inches. Measuring point, top of casing, 

west side, 0.2 foot above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Sept.

Oct.

28, 1939'

26

2

19

30

410

410

410

410

411

.86

.87

.90

.95

.05

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

14,

27

13,

20

1

1939

1940

411

411

411

411

411

.08

.21

.24

.28

.31

MaT

June

July

Sept.

Oct.

8", 1940

11

27

7

22

411.40

411.25

411.18

411.70

411.75

36. L. C. Baldwin. SEiSWi sec. 34, T. IS., R. 10 E. About 0.1 

mile north of north bank of Queen Creek, 3.0 miles northeast of Florence 

Junction. Used dug domestic and stock well, diameter 60 Inches, depth 

81 feet. Measuring point, northwest corner of wood sill for trap door* 

Water levels, In feet below measuring point, 1940s July 27, 69.10; 

Septi 7, 70.75J Oct. 22, 72.56.

41. Barkley. NWjSEi sec. 27, T. 2 S., R. 8 E. On Bowen«a Ranch, 

at ranch headquarters, 0.3 mile south of south bank of Queen Creek, 4.0 

miles east of Queen Greek railroad aiding. Used drilled domestic and 

stock well, depth 400 feet. Measuring point, plug on south side casing 

at land surface. Elevation of measuring point 1,558.19 feet above mean 

sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring iioint, 1959-40

Sept

Oct.

.15, 1939

21

26

3

19

219.

219.

219.

219.

219.

54

56

61

30

50

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Feb.

Apr.

30,

14

18

20,

2

1939

1940

219.

219.

219.

219.

220.

68

77

89

95

09

May

fane

July

Sept.

Oct.

8, 1940

11

26

5

22

220.10

220.18

220.33

220.50

220.57

71. Magma Arizona Railroad. NEjNE^ sec. 35, T. 3 S., R. 8 E. About 

100 feet east of railroad track at Magma station. Unused drilled industrial well, diameter 6 Inches, depth 450 feet. Measuring point, top of 

metal cover, west side, 0.8 foot above land surface and 1,518.33 feet 

above mean sea level. Bench mark, established Dec. 5, 1939, end of tie 

rod at southwest corner of base of well derrick, Magma junction, elevation 

1,518.21 feet above mean sea level.

a Well dry.
ARIZONA

Final County Continued. 

71. Magma Arizona Railroad Continued.

Water level, in feet below measuring ]

Date

Aug. 

Sept

Oct.

20, 

28 

. 5 

13 

20 

26 

3

Water 

level

1939 147.91 

147.87 

147.91 

147.90 

147.94 

148.00 

148.03

Date

Oct.

Nov. 

Dec. 

Jan. 

Feb.

19, 

30 

14 

18 

14, 

20

1939 

1940

Water

level

148.02 

148.08 

148.15 

148.20 

148.23 

148.24

point, 1939-40

Date

Apr. 

May 

June 

July

Sept. 

Oct.

2, 1940 

8 

11 

26 

4 

23

Water

level

148.40 

148,43 

148.53 

148.70 

148.88 

149.26

PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES

Santa Cruz River Valley 

By E. H. Gushing, H. Q. Fernandas, and D. H. Bratton

Work in the valley of the Santa Cruz River in Pima and Santa Cruz 

Counties was begun September 1, 1939. The region under Investigation extends along the river between its entrance to the United States east of 

Nogales and its junction with the Gila River northwest of Casa Qrande. 

Intensive work in this area has just begun. Water-level measurements 

have been made in 41 well* In Santa Cruz County, 63 wells In Pima 

County, and have recently been started in the portion of the valley 

lying in Final County. A total of 1,085 individual measurements of 

water level were made In the wells from September 1, 1939 and January 1, 

1941.

The accompanying figure shows hydrographs of typical observation 

wells in the area. All are In Pima County with the exception of Well 

142 which la In Santa Cruz County. Well 199 is relatively shallow and is 

situated near Rilllto Creek at a point about three miles east of the 

Santa Cruz River. The fluctuations of water level In the well show the 

normal seasonal depletion of the ground-water overcome during the summer 

and the increase in storage caused by recharge from floods in Rilllto 

Creek. Well 256 Is east of the city of Tucson and is comparatively deep. 

The hydrograph shows a progressive lowering of water level and no 

effects of recharge.

Well 96 Is near both the Santa Cruz River and the area of heavy 

pumping in the vicinity of Cortaro. Well 296 Is also near the river but 

is in the region of heavy pimping north of San Xavler del Bac Hission.
84 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Well 199 

Depth 24 feet 

Pima Co. Precipitation at Tucson,/ 

Arizona, In inches X

Well 256 

Depth 189 

Pima Co.

Well 96

Depth 200 feet

Pima Go.

Well 296 

Depth 40 feet 

Pima Co.

Well 415 

Depth 67 feet 

Pima Co.

Well 142 

Depth 52 feet 

Santa Cruz Co

SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUKE jaLY AUG. SEPT, OCT. HOT. DEC

Figure 5. Graphs showing fluctuations of water level in observation wells 

in the Santa Cruz Valley, Pia» and Santa Cruz Counties, Ariz.
ARIZONA 85

The water level in the well is influenced to some extent by the pumpage 

of the city of Tucson. Well 415 is near the river in the pumped region 

at Sahuarita. The water levels in all three wells are affected by pumping during the summer months.

Floods late in the summer of 1940 lessened pumping requirements and 

raised the water levels in many of the wells in the Santa Cruz Valley. 

The hydrograph of well 142, which is slightly downstream from the 

Nogales infiltration gallery pumping station,- shows that the flood of 

August 13, 1940 produced sufficient recharge to offset temporarily the 

heavy withdrawal of water from the gallery.

In the following tables the water levels are expressed in feet below 

measuring points. The highest and lowest water levels which are given 

for many of the wells were obtained with maximum-minimum strip recorders.

Pima County

25. Cortaro Fams. HE|HE| sec. 30, T. 11 3., R. U.K. About 2 

miles west and 0.5 mile south from Cortaro Farm offices, 2.6 miles west 

from Marana Station. Used drilled domestic well, diameter 6 inches, 

depth 200 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, east side, 0.75 foot 

above land surface. Equipped with electric cylinder pump.

water level, in reet oeiow measuring ;

Date

Sept. 16, 1939 

27 

Nov. 14 

Dec. 30

Water 

level

172.70 

172.62 

172.92 

173.17

Date

Feb, 80, 1940 

Mar. 19 

May 2

31

Water

level

173.05 

173.18 

173.45 

173.62

Doint, iyay-4u

Date

July 19, 1940 

Oct. 1 

Nov. 7

Water 

level

173.87 

173.93 

174.12

81. Quake, SE^SW^ sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 13 K. About 0.6 mile east 

from junction State Highway 84 and Ina Road, and 0'.25 mile north from Ina 

Road, 2.1 miles southeast from Cortaro. Unused drilled well, diameter 

12 inches, depth 118 feet. Measuring point, red mark on northwest side 

of top of casing at land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point^ 1959-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

.13,

26

13

30

1939 89.91

89.91

89.59

89.31

Feb.

Mar.

May

20,

18

2

31

1940 89.26

89.70

91.20

91.50

July

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1Q 19,

7

26

1940 92.24

91.36

91.83

91.63

96. Cortaro Faxms. NE^HWj sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 12 E. About 0.15 

mile southwest from State Highway 84, 2 miles southeast from Rillito. 

Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 18 to 24 inches, depth over 200 

feet. Measuring point, seam at top of casing, south side, at land surface, 

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

.15,

27

13

30

1939 83.62

83.22

79.69

76.58

Feb.

Mar.

May

20,

19

2

31

1940 74.71

75.19

80.19

79.86

July

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

19,

10

7

26

1940 85.93

82.43

81.91

79.20
WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Pima County Continued.

9-7. Cortaro Farms. NW£NW|- sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 12 E. About 2.7 

miles northwest from Cortaro Station and 2.9 miles south southeast of 

Rllllto Station. Windmill and tank painted orange. Unused drilled well, 

diameter 12 Inches, depth 115 feet. Measuring point, seam at top of 

casing, at land surface.

Date

Sept. 14, 1959 

27 

Nov. 14 

Dec. 50

Water 

level

81.50 

80.94 

76.24 

74.06

Date

Feb. 20, 1940 

Mar. 19 

May 2

Water 

level

72.22 

75.50 

77.56

Date

May 51, 1940 

Oct. 10

Water 

level

a 77.12' 

78.51 

80.55

98. Cortaro Farms. NE£SW£ sec. 21, T. 12 0., R. 12 E. About 2.4 

miles west northwest from Cortaro and 5.2 miles south southeast from 

Rllllto Station. Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 24 Inches, 

depth more than 200 feet. Measuring point, seam at top of casing, at 

land surface.

Water level. In feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Sept. 27,

Nov. 14

Dec. 50

Feb. 20,

1959

1940

78.57

74.85

72.70

70.75

Mar.

May

July

19, 1940

2

51

19

70.89

74.19

74.74

78.54

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

10, 1940

7

50

77.70

76.64

75.84

99. Tucson Light & Power Co. NEj-SffiJ sec. 26, T. 12 S., R. 12 E. 

About 75 feet southwest of State Highway 84, Inside Cortaro Power House, 

southwest corner. Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 18 inches, 

depth 145 feet. Measuring point, top of casing west side, at land 

surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Sept. 15,

Nov. 15

Jan. 2,

1959

1940

70.14

69.46

67.72

Mar.

May

19,

2

51

1940

b

68.58

71.86

72.80 I

July

Oct.

Dec.

19,

1

26

1940 75.76

71.42

71.29

101. Adams. NEiNEj sec. 55, T. 12 S., R. 12 E. About 0.5 mile 

south southwest of junction of Wade, Silver Bell, and Cortaro Farm roads, 

1.8 miles west southwest from Cortaro Station. Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 24 Inches, depth 155 feet. Measuring point, joint 

at top of casing, 0.5 foot above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring :>oint, 1939-40

Sept. 14, 1959

26

Nov. 14

Dec. 50

115.50

118.78

117.59

116.04

Feb.

Mar.

May

20, 1940

19

2

51

114.22

115.56

115.60

116.67

July

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

19, 1940 l'

7

20

119.45

120.60

121.60

119.42

121. Cortaro Parma. SWtNEi sec. 1, T. 12 S., R. 11 E. About 1.0 

mile west from road junction 0.34 mile northwest from Rillito. Unused, 

drilled well, diameter 6 inches, depth 176 feet. Measuring point, 1/2- 

inch hole in top of casing cap, 0.4 foot above land surface. 

Water level. In feet below measuring ;>oint. 1959-40

Sept

Nov. 

Dec.

.14, 

27 

14 

50

1959 165.72 

165.65 

164.09 

164.18

Feb. 

Mar. 

May

20, 

19 

2 

51

1940 164.24 

164.29 

164.55 

164.83

July 

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

19, 

10 

7 

30

1940 165.44 

166.55 

148.10 

166.45

151. Nourse. SEjSWj sec. 2, T. 15 S., R. 12 E. At junction of 

Silver Bell and Picture Rooks roads, 1.7 miles south-southwest of Oortaro 

Station. Dug and drilled domestic well, diameter 6 inches, depth 79 

feet. Measuring point, top of casing, east side, ]* £&_ feet above land 

surface. Equipped with cylinder pump and gasoline engine.

Water level, In feet below measuring : roint. 1959-40

Sept. 15, 1959 67.28 

27 67.84 

Nov. 14 68.69 

Jan. 2. 1940 68.32

Mar. 19, 1940 68.43 

May 2 70.95 

31 71.40

Oct. 1, 1940 

Nov. 7 

Dec. 50

70.85 

71.12 

69.40

a Highest water level In period between tape measurements, 

b Well 15 feet southwest Just shut down after pumping 12 hours.
ARIZONA 87

Plma County Continued.

132. W. A. Knapp. SWjSWfc sec. 8, T. 13 S., R. 12 B. About 0.20 

mile west from junction of State Highway 84 and Sunset Road, 1.0 mile 

northwest from Jaynes Station. Unused drilled well, diameter 8 Inches, 

depth 85 feet. Measuring point, seam at top of casing, 0.75 foot above 

land surface. 

Date

Sept

Nov. 

Jan.

.13, 

26 

13 

2,

1939 

1940

Water 

level

42.08 

42.32

43.13 

43.69

Date

Feb. 

Mar. 

May

19, 1940 

18 

2 

31

Water 

level

43.53 

43.88 

44.66 

44.78

Date

Aug. 

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

6, 1940 

1 

7 

21

Water 

level

45.70 

44.53 

45.52 

45.47

133. W. A. Hansen. NE£Nff| sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 12 E. About 1.5 

miles southeast from junction of Picture Rocks and Silver Bell roads, 

and 2.8 miles south-southeast from Cortaro Station. Used drilled domestic 

well, diameter 6 Inches, depth 80 feet. Measuring point, bottom of pump, 

south side, 0.75 foot above land surface. Equipped with windmill. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Sept

Nov.

.13,

27

14

1939 71.97

72.65

73.60

Dec.

Mar.

May

27,

" 

2

1939

1940

73.93

74.72

76.62

May

July

Nov.

31,

19

7

1940 76.87

77.79

76.84

141. Cortaro Farms. NWfcNWi sec. 6, T. 13 S., R. 13 E. About 0.3 

mile east of junction of State Highway 84 and Ina Road, about 10 yards 

south of road, 2.2 miles southeast from Cortaro Station. Unused drilled 

irrigation well, diameter 24 Inches, depth 82 feet. Measuring point, 

seam at top of casing, at land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Sept.

Nov.

Dec.

Feb.

15,

26

13

30

20,

1939

1940

73

74

73

73

73

.74

.25

.79

.66

.26

Mar.

May

18, 1940

2

31

a

a

74.46

74.27

76.30

75.91

76.58

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

6, 1940

1

7

26

77.92

76.77

76.92

76.05

142. Cortaro Farms. SE^SE^ sec. 7, T. 13 S., R. 13 E. About 0.45 

mile west of junction of State Highway 84 and Sunset Road, which is 1.0 

mile northwest from Jaynes Station. Housed drilled well, diameter 24 

inches, depth 44 feet. Measuring point, red mark on southeast side of 

top of casing, at land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring : >olnt. 1939-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

Feb.

.14,

26

13

30

19,

1939

1940

30

3C

31

31

32

.24

.65

.46

.95

.00

Mar.

May

18, 1940

2

31

a

a

31.89

32.15

33.11

32.99

33.26

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

6, 1940

]_

7

23

33.99

34.02

34.18

33.70

146. Jaynes Station Irrigation District. HE£SE£ sec. 17, T. 13 S., 

R. 13 E. At northeast corner of Jaynes Station school, 0.6 mile northeast 

of Junction State Highway 84 and Ruthrauff Road. Bored Irrigation well, 

diameter 16 inches, depth 96 feet. Measuring point, top of 1^-lnch pipe 

welded on casing, 1.0 foot above land surface. Equipped with turbine 

and electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Sept % 12,

Sear. 15

Dec. 27

1939 41.15

41.49

41.32

Feb.

Oct.

1 19, Q 1940 -41

42

.29

.74 [

Nov.

Dec.

7,

23

1940 42.22

41.53

147. Bans Been. SW|SBj sec. 17, T. 13 S., R. 13 E. About 0.25 

mile west of junction of State Highway 84 and Ruthrauff Road, 10 feet 

north of road, 0.2 mile southeast of Jaynes Station. Unused drilled 

irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth 58 feet. Measuring point, 

seam at top of casing, at land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

.12, 1939

26

13

27

32.89

33.52

34.05

35.04

Feb.

Mar.

May

19, 1940

18

2

36. 76

38.53

38.74

Hay

Aug.

Dec.

31, 1940

6

23

39.14

39.40

32.20

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
88 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Pima County Continued.

154. Ralph Wetmore. NEjSEi sec. 24, T. 13 S., R. 13 E., 0.8 

mile east of U. S. Highway 80, 2.7 miles north of Tucson city limits. 

Dug and drilled domestic well, diameter 84 to 12 inches, depth 86 

feet. Measuring point, blue arrow at east side of concrete casing 1 

foot below top and 1 foot above land surface. Equipped with centrifugal pump and electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1939-40

Date

Sept 

Nov. 

Dec. 

Feb.

.18, 

6 

29 

21,

1939 

1940

Water 

level

51.46 

31.52 

31.85 

52.00

Date

Mar. 

May 

June 

July

19, 1940 

3 

3 

20

Water 

level

51.97 

32.17 

33.23 

33.66

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

3, 1940 

7 

25

Water 

level

55.62 

33.75 

31.87

158. Bruce Knapp. SEjNEj sec. 28, T. 13 S., R. 13 E. About 0.1 

mile southwest of State Highway 84, 0.1 mile northwest of junction with 

Prime Road, 2.0 miles southeast of Jaynes Station. Dug and bored domestie well, diameter 12 inches, depth 168.5 feet. Measuring point, -J-ineh 

hole, northwest side of pump base, 0.8 foot above land surface. 

Equipped with small pressure pump and electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Sept

Nov.

Jan.

.12,

27

13

2,

1939

1940

32.11

32.27

32.88

33.28

Feb.

Mar.

May

July

19,

18

31

19

1940 32.94

33.36

33.65

34.75

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

10,

7

25

1940 33.68

54.75

34.00

185. J. M. Guss. SE£SW£ sec. 21, T. 13 S., R. 14 E. On River Road, 

1.4 miles east of North Campbell Avenue, 0.5 mile northwest of junction 

of River and Dodge roads, Tucson. Unused dug well, diameter 90 to 72 

inches, depth 28 feet. Measuring point, red mark on flange at top of 

pump, 6.62 feet below land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

.19,

6

29

1939 17.90

18.49

18.97

Feb.

Mar.

May

21,

19

3

1940 19.01

18.67

18.84 [

June

Aug.

Oct.

3,

6

3

1940 18.94

19.59

(a)

187. Courtright Stables. SElSE^ sec. 25, T. 13 S., R. 14 E. About 

0.4 mile south from River Road, 1.1 miles west of junction of River Road 

and Sabino Canyon Road. Unused dug veil, 36 by 48 inches,-depth 16 feet. 

Measuring point, red mark at hole in well cover, 1.25 feet above land 

surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

Feb.

.20,

6

29

21,

1939

1940

12.14

13.53

14.11

13.60

Mar.

May

June

July

19,

3

3

20

1940 11.30

13.54

14.30

15.13

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

3,

7

23

1940 13.80

14.19

6.41

190. Bayliss. SW£SE£ sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 14 E. About 0.3 mile 

north of Fort Lowell Road and 0.4 mile northwest of Fort Lowell Ruins. 

Used dug irrigation well, diameter 72 inches, depth 19 feet. Measuring 

point, red mark top of casing, east side, 7.5 feet below land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40 _.__._.__._._..

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

Feb.

.21,

6

29

25,

1939

1940

8.00

8.67

9.25

9.59

Mar.

May

June

20, 1940

, 4

3

b 8

8

9

10

.74

.83

.34

.23

July

Dot.

Nov.

Dec.

20,

3

8

23

1940 11.37

9.99

10.03

8.77

192. Glenn Bingham. SBiSH* sec. 27, T. 13 S., R. 14 E. About 100 

feet north of Fort Lowell Road, 0.4 mile east from Maple Blvd., Tucson. 

Unused drilled domestic well, diameter 6 inches, depth 44 feet. Measuring point, red mark on block, top of casing, 0.7 foot above land surface. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Sept 

Nov. 

Dec. 

Feb.

.21 

14 

29 

25

a 

b

, 1939 

, 1940

Dry. 

Highest

32.00 

35.20 

33.56 

33.36

Mar.

May 

June

19, 

4 

3

1940 31.89 

31.60 

32.70

Aug. 

Nov. 

Dec.

20, 

8 

25

1940 34.50 

35.60 

34.12

water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 89

Pima County Continued.

196. Southern Arizona Polo Association. SEiNWj- sec. 28, T. 13 S., 

R. 14 E. About 0.15 mile south of River Road, 1.4 miles east of Campbell Avenue, Tucson. Unused dug and drilled stock well, diameter 48 to 

10 inches, depth 26 feet. Measuring point, top of concrete casing, west 

side, 0.5 foot above land surface.

Date

Sept 

Nov. 

Dec. 

Feb.

.19, 

6 

29 

21,

Wate

1939 

1940

r level, in fee

Water 

level

19.91 

22.55 

23.47 

23.54

Date

Mar. 

May 

June 

July

st below mea

19, 1940 

3 

3 

20

suring ]

Water 

level

20.19 

23.11 

23.96 

24.52

Doint,

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

1939-40

3, 1940 

7 

23

Wate'r 

level

(c) 

(c)

14.20

197. NEjSEj- sec. 28, T. 13 S., R. 14 E. About 0.12 mile south 

Rillito Creek on Maple Blvd., 0.3 mile north of Port Lowell Road, Tucson. 

Unused dug irrigation well, diameter 96 inches, depth 23 feet. Measuring point, red mark top of 10 by 10-inch timber, east side, 2.8 feet 

above land surface. Equipped with centrifugal pump and electric motor. 

Water level, in feet below measuring :?oint, 1939-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

Feb.

.21,

14

29

23,

1939

1940

17

18

19

18

b 17

.93

.74

.32

.90

.76

Mar.

May

June

Aug.

19, 1940

4

3

6

17

b 17

17

18

19

.90

.74

.95

.86

.11

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

3, 1940

8

23

20.54

to 19.11

23.48

13.38

199. Southern Arizona Polo Association. HE^SWj- sec. 28, T. 13 S. 

R. 14 E. About 540 yards south of bend in River Road, 0.35 mile east 

from Dodge Boulevard, 50 feet south of well 196, Tucson. Unused dug 

stock well, diameter 42 inches, depth 24 feet. Measuring point, blue 

mark on top of casing, south side, 3.5 feet above land surface. 

Water level, in feet below measuring :)oint, 1939-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

Feb.

.19,

6

29

21,

1939

1940

20.59

21.17

22.62

22.99

Mar.

May

June

July

19,

3

3

20

1940 20.79

22.18

22.39

22.70

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

3,

7

23

1940 20.90

22.06

15.12

201. Urquidas. SBf-SE^ sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 14 E. About 100 yards 

north of Rillito Creek, 100 u ards east of Sabino Canyon Road, Tucson. 

Unused dug well, diameter 96 inches, depth 17 feet. Measuring point, 

red mark on center board of well cover, 1.08 feet above land surface. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

Feb.

.20,

6

29

21,

1939

1940

14

15

15

14

.83

.20

.31

.92

Mar.

May

June

July

19, 1940

3

3

20

14

14

14

15

.28

.30

.76

.59

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

3, 1940

7

23

15.80

16.21

14.90

207. P. W. Jordan. Nff£NW£ sec. 36, T. 13 S., R. 14 E. About 0.25 

mile north northeast of junction of Plrt Lowell and C^aycroft Roads,, 0.2 

mile north of Port Lowell Ruins, Tucson. Unused dug well, diameter 96 

inches, depth 30 feet. Measuring point, red mark west side top of casing, 

2.0 feet above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring ooint, 1939-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

.21,

6

29

21,

20

1939

1940

25

26

28

29

27

.77

.92

.50

.10

.18

May

June

3, 1940

3

a

b

27.10

27.95

27.56

29.31

July

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

20, 1940

3

8

23

(c)

28.31

29.43

27.94

221. W. G. Boyd. SEjSE^ sec. 29, T. 13 S., R. 15 E. About 0.4 

mile north of Rillito Creek, 0.1 mile south from county road, 0.8 mile 

west from junction of River Road and Sabino Canyon Road. Unused drilled 

well, diameter 8 inches, depth 130 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 

2.5 feet below land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Sept. 22,

Nov. 6

Dec. 29

Feb. 21,

1939

1,940

22.19

22.59

22.15

23.30

Mar.

May

June

19, 1940

3

3

21.92

b 22.65

21.97

22.19

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

5, 1940

3

7

23

22.71

23.21

23.40

22.43

Highest water level in period between tape measurements. 

Lowest water level in period between tape measurements. 

Dry.
90 WAT2S LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

PIma County Continued.

222. E. T. Wrlght. NW^SWj sec. 35, T. 13 S., R. 15 E. About 50 

feet northwest of nsw Tanque Verde Road, 0.1 mile southwest of Rillito 

Creek. Used dug stock well, diameter 42 inches, depth 18 feet. Measuring point, red mark on south side of pump base, 1.5 feet above land 

surface. Equipped with hand-operated cylinder pump.

Date

Sept 

Nov. 

Dec. 

Feb.

.22,

14 

29 

21,

1939 

1940

Water 

level

15.92 

16.31 

16.29 

16.24

Date

Mar. 

May

June 

July

30, 1940 

3 

3 

20

Water

level

15.23 

15.65 

16.46 

17.18

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

3, 1940 

7 

23

Water

level

17.31 

17.50 

14.05

223. Crouch. SWiSE^- sec. 36, T. 13 S., R. 15 E. About 0.15 mile 

north of Tanque Verde Road, 0.4 mile west northwest of junction of 

Tanque Verde Road and Tanque Verde Loop Road. Used dug domestic well, 

diameter 60 Inches, depth 33 feet. Measuring point, red mark south 

edge of hole in well cover, 1.6 feet above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring :>oint, 1959-40

Sept. 22,

Mov. 14

Dec. 29

Feb. 21,

1959

1940

29.95

50.81

51.76

52.27

Mar.

May

June

July

20, 1940

5

5

20

51.95

29.59

50.70

51.56

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Z, 1940

7

23

52.70

52.79

24.89

253. NWiSEi sec. 3, T. 14 S., R. 15 E. About 0.3 mile north from 

Speedway, 0.34 mile west from Harrison Road. Unused dug well, diameter 

48 Inches, depth 66 feet. Measuring point, red mark on board, at land 

surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring ;?olnt t 1959-40

Sept. 22,

Nov. 14

Dec. 29

Feb. 21,

1959

1940

62.50

62.61

62.89

65.02

Mar.

May

June

July

20, 1940

5

5

20

65.05

65.20

65.40

63.65

Oct.

Hov.

Dec.

3, 1940

8

23

65.85

64.01

63.78

255. J. S. Sayres. NWjSW| sec. 6, T. 14 S., R. 15 E. About 100 

yards east from Tanque Verde Loop Road, 0.6 mile south from Tanque Verde 

Road. Unused drilled well, diameter 16 inches, depth 24 feet. Measuring point, red mark on top of casing, east side, 0.9 foot above land 

surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Sept

HOY.

Dec.

Feb.

.22,

14

29

21,

1959

1940

20

20

21

20

.25

.99

.15

.61

Mar.

May

June

July

20,

5

5

20

1940 19.72

20.60

21.11

21.87

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

3, 1940

7

23

21.98

22.62

15.94

256. Charles Raynard. SWiSE^ sec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 15 S. About 

mile north from Broadway, 0.6 mile east from Wilraot Road, Tucson.

drilled well, diameter 7 Inches, depth 189 feet. Measuring 

point, red mark top of casing, at land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring ;x)int, 1959-40 i»pt

«ov.

Dec.

F,«b.

.22,

14

29

21,

1939

1940

178.64

178.58

178.62

178,69

Mar.

May

June

July

20,

5

5

20

1940 178.79

178.80

178.95

179.00

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

3,

8

23

1940 179.19

179.31

179.30

284. Petrie. NE|NW£ sec. 3, T. 14 S., R. 15 E. About 1.6 miles 

west of U. 8. Highway 80 and 0.25 mile south of DeMoss-Petrie Road. 

Unused dug and drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 to 9 inches, depth 

255 feet. Measuring point, red mark on east side top of casing, at 

land surface.

Water level, in fest below measuring point, 1959-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

Feb.

. 9

25

13

29

19

a

b

, 1939

, 1940

Highest

Lowest

27.80

27.80

27.82

27.79

27.55

Mar.

May

18, 1940

2

51

a 27.57

27.46

a 27.56

28.04

28.60

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

6,

10

7

25

1940 29.

b 30.

28.

28.

28.

56

55

91

64

IB

water level in period between tape measurements.

water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZOHA 91

Pima County Continued.

388. A. J. Lam. NE^SWj sec. 14, T. 14 S., R. 15 E. About 0.5 - 

mile south of Congress Street on S. Grand Avenue, northeast side at base 

of Sentinel Peak, Tucson. Used dug and driven domestic well, diameter 

2 inches, depth 34 feet. Measuring point, top of 1J inch pipe, 13.2 

feet below land surface. Equipped with cylinder pump and electric motor.

Water level, in reet below measuring

Date

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

.11, 1939 

25 

13 

30

Water 

level

14.30 

14.45 

15.11 

14.36

Date

Feb. 

Mar. 

May 

May

19, 1940 

18 

4 

28

Water

level

13.64 

13.62 

14.22 

14.60

)oint, iyay-4U

Date

July 

Aug. 

Oct. 

Nov.

20, 1940 

13 

4 

5

Water 

level

15.56 

15.61 

15.63 

15.62

294. Hal Manning. SWjSEj sec. 34, T. 14 S.. R. 13 E. In field 

100 feet.west of road, 0.9 mile southwest of junction of Indian School 

and Valley roads, and 0.4 mile west of Valley Road. Dug and drilled irrigation well, diameter 144 to 16 inches. Measuring point, top of caging, east side, at land surface. Equipped with centrifugal pump and 

tractor. Water levels, in feet below measuring point: Sept. 28, 1939, 

33.44} Oct. 4, 1940, 36.44; Nov. 5, 1940, 36.60.

295. Hal Manning. SWjSEj- sec. 34, T. 14 S., R. 13 E. About 1.0 

mile southwest of junction of Indian School Read with Valley Road, in 

field 0.5 mile west of Valley Road, farthest west of three wells 275 

yards apart. Unused dug and drilled irrigation well, diameter 96 to 16 

Inches. Measuring point, red mark at top of casing, southwest side, 0.6 

foot above land surface. Measurements discontinued Nov. 5, 1940. For 

further measurements in this vicinity, see well 294.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Sept. 28,

Nov. 6

Dec. 26

1939 53.96

33.57

32.82

Feb.

Mar.

19,

18

1940 32

a 51

32

.08

.76

.25

May 1,

28

1940

a 31.38

32.85

33,38

296. Hal Manning. SEiNWj sec. 35, T. 14 S., R. 13 E. About 0.3 

mile east from Valley Road, 0.5 mile southeast from junction of Valley 

Road and Indian School Road. Unused dug well, diameter 150 to 132 inches, 

depth 40 feet. Measuring point, red mark at southwest side of top of 

casing, 2.0 feet above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring joint, 1939-40

Sept. 29,

Nov. 6

Dec. 26

Feb. 19,

1939

1940

36.37

35.87

34.49

33.21

Mar.

May

July

18, 1940

1

28

20

32.70

34.29

35.08

37,32

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

13, 1940

4

5

30

59.63

36.68

35.95

34.14

511. H. C. Barker. NEiSVlfc aeo*>l f T. 15 S., R. IS E. About 0.7 

mile southwest from junction of Irvington Road and U. S. Highway 89, 

100 feet west of Mission Dale Road. Dug domestic well, diameter 44 

inches, depth 59.1 feet. Measuring point, blue mark at hole in tin top 

cover, 0.55 foot above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring joint, 1959-40

Sept. 16,

Nov. 13

Dec. 26

Feb. 19,

1939

1940

52.23

53.70

53.51

53.36

Mar.

May

July

18, 1940

1

28

20

53.27

53.50

53.69

53.88

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec..

13, 1940

4

5

30

54.84

53.76

53.95

52.77

514. San Xavier School. NBjHBi aec. 15, T. 15 S., R. 13 E. About 

2.0 miles north northeast of San Xavier del Bee Mission, and 0.2 mile 

west of Santa Cruz River. Used drilled domestic and public well, diameter 

8 inches. Measuring point, top of casing, west side, 2.0 feet above land 

surface. Equipped with windmill.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

 1,

23

13

26

1939 37

37

38

37

.87

.93

.04

.93

Mar.

May

18, 1940

1

28 b

37.49

38.01

38.42

Aug.

Oct.

Dec.

13, 1940

4

30

38.88

39.60

b 40.42

Higherb water level in period between tape measurements. 

Pumping.
92 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

PLma County Continued.

315. SEjSEj sec. 15, T. 15 S., R. 13 E. About 1.25 miles nofc'theast of San Xavier del Bac Mission and 0.25 mile west of Santa Cru£ 

River. Unused drilled well, diameter 18 inches, depth 133 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, west side, at land surface.

Date

Sept. 5, 1939 

23 

Nov. 13 

Dec. 26 

Feb. 19, 1940

Water 

level

48.28 

48.26 

48.51 

48.47 

48.16 

a 47.91

Date

Mar. 18, 1940 

May 1 

28

Water 

level

48.00 

a 47.93 

48.36 

a 48.38 

48.74

Date

Aug. 31, 1940 

Oct. 4

Nov. 4 

Dec. 30

' Water 

level

' 49.16 

48.72 

a 48.45 

48.84 

48.44

319. U. S. Indian Service, San Xavier Reservation. SEjNEj aec. 22, 

T. 15 S., R. 13 E. About 0.8 mile east northeast of San Xavier del Bac 

Mission and 0.5 mile north northwest of road crossing Santa Cruz Hiver. 

Dug domes-tic well, diameter 96 inches, depth 44 feet. Measuring point, 

red mark at northeast side of casing, 1.6 feet above land surface. 

Water level, in feet below measuring >oint, 1959-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

. 8,

25

13

26

1939 51

32

34

33

.34

.75

.44

.81

Feb.

Mar.

May

19, 1940

18

1

28

33.62

35.16

55.87

34.12

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

13,

4

5

50

1940 54.50

55.50

55.75

, 53.32

322. U. S. Indian Service, San Xavier Reservation. SW^SEj see. 22, 

T. 15 S., R. 13 E. At headquarters of U. S. Indian Service 100 feet 

north of Santa Cruz River Crossing Road at a point 0.4 mile west of ford. 

Unused drilled well, diameter 6 inches, depth 45 feet. Measuring'point, 

blue mark at top of casing, west side, 0.75 foot above land surface. 

Water level, in feet below measuring >oijit, 1959-40

Sept. 5,

23

Nov. 13

Dec. 26

1939 30.41

30.34

29.81

29.23

Feb.

Mar.

May

19, 1940

18

1

28

29.29

28.65

28.93

29.27

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

15, 1940

4

5

30

30.16

29.57

29.63

. 29.15

327. U. S. Indian Service, San Xavier Reservation. SWjSW|- sec. 25, 

T. 15 S., R. 15 E. About 1.0 mile east of San Xavier Mission and 0.1 

mile north from east end of Santa Cruz River Crossing. Dug domestic 

well, diameter 48 Inches, depth 58 feet. Measuring point, red arrow at 

top of curb, southwest corner, 2.5 feet above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Sept

Nov.

Jan.

. 5,

25

13

2,

1939

1940

31.03

33.32

37.00

32.64

Feb.

Mar.

May

June

19,

18

1

1

1940 32.50

33.52 ,

35.89

36.08

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

13,

4

5

30

1940 36.38

34.35

34.55

31.30

328. U. S. Indian Service, San Xavier Reservation. SW^KBj sec. 

26, T. 15 S., R. 13 E. About 0.64 mile south southwest of U. S. IndianService Sanatorium. Dug domestic and stock well, diameter 50 Inches, 

de^th 26 feet. Measuring point, red arrow at top of curb on south side, 

1.9 feet above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring :)oint, 1959-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

. 8, 1939

25

13

26

24

25

25

24

.33

.30

.60

.99

Feb.

Mar.

June

Aug.

19, 1940

18

1

13

24

24

22

25

.97

.40

.61

.94

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

4,

5

30

1940 25.21

25.53

24.36

329. Papago Indian Tribe. NW|NE|- sec. 27, T. 15 S., R. 13 E. 

About 0.4 mile west southwest of Santa Cruz River ford, 0.6 mile east 

southeast of San Xavier del Bac Mission. Unused dug well, diameter 

108 inches, depth 40 feet. Measuring point, red arrow at top of curb, 

southwest side, 1.9 feet above land surface. Equipped with centrifugal pump and electric motor.

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
ARI ONA

Pima County

329. Papago Indian Tribe C 

Water level, in feet bel*

Date

Sept. 5, 1939 

23 

Nov. 13 

Dec. 26 

Feb. 19, 1940

Water 

level

26.79 

26.70 

27.04 

26.55 

26.44 

a 25.64

Date '

Mar. 18, 1!

May 1 

28

Water 

level

40 25.85 

a 25.78 

26.07 

26.53 

a 26.41

Date

Aug. 13, 1P40 

Oct. 4 

Nov. 5

Dec. 30

Water 

level

27.53 

27.00 

26.95 

a 26.28 

26.47

93

--Continued.

ntinued.

measuring point, 1959-40

330. U. S. Indian Service, Sal 

sec. 27, T. 15 S., R. 13 E. About 

del Bac Mission, 1.6 miles southwes 

mile west of Santa Cruz River. Drl 

16 inches, depth 59 feet. Measurinj 

1.3 feet above land surface. Equip; 

Water level, in feet bel

Xavier Indian Reservation. SEfSEj 

.3 mile southeast from San Xavier

of U. S. Indian Sanatorium, 0.1 

led domestic and stock well, diameter

point, top of casing, south side, 

ed with rope and bucket. 

w measuring point, 1959-40

Sept

Nov.

Dec.

. 2, 1939

23

13

26

24

24

24

24

.89

.87

.79

.29

Feb.

Mar.

May

19, 1<

18

1

28

40 23.

23.

23.

24.

93

64

84

57

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

13, 1940

4

5

30

25.56

25.04

24.95

24.30

363. NW^NE^ sec. 7, T. 16 S., 

Southern Pacific Railroad, 2.3 mile 

dug domestic well, diameter 48 to 6 

point, red arrow on 1 by 6-inch boa

R. 14 E. About 200 feet east of 

south of Xavier siding. Unused 

inches, depth 48 feet. Measuring 

d, west side of curb, at land surface,

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

5,

15

2,

1939

1940

41.79

41.93

41.76

Feb.

Mar.

May

24, 1

20

4

40 41.46

41.80

41.98

June

Aug.

Oct.

4,

29

7

1940 42.10

41.94

42.20

373. Lane Farms. SEjSWf- sec. 

feet west of U. S. Highway 89, 2.2 

Sahuarita. Unused drilled well, 

feet. Measuring point, top of casing 

Water level, in feet beli

31, T. 16 S., R. 14 E. About 100 

lies north from road junction at

24 inches, depth more than 200 

east side1 , at land surface. 

w measuring point, 1939-40

diameter

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

1,

15

2,

23

1939

1940

50.43

48.82

48.95

51.25

Mar.

May

June

Aug.

20, l c

4

4

28

40 b 57.

52. 53.

56.

57

95

66

96

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

7,

5

24

1940 49.10

48.31

47.74

393. Lane Farms. SEj-NWj- sec. 

mile south of county Twin Buttes Ro 

road junction at Sahuarita. Unused 

depth 125 feet. Measuring point, s 

Water level, in feet beli

13, T. 17 S., R. 13 E. About 0.3 

d, and 0.75 mile west-southwest of 

drilled well, diameter 16 inches, 

am at top of casing, at land surface. 

measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

1,

15

2,

23

1939

1940

60

60

59

58

.98

.07

.24

.79

Mar.

May

June

Aug.

20, 1

4

4

28

40 60

61

61

63

.06

.46

.78

.24

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

7, 1940

5

24

63.24

62.84

61.54

395. Lane Farms. NWj-NE^ sec. 

south-southwest of junction of U. S 

0.5 mile west of U. S. Highway 89. 

depth 109 feet. Measuring point, s

Water level, in feet be

25, T. 17 S., R. 13 1. About 2.4 miles

Highway 89 and Twin Buttes Road, and 

Unused drilled well, diameter 16 inches, 

am in top of casing, at land surface.

.ow measuring point, 1939-40

Oct. 

Nov. 

Jan. 

Feb.

1 

15 

2 

23

a

b

, 1939 

, 1940

47.72 

46.16 

44.44 

44.86

Mar. 

May 

June 

Aug.

20, 1' 

6 

4 

28

Highest water level in peri 

Intensive pumping from near'

40 46.38 

48.89 

49.23 

51.83

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

V, 

6 

24

1940 51 

50 

46

.38 

.17 

.81

d between tape measurements, 

y wells in this area.

416231 0-41 7
94 WATER LEVELS AMD ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Plma County Continued.

411. Lane Farms. SEjKWj- sec. 6, T. 17 S., R. 14 E. About 100 

feet west of U. S. Highway 89, 1.6 miles north from road Junction at 

Sahuarita. Unused drilled stock well, diameter 16 inches, depth over 

200 feet. Measuring point, seam at top of casing, at land surface.

Date

Sept. 30, 1939 

Nov. 15 

Jan. 2, 1940 

Feb. 23

Mar. 20

Water 

level

48.72 

47.82 

48.15 

48.80 

a 48.69 

51.84

Date

Apr. 27, 1940 

May 4

June 4

Water 

level

a 50.00 

50.22 

51.05 

a 50.00 

50.24

Date

Aug. 28, 1940

Oct. 7 

Nov. 6 

Dec. 24

Water 

level

50.67 

a 47.51 

48.73 

48.67 

48.30

412. Lane Farms. NWjNWj sec. 7, T. 17 S., R. 14 E. On west bank 

of Santa Cruz River, 1.1 miles north northeast of road Junction at 

Sahuarita, and 0.4 mile west from U. S. Highway 89. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth over 200 feet. Measuring point, 

seam in top of casing, at land surface. Equipped with turbine and 

tractor.

Water level, in feet below measuring ; >oint, 1959-40

Date

Sept 

Nov. 

Jan.

.30, 

15 

2,

1939 

1940

Water 

level

51.48 

50.80 

50.55

Date

Feb. 

May 

June

23, 1940 

4

Water 

level

51.39 

53.49 

53.22

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

7, 1940 

5 

24

Water 

level

53.09 

52.88 

51.94

414. H. B. Minelo. SEiSWj sec. 7, T. 17 S., R. 14 E. About 100 

feet north of Twin Buttes Road, 100 feet west of U. S. Highway 89. Used 

dug domestic well, diameter 48 inches, depth 63 feet. Measuring point, 

red arrow on pump base 1 inch below discharge pipe, 3.0 feet above land 

surface. Equipped with automatic pump and electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring :)oint, 1959-40

Sept. 30,

Sov. 15

Jan. 2,

Feb. 23

1939

1940

55.76

54.35

53.84

53.88

Mar.

May

June

Aug.

20, 1940

4

4

28

57.44

58.39

58.74

6Q.17

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

7, 1940 5 '

24

57.89

56.08

55.70

415. Highway Department. NEjSW|- sec. 18, T. 17 S., R. 14 E. About 

0.6 mile south of junction of Twin Buttes Road with U. S. Highway 89, 

50 feet east of U. S. Highway 89 in State Highway Department yard, 50 

feet south of house. Used dug domestic well, diameter 36 inches, depth 

67 feet. Measuring point, red mark on board west side pump base, 1.3 

feet above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring ]>eint, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

3,

15

2,

23

1939

1940

56.79

54.09

53.46

55.40

Mar.

May

June

Aug.

20, 1940

6

4

28

58.

58.

b 62.

60.

55

38

60

43

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

v.

6

24

1940 58.18

55.98

54.74

416. HW$.SW£ sec. 30,-T. 17 S., R. 14 E. About 200 feet west of 

U. S. Highway 89, 2.75 miles south of Junction of Twin Buttes Road with 

U. S. Highway 89. Unused dug well, diameter 39 inches, depth 56 feet. 

Measuring point, red arrow on top of casing, south side, 0.25 feet above 

land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

1.

15

2,

23

1939

1940

51

54

54

55

.98

.50

.73

.50

Mar.

May

June

Aug.

20,

6

4

29

1940 55.92

(d)

(d)

(d)

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

7, 1940

6

24

c 56.57

58.54

57.53

Highest water level in period between tape measurements.

Pumping.

Well deepened.

Dry.
ARIZONA

Pima County Continued.

444. J. B. Bull: HWfcSWj sec. 1, T. 18 S., R. 13 E. About 0.25 

mile west of U. S. Highway 89, 2.5 miles north, of Continental. Used 

drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth 250 feet. Measuring 

point, bottom edge of hole, west side of pump, 1.E5 feet above land surface. Equipped with turbine and electric motor.

Water level, in feet >Delow measuring

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Jan.

9,

15 

2,

1939 

1940

Water 

level

45.23 

44.95 

44.65

Date

Feb. 

May 

June

23, 1940 

6 

4

Water

level

45.23 

48.80

49.54

30 int. 1939-40

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

7, 1940 

6 

24

Water 

level

47.21 

47.02 

46.14

447. Intercontinental Ranch Co. SEjNWj- sec. 13, T. 18 S., R. 13 E. 

In adobe, wood and tin shed, 15 feet west of U. S. Highway 89, 1.0 mile 

north of Continental. Dug and drilled irrigation well, diameter 96 to 

18 inches. Measuring point, edge of hole in floor of pump base, northeast side, 0.75 foot above land surface. Equipped with centrifugal 

pump and electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

9,

15

2,

1939

1940

42.51

42.74

35.54

Feb.

May

Oct.

23,

6

7

1940 43.05

45.16

44.25 :

Nov.

Dec.

6,

24

1940 44.28

44.18

451. Owner's No. E2. Intercontinental Ranch Co. SE^NEi "sec. 26, 

T. 18 S., R. 13 E. South of 8-foot concrete stand pipe, north of power 

line, 150 feet east of private road, 1.15 miles south of Continental. 

Unused dug and drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth more 

than 200 feet. Measuring point, red arrow on top of casing, south side, 

0.75 foot above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring -)oint, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

2,

15

2,

23

1939

1940

38.80

38.61

38.59

38.63

Mar.

Hay

June

30, 1940

6

4

42

40

43

.92

.00

.67

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

29,

7

6

1940 44.37

40.59

40.34

473. Owner's No. Wl. Intercontinental Ranch Co. SWjHWj sec. 3, 

T. 19 S., R. 13 E. Covered by shed, near 8-foot concrete stand pipe, 

500 feet east of U. S. Highway 89, 5.6 miles southwest of Continental. 

Unused dug and drilled irrigation well, diameter 96 to 16 inches. 

Measuring point, bottom of -west corner of pump base, 0.83 foot above land 

surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

3,

15

2 i

1939

1940

48.27

48.47

48.70

Feb.

Mar.

May

24,

21

6

1940 48.81

50.28

49.40

June

Aug.

Oct.

4,

28

7

1940 49.79

50.46

49.52

474. Hal Manning. NEfcSV^ sec. 9, T. 19 S., R. 13 E. Covered by 

house supporting large storage tank, near Canoa Ranch headquarters, 0.25 

mile east of U. S. Highway 89, 5.0 miles southwest of Continental. Dug 

domestic and stock well, diameter 48 inches, depth 30 feet. Measuring 

point, red mark top of well cover, east side, 0.9 foot above land surface. Equipped with centrifugal pump and electric motor. 

________Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40__________

r

i________ 

Nov. 6, 1940 

Dec. 24 

__________

Oct. 11, 1939

Nov. 15

Jan. 2. 1940

27.16

28.31

28.40

Feb. 24, 1940

Mar. 21

Oct. 7_____

a 29.92 

28.98

475. Hal Manning. KWjSWj sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 13 E. Center well 

of three wells in the same pit, covered by galvanized iron shed, east 

of side road in old canal bed, 0.3 mile southeast of U. S. Highway 89, 

and 4.0 miles northeast of Arivaca Junction. Unused dug and drilled 

domestic and stock well, diameter 10 inches, depth 82 feet. Measuring 

point, red arrow on 2 by 8-inch timber over pit, 1.0 foot below land 

surface. Equipped with centrifugal pump and 15 horsepower electric motor.

a Pumping.
96 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

475.

Pima County Continued. 

Hal Manning - Continued.

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

10, 

15 

2, 

24 

21

Water

1939 

1940 

a

level, In feet

Water 

level

2.54 

4.22 

3.88 

3.83 

7.99

Date

May 

June 

Aug.

6 

4 

28

below measuring ]

, 1940 

b 

a 

b

Water 

level

4.72 

4.48 

6.22 

4.39 

6.10

point,

Date

Oct. 

Nov.

Dec.

1939-40

7, 1940 

6

24

Water 

level

4.32 

a 7.68 

b 3.65 

4.88

477. Gustavo Amado. HfflfSWj sec. 29, T. 19 S., R. 13 E. Behind 

shed, 100 feet south of side road, 0.2 mile southeast of U. S. Highway 

89, 1.8 miles northeast of Arivaca Junction. Dug domestic and stock well, 

diameter 48 inches, depth 32 feet. Measuring point, red arrow on top 

pipe clamp, 2.5 feet above land surface. Equipped with windmill. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

10,

15

2,

24

1939

1940

27

28

28

28

.54

.56

.55

.99

Mar.

May

June

July

21, 1940

6

4

11

c

c

30.45

30.96

31.44

31.63

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

28, 1940

7

6

24

28.76

c 30.33

30.10

30.08

479. 0. Klnsley. SW^SWi sec. 31, T. 19 S., R. 13 E. About 0.15 

mile east of Klnsley's Pilling Station on U. S. Highway 89, at Arivaca 

Junction. Unused drilled well, diameter 8 inches, depth 56 feet. Measuring point, bottom of 8 by 8-inch timber, at land surface.

Water level, In feet below measuring joint, 1959-40

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

10,

15

2,

24

1939

1940

47

48

48

49

.92

.70

.85

.10

Mar.

May

June

July

21, 1940

6

4

11

49

49

50

50

.25

.89

.14

.60

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

28, 1940

7

6

24

50.40

49.74

50t62

50.31

Santa Cruz County

3, R. W. LittleJohn. SE^NEi sec. 13, T. 20 S., R. 12 E. About 200 

feet wost of U. S. Highway 89, 0.85 mile south of Amado Post Office. Unused dug domestic well, diameter 36 inches, depth 62 feet. Measuring 

point, red mark on bottom 2 by 8-inch plank at top of north side of casing, at land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring ;)olnt, 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

12,

3,

27

21

1939

1940

58

58

58

58

.63

.75

.87

.92

Apr.

June

July

25, 1940

6

11

59

59

59

.55

.52

.73

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

29, 1940

8

6

59.16

59.42

59.60

12. Steinfeld. NE^NE^ sec. 7, T. 20 S., R. 13 E. About 0.5 mile 

northeast of Southern Pacific Railroad siding at Amado, and 1.1 miles 

east of U. S. Highway 89. Used dug domestic and irrigation well, diameter 96 by 114 Inches, depth 32 feet. Measuring point, red mark on 

bottom of elbow of 6-inch pipe, 1,75 feet above land surface. 

Water level, in feet below measuring :?oint, 1939-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

11,

3,

26

21

1939

1940

27

28

28

28

.92

.64

.94

.95

Apr.

June

July

25, 1940

6

11

29

30

30

.33

.07

.51

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

28, 1940

7

6

29.16

29.48

30.80

13. Gene England. SW^NW^ sec. 7, T. 20 S., R. 13 E. About 0.3 

mile northeast of Amado Post Office, and 0.6 mile west northwest of Amado 

Railroad Station. Dug irrigation well, diameter 96 to 60 inches, depth 

46 feet. Measuring point, red mark on top of steel rail at northwest 

corner pump base, at land surface. Equipped with centrifugal pump and 

diesel engine. Water levels, in feet below measuring point: Oct. 11, 

1939, 34.34; Jan. 3, 1940, 34.41; Feb. 26, 1940, 34.60; Nov. 6, 1940, 

36.06.

Nearby well pumping.

Highest water level in period between tape measurements.

Pumping.
ARIZONA 97

Santa Cruz County Continued.

21. Otero. SWjSWj sec. 19, T. 20 S., R. 13 E. About 0.3 mile 

east of U. S. Highway 89, and 2.4 miles south southeast of Amado Post 

Office. Used drilled irrigation well, depth 140 feet. Measuring 

point, top of casing, west side, 0.8 foot below land surface. Equipped 

with turbine and diesel .engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring :)oint, 1959-40

Date

Oct. 

Jan.

16, 

3,

1939 

1940

Water 

level

59.15 

59.44

Date

Feb. 

Apr.

27, 1940 

25

Water 

level

39.49 

40.17

Date

Oct. 

Nov.

8, 1940 

6

Water 

level

39.80 

59.98

28. Mrs. Schenkel. NWj-SE^ sec. 31, T. 20 S., R. 13 E. At rear of 

abandoned adobe house, 0.4 mile east of U. S. Highway 89, and 0.5 mile 

west southwest of Chavez siding. Unused dug domestic well, diameter 72 

inches, depth 42 feet. Measuring point, red mark on top 6 by 6-inch 

timber, south side, 1.08 feet above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring ;?oint, 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

12,

3,

27

21

1959

1940

59.67

39.76

39.73

a 59.58

59.85

Apr.

June

July

25, 19<

6

11

10

a

a

40.15

59.99

40.45

40.76

40.08

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

29, 1940

8

6

a

a

40.25

59.48

59.60

59.45

40.22

29. NWjSW-J sec. 31, T. 20 S., R. 13 E. About 200 feet west of U. 

S. Highway 89, 0.2 mile north of cross road to Southern Pacific Railroad siding at Chavez. Used drilled stock well, diameter 6 inches. 

Measuring point, bottom 3-inch "Tee" at top of casing, east side, 1.3 

feet above land surface. Equipped with windmill.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

16,

3,

27

21

1959

1940

70.

70.

70.

70.

52

56

57

67

Apr.

June

July

25, 1940

6

11

70

71

71

.88

.48

.69

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

29, 1940

8

6

71.69

72.14

72.23

30. Mrs. Schenkel. SW^NWf sec. 32, T. 20 S., R. 15 E. About 100 

feet northeast of county road crossing Southern Pacific Railroad at 

Chavez siding. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 inches, depth 

84 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, north side, 0.5 foot above 

land surface. Equipped with turbine and tractor.

Water level, to feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

12,

3,

27

1939

1940

25.95

26.08

26.05

Apr.

June

25,

6

1940 26.79

27.48

Oct.

Nov.

8,

6

1940 26.72

26.96

46. Slnohui. NW-lNWj sec. 17, T. 21 S., R. 13 E. Near abandoned 

adobe house, 100 feet south of county road leading to Tubac, 0.5 mile 

east of U. S. Highway 89. Unused dug domestic well, diameter 84 inches, 

depth 36 feet. Measuring point, blue arrow on bottom 1 by 12-inch 

plank at curb, west side, 0.8 foot above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

13,

3,

27

21

1939

1940

54

54

34

54

.86

.34

.54

.61

Apr.

June

July

25, 1940

6

11

34

35

55

.85

.52

.85

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

30, 1940

8

4

54.95

55.48

35.50

48. Mrs. Mary Ellen Cotter. NW£NE£ sec. 19, T. 21 S., R. 15 E. 

About 0.25 mile south of Carmen store at Carmen, and 200 feet east of 

U. S. Highway 89. Used dug stock and domestic well, diameter 72 inches, 

death 50 feet. Measuring point, blue mark on top 6 by 8-inch timber, 

0.3k) foot above land surface. Equipped with centrifugal pvatip and 

electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

i6,

3,

27

21

1939

1940

26

24

25

24

.16

.71

.05

.88

Apr.

June

July

25, 1940

6

9

26

26

26

.04

.47

.97

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

30, 1940

8

4

25.57

26.66

26.81

a Highest water level in .period between tape measurements.
98 WATER IEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Santa Cruz County Continued.

53. Favronlo. NEiSWj sec. 30, T. 21 S., R."13 E. About 200 

feet east of U. S. Highway 89, 0.2 mile north of Tmacacori National 

Monument. Unused dug domestic well, 48 by 60 inches, depth 23 feet. 

Measuring point, blue arrow on southwest corner of lower curb, 1.0 

foot below land surface. Equipped with cylinder pump and gasoline 

engine.

Date

Oct. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

13, 

3, 

27 

21

1939 

1940

Water 

level

20.69 

20.60 

20.44 

20.34

Date

Apr. 

June 

July

25, 1940 

6 

9

Water 

level

20.70 

21.24 

21.49

Date

Aug. 

Oct. 

Nov.

30, 1940 

8 

4

Water 

level

21.29 

21.43 

21.44

73. SW^SEj sec. 18, T. 21 S., R. 12 E. About 100 feet west of 

U. S. Highway 89, 0.6 mile north of Carmen store. Unused dug domestic 

well, diameter 33 inches, depth 30 feet. Measuring point, blue mark at 

middle of curb, east side, 2.0 feet above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

liar.

16,

3,

27

21

1959

1940

27.05

27.50

27.41

27.56

Apr.

June

July

25, 1940

6

9

27.71

28.49

29.06

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

50, 1940

8

4

27.66

28.70

28.97

81. T. T. Pendleton. SE^SEj sec. 5, T. 22 S., R., 13 E. About 0.3 

mile northeast of U. S. Highway 89, 0.25 mile southwest of Southern 

Pacific Railroad at a point 0.7 mile northwest of Otero siding. Used 

drilled irrigation well, diameter 20 inches. Measuring point, southwest 

side of pump base, 0.5 foot above land surface. Equipped with turbine 

and 25 horsepower electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

,24,

4,

27

1939

1940

18.39

18.53

18.31

Mar.

Apr.

June

21,

25

6

1940 18.55

18.70

20.65 [

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

50,

8

4

1940 19.14

19.82

19.56

82. T. T. Pendleton. SWjSEj sec. 5, T. 22 S., R. 13 E. About 0.1 

mile northeast of U. S. Highway 89, and 2.3 miles south southeast of 

Tumacacori National Monument. Dug domestic well, diameter 34 inches, 

depth 20 feet. Measuring point, blue mark on top 6 by 6-inch timber 

south side of curb, 0.5 foot above land surface. Equipped with rope and 

bucket.

Water level, in feet below measuring :?olnt. 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

24,

4,

27

21

1939

1940

16.22

17.41

17.27

17.28

Apr.

June

July

27, 1940

6

9

17

18

19

.65

.86

.07

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

30,

8

4

1940 17.79

18.61

19.03

85. T. T. Pendleton. SWfcNWj sec. 9, T. 22 S., R. 13 E. About 0.1 

mile northeast of U. S. Highway, and 0.6 mile west of Otero siding. 

Used dug and drilled domestic well, diameter 52 to 12 inches, depth 88 

feet. Measuring point, blue arrow on top of 2 by 4-inch board west side 

of curb, 0.75 foot above-land surface. Equipped with centrifugal pump 

and electric motor.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1939-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

24,

4,

27

1939

1940

32.02

32.20

52.11

Mar.

June

21,

6

1940 52.06

33.47

July

Aug.

9,

30

1940 33.70

32.94

91. T. T. Pendleton. SWjSEi sec. 16, T. 22 S.', R. 13 E. About 0.1 

mile north of Calabasas school house, 0.1 mile west of U. S. Highway 89, 

and 1.6 miles south of Otero siding. Used drilled stock well, diameter 

8 inches, depth 45 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, south side, 

0.9 foot above land surface. Equipped with windmill. 

________Water level. In feet- below measuring point, 1959-40__________

Oct. 25, 1959 

Mar. 21. 1940

13.84 June6, 1940 

18.11 July 9_____

Aug. 51, 1940all.15 

Nov. 4 14.40

a Nearby wash running several hours.
ARIZONA 99

Santa Cruz County Continued.

98. T. T. Pendleton. SEiSE. sec. 35, T. 22 S., R. 13 Ei About 200 

feet southwest of Southern Pacific Railroad, 0.8 mile northwest of 

Calabasas siding. Drilled Irrigation well, diameter 20 Inches, depth 100 

feet. Measuring point, top of wood platform for pump, 0.5 foot above 

land surface. Equipped with hand pump.

Date

Oct. 

Jan. 

Mar.

25,

4, 

21

Wate

1939 

1940

r -level, In fee

Water

lovel

16.51 

18.86 

18.47

Date

Apr. 

June 

July

>t below me

27, 1940 

6 

9

astir ing ]

Water 

level

19.38 

21.54 

23.50

Doint,

Date

Aug. 

Oct. 

Nov.

1939-40

31 

8

4

Water 

level

22.74 

24.07 

24.32

99. T. T. Pendleton. SffJ-SW^ sec. 36, T. 22 S., R. 13 E. About 

0.15 mile northeast of Southern Pacific Railroad and 0.6 mile northeast 

of Calabasas siding. Used drilled domestic and stock well, diameter 8 

inches, depth 76 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, west side, 0.66 

foot above land surface. Equipped with automatic cylinder pump and 

electric motor.

Water level , In feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Mar.

25,

4.

21

1939

1940

42.04

43.88

45.59

June

July

Aug.

6,

9

51

1940 46.57

48.09

47.80

Oct.

Nov.

J_ t

4

1940 48.86

48.93

101. T. T. Pendleton. SWjNE^ sec. 2, T. 23 S., R. 13 E. Near abandoned house, 0.1 mile northeast of U. S. Highway 89, 0.7 mile west of 

Southern Pacific Railroad siding at Calabasas. Unused dug domestic well, 

diameter 33 inches, depth 28 feet. Measuring point, blue arrow on bottom 

6 by 8-Inch timber at center of well on west side at land surface. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

26.

4,

27

1939

1940

24.91

25.31

25.19

Mar.

June

July

22,

6

9

1940 24.58

25.53

(a) [

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

31.

8

4

1940 (b)

28.25

28.78

102. T. T. Pendleton. HE^NEi sec. 12, T. 23 S., R. 13 E. About 

50 feet southwest of Santa Cruz River, 0.15 mile east of Southern Pacific 

Railroad, 0.75 mile southeast of Calabasas siding. Unused drilled Irrigation well, diameter 20 Inches, depth 83 feet. Measuring point, 

bottom hole, southeast side of casing, 0.75 foot above land surface. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

26,

4,

27

1939

1940

15.48

14.75

11.39

Mar.

June

July

22,

6

9

1940 12.90

22.52

26.05 [

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

31.

8

4

1940 20.07

24.25

26.10

103. T. T. Pendleton. NWlNEj- sec. 12, T. 25 S., R. 15 E. About 

500 feet west of Southern Pacific Railroad, 500 feet east of U. S. Highway 89, 0.75 mile south southeast of Calabasas siding. Used dug domestic 

well, diameter 56 Inches, depth 29 feet. Measuring point, blue arrow on 

top of center 2 by 10-Inch plank south side of casing, 1.6 feet above 

land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Mar.

26,

4,

22

1939

1940

22.08

22.45

21.51

June

July

Aug.

6,

9

51

1940 24.60

26.19

26.31 [

Oct.

Nov.

8,

4

1940 26.71

27.01

105. Mrs. Ellen Ohderwood. SE_SE_ sec. 15, T. 25 S., R. 15 E. 

About 0.1 mile south of Ruby Road, and 0.1 mile southwest of Junction of 

Ruby Road with U. S. Highway 89. Used dug domestic and Irrigation well, 

57 by 54 inches, depth 27 feet. Measuring point, blue arrow at bottom 

2 by 4-inch board, northwest edge of opening, 1.0 foot above land surface. Equipped with centrifugal pump and gasoline engine. 

________Water level, in feet below measuring point, PQ] 1939-40________

13.16 T Aug. 31, 

10.90 Oct. 8 

14.49 I Nov. 4

Oct. 26, 19394.25

Jan. 4, 1940 6.28

Feb. 27 11.17

Mar. 22, 1940 

June 6

July 9______

10.S2 

6.90 

4.56

Dry.

Well being deepened.
100 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Santa Cruz County Continued.

125. J. P. Daltori. SW|NWi sec. 19, T. 23 S., R. 14 E. About 200 

feet west of U. S. Highway 89, 0.8 mile south of junction with Ruby Road. 

Used dug irrigation well, diameter 55 inches, depth 21 feet. Measuring 

point, top of 6-inch discharge pipe, 2.4 feet below land surface. 

Equipped with centrifugal pump and gasoline engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Date

Oct. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

18, 

4, 

27 

22

1959 

1940

Water 

level

10.15 

9.44 

8.26 

7,71

Date

Apr. 

June 

July

27, 1940 

6 

9

Water 

level

8.02 

10.02 

9.70

Date

Aug. 

Oct. 

Nov.

51, 1940 

8

4-

Water 

level

8.77 

9.02 

9.00

126. Carl Peterson. NWjNEj sec. 21, T. 23 S., R. 14 E. In tin 

shed, 150 feet northeast of Santa Cruz River Road, 3.2 miles northwest 

of Nogales pumping station. Used dug and drilled domestic and stock well, 

diameter 72 Inches to depth of 19 feet, 10 inches to depth of 26 feet. 

Measuring point, bottom coupling on 1-inch pipe, west side, 0.75 foot 

above land surface. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct. 

Jan.

51, 

4,

1959 

1940

20.63 

21.38

Mar. 

June

22,

7

1940 20.47 

20.62

July 

Oct.

10, 

9

1940 21.14 

20.96

132. Dines Nelson. NEjNWj sec. 27, T. 23 S», R. 14 E. About 20 

feet northeast of River Road, 2.0 miles northwest of Nogales pumping 

station. Unused dug well, diameter 62 inches, depth 36 feet. Measuring 

point, blue arrow at bottom 8 by 8-inch timber, west side of curb, 0.3 

foot above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

31,

4,

26

i!2

1939

1940

18

18

17

a 17

17

.57

.05

.72

.49

.57

Apr.

June

July

27, 1940

7

10

a 17

17

18

19

.40

.59

.83

.29

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

50, 1940

9

6

a 18.29

18.80

18.80

19.80

138. Bill Chenoweth. NE^NW^ sec. 31, T. 25 S., R. 14 E. About 0.1 

mile west of U. S. Highway 89, 2.1 miles northwest of Nogales Ranger 

Station. Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 10 inches, depth 50 

feet. Measuring point, top of casing, east side, at land surface. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

27,

4,

27

1959

1940

9.94

8.57

8.55

Mar.

Apr.

22,

27

1940

a

8.27

8.18

8.57

June 6,

July 10

1940 9.08

9.66

139. Tom Bayze. SE^SEf sec. 51, T. 23 S., R. 14 E. About 0.1 

mile southwest of U. S. Highway 89, 0.9 mile northwest of Nogales Ranger 

Station. Used dug and drilled irrigation well, diameter 72 Inches to 

depth of 8 feet, 10 Inches to depth of 48 feet. Measuring point, bottom 

of pump base, east side, 2.0 feet above land surface. Equipped with 

turbine and gasoline engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1959-40

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

18,

4,

27

1939

1940

22.61

20.79

15.92

Mar.

June

July

22,

7

9

1940 I5.fr/

16.01

18.73

Oct.

Nov.

9,

4

1940 19.67

19.88

142. Camberos Brothers. NWjNW^ sec. 36, T. 23 S., R. 14 E. About 

200 yards east of Santa Cruz River, 200 feet west of State Highway 82, 

0.4 mile northeast of Nogales pumping station. Used dug domestic and 

irrigation well, diameter 51 inches, depth 52 feet. Measuring point, 

blue arrow on bottom of steel rail north side pump, at land surface. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1939-40

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

1,

4,

26

1939

1940

18.52

18.03

17.08

Mar.

June

July

25,

7

10

1940 16.80

31.59

35.18

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

30,

9

6

1940 26.72

31.63

33.12

a Highest water level in period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 101

Santa Cruz County Continued.

144. George Griffith. SWjSWi sec. 26, T. 23 S., R. 14 E. About 

200 feet southwest of Santa Cruz River, 150 feet northeast of River Road, 

1.0 mile northwest of Nogales pumping station. Unused dug domestic and 

stock well, diameter 60 inches, depth 16 feet. Measuring point, blue 

arrow on south side of flange at top of pump, 2.0 feet below land surface. 

Water level, in feet below measuring poL », 1959-40

Date

.Oct. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

26* 

22

1959 

1940

Water 

level

5.75 

5.75 

2.52 

5.00

Date

Apr. 

June 

July

27, 1940 

7 

9

Water 

level

5.24 

7.20 

9.06

Date

Aug. 

Oct. 

Nov.

50, 1940 

9 

6

Water 

level

5.65 

8.51 

9.72

174. D. Peteraon. SEjNEi sec. 7, T. 24 S., R. 15 E. About 300 

yards east of Santa Cruz River, 1.5 miles south southwest of NogalesWashington Camp Road, 2.9 miles southeast of Nogales pumping station. 

Unused dug well, diameter 48 to 36 inches, depth 15 feet. Measuring 

point, bottom coupling on 2-inch pipe on hand pump, 1.5 feet above land 

surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

r4,

26

1959

1940

12.06

12.05

11.70

Mar.

Apr.

June

22,

26

7

1940 11.92

12.14

15.00

July

Oct.

Nov.

10,

9

6

1940 14.49

12.40

12.50

176. Heilson Brown. Buena Vista Grant, 100 yards west of ranch 

headquarters, 200 feet east of Santa Cruz River, 2.0 miles south southwest of Hogales-Washington Camp Road, 3.1 miles southeast of Nogales 

pumping station. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 16 inches, depth 

43 feet. Measuring point, bottom of hole In north side of pump base, 

2.5 feet above land surface. Equipped with turbine and 18 horsepower 

gasoline engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

2,

4,

26

1959

1940

9.67

10.57

10.50

Mar.

Apr.

22,

26

1940 10.49

11.26

June

July

7,

10

1940 11.64

12.85

177. Neilson Brown. Buena'Vista Grant, 50 yards east of Santa 

Cruz River, 2.1 miles south southwest of Hogales-Washington Camp Road, 

3.2 miles southeast of Nogales pumping station. Unused dug and drilled 

Irrigation well, diameter 60 to 12 Inches, depth 22 feet. Measuring 

point, blue arrow at top of casing, southeast side, 0.3 foot above land 

surface.

Water level, In feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

2,

4,

26

1959

1940

10.36

10.21

10.01

Mar. 22, 1940 10.19

a 10.05

b 10.51

Apr.

June

July

sis,

7

10

1940 10.24

11.19

12.39

199. Benito Morales. SEjSE|- sec. 5, T. 24 S., R. 14 E. About 0.2 

mile east of U. S. Highway 89, 0.7 mile southeast of Nogales Ranger 

Station. Unused dug irrigation well, 72 by 96 Inches, depth 37 feet. 

Measuring point, blue arrow on top center 2 by 12-Inch timber, east side 

curb, 1.0 foot below land surface.

Oct.

Jan.

Feb.

30,

4,

27

1939

1940

29

26

25

a 25

.otf

.34

.58

.35

Mar.

Apr.

June

July

22, 1940

27

7

9

25

27

29

32

.79

.25

.85

.27

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

51, 1940

9

4

31.10

SO.*?!

51.04

202. Simon Mastick. SWiHEj sec. 8, T. 24 S., R. 14 E. About 50 

feet west of U. S. Highway 89, and 1.0 mile north of Junction of U. S. 

Highway 89 with State Highway 82. Unused dug' irrigation well, diameter 

70 Inches, depth 55 feet. Measuring point, blue arrow at top of casing, 

east side, 1.8 feet above land surface.

Water level, In feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Oct. 30, 

Jan. 4, 

Feb. 27 

Mar. 22

1939 

1940

19.48 

20.91 

20.77 

21.09

Apr. 27, 

June 7 

July 10

1940 23.1*7 

25.27 

26.72 

a 25.91

Aug.

Oct. 

Nov.

31, 1940

9 

4

26.09 

a 25.73 

26.68 

27.00

Highest water level In period between tape measurements . 

Lowest water level **i ^eriod between tape measurements'.
102 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Santa Cruz County Continued.

204. P. C. Gallegos. SE£SE£ sec. 8, T. 24 S., R. 14 E. About 300 

feet west of U. S. Highway 89, and 0.65 mile north northeast of junction 

of U. S. Highway 89 with State Highway 82. Unused dug well, 36 by 48 

inches, depth 20 feet. Measuring point, blue arrow at top of wood cover, 

west side, 1.8 feet above land surface.

Date

Oct. 30, 1939 

Jan. 4, 1940 

Feb. 27

Mar. 22 

Apr. 27

Water 

level

13.73 

14.97 

15.86 

a 15.53 

15.67 

16.20

Date

June 7, 1940 

July 10

Water

level

a 15.87 

16.75 

a 16.34 

16.92 

a 16.27

Date

Aug. 31, 1940

Oct. 9 

Nov. 4

Water 

level

b 16.97 

16.51 

a 16.24 

16.52

17.11

208. 0. D. Bartlett. SW^SWj sec. 9, T. 24 S., R. 14 E. About 50 

feet northwest of State Highway 82, and 0.9 mile northeast of junction 

with U. S. Highway 09. Unused dug well, 72 by 45 inches, depth 33 feet. 

Measuring point, blue arrow on flat side of washer under pump, 1.0 foot 

above land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring :>oint, 1959-40

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

1,

4,

26

22

1939

1940

26.44

27.75

28.44

28.78

Apr.

June

July

26, 1940

7

9

29.42

30.42

31.12

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

30, 1940

9

6

31.97

31.71

31.84

232. Caulishaw. SWjNEj sec. 33, T. 22 S., R. 15 E. About 200 

feet east of State Highway 82, 1.3 miles south of Circle Z Ranch, and 

4.7 miles northeast of Nogales Airport. Unused drilled well, diameter 

8 inches, depth 25 feet. Measuring point, blue arrow at top of casing, 

north side, 0.9 foot above land surface.

Water level,, in feet below measuring point. 1939-40

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

3,

5,

26

22

1939

1940

18

19

20

20

.98

.91

.37

.48.

Apr.

June

July

26, 1940

7

10

20.

21.

 21.

a 19.

W-'

19

48

23

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

31, 1940

9

6

21.73

21.24

b 21.81

21.65

233. L. G. Zinsmeister. NWiNEj sec. 28, T. 22 S., R. 15 B. About 

0.2 mile south of Sonoita Creek, 0.15 mile west northwest of State Highway 82. at Circle Z Ranch headquarters. Unused dug well, diameter 60 

inches, depth 48 feet. Measuring point, blue arrow on top 6 by 8-inch 

timber, east side of cover, at land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring :>olnt, 1959-40

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

3,

5,

26

22

1939

1940

41.

39.

36.

39.

27

07

93

27

Apr.

June

July

26, 1940

7

10

a 39

40

42

43

.04

.00

.23

.10

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

31, 1940

9

6

a 40.82

41.95

43.07

44.73

234. L. G. Zinsmeister. SWj-SEj sec. 21, T. 22 s'., R. 15 E. In 

shed just southeast of corral, 10 yards south of Sonoita Creek, at 

Cricle Z Ranch, and 0.15 mile west northwest of State Highway 82. Used 

dug domestic and stock well, 72 by 96 inches, depth 14 feet. Measuring 

point, blue arrow on 2 by 8-inch timber west side of square hole in cover, 

0.8 foot above land surface. Equipped with cylinder pump and gasoline 

engine.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Nov.

Jan.

Mar.

3,

5,

22

1939

1940

8.29

8.29

8.32

June

July

7,

10

1940 8.30

8.72

Aug.

Nov.

isl.

6

1940 8.40

8.38

235. U. S. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp. San Jose de Sonoita 

Grant. 50 feet south of Sonoita Creek, 0.1 mile west of junction of 

State Highway 82 and county road to Hardshel. Used dug well, diameter 

36 inches, depth 13 feet. Measuring point, blue arrow on top of casing, 

northeast side, 4.5 feet above land surface. Equipped with cylinder 

pump and gasoline engine.

Highest water level In period between tape measurements. 

Lowest water level In period between tape measurements.
ARIZONA 10S

Santa Cruz County Continued.

235. U. S. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Continued.

1939-40

Date

Nov. 

Jan. 

Feb.

3, 

5, 

26

1939 

1940

Water 

level

8.84 

7.51 

7.76

Date

Mar.

July 

Aug.

22. 1940 

10 

31

Water 

level

a 9.62 

alO.10 

a 8.65

Date

Oct. 

Mov.

9, 1940 

6

Water 

level

8.08 

a 9.50

236. Caulishaw. San Jose de Sonoita Grant, 200 yards northwest of 

Sonoita Creek, 0.15 mile northwest of State Highway 82, 0.9 mile southwest of Patagonia. Used dug domestic well, depth 25 feet. Measuring 

point, blue arrow on west aide curb, at land surface.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

I'

5,

26

22

1939

1940

23

23

22

22

.67

.03

.67

.67

Apr.

June

July

26, 1940

7

10

22

23

24

.82

.79

.24

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

31, 1940

9

6

23.46

23.64

23.40

237. Albert Gatlln. SlfSlt sec. 11, T. 22 S., R. 15 B. About 0.4 

mile northwest of Sonoita Creek. 0.25 mile northweat of county road, 1.6 

miles west-southwest of Patagonia. Used dug domestic and stock well, 

diameter 30 inches, depth 32 feet. Measuring point, blue arrow on bottom 

of upper pipe clamp, south side, 1.43 feet above land surface. Equipped 

with windmill.

Water level in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

3 f

5

26

22

1939

1940

24.12

a 28.83

22.54

24.09

Apr.

June

July

26, 1940

7

10

a

a

a

25.82

28.73

29.91

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

31, 1940

9

6

a

a

20.36

23.84

23.61

a Pumping.
CALIFORNIA

GENERAL SUMMAKST 

By P. C. Ebert

The Geological Survey continued during 1940 its program of measuring 

the depth to water level in selected wells In southern California.-' A 

water-stage recorder was maintained on well 42a at Baldwin Park, in the 

upper San Gabriel Valley. Systematic measurements by other agencies of 

the depth to water level in wells in several areas in California1 were also 

continued during 1940. The State of California, Department of Public 

Works, Division of Water Resources, assembled the records of water level 

that were collected during 1939 by the agencies interested in the south 

coastal basins and published them in Bulletin 39-H, Records of ground-water 

levels at wells for the year 1939.

CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA

The following general summary of climatologioal data for the calendar 

year 1940 is taken from a report-'of the Weather Bureau:

"The total precipitation for the State was 150 percent of the 44-year 

average and was with two exceptions the greatest of record during this 

period, the years 1906 and 1909 being somewhat wetter. January, February, 

and December were abnormally wet, December being the wettest month of that 

name on record. March and October were somewhat wetter than usual, while 

the other seven months were dry. The annual excess was general, least in 

the desert regions and southwestern portion of the State and greatest along 

the middle coast and over the Sacramento River Drainage Basin where a 

number of stations had over double the normal amount.

"The total snowfall was 79 percent of the 44-year average. Annual 

totals were generally subnormal at low and intermediate levels, but well 

above normal at high altitudes. February and December were the only 

months with excesses. At the end of December the ground was bare generally 

below the 4,500-foot level in northern, below the 5,000-foot level in 

central, and below the 6,000-foot level in southern California. At high 

elevations, however, the snow cover was unusually great, and more than 

double the normal amount at stations having an elevation of 9,000 feet or 

more."

FLUCTUATIONS OF WATER LEVEL

San Gabriel River Basin

I/ The water level in well 42a at Baldwin Park rose from a seasonal

minimum mean daily altitude of 291.36 feet on January 8 anA 9 to a mean 

daily altitude of 293.87 feet, the highest stage of the year, on May 18 

and 20. The water level then declined during the pumping season to a 

low mean daily altitude of 286.35 feet on December 18 and 19. On December

I/ See Water-Supply Papers 817, 840, 845, and 886. 2/ U. S. ~ ' - - »_».-»_

.. _. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau, Climatologioal Data, 

vol. XLIV, No. 1§, 1940.

3/ Ebert, F. C., Am. Geophys. Union Trans. 1936, p. 372.

104
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31, 1940, the mean daily altitude of the water level was 286.53 feet 7.34 

feet below the high stage of the year and 4.87 feet below that of December 

31, 1939.

The general trend of the water level in this area was upward from the 

beginning of the record in 1904 to 1907, then slowly downward until 1913. 

From 1914 to 1916, the precipitation was considerably above average and 

the discharge of the San Gabriel River was high. As a result the water 

level in the well rose to a record high altitude of 329.1 feet on May 19, 

1916. From that date until 1921 the water level receded steadily except 

for seasonal fluctuations. The lowest altitude of the water level 

observed during that period was 292.4 feet on October 21, 1921. The 

precipitation in 1921-22 was 4.6 inches above normal and the San Gabriel 

River had a record discharge of 410,000 acre-feet. The water level in 

the well reached a stage of 321.3 feet on May 25, 1922. From 1922 to 

1931, a period of subnormal precipitation, the trend of the water level 

was down except during 1927, when it was reversed and the water level rose 

from an altitude of 275.6 feet in November 1926 to 295.7 feet in May 1927. 

A record low stage of 257.0 feet was observed December 5, 1931. During 

1931-32 the water level rose 19.7 feet and in 1934-35 it rose 25.8 feet. 

During 1932-33, 1933-34, and 1935-36, all years of subnormal rainfall, the 

water level declined about 5 feet each year. The seasonal low mean daily 

altitude recorded on December 13-14, 1936, was 266.98 feet. In 1936-37, 

the precipitation at Los Angeles was 7.29 inches above the 60-year average 

and the water level rose 35.46 feet. In 1937-38, the precipitation at Los 

Angeles was 8.20 inches above the 61-year average, the discharge of the 

San Gabriel River was high, and the water level rose 22.81 feet to reach 

a mean daily altitude of 309.99 feet on May 5, 1938. This stage was 19.1 

feet below the record high stage in 1916, 53.0 feet above the lowest stage 

on* record, and 43.0 feet above the seasonal low stage in December 1936. 

Since tte high stage of 1938 the trend has been generally downward except 

for small seasonal fluctuations. The precipitation for 1938-39 and 1939-40 

was about average. The seasonal low altitude of the water level in December 

1940 waa 286.35 feet 19.4 feet higher than the corresponding stage in 

December 1936, but 14.0 feet lower than the seasonal low stage recorded in 

February 1939.
106 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

The natural fluctuations of the water levels in the basin may nave 

been affected omewhat by regulation of the San Gabriel River at the 3 

dams: the City of Pasadena Morris Dam, which was placed in operation in 

1936; the Los Angeles County Flood Control District San Gabriel Dam 1, 

which was placed in operation in 1938, and San Gabriel Dam 2 on the West 

Fork, which was placed in operation in 1934.

Santa Ana River Basin 

San Bernardino Area

The water level in the Williams well-'rose to a stage 15.5 feet 

below the measuring point on April 20, 1940. The lowest stage observed 

in the year occurred on October 19 when the water level was 30.2 feet 

below the measuring point 3.4 feet below the corresponding low stage in 

1939. On December 28, 1940, the water level was 26.92 fedt below the 

measuring point 1.0 foot lower than on December 30, 1939.

The first general public interest in ground-water levels in San 

Bernardino Valley developed when water levels declined following a 

period of deficient precipitation in the late eighteen nineties. Of 

wells in which measurements of water level are still being made, the 

reeord on one begins in 1892; the record on the others begins about 1900.

The general pattern of the fluctuations of water level in the valley 

may be described as follows: from the bottom of a deep depression, which 

occurred about 1904, the water levels rose persistently until 1917; from 

1917 the water levels declined continuously until 1936, except-for small 

rises in 1922 and 1927, and in 1936 they were lower than in 1904. The 

fluctuations of the water level in the Williams well are shown in the 

accompanying illustration.

The average of the fluctuations of water level in well 185, which is 

near the south edge of the valley, in the Williams well, which is at the 

edge of Santa Ana River, and in well 94, which is near the north edge of 

the valley, shows that the decline from 1917 to 1936 was 156 percent of 

the 1904-1917 rise and that the rise from the low of 1936 to the maximum 

stage reached since 1936 was 74 percent of the 1904-1917 rise. The decline 

in the Williams well from 1892 to 1904 was 102 percent of the 1904-1917 

rise.

4/ Bbert, P. C., Am. Geophys. Union Trans. 1986, p. 373.
1890 1895 1900 1905 1910 1915 1920 1

1o

P.

60

3

Figure 6. Graph showing fluctuations of water level In th

San Bernardino area, Santa Ana River Basin, Calif., 
108 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Records of all wells in the valley follow the game general pattern, 

but there are wide differences in detail between the records of individual 

wells. In general the water levels in wells close to stream channels rise 

quickly and have large annual fluctuations, whereas the water levels in 

wells farther from stream channels have relatively small annual fluctuations 

and considerable time is required for them to reach both their maximum and 

minimum stages.

South Coastal Plain

The water level in well 41b throughout 1940 was 1 to 2 feet lower thanit was at corresponding times in 1939. The highest stage observed in the 

year occurred on May 2, when the altitude of the water level was 22.9 feet 

above sea level. The lowest observed stage unaffected by pumping occurred 

on September 12, when the altitude of the water level was 11.8 feet. The 

water level on December 10 was 15.7 feet 1.5 feet lower than it was at 

the corresponding time in 1939.

The altitude of the water level in well 41 was approximately 113 feet 

in 1898. The trend was generally downward to the end of 1905 at which 

time the altitude of the water level was 84 feet. The water level rose 

to 99 feet in 1908 but then receded to 65 feet by 1913. A slight rise in 

water level occurred in 1914 and comparatively large rises occurred in 

1915 and 1916 in response to high precipitation and run-off during those 

years. The altitude of the water level was about 100 feet in March 1917. 

Except for a small recovery in 1922-23 the trend was downward from 1917 to 

the end of 1936. The altitude of the water level in well 41b, which replaced well 41, was 8.1 feet in October 1936 the lowest stage on record.

Although precipitation and run-off were excessive in 1937 and 1938 

the resulting recovery of the water level from 1936 to 1939 amounted to 

only about 7 feet. The water level at the end of 1940 was 97 feet lower 

than in 1898.

San Jaolnto Valley

The water levels in 9 wells distributed over the valley had net 

changes during the year ranging from a rise of a few tenths of a foot to 

a decline of about 4 feet. The water level In well 72c, at Perrls, declined 0.5 foot; other wells in the Perris-March Field area also had very
CALIFORNIA 109

small changes in water level. The declines In water levels In wells In 

the vicinity of Winchester and in the Hemet-San Jacinto area ranged from 

1 to 2 feet; the water level in a well near Lakevlew declined about 4 

feet during the year.

The water level in well 72-^stood about 31 feet below the land 

surface in 1904. Except for a rise of 2 feet in 1905, a few tenths of a 

foot in 1937, and a temporary interruption in the recession during the 

period 1917-19, the trend has been steadily downward. The water level in 

well 72c, which replaced well 72, was 69 feet below the land surface in 

1940 a net decline of 38 feet during the period of record. In the same 

period the water levels in wells 69 and 69a, between Perris and March Field, 

have had a net decline of 1.5 feet. Although water levels in the vicinity 

of Winchester have risen temporarily during periods of excessive precipitation, they have declined from stages about 19 feet below the land surface 

in 1905 to 50 feet in 1940. The water level in a well between San Jacinto 

and Hemet declined 16 feet from 1904 to 1940.

Tia Juana River Basin

The water levels in all five observation wells in this basin declined 

during the year. The net declines from November 1939 to December 1940 

ranged from 0.9 foot in well 0140b to 4.3 feet in well 0150b and averaged 

2.2 feet in the 5 wells.

The first measurements of water level available in the basin 

are those made in the fall of 1914. The precipitation in 1914-16 was 

above normal and the discharge of the Tia Juana River was high. As a result the water levels in wells rose to the highest stages on record. The 

water level in well 0118, which penetrates river fill, rose from an altitude 

of 9.6 feet above sea level in October 1914 to 20.6 feet in June 1916. The 

water level in well 0104, on the mesa north of the river, rose from an 

altitude of 3.6 feet in November 1914 to 8.5 feet in May 1917. Except for 

seasonal fluctuations the trend of the water level was downward until 1922, 

when considerable recharge occurred in the basin. The water level in well 

OllSa, which replaced well 0118, had a net gain of 4.0 feet during 1922. 

Water levels declined from 1923 to 1926 but rose in 1927. Prom 1928 to 

1931 water levels lowered progressively, reaching record low stages in 

November 1931. During 1932, when the discharge of the Tia Juana River was 

comparatively high, the water levels rose about 2 feet. The water levels

5/ Ebert, P. C., Am. Geophys. Trans. 1936, p. 377. 

416231 O - 41 8
110 WATER IBVEIS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

changed very little except for seasonal fluctuations in 1933, declined 

without interruption in 1954, rose during 1955 and declined in 1956. The 

discharge of the Tia Juana River was high in 1956-57 and in 1957-38 and 

the water levels rose in most of the observation wells. The rises in 

1957 ranged from 1 to 4 feet. In 1938 the water levels rose in some of 

the wells but declined in others. The average of the water levels in 5 

wells rose 0.3 foot in 1939 and declined 2.2 feet in 1940. The altitude 

of the water level in well 0118b was 10.28 feet above sea level in December 

1940.

The natural fluctuations of the water levels in this basin may have 

been affected by the regulation of the Tia Juana River and tributaries by 

storage in Korena, Barrett and Rodriguez reservoirs.

Otay and Sweetwater River Basins

i 

The trend of the water levels in the Otay and Sweetwater River basins

has been similar to that of the other river basins in San Diego County. 

Comparatively large rises in water level occurred in response to the excessive precipitation and high run-off in 1914-16 and 1915-16. Rises also 

occurred in 1921-22, 1926-27 and 1936-57. The water levels in most wells 

declined during the intervening periods. The water level in well 089a, in 

the Otay River Basin, was 18.4 feet below the land surface in December 

1916 the highest stage on record and 25.5 feet below the land surface in 

December 1940. The lowest stage of the water level in the well is not 

definitely known, but the water level in the fall of 1932 was approximately 

29 feet below the land surface. The water level in well 018b, at Sunnyside 

in the Sweetwater River Basin, in September 1927 was about 6 feet higher 

than in 1921. The water level in well 018c, which in 1927 replaced well 

018b, was 16.4 feet below the land surface in August 1940 6.8 feet below 

the stage in September 1927.

San Diego River Basin

The water levels in 5 wells in the El Monte Park area declined 1.5 

to 3.6 feet in 1940 and the water, levels in 5 wells in and near Lakeside 

declined 1.0 foot. An average net decline in water level of 1.1 feet 

occurred in 4 wells of the Rfrerview group and an average net decline of 

0.3 foot occurred in 2 wells near Santee. In Mission Valley 3 wells
CJW-IFOSHIA 111

showed an average net decline of 0.7 foot in water level, whereas 2 wells 

showed small net rises.

The water level in well L5, near Lakeside, was 10.9 feet below the 

land surface and 402.40 feet above sea level in December 1912. The water 

level declined during 1913 but rose during 1914, 1915 and 1916. The 

highest fall stage on record 405.23 feet above sea level was reached in 

December 1916. Gains in water level occurred in 1922, 1927, 1932, and 

1937 following high discharges of the San Diego River during those years. 

Except for seasonal fluctuations, the water level declined during intervening years. The lowest stage on record 393.37 feet above sea levelwas readied in December 1935. The altitude of the water level in December 

1940 was 400.68 feet, which is 1.72 feet lower than it was in December 

1912, 4.55 feet lower than the highest stage en reeord, and 7.31 feet 

above the lowest stage on record. The fluctuations of water level in 

wells in the Riverview and Santee areas are in general similar to those 

in well L5. The record low stages in most of the wells in these areas 

occurred in 1931. . 

Water levels in Mission* Valley followed trends similar to those in 

the upper valley except that record low stages occurred in most of the 

observation wells in 1929. Water levels were low also in 1925, the water 

levels in some wells reaching their lowest stages in that year. The water 

level in well K63 declined from a stage 13.3 feet below the land surface 

in November 1922 to a record low stage of 13.8 feet below the land surface 

in October 1925. The lowest stage observed in this well since 1925 occurred 

in December 1929 when the water level was 15.5 feet below the land surface. 

The water level in December 1940 was 12.6 feet below the land surface -0.7 

foot below the stage of Hovember 1922 and 4.2 feet higher than that of 

October 1925.

Regulation of the San Diego River at £1 Capitan Dam, which was placed 

in operation in 1936, may have had some effect on the natural fluctuations 

of the water levels in the basin.

San Dieguito River Basin

The net change of the water levels in 6 wells in San Taaijual Valley 

in 1940 ranged from a gain of 1.4 feet to a loss of 0.6 foot.

Fluctuations of water levels in this basin during the period 1912- 

1940 have in general been similar in pattern to those in the other river
112 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

baains in San Diego County. Available recorda indicate peak water levela 

following flooda in 1916. Record low atagea were reached in 1926 in 

aeveral of the wella and in 1929, 1931 or 1934 in other wells. Water 

levela in 2 wella near Fenton ford were about 2.5 feet lower in the fall 

of 1940 than they were at the correaponding time in 1927 and about 1.5 

feet higher than at the low atagea in 1934.

San Luia Rey River Baain

The water levela in wella in the upper part of the valley underwerit 

usual seasonal fluctuation in 1940 but there were no appreciable net 

changes in water level in the year. The water level in well F17, at San 

Luia Rey, declined 0.35 foot from December 1939 to December 1940; the water 

levela in other wella in the vicinity alao declined alightly. Water levela 

in 4 wells at the lower end of the valley showed an average net gain of 1.5 

feet during the year.

The fluctuations of water level in well P17 are indicative of the 

genera,! behavior of the ground-water levels in the basin. The first observation on the well was made in December 1912 when the water level waa 

7.0 feet below the land surface. The water level declined alightly in 

1913 then roae during the period 1914-16 in response to high precipitation 

and run-off to a record high stage 3.6 feet below the land surface in 

February 1916. The trend of the water level was then generally downward 

until the underground reservoirs of the basin were recharged in 1922; the 

water level rose to a stage 5.2 feet below the land surface in March 1922. 

Except for a rise in 1927, the water level declined from 1923 to 1929 and 

in December 1929 reached the lowest stage on record 10.9 feet below the 

land surface. The water level remained low during 1930 and 1931, but rose 

during 1932 and 1933. The trend was downward again until considerable 

recharge occurred from the high river discharges in 19S7 and 1958. The 

water level declined 1.0 foot from December 1938 to December 1940, at 

which time it was 8.9 feet below the land surface.

Mojave River Basin

Observations on the water levels in about 90 wells were made during 

spring and fall of 1940. The flow of the Mojave River during the winter 

of 1939-40 was below normal. Only comparatively snail surface flow from 

the Forks reached Victorville during storms and such flow continued only
CALIFORNIA 115

for a few days; no surface flow reached Baratow during the year. Generally, 

water levels In wells In the basin declined during 1940.

Except for the usual seasonal rises in areas" adjacent to the river 

upstream from the Verde Crossing, water levels throughout the area south 

of Vlctorvllle declined In 1940. The declines ranged from 3.3 feet In a 

well near the river at the extreme upper end of the basin to a few tenths 

of a foot in the vicinity of Vlctorville. Water levels in the area between 

Victorvllle and Hodge showed net declines of a few tenths of a foot. Water 

levels in wells in the bottom lands north of the Mojav© River and downstream 

from Hodge Crossing declined 3 to 4 feet; the water level in well M53 between the bottom lands and Barstow-Mojave highway declined 1.0 foot. Water 

levels In wells In Hinckley Valley north of the Barstow-Mojave highway showed 

declines ranging from 0.5 foot to 0.8 foot. Water levels in wells southeast 

of Harper Lake showed small but persistent declines. The water level in a 

well near Lenwood declined 0.6 foot; wells in and near Barstow declined 

about 1 foot.

In the area between Barstow and the intake of the Van Dyke Ditch water 

levels declined 1 to 2 feet during the year. The water level In well KL 

just downstream from the ditch intake showed a decline of 3.8 feet. Water

levels throughout the sub-basin from Daggett to the Kouns-Newberry sand6/ 

dune belt declined during the year; the declines ranged from about 3 feet

at Daggett to a foot or less in the sand-dune belt. The pattern of the 

water-level decline was similar on both the north and south sides of the 

Mojave Valley. Water levels in wells east of the sand-dune belt declined 

a few tenths of a foot; those in Newberry-Troy Lake area had no appreciable 

change or declined slightly.

The observation-well program, which was started In this basin in 1929 

by the State of California, Department of Public Works, Division of Water 

Resources, has been continued since 1931 by the Federal Geological Survey 

In conjunction with the operation of stream-gaging stations on the Mojave 

River. Records have been kept of the water levels in about 90 wells, most

of which have been measured twice a year. A number of observations of

7/ water levels In wells-'were made prior to 1929 by the Federal Geological

Survey, the California State Department of Engineering and by private

6/ Thompson, D. 0., The Mohave Desert region, Calif.: U. S. Geol. 

Survey Water-Supply Paper 578, p. 481, 1929.

7/ Thompson, D. G., The Mohave Desert region: U. S. Geol. Survey 

Water-Supply Paper 578, pp. 371-547, 1929. Bulletin 5, California State 

Department of Engineering, 1918.
114 WATER IJWBIB AHD ARIBSIAN PBBSSURE, 1940

organizations or Individuals, but no continuing program was begun until 

19S9. Records of discharge of the Mojave River were kept from 1906 to 

1922 by the Arrowhead Reservoir and Power Company='and from 1899 to 1905 

and from 1930 to 1940 by the Federal Geological Survey. The available 

records of water levels together with, the records of discharge Indicate 

in general the behavior of the ground-water levels In this basin throughout a series of precipitation cycles. Ground-water recharge Is furnished 

mainly by the Mojave River, which receives almost Its entire flow from 

precipitation In the San Bernardlno Mountains. Although a nominal amount 

of pumping for Irrigation has been carried on In the area between Vletorville and Barstow and in Hinokley Valley, such withdrawals of water from 

the basin have in the aggregate been small from 1930 to 1940. Consumptive 

use of water by native vegetation in the flood plains of the Mojave River 

has been high, particularly in the reach from Verde Crossing to Hodge 

Crossing.

During the period 1906-1980, the highest observed stage of the water 

level in well U13, near Hesperia Crossing, occurred In the spring of 1907, 

whereas the highest stage observed in well U26 occurred in the 'spring of 

'1916. The records of wells U26 and U27 indicate high water levels also 

in 1911 and 1922. The highest water levels observed in wells U13 and U26 

during the period 1930-40 occurred in June 1938 these levels are believed 

to be nearly the maximum for that year. The stages of 1907 and 1916 in 

the wells were 2.5 feet to 4.5 feet higher than the stages of June 1938. 

Although river discharges were high for 2 consecutive years preceding 

the high stage of the water levels in June 1938 the total discharge for 

the preceding 7-year period was considerably less than that of the corresponding period preceding the maximun stage of 1907. The high water 

levels in 1916 followed high river discharges for 3 consecutive years} 

those of 1922 occurred during a year of high annual discharge. High water 

levels in 1911 followed moderately high river discharges in 1908-09 and 

excessive discharges in 1909-10 and 1910-11. The water level in well U17, 

which is on the mesa and about 3 miles east from Hesperia Crossing, was 

5.6 feet lower in 1923 than in 1917 and 8.1 feet lower in 1930 than in 

1923. The highest stage observed in well U17 since 1930 occurred in June 

1938 and was 8.2 feet lower than that of 1917. The water levels in well 

H43, about a mile east of the, Verde Crossing, and in well U8T, about 3

8/ Bulletin 47, State of California, Department of Public Works. 

Division of Water Resources, pp. 114-115, 1934.
CALIFORNIA - 115

«

miles east from the Upper Narrows, were 1.5 feet and 7.0 feet higher, 

respectively, in 1917 than in 1938. The water level In well U57 was 6.2 

feet lower in 1923 than in 1917. During the period 1930-40 the water 

levels In wells throughout the area south of Vlctorvllle registered net 

rises in 1932, 1935, 1937, and 1938 and net declines in the Intervening 

years. Discharges in the Mojave River were moderately high In 1931-32 and 

excessive In 1936-37 and 1937-38. Although the discharge in 1934-35 was 

not high, the river flowed at Hesperla Crossing for several days. Discharges were appreciably below normal during the rest of the period. Water 

levels reached their lowest stages in most of the wells In this area in 

January 1935 just before the winter run-off of that year, but the levels 

were nearly as low in 1931 and 1956. The lowest water level in well U13 

was observed January 7, 1935; it was 41.6 feet below the land surface and 

31.3 feet below the record high stage of 1907. This low stage was probably 

the lowest since 1905. The range of fluctuation of the water levels near 

Daggett and in the basin south of Victorvllle decreases with distance from 

the river and also decreases with distance downstream. They become smallest 

at the Upper Narrows in Victorville. The water levels in some wells on the 

east mesa may be influenced by ground water from sources other than the 

Mojave River, but the extent of this influence is not definitely known. 

During the period 1930-40, water levels in wells north of the road from 

Victorville to Deadraan Point changed very little and difl not differ appreciably from those observed in 1917.

Only very few observations of water levels in the valley from Victorville to Barstow and Hinckley Valley were made prior to 1930. However, 

the record for well H40, near Hodge, includes measurements made In 1919 

and 1923. Except for seasonal fluctuations of 3 or 4 feet, the water 

level in this well has changed very little. The highest stage 11.9 feet 

below the land surface was observed In April 1932 and again in June 1938; 

this stage was 5.4 feet higher than the lowest recorded stage, which 

occurred In November 1931. Water levels in other observation wells in 

this locality showed similar changes. During the period 1950-40 the flow 

of the river reached Hodge Crossing every winter after the vegetation became dormant. This fact furnished further evidence that the water table 

between Victorville and Hodge had not greatly lowered during the years of 

subnormal precipitation and runoff.
116 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Water levels in wells on the lowlands north of the Mojave River and 

downstream from Hodge Crossing have fluctuated according to the amount of 

river flow that reached this part of the basin. During the period 1930-40, 

considerable flow passed the gaging station at Barstow in 1931-32, 1936-37 

and 1937-38; small flows passed the station for only a few days in 1934-35 

and 1938-39. The lowlands were flooded in March 1938. Water levels in 

the area reached the lowest stages on record in the winters of 1932 and 

1937 Just before the storm run-off of those years; they reached the highest 

stages on record in the spring of 1938. The water level in well M56a, 

about 0.5 mile from the river, was 25.4 feet below the land surface in 

January 1937 and 8.2 feet below the land surface in June 1938 - a range 

in stage of 17.2 feet. The water level in this well was 18.4 feet below 

the land surface at the end of 1940. Well M53, on the mesa about midway 

between the river and the Barstow-MoJave highway, showed a maximum gain of 

6.9 feet in water level during 1937 and 1938, but wells in Hinckley Valley 

north of the highway showed no definite gains in water level following 

high discharges of the river. The water levels in the latter area were 

mostly lower in 1940 than they were in 1930. Water levels in the area 

southeast of Harper Lake declined progressively and were 1 to 2 feet lower 

in 1940 than they were in 1930.

During the period 1930-40, the water level in well H82, near the 

bridge on U. S. Highway 91 in Barstow, fluctuated from a low stage of 

about 10 feet below the land surface in the fall of 1931 to a high stage 

of 5.4 feet below the land surface in May 1938. The pumping of a nearby 

well may have affected the water levels a few tenths of a foot. An observation on the water level in a neighboring well in 1919 indicates a 

stage between the high and low of the later period. The fluctuations of 

the water levels in this locality have followed a general pattern similar 

to that observed in other parts of the Mojave River Basin.

Water levels in the area between Barstow and Daggett were generally 

higher in 1940 than they were in 1925. The water level in well LI, just 

below the intake of the Van Dyke Ditch, rose from 35.3 feet below the land 

surface to 7.4 feet below the land surface from January 1937 to May 1938. 

These stages were the lowest and highest, respectively, that were observed from 

1925 to 1940. The high stage in 1938 was 2.9 feet higher than the previous 

highest stage, which was observed in 1927. The well showed comparatively 

large rises in water level in 1927, 1932, 1937, and 1938. The water level 

declined steadily during the intervening periods.
CALIFORNIA 117

The fluctuations of water, levels in wells in the sub-basin between 

Daggett and the Kouns-Newberry sand-dune belt water levels have been 

greatest near the river at Daggett and the least in the sand-dune belt. 

The fluctuations decrease .with increased distance from the river. The 

water level in well L42, about a mile northeast of Daggett, in January 

1937 was at the lowest stage on record 83.0 feet below the land surface. 

Following a period of recharge from the river in 1937 the water level 

rose in May to a stage 50.6 feet below the land surface, then receded to 

a stage of 64.6 feet in December, rose again following high river flow 

to a record high stage of 47.0 feet below the land surface in May 1938. 

Observations have been made on this well since 1925. The water level in 

well L13, on the south border of the plain near Minneola, registered a 

record low stage in January 1937, showed a slight rise by June 1937, and 

progressive rises through 1938 and 1939. The water level in November 1939 

and May 1940 was about 3.9 feet above the low stage in 1987, but was 5.5 

feet below the stage observed in 1917. The water level in well L49, north 

of the Mojave River and about lj miles east of Yermo, was 23.0 feet below 

the land surface in November 1919. The highest observed stage of this 

well was 18.3 feet below the land surface in December 1922. During the 

period 1930-36 the water level in the well declined steadily except for a 

net rise of 1.0 foot in 1932. The lowest observed stage was 34.6 feet below the land surface in January 1937. The water level rose 5.7 feet in 

1937 and 3.7 feet in 1938. The stage observed in November 1938 was 6.8 

feet lower than the record high in 1922 and also lower than the stages 

observed in 1919 and 1924. The water level in the well at the end of 1940 

was 28.8 feet below the land surface, 3.7 feet lower than that at the end 

of 1938. The records of other observation wells in this area also indicate 

that considerably higher water levels resulted from the recharge by the 

river in 1922 than those that resulted from the recharge of 1937 and 1938. 

The records of wells in the vicinity of Daggett indicate that the water 

levels in 1938 were higher than those in 1927; records of wells further 

east show the opposite. The fluctuation of water levels in wells in the 

sand-dune belt have about the same general pattern, but with a much smaller 

range in stage. The water level in well L67 registered a record high stage 

2.0 feet below the land surface in 1924 and a record low stage 9»7 feet 

below the land surface in January 1937; the water level rose 4.7 feet during 

1937 and 1938, changed very little during 1939 and declined about 1 foot.ln 

1940. ' ~*
118 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Records of walls eastward or downstream from the sand-dune "belt show 

that there has been only very little change In water level. The greatest 

change is that shown by well L76 in which the water level trended generally 

downward, except for rises of a few tenths of a foot In 1938 and 1939. The 

water levels in other wells in the area showed no definite trends from 1930 

to 1940 and stages during this period were about the same as those in 1919 

and 1922. Water levels in wells between Newberry and Troy Lake have indicated no definite general trend although a few wells have shown small 

declines.

Antelope Valley

Observations on the water levels in 25 wells were made during spring 

and fall in 1940. Water levels throughout the valley were mostly lower 

in 1940 than at corresponding times in 1939. The declines ranged from a 

few tenths of a foot in the northeastern part of the valley to 4 or 5 

feet in the Palmdale-TIerra Bonita area. There was an average decline of 

about 2 feet.

Available records-/indicate a gradual lowering of the water levels 

in Antelope Valley prior to 1925. The flow of several wells in the lower 

part of the valley had ceased by 1925 and the water levels in other parts 

of the valley had declined a few feet since they were drilled. Exoept 

for seasonal fluctuations, which have corresponded closely to the irrigation cycle, the trend of the water levels in the arable parts of the 

valley since 1925 has been persistently downward. The declines in general 

have been the least In the northeastern or lowest part of the valley and 

the most in the southern part. Daring the period 1921-1940 the water 

level in a well northeast of Redman school, in the outermost part of the , 

irrigated area, had a decline of 10 feet, and the'water level in a well 

in the northwestern part of the valley had a decline of 21 feet. During 

the same period the water levels in 2 wells southwest of Lancaster declined an average of 40 feet and the water level in a well south of 

Roosevelt declined 31 feet. .The greatest decline of the water level 

occurred in a well west of Love Joy But tea. The decline in this well between 1921 and 1940 was 67 feet. During the period 1932-40 the water 

level In a well northwest of Wilsona. school declined about SO feet. Water 

levels in wells for which records were started in recent years have shown 

declines comparable to wells with older records.

9/ Johnson, H. R., Wat«? resources of Antelope Valley, Calif.i U. S. 

Qeol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 278, 1911. Thompson, D. 0., The Mojave 

Desert regions U. s. Qeol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 678, pp. 514-871, 1889,
CALIFORNIA 119

WELL DESCRIPTIONS AND WATER-LEVEL MEASUREMENTS

On the following pages are given the records for 1940, arranged by 

basins, of all wells that were published in Water-Supply Paper 886. A 

complete description and datum are given also for an additional well in 

San Luls Key River Basin.

For descriptions of the wells not given in this report, see WaterSupply Papers 817, 840, 845, and 886.

San Gabriel River Basin

42a. Baldwin Park, Calif.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level minus 200, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Jan.

91.37

91.37

91.38

91.42

91.42

91.40

91.39

91.38

91.36

91.36

91.41

91.46

91.42

91.45

91.47

91.49

91.55

91.55

91.53

91.53

91.55

91.54

91.56

91.53

91.51

91.53

91.57

91.57

91.59

91.59

91.62

Feb.

91.63

91.54

91.65

91.55

91.57

91.61

91.65

91.61

91.59

91.66

91.71

91.66

91.68

91,73

91.69

91.68

91.67

91.69

91.74

91.77

91.80

91.81

91.76

91.79

91.85

91.81

91.84

91.87

91.89

.....

Mar.

91.88

91.96

91.99

91.99

92.03

92.06

92.09

92.14

92.18

92.20

92.19

92.18

92.22

92.27

92.31

92.34

92.36

92.39

92.43

92.47

92.50

92.54

92.56

92.59

92.63

92.66

92.68

92.71

92.74

92.80

92.88

Apr.

92.85

92.86

92.94

92.99

93.02

93.04

93.09

93.13

93.19

93.21

93.22

93.25

93.29

95.31

93.37

93.35

93.33

95.38

93.40

93.41

93.44

95.47

93.49

93.47

93.51

93.54

93.54

93.57

93.62

93.65

May

93.69

93.72

93.73

93.76

93.78

93.80

93.82

93.86

93.86

93.78

93.79

93.80

93.85

93.86

93.85

93.84

93.86

93.87

93.86

93.87

93.81

93.74

93.74

93.80

93.82

93.80

93.76

93. ^

93.73

93.73

93.70

June

93.69

93.72

93.74

93.68

93.63

93.62

93.67

95.68

95.66

93.63

95.61

93.57

93.55

93.54

93.49

95.41

95.34

95.52

93.33

93.30

93.26

93.21

93.22

93.17

93.16

93.17

93.19

93^4

93.15

93.18

July

93.19

93.23

93.26

93.22

95,29

93.32

93.34

93.34

95.29

93.20

93.16

95.13

95.09

93.00

92.99

92.97

92.89

92.85

92.74

92.69

92.70

92.60

92.52

92.46

92.41

92.37

92.32

92.27

92.22

92.18

92.13

Aug.

92.04

91.95

91.92

91.91

91.84

91,77

91.70

91.59

91.53

91.46

91.39

91.32

91.22

91.16

91.15

91.11

91.04

90.99

90.92

90.86

90.80

90.72

90.65

90.53

90.48

90.45

90.36

90.31

90.24

90.16

90.10

Sept.

90.08

90.03

89.95

89.90

89.89

89.84

89.75

89.70

89.69

89.68

89.64

89.59

89.54

89.49

89.44

89.33

89.23

89.18

89.15

89.09

89.05

88.99

88.94

88.84

88.77

88.67

88.59

88.48

88.38

88.33

Oct. Nov.

88.29 87.01

88.21 a?. 02

88.17 87.02

88.12 87.02

87.99 87.02

87.94 87.03

87.92 87.01

87.88 87.03

87.82 87.03

87.74 86.97

87.66 86.98

87.61 86.98

87.54 86.99

87.46 86.95

87.45 86.94

87.42 86.93

87.37 86.93

87.33 86.95

87.24 86.90

87.19 86.88

87.13 86.93

87.03 86.89

86.98 86.85

86.94 86.86

86.94 86.90

86.93 86.86

86.92 86.84

86.93 86.83

86.96 86.82

86.96 86.80

86.98 .....

Dee.

86.76

86.76

86.76

86.71

86.67

86.66

86.64

86.62

86.59

86.56

86.53

86.48

86.43

86.39

86.40

86.42

86.37

86.35

86.35

86.39

86.43

86.45

86.49

86.51

86.40

86.44

86.50

86.56

86.60

86,58

86.53

San Bernardino Basin

Williams Well. Record fuvniahed by Gage Canal Co.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Jan. 6 

13 

20 

26 

Feb. 3 

10

Water 

level

25.75 

25.00 

22.58 

21.66 

21.08 

20.75

Date

Feb. 17 

24 

Mar. 2 

9 

16 

23

Water 

^.evel

19.58 

19.16 

18.92 

16.58 

16.53 

16.33

Date

Mar. 30 

Apr. 6 

13 

20 

27 

May 4

Water 

level

16.75 

16.50 

15.69 

15.50 

15.67 

16.00

Date

May 11 

18 

25 

June 1 

8 

15

Water 

level

16.68 

17.42 

18.25 

19.08 

19.67 

20.33
120 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

San Bernardlno Basin Continued.

Williams Well. Continued.

Date

June 22 

29 

July 6 

13 

20 

27 

Aug. 3

Water 

level

21.08 

21.66 

22.33 

23.08 

23.75 

24.33 

24.92

Date

Aug. 10 

17 

24 

31 

Sept. 7 

14 

21

Water 

level

25.50 

26.03 

26.58 

27.00 

27.50 

27.92 

28.50

Date

Sept. 28 

Oct. 5 

12 

19 

26 

Nov. 2 

9

Water 

level

28.83 

29.25 

29.50 

30.16 

29.92 

29.92 

29.75

Date

Nov. 16 

23 

30 

Dec. 7 

14 

21 

28

Water 

level

29.75 

29.75 

29.58 

29.29 

29.08 

28.83 

26.92

Santa Ana River Basin

41b. C-1129m-N-16 In Bulletin 39, California Division of Water Resources. South of Anaheim, Orange County. Record furnished by Orange 

County Flood Control District.

Water level. In feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan. 11

18

Feb. 8

13

29

Mar. 11

116.59

116.16

114.60

114.64

114.22

114.32

liar. 21

Apr. 11

May 2

13

23

June 10

114.67

113.67

113.20

113.26

115.55

116.45

June 13

July 5

11

Aug. 6

15

118.00

119.25

120.06

122.12

123.10

Sept. 12

Oct. 8

Nov. 7

28

Dec. 10

124.35

135.96

122.18

120.62

120.38

72c. San Jaclnto Valley at Perrls, Riverside County. Water levels, 

In feet below measuring point. 1940: Feb. 15, 72.88} Hay 10, 76.00; 

Aug. 23, 73.17.

Tla Juana River Basin

OllSb. Owens ranch.

Water level, In feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Mar. 5 

May 11

Water 

level

11.36 

12.67

Date

Aug. 22 

Oct. 5

Water 

level

17.05 

17.33

Date

Dec. 7

Water 

level

17.93

0120. Hewltt Bros, hog ranch.

Water level, In feet below measuring point, 1940

Mar.

May

5 

11

12 

12

.77 

.17

Aug. 

Oct.

22 

5

14 

15

.50 

.33

Dec. 7 16 .17

0125. Evans ranch. Water levels, In feet below measuring point, 

1940: Mar. 5, 10.75; May 11, 11.99; Aug. 22, 14.22; Oct. 5, 14.48.

OlSOb. Nestor Bridge.

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Mar. 5 

May 11

0140b.

Mar. 5

May 11

10.42 

12.51

Aug. 22 

Oct. 5

Mrs. A. w. Jackson. 

Water level. In feet

7.58 

8.23

Aug. 22 

Oct. 5

16.75 

18.09

Dec. 7

below measuring point, 1940

9.91 

10.31

Dec. 7

18.31

9.05
CALIPORNIA 121

Otay River Basin

039a. H. Bard. Dry Mar. 5 and May 11, 1940.

089a. G. W. St. Clalr.

Water level, In feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Mar. 5 

May 11

Water 

level

25.03 

26.29

Date

Aug. 22 

Oct. 5

Water 

level

27.74 

28.82

Date

Dec. 7

Water 

level

27.54

Sweetwater River Basin

018c. L. C. Klncald.

Water Jevel, infeet below measuring point, 1940

Mar. 

May

5 

11

13 

13

.06 

.13

Aug. 

Oct.

22 

5

18.59 

(a)

Dec. 7 (a)

San Diego River Basin

L28. San Diego County, El Monte Park. 

Water level In feet below measuring point. 1940

Jan. 25 

Mar. 15 

May 4

L29.

Jan. 25 

Mar. 15 

May 4

L30.

Jan. 25 

Mar. 15

May 4

LSI.

Jan. 25 

Mar. 15 

May 4

L32.

Jan. 25 

Mar. 15 

May 4

L33.

20.83 

(b) 

18.12

July 17 

Aug. 30

Pratt test well. 

Water level in feet below

6.68 

6.92 

7.13

July 17 

Aug. 30

Irrigation District well 6. 

Water level In feet below

3.71 

3.66 

4.24

July 17 

Aug. 30

Truttman ranch. 

Water level In feet below

4.03 

3.85 

4.27

July 17 

Aug. 30

Dr. Irey ranch. 

Water level, in feet below

9.52 

8.75 

8.92

July 17 

Aug. 30

County yard. 

Water level in feet below

23.75 

(b)

Sept. 30 

Hov. 19

measuring point, 1940

9.27 

10.05

Sept .30 

Nov. 19

measuring point, 1940

6.30 

7.06

Sept. 30 

Nov. 19

measuring point, 1940

5.65 

6.27

Sept. 30 

Hov. 19

measuring point, 1940

10.10 

10.67

Sept. 30 

Nov. 19

measuring point. 1940

27.14 

28.47

10.45 

10.68

7.43 

7.77

6.59 

6.91

10.97 

11.15

Jan. 25 

Mar. 15 

May 4

a Well 

b Pump

8.95 

7.76 

8.00

July 17 

Aug. 93

dry. 

operating in well.

9.27 

9.88

Sept. 30 

Nov. 19

10.16 

10.33
122 WATER LBVBLS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

San Diego River Basin Continued.

L5a. J. F. Rickerts.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Jan. 25 

Mar. 15

Water 

level

11.90 

10.76

Date

May 4

July 17

Water 

level

11.08 

12.32

Date

Aug. 30 

Sept. 30

Water 

level

12.92 

12.96

Date

Nov. 19

Water 

level

12.93

L35.

Jan. 25 

Mar. 15

LS7.

Jan. 25 

Mar. 15

L39.

Jan. 25 

Mar. 15

L2.

Jan. 29 

Mar. 15

L44a

Jan. 29 

Mar. 15

L85e

Jan. 29 

Mar. 15

L46.

Jan. 29 

Mar. 15

L85.

Jan. 29 

Mar. 15

KBla

Jan. 29 

Mar. 16

K51b

Jan. 29 

Mar. 16

Langdon. 

Water level, in feet below measuring

9.85 

8.58

May 4 8.12 

July 17 9.70

Aug. 30 

Sept. 30

Levl. 

Water level, in feet below measuring

11.58 

9.18

May 4 9.36 

July 17 12.21

Aug. 30 

Sept .30

Burch. 

Water level, in feet below measuring

8.71 

8.44

May 4 8.53 

July 17 9.80

Aug. 30 

Sept. 30

point, 1940

10.80 

11.35

Nov. 19

point, 1940

13.45 

13.74

Nov. 19

point, 1940

10.79 

11.31

Nov. 19

11.52

13.51

11.14

Riverview well 2. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

2.62 

2.51

May 4 2.81 

July 17 5.26

Aug. 30 

Sept. 30

5.52 

5.99

Nov. 19 4.97

. Riverview well 3. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

4.74 

4.21

May 4 4.57 

July 17 5.54

Aug. 30 

Sept. 30

6.14 

6.54

Hov. 19 6.59

. Riverview well 1. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point 1940

0.67 

.79

May 4 1.06 

July 17 1.86

Aug. 30 

Sept. 30

County Farm. 

Water level, in feet below measuring

8.46 

6.74

May 4 6.98 

July 17 8.22

Aug. 30

Sept. 30

William Thum. 

Water level, in feet below measuring

11.27 

9.46

May 4 9.48 

July 17 12.73

Aug. 30 

Sfit.30

. Jausaaud. 

Water level. In feet below measuring

17.51 

15.64

May e a 28.94 

July 17 19.23

Aug. SO 

Sept. 30

2.21 

2.52

Nov. 19

point, 1940

8.84 

9.12

Nov. 19

point, 1940

13.39 

15.30

Nov. 19

point, 1940

24.90 

19.31

MOV. 20

2.52

9.24

12.45

18.82

. Jauasaud. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

16.10 

14.23

May 2 b 18.46 

July 17 17.83

Aug. 30 

Sept. 30

23.12 

17.90

Nov. 20 17.58

Pump operating in nearby well, 

operating in well.
CALIFORNIA 123

San Diego River Basin Continued.

E60. Bridges. 

Water level, in feet below touring point, 1940

Date

Jan. 29 

Mar. 16

Water 

level

2.36 

2.72

Date

May 2 

July 17

Water 

level

3.14 

(a)

Date

Aug. 30 

Sept. 30

Water 

level

4.65 

4.18

Date

Hov. 20

Water 

level

3.80

K62. T. J. (Joset, formerly Madruga. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan. 

Mar.

Jan. 

Mar.

Jan. 

Mar.

29 

16

K63.

29 

16

KSSa.

29 

16

10.50 

9.08

May

July

Confar. 

Water level.

12i64 

11.36

May

July

Chapman. 

Water level.

8.76 

8.58 July

2 

17

in

8

17

in

2 

17

9 

10

feet

11 

13

feet

8 

8

.23 

.12

Aug. 30 

Sept. 30

below measuring

.86 

.19

Aug. 30 

Sept. 30

below meaauring

.80 

.83

Aug. 30 

Sept. 30

10.71 

11.00

Hov. 20

point, 1940

13.73 

14.15

Hov. 20

point, 1940

8.98 

8.91

Hov. 20

11.01

13.87

8.89

San Dieguito River Basin

G17a. Fratt ranch. Water level*, in feet below measuring point. 

1940i Mar. 1, 0.62} June 6, 2.17} Aug. 27, 3.80} Hov. 6, 4.01.

OlTb. Pratt ranch. Water levels, in feet below Measuring point, 

1940i Mar. 1, 4.89} June 6, 6.33; Aug. 27, 7.98} Hov. 6, 8.16.

HSlb. Old San Pasqual Creamery. Water levels, in feet below meaauring point, 1940: Mar. I, 10.62} June 6, 10.54} Aug. 27, 12.75} Nov. 6, 

13.49.

Hla. Fenton ford. Water levels, in feet below meaauring point, 

1940i Mar. 1, 4.11} June 6, 4.72} Aug. 27, 6.31} Hov. 6, 7.50.

Hlb. Fenton ford. Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 

1940i Mar. 1, 2.42} June 6, 3.16} Aug. 27, 4.87} Hov. 6, 5.68.

B54b. Peet ranch. Water levels, in feet below meaauring point, 

1940: Mar. 1, 4.78} June 6, 4.95} Aug. 27, 5.25} Hov. 6, 5.48.

San Luis Key River Basin

C9a. San Luis Key ranch..

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan. 15 

Feb. 12 

Mar. 18

11.82 

11.98 

12.06

Apr. 15 

May 13 

June 17

12.09 

12.88 

12.89

July 15 

Aug. 12 

Sept. 16

13.28 

13.49 

13.51

Oet. 14 

Hev. 18

Dee. 16

b 18.46 

12.17 

12.13

C9b. San Lui» Key ranch.

Water level, in feet below measuring peint, 1940

Jan. 15 

Feb. 12 

Mar. 18

8.94 

8.96 

9.09

Apr. 15 

May ~13j 

June 17

9.07 

9.28 

9.29

July 15 

Aug. 12 

Sept. 16

9.38 

9. 33 

9.33

Oct. 14 

Hov. 18 

Dec. 16

b 9.38 

9.27 

9.26

a Pump operating in well.

b Measurement by D. C. Muckel, Soil Conservation Service.
124 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

San Luis Rey River Basin Continued.

C9c. San Luis Rey ranch.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Jan. 15 

Peb. 12 

Mar. 18

Water

level

5.96 

6.01 

6.10

Date

Apr. 15 

May 13 

June 17

Water 

level

6.13 

6.28 

6.31

Date

July 15 

Aug. 12 

Sept . 16

Water 

level

6.33 

6.36 

6.33

Date

Oct. 14 

Nov. 18 

Dec. 16

Water 

level

a 6.48 

6.20 

6.26

C8. Pallbrook Public Utility District observation well on San Luis 

Rey ranch.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan.

Peb.

Mar.

15

12

18

7.87

7.95

8.23

Apr.

May

June

15

13

17

8.33

8.53

8.65

July

Aug.

Sept

15

12

.16

9.06

9.37

9.51

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

14

18

16

a 9.55

8.41

8.29

C3a. Gird ranch. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan. 15 

Peb. 12 

Mar. 18

7.88 

7.88 

8.43

Apr. 15 

May 13 

June 17

8.64 

8.93 

9.23

July 15 

Aug. 12 

Sept. 16

9.78 

10.10 

10.43

Oct. 14 

Nov. 18 

. Dec. 16

a 10.68 

9.84 

9.18

C5. Hart Incorporated.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan.

Peb.

Mar.

15

12

18 b

6.14

6.11

6.44

Apr.

May

June

15

13

17

b 6.39

b 6.57

6.50

July 15

Aug. 12

Sept. 16

b 7.38

b 8.15

b 8.61

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

14

18

16

ab 8.52

6.24

6.15

C7b. Bonsall School well.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan.

Peb.

Mar.

15

12

18

9.35

8.76

9.28

Apr.

May

June

15

13

17

. 9.30

9.80

10.17

July 15

Aug. 12

Sept. 16

10.57

11.14

11.52

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

14

18

16

a 11.43

10.94

10.59

C4. Pallbrook Public Utility District observation well on San Diego 

County Water Company property.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan. 15 

Peb. 12 

Mar. 18

10.74 

10.56 

11.01

Apr. 15 

May 13 

June 17

11.08 

11.41 

11.66

July 15 

Aug. 12 

Sept. 16

13.04 

13.52 

13.77

Oct. 14 

Nov. 18 

Dec. 16

a 14.95 

13.75 

11.32

P36. City of Oceanside observation well on Stokes property, 

ments made by D. C. Ituckel, Soil Conservation Service.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

MeasureJan.

Peb.

Mar.

15

12

18

10.61

9.45

9.54

Apr.

May

June

15

13

17

9.44

9.79

9.87

July

Aug.

Sept.

15

12

16

12.19

13.29

14.55

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

14

18

16

15.17

15.38

15.51

P22. Santa Pe well. Measurements made by D. C. Muckel, Soil Conservation Service.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan. 15 

Peb. 12 

Mar. 18

11.19 

10.22 

10.48

Apr. 15 

May 13 

July 15

10.80 

(c) 

(c)

Aug. 12 

Sept. 16 

Oct. 14

13.75 

14.58 

(c)

Nov. 18 

Dec. 16

14.10 

14.45

P30. Carlsbad Mutual Water Company observation well near, north abutment of County road bridge at San Luis Rey. Measurements made by D.C. Muckel, 

Soil Conservation Service.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan.

Peb.

Mar.

15

12

18

8.16

7.66

7.84

Apr.

May

June

15

13

17

7.79

8.22

8.81

July

Aug.

Sept.

15

12

16

9.50

10.59

11.61

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

14

1,8

16

12.13

12.14

12.13

Measurement by D. C. Muckel, Soil Conservation Service. 

Pump operating In nearby well. c Pump operating in well.
CALIFORNIA 185

San Luis Rey River Basin Continued.

P17. Old San Luis Rey store. Measurements nave been referred to the 

measuring point used prior to Dec. 30, 1929, by adding 3.1 feet. Measurements made by D. C. Muckel, Soil Conservation Service.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Date

Jan. 15 

Feb. 12 

Mar. 18

Water 

level

12.76 

11.31 

11.39

Date

Apr. 15 

May 13 

June 17

Water 

level

11.29 

11.14 

11.04

Date

July 15 

Aug. 12 

Sept. 16

Water 

level

10.26 

11.32 

11.49

Date

Oct. 14 

Nov. 18 

Dec. 16

Water 

level

12.00 

12.54 

12.90

F32. Carlsbad Mutual Water Company observation well, 0.25 mile east 

of pumping plant. Measurements made by D. C. Muckel, Soil Conservation 

Service.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan. 15 

Feb. 12 

Mar. 18

19.60 

9.87 

a 19.37

Apr. 15 

May 13 

June 17

9.87 

23.67 

15.02

July 15 

Aug. 12 

Sept. 16

15.97 

17.67 

17.46

Oct. 14 

Nov. 18 

Dec. 16

18.50 

16.51 

14.20

FISb. City of Oceanside. Measurements made by D. C. Muckel, Soil 

Conservation Service.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

15

12

18

12.39

8.94

11.62

Apr.

May

June

15

13

17

11.71

13.78

14.86

July

Aug.

Sept.

15

12

16^

15.17

16.36

16.94

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

14

18

16

17.91

13.03

12.45

P13c. City of Oceanside. Measurements made by D. C. Muckel, Soil 

Conservation Service.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

15

12

18

11.55

9.10

8.85

Apr.

May

June

15

13

17

8.98

8.81

11.58

July

Aug.

Sept

15

12

.16

12.67

13.57

14.15

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

14

18

16

14.79

13.18

12.79

P13d. City of Oceanside. Measurements made by D. C. Muckel, Soil 

Conservation Service.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

15

12

18

11.36

9.56

10.74

Apr.

May

June

15

13

17

10.76

12.06

12.56

July

Aug.

Sept.

15

12

16

13.24

14.13

14.31

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

14

18

16

14.86

10.12

12.39

F13e. City of Oceanside. Measurements made by D 

Conservation Service.

C. Muckel, Soil 

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1940

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

15

12

18

8.69

7.18

8.10

Apr.

May

June

15

13

17

8.13

9.14

9.75

July

Aug.

Sept.

15

12

16

10.35

11.10

11.36

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

14

18

16

11.66

10.12

9.78

F57. City of Oceanside observation well on Williams ranch. 

sec. 9, T. 11 8., R. 4 W. Diameter 4 inches, depth 199 feet. Measuring 

point, top of casing, S feet above land surface. Measurements made by 

p. C. Muckel, Soil Conservation Service.

Water level, in feet below measuring point'. 1940

June 

July

17 

15

10.47 

13.78

Aug. 

Sept

12 

.16

15.00 

16.16

Oct. 

Nov.

14 

18

14.57 

14.58

Dec. 16 15.05

Mojave River Basin

HI. Olive. SB cor. SW^HEi sec. 15, T. 3 N., R. 4 W. Water levels, 

in feet below measuring point, 1940t May 8, 68.40; Nov. 19, 73.24.

U4. Near cen. SEi sec. 12, T. 3 N., R. 4 W. Water levels, in feet 

below measuring point, 1940s May 8, 7.29; Nov. 19, dry.

U6. Mike Spranger. Near center of east line SW^MT^ sec. 6, T. 3 N., 

R. 5 W. Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940s May 8, S.OOi 

Nov. 19, dry. * *

a Pump operating in nearby well. 

4162310-41 9
126 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940 

Mojave River Basin Continued.

levels

U9. A. W. Cole. Fear HE cor. SW&JWi sec. 50 T. 4 N., R. 5 W. Water 

s, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 32.53; Nov. 19, 40.74.

U13. Arrowhead Reservoir and Power Co. Near west line SE-|SEi sec. 

19, T. 4 N.. R. 3 W. Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: 

May 8, 20.00; Nov. 19, 32.66.

D14. 0. A. Minister. Near SW cor. sec. 20, T. 4 N., R. 3 W. Water 

levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 22.40; Nov. 19, 31.36.

TJ15. J. M. Alllson. Near center of south line NEjSW^ sec. 20, T. 4 N., 

R. 3 W. Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 27.12; 

Nov. 19, 33.12.

U16. N. P. Marsh. Near center of south line NW£SEi sec. 20, T. 4 N. , 

R. 3 W. Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940: Nov. 19, 

123.50.

U17. W. 0. Wade. SW oor. NEiNEi sec. 21. T. 4 N., R. 3 W. Water 

levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940s May 8, 251.4; Nov. 19, 252.5.

U18a. W. E. Tusslng. NE cor. SE^SEi sec. 10, T. 4 N. , R. 3 W. Water 

levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 236.50; Nov. 19, 

236.71.

U19. E. D. S. Pope. Near SW cor. Njr£sw£ sec. 1, T. 4 N., R. 3 W. 

Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 199.90; Nov. 

19, 200.70.

U21. A. B. Sheridan. SW cor. sec. 5, T. 4 N. , R. 2 W. Water levels, 

in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 236.10; Nov. 19, 236.03.

U23. G. W. McLister. Near center south line NEi sec. 19, T. 4 N. , 

R. 3 W. Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 21.79; 

Nov. 20, 31.15.

U26. Arrowhead Reservoir and Power Co. Near NIT cor. S»| sec. 17, 

T. 4 N., R. 3 W. Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: 

May 8, 18.36; Nov. 20, 21.33.

U28. C. 0. Evans. Near SE cor. SW^NW^ sec. 18, T. 4 N., R. 3 W. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940: Nov. 20, 26.46.

U31. Center of east line of SE^SWi aec. 5, T. 4 N. , R. 3 W. Water 

levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 166.20; Nov. 20, 

165.89.

U43. A. W. Phillips. Near NE cor. NW^NWi sec. 6, T. 4 H., R. 3 W. 

Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 55.41; Hov. 

20, 56.14.

U44. A. J. Lintner. Near NE cor. NWfNEi sec. 6, T. 4 N.. R. 3 W. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 53.09.

U55. F. A. Fletoher. Near center of west line SE£ sec. 9, T. 5 H., 

R. 3 W. Water levels, in feet below measuring point.' 1940: May 8, 89.82; 

Nov. 20, 89.92. '

U67. J. D. Humiston. SE^BWi sec. 18, T. 6 N., R. 3 W. Water levels, 

in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 104.60; Hov. 20, 104.78.

U59. Lee Saul. SEtjfSW^ sec. 11, T. 5 N., R. 4 W. Water levels, in 

feet below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 56.84; Nov. 20, 56.88.

U59a. Lee Saul. SEiSW^ sec. 11, T. 5 N., R. 4 W. Water levels, in 

feet below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 48.41; Nov. 20, 49.68.

U61. SWi sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 4 IT., In Victorville. Water levels, 

in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 7, 45.70; Nov. 20, 46.03.

U68. A. Sorenson, Verde ranch. Near HW cor. NE^NE-^ sec. 56, T. 6 N., 

R. 4 W. Plowing Mar. 6, no measurement made.
CALIFORNIA 127

Mojave River Basin Continued.

U72. Verde ranch. Hear SW cor. sec. 56, T. 5 N., R. 4 W. Water 

levels, In feet below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 4.11; Nov. 20, 4.41.

M3. John Bennette. SW^NE^ sec. 19, T. 6 N., R. *4 W. Water level, 

in feet below measuring point, 1940: Dec. 5, 17.47.

M7. HE cor. BW^ aeo. 50, T. 7 H., R. 4 W. Water levels, in feat 

below measuring point, 1940: May 8, 57.40; Nov. 26, 57.87.

M15. SB cor. sec. 51, T. 8 ST., R. 4 W. Water levels, in feet below 

measuring point, 1940: May 24, 15.92; Nov. 26, 16.55.

M19. P. H. Merrell. In center and near west line of NWiNWi sec. 51, 

T. 8 N. , R. 4 W. Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940: 

May 24, 44.40.

M22. Lord. In center and near south line SW^SW^ sec. 20, T. 8 ST., 

R. 4 W. Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 5.82j 

Nov. 26, 5,81.

M26. Near SW cor. SE^ sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 4 W. Water levels, in 

feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 24.63; Nov. 26, 26.00.

M50. Holcomb Brothers. SW cor. SE^ sec. 12, T. 8 N., R. 4 W. Water 

levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 10.92; Nov. 26, 

11.25.

M58. Everett Swing. SE cor. Nf^SWi sec. 4, T. 8 N., R. 3 W. Water 

levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 14.05) Dec. 5, 

15.79.

M40. L. S. Emerson. SW^SW^ sec. 54, T. 9 N. , R. 3 W. Well caved; 

no measurements made in 1940.

M41a. Nellie Storey. SE^SEj sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 5 W. Water levels, 

in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 125.70; Nov. 26, 126.04.

M43. Shobel. Near NE cor. M^NEi sec. 19, T. 9 N., R. 2 W. Water 

levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 66.01; Nov. 26, 

66.28.

M51. J. Slaglll. NE^NEi sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 5 W. Water levels, 

in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 4.74; Dec. 5, 19.91.

M52. SE^SW^ sec. 10, T. 9 N. , R. 3 W. Water levels, in feet below 

measuring point, 1940: May 24, 91.16; Dec. 5, 93.88.

M52b. Near center of north line NW^ see. 32, T. 10 N. , R. 3 W. 

Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 57.23: Dec. 5, 

57.46.

M55. NE cor. sec. 10, T. 9 N. , R. 5 W. Water levels, in feet below 

measuring point, 1940: May 24, 75.46; Dec. 5, 77.57.

M56. Osborn. SE cor. sec. 10, T. 9 N. , R. 5 W. Water levels, in 

feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 14.56; Dec. 5, 16.36.

M56a. Bullock. SW cor. NW^NWi sec. 14, T. 9 N., R. 5 W. Water 

levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, a/18. 54; Dec. 5, . 

18.45.

M64. NE cor. SE£ sec. 28, T. 11 N., R. 5 W. Water levels, in feet 

below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 44.30; Dec. 5, 43.55.

M64a. Near NE cor. SE^ sec. 28, T. 11 N.. R. 5 W. Water level, in 

feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 42.95; Dec. 5, caved, measurements discontinued.

M65. S. P. Edwards. About 600 feet north of SE cor. sec. 28. 

T. 11 N., R. 3 W. Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940: 

May 24, 24.0; Dec. 5, caved, measurements discontinued.

a Pump operating in well.
128 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Mojave River Basin Continued.

M66. Hear center of south line SEiNWi sec. 54, T. 11 H., R. 5 W. 

Water levels, In feet below measuring point, 1940t May 24, 50.86; uec. 

5, 51.17.

M71. A. H. Harris. Near SW cor. sec. 23, T. 10 N., R. 5 W. Water 

levels, In feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 55.05; Dec. 5, 

55.47.

M74. J. D. Rich. SB cor. SW*SWi sec. 30, T. 10 H.-, R. 2 W. Water 

levels, In feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 25.17; Dec. 5, 

22.50.

M75. Loftus. HE cor. SEjSWi sec. 19. T. 10 H., R. 2 W. Water 

levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 66.57; Dec. 5, 

67.15.

M82. Water Company of Barstow. Hear center of west line 

sec. 6, T. 9 H., R. 1 W. Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 

1940: May 9, 6.71; Hov. 26, 8.18.

. eson. cor. se. . . ., . . 

levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 47.27; Dec. 6, 49.26.

M88. Sandoz. NW^NWi sec. 55, T. 10 H., R. 1 W. Water levels, in 

feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 29.02; Nov. 26, 28.25.

M91. Harlow. NWiNW^ sec. 10, T. 9 H., R. 1 W. Water levels, in 

feet below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 9.50; Nov. 26, 10.58.

M92. Qibbs. NE^NE^ sec. 10, T. 9 H., R. 1 W. Water levels, in feet 

below measuring point, 1940: May 24, 4.60; Nov. 26, 5.55.

H97. Greystone Auto Camp. NW$SW£ sec. 10, T. 9 H.. R. 1 W. Water 

levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 55.99; HOT. 26, 54.50.

KLOO. F. Ryerse. NW^NEi sec. 15, T. 9 H., R. 1 W. Water levels, in 

feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 14.46; Nov. 26, 16.46.

LI. B. A. Funk. SW cor. NW-J sec. 18, T. 9 N., R. 1 E. Water levels, 

in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 20.64; Hov. 26, 22.85.

L8. Center of west line NWfc sec. 24, T. 9 N., R. 1 E. Water levels, 

in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 70.40; Hov. 27, dry at 72.

L10. E. D. Barry. Near NW cor. SW£ sec. SO, T. 9 N., R. 2 B.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 50.64; Nov. 27,

caved. *

LlOa. E. D. Barry. Near NW cor. 3W£ sec. 20, T. 9 H., R. 2 E. 

Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 52.55; Hov. 27, 

54.15.

L15. D. E. Thompson. NW cor. SE-fc sec. 27, T. 9 N.. R. 2 E. Water 

level, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 35.57; Hov. 27, caved. 

measurements discontinued.

L19. Clinkenbeard. NW cor. NW£ sec. 54, T. 9 H., R. 5 E. Water 

level, in feet below measuring point, 1940: Nov. 27, 30.53.

L21. Lyle Graham. NW cor. NE£ sec. 4, T. 8 H., R. 5 E. Water levels, 

In feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 3.53; Nov. 28, 4.41.

L22. Lyle Graham. NW cor. NEi sec. 4, T. 8 H., R. 3 E., in punp 

house near ranch house. Water level, in feet below, measuring point, 1940s 

HOV« 28 y o * oX *

L25. C. W. Beaverstoclt. SW cor. MWi sec. 3, T. 8 I., R. 3 E. Water 

levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 6, 5.66; Nov. 28, 7.21.

L24. SE cor. NW-J sec. 3, T. 8 N., R. 5 E. Water levels, in feet 

below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 23.91; Hov. 28, 24.86.
CALIFORNIA 129

Mojave River Basin Continued.

L28. C. B. Burckhartt. Hear SW cor. SW^ sec. 7, T. 8 H., R. 4 E. 

Water levels, In feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 38.12; Nov. 28, 

38.37.

LSI. A. M. Monroe. Hear HW cor. SBi sec. 31, T. 9 H., R. 4 B. 

Water levels, In feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 15.90j Hov. 28, 

16.32.

L32. Hear SW cor. SW£ sec. 4, T. 8 H., R. 4 B. Dry at 7.0 feet 

below measuring point, Hov. 28, 1940.

L37. Mojave Camp Service station. Hear center SW^ sec. 12, T. 8 H., 

R. 4 B. Water levels, In feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 33.14j 

Hov. 28, 33.11.

L42. Q. Linguenfelder. Hear center Sff£ sec. 15, T. 9 H., R. 1 B. 

Well caved, no measurements made in 1940.

L43. Hear SW cor. M^ sec. 13, T. 9 H., R. 1 E. Water levels, In 

feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 66.30} Hov. 27, 68.12.

L45a. Hear SW cor. HWi sec. 13, T. 9 H., R. 1 E., about 300 feet south, 

of well 45. Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 

66.75; Hov. 27, 68.57.

L47. Hear HW cor. HHj sec. 12, T. 9 H., R. 1 E. Water levels, in 

feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 46.78} Dec. 6, 46.38.

L49. Yertto Mutual Water Co. SE cor. SWf^sec. 32, T. 10 H., R. 2 E. 

Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 28.00} Dec. 6, 

29.04.

L60. Hear HW cor. Mj sec. 4, T. 9 H., R. 2 E. Water levels, In 

feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 20.10; Dec. 6, 21.37.

L51. Bruce MeCormlck. Hear center HBi sec. 3, T. 9 H., R. 2 E., 

near corral. Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 

17.30} Dec. 6, 20.12.

L61a. Bruce McCormlok. Hear center SBi sec. 3, T. 9 H., R. 2 E., 

at east end of ranch bouse. Water levels, In feet below measuring point, 

1940t May 9, 20.95} Dec. 6, 23.78.

L54. Hear center SW-fc sec. 34, T. 10 H., R. 2 E. Water levels. In 

feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 59.20; Dec. 6, 59.41.

L63. Hear center sec. 18. T. 9 H., R. 2 E. Water levels, in feet 

below measuring point', 1940: May 9, 55.80; Hov. 27, 57.20.

L64. Annie Esoholtz. Hear center SE£ sec. 8, T. 9 H., R. 2 B. 

Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, a/42.15} 

Hov. 27, 41.74.

L67. Hunter. Hear SW cor. SW$ sec. 12, T. 9 H.. R. 2 E. Water 

levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 5.44; Hov. 27, 6.03.

L68. Scobel and Haimut. Hear SW cor. Sff-fc sec. 14, T. 9 H., R. 2 B., 

north of ranch house. Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: 

May 9, a/b/26.00; Hov. 27, a/25.05.

L68a. Scobel and Haimut. Hear SW cor. SW£ sec. 14, T. 9 H., R. 2 E., 

about 200 feet northeast of well L68. Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 21.75; Hov. 27, 19.52.

L68c. Scobel and Haimut. Hear SW cor. SW-fc sec. 14, T. 9 H., R. 2 B., 

southeast of well L68. Water levels, in feet below measuring poi»t, 1940: 

May 9, b/18.85; Hov. 27, 19.52.

L76. Bozarth. Hear center west line NWj sec. 10, T. 9 H., R. 3 B. 

Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 34.35} Hov. 27, 

34.66.

a Pump in observation well stopped shortly before measurement, 

b Pump operating in nearby irrigation well.
130 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Mojave River Basin Continued.

L77. NW cor. sec. 3, T. 9 N., R. 3 E. Water levels, in feet below 

measuring point, 1940: May 9, 42.95; Nov. 27, 45.24.

L78. Henderson. South of center NW£ sec. 54, T. 10 N., R. 5 E. 

Water levels, in feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 8.61; «ov. <*. 

9.64.

L85. H. G. Tienken. Near SW cor; N»i sec. 18, T. 9 N., R. 4 E. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1940: Nov. 27, 25.61.

L93. B. Nicholas. SW^NEi sec. 12, T. 9 N., R. 3 E. Water level, : 

feet below measuring point, 1940: May 9, 25.10.

L97. G. P. Oetty. Near HE cor. sec. 21, T. 10 N., R. 5 E. Water 

level, in feet below measuring point, 1940: Dec. 6, 81.25.

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY

MOKELUMNE AREA 

By John W. Robinson

During 1940, the East Bay Municipal Utility District continued waterlevel measurements in selected observation wells in the Mokelumne area, in 

the central part of the Great Valley. Prom these wells, 24 have been 

selected to serve as an approximate index to ground-water storage. Water 

levels were measured once a month in each of the 24 wells; 254 measurements were made during the year. No water-level recorders or float gages 

were operated.

The following table gives average year-end water levels in the 

selected wells from 1933 through 1940. The table shows that ground-water 

storage was replenished appreciably in 1940.

Average ground-water levels, in feet

above mean sea level, in 24 observation wells of the

Mokelumne area, on or about December 51, 1955-1940

Year

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

Water level 

(feet)

30.38

29.66

29.73

31.26

32.45

33.67

30,09

31.40

Rise (+) or 

decline <-) 

during the year 

(feet)

-0.72

+ .07

+1.53

+1.17

+1.24 *

-3.68

+1.31

Accumulative 

rise £+) or 

decline (-) 

since 1933 

(feet)

-0.72

- .65

+ .88

+2.05

+3.29

- .29

+1.02
CALIFORNIA 131

A second tabl'e, compares net water-level changes during the 

periods of Increasing withdrawal for irrigation (January to May, inclusive) and of diminishing withdrawal respectively (June to December) in 

1940.

Summary of net water-level changes, in feet, 

at 24 observation wells in the Hokelumne area, 1940

Period

1940 

Jan. 1 to May 31 (period of

June 1 to Dec. 31 (period of 

diminishing withdrawal) . . .

Greatest 

rise or 

least 

recession

+8.58

+8.16 

+2.56

Greatest 

recession

-6.84

-7.06 

- .31

Average

+1.92

a/ - .62 

+ 1.31

The accompanying figure shows the relation between average groundwater levels and the accumulated deviation of mean rainfall on the 

drainage basin of the Mokelumne River. For this diagram yearly mean 

rainfall on the basin has been taken as the average of rainfall at Electra, 

Vest Point, and Twin Lakes (Tamarack, until 1923); the weighted mean water 

levels for 1927-1933 were taken from the recent report , and average 

water levels for 1933-1940, were taken from the preceding table. The 

similarity of the fluctuations and water level and in rainfall since 1927 

Is obvious. There are no records of ground-water levels to compare with 

the large excess of rainfall that accumulated from 1906 through 1922.

a In Water-Supply Paper 886 the corresponding average for 1937 

should read 0.10 foot rather than 1.03 foot.

10/ Piper, A. M., Gale, H. S., Thomas, H. 1., and Robinson, T. W., 

Geology and ground-water hydrology of the Mokelumne area, California: 

U. S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 780, p. 206, 1939.
jj*a*

*0

0 O

W MM 

-4J O1 rffc

wtoto

H*

Accumulated deviatio

0)

a

8

cr 

H K o p 

H a

Average wate
CALIFORNIA 133

San Joaquin County Continued.

3636R2. Leland W. Bunch.

Water level. In feet above mean sea level, 1940

Date

Jan. 8 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

Water 

level

18.63 

19.64 

24.39

Date

Apr. 1 

May 1 

June 3

Water 

level

24.79 

23.66 

22.09

Date

July 1 

Oct. 1

Water 

level

20.07 

18.79

Date

Hov. 1 

Dee. 2

Water 

level

19.81 

a 19.62

373B1. Jacob Knoll.

Water level, In feet above mean aea level, 1940

Jan. 9 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

43.55 

43.75 

44.03

Apr. 1 

May 1 

June 3

45.81 

48.26 

52.13

July 1 

Aug. 1 

Sept. 2

49.42 

47.20 

46.01

Oct. 1 

Mov. 1 

Dec. 2

45.46 

45.12 

45.00

376J8. R. E. and Ruth F. Coker.

Water level. In feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan. 5 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

29.05 

29.22 

29.31

Apr. 1 

May 1 

June 3

29.04 

30.78 

31.20

July 1 

Aug. 1 

Sept .2

30.89 

29.96 

29,65

Oct. 8 

Hov. 1 

Dec. 2

29.78 

29.78 

29.44

377Jl. J. and Rachel Goetken.

Water level, In feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan. 5 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

21.50 

22.30 

23.12

Apr. 1 

May 1 

June 3

23.91 

21.93 

21.50

July 1 

Aug. 1 - 

Sept. 2

21.28 

20.46 

20.61

Oct. 8 

Hov. 1 

Dee. 1

21.21 

21.59 

22.58

3710K3. Edward Freszler.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan. 9 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

31.93 

SS.ll 

31.12

Apr. 1 

May 1 

June 3

26.34 

25.55 

28.00

July 1 

Aug. 1 

Sept. 2

b 26.63 

27.82 

29.72

Oct. 1 

Hov. 1 

Dee. 1

31.81 

32.91 

33.34

3710K4. Edward Freszler.

Water level, In feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan. 9 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

32.10 

32.85 

31.63

Apr. 1 

May 1 

June 3

27.66 

26.39 

27.24

Aug. 1 

Sept. 2 

Oct. 1

28.35 

29.88 

31.86

Hov. 1 

Dec. 2

32.99 

33.35

3715P2. Eugene R. Hieb.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan. 9 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

27.53 

28.01 

28.44

Apr. 1 

May 1 

June 3

28.31 

b 22.21 

26.42

July 1 

Aug. 1 

Sept. 2

24.25 

23.75 

24.66

Oct. 1 

Hov. 1 

Dec. 2

25.88 

26.83 

27.58

3719A2. C. M. Perdun.

1940

Jan. 5 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

19.02 

19.17 

19.85

Apr. 1 

May 1 

June 3

19.77 

21.14 

19.49

July 1 

Aug. 1 

Sept .2

19.36 

16.66 

16.25

Oct. 7 

Nov. 1 

Dec. 2

17.56 

18.08 

18.69

3727F5* John F. Eeitzmann.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level. 1940

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

9

1

1

25.01

25.28

25.44

Apr.

May

June

1

1

3

26.04

26.38

26.00

July

Aug.

Sept

1

1

.2

23.51

23.89

22.34

Oct.

Dec.

1

2

22.96

24.16

37SOE2. W. L. Planlgan. -

1940

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

8 

1 

1

a

b

18 

19 

21

Pump 

Pump

.38 

.37 

.28

May 1 22 

June 3 19

In observation well 

operating in nearby

.48 

.84

July 

Sept.

stopped a 

well.

1 

2

few

16,23 

15.02

Oct. 

Hov.

minutes before

7 

1

16.52 

17.84

measurement
134 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

San Joaquin County Continued.

4612R1. G. A. Jahant.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level, 1940

Date

Jan. 5 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

Water 

level

25.05 

26.27 

26.38

Date

Apr. 1 

May 1 

June 3

Water 

level

27.45 

28.31

27.37

Date

July 1 

Aug. 1 

Sept. 2

Water 

level

24.71 

23.39 

22.89

Date

Oct. 7 

Nov. 1 

Dec. 2

Water 

level

23.43 

23.94 

24.53

4634R1. E. M. Smith.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan. 4 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

30.20 

29.89 

29.40

Apr. 1 

May 1 

June 3

29.41 

29.89 

31.16

July 1 

Aug. 1 

Sept. 2

31.26 

31.09 

30.39

Oct. 3 

Nov. 1 

Dec. 2

a 30.83 

31.44 

30.91

4636A1. D. D. Smith and S. H. and I. Zinanerman.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

5

1

1

27.08

26.82

27.52

Apr.

May

June

1

1

1

28.11

30.56

30.92

July

Aug.

Sept.

1

1

2

27.73

27.25

29.06

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

7

1

2

29.79

30.26

28.87

4715C5. Robert L. Carter.

Water Iqvel, in feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan. 3 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

42.27 

42.84 

42.84

Apr. 1 

May 1 

June 3

43.59 

43.96 

43.16

July 1 

Aug. 1 

Sept. 2

41.25 

40.00 

39.66

Oct. 2 

Nov. 1 

Dec. 2

40.15 

40.88 

41.62

4718H3. Martha Eddlemon.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan. 5 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

24.33 

24:88 

25.35

Apr. 1 

May 1 

June 3

26.52 

27.31 

23.73

July 1 

Aug. 1 

Sept. 2

19.84 

18.28 

18.82

Oct. 7 

Hov. 1 

Dec. 2

22.06 

23.24 

24.25

4722Q4. Adolphus Eddlemon.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan. 2 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

42.87 

43.29 

43.67

Apr. 1 

May 1 

June 3

44.03 

44.02 

43.01

July 1 

Aug. 1 

Sept. 2

41.94 

41.59 

41.45

Oct. 2 

Nov. 1 

Dec. 2

42.52 

43.11 

43.66

4722Q5. Adolphus Eddlemon.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan. 2

Feb. 1

Mar. 1

Apr. 1

42.79

43.45

43.79

44.07

May 1

June 3

July 1

43.13

35,95

34.94

Aug. 1

1

Sept. 2

37.62

37.72

33.64

Oct. 2

Hov. 1

Dec. 2

41.51

42.80

43.43

4727P1. Prank H. and Leonard W. Buck.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan. 3 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

46.54 

47.35 

48.22

Apr. 1 

May 1 

June 3

50.10 

52.78 

53.95

July 1 

Aug. 1 

Sept. 2

51.57 

48'. 70 

47.77

Oct. 2 

NOV. 1 

Dec. 2

47.69 

47.83 

47.91

4730J2. Clara A. Barton.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan. 5 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

26.78 

27.03 

27.45

Apr. 1 

May 1 

July 1

b 29.1 

25.90 

c 24.34

Aug. 1 

Sept. 2 

Oct. 7

25.51 

25.17 

26.73

Nov. 1 

Dec. 2

27.48 

27.94

a Water in adjacent intermittent pond.

b Water leaking into well.

c Pump in observation well stopped a short time before measurement.
CALIFORNIA 135

San Joaqtiln County Continued.

4731J3. Charles H. Woest.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level, 1940

Date

Jan. 5 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 1

Water 

level

a 31.40 

31.59 

32.72

Date

Apr.~l 

May 1 

June 3

Water 

level

34.19 

35.28 

37.52

Date

July 1 

Aug. 1 

Sept. 2

Water 

level

34.25 

33.70 

34.15

Date

Oct. 8 

Nov. 1 

Dec. 2

Water 

level

a 34.36 

34.38 

33.27

4731H5. Jacob Goehring.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan. 5

Feb. 1

Mar. 1

a 32.64

33.02

33.85

May 1

June 3

July 1

40.04

40.34

37.78

Aug. 1

Sept. 2

Oct. 8

36.84

36.52

a 36.24

Kov.

Dec.

1

2

36.03

34.34

4734G1. John J. Sohmledt.

Water level, in feet above mean sea level, 1940

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

9

1

1

47.46

48.03

50.07

May

June

July

1

3

1

54.24

55.24

51.12

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

1

.2

1

49.89

48.62

48.65

Kov.

 Dec.

1

2

48.66

48.70

a Adjacent land flooded by streams.
TERRITORY OF HAWAII

By H. T. Stearns 

INTRODUCTION

Measurements of artesian head or water levels in wells were made in 

1940 by the Geological Survey and cooperating agencies on the islands of 

Oahu, Haul, Molokal, Lanal, Hawaii, and Kauai. Records of about 850 

measurements of head or water level made in about 65 wells on the islands 

are given on the following pages. The pumpage in 1940 from wells on the 

Islands was about 196,000 million gallons. Of this draft nearly 119,000 

million gallons was withdrawn from wells on the Island of Oahu.

ISLAND OF OAHU

During 1940 the Geological Survey made 508 monthly measurements of 

artesian head and 262 chloride determinations on 29 wells on the island 

of Oahu. The Board of Water Supply, city and county of Honolulu, made 

362 measurements of artesian head in 115 wells, of which 107 wells were 

measured more than once. The Board maintained automatic water-stage 

recorders on 11 wells and pumped 7,487,000,000 gallons of water in 1940. 

Private artesian wells In Honolulu yielded 4,924,000,000 gallons.

The average rainfall for the Territory was 73.8 inches in 1940, 

which is 10.6 inches below normal, and is the lowest since 1933, when 

the rainfall was 64.01 inches. Losses in ground-water storage occurred 

in 1940 in 9 of the 12 artesian areas on Oahu. Only areas 8, 9, and 10, 

on the northeast coast, had gains in storage. The losses were largest 

in the Honolulu and Pearl Harbor areas. The artesian heads have not yet 

declined to those of 1935-36, which followed the dry years of 1931-35, 

but much of the gain following the wet years from 1936 to 1939 has been 

lost. A graph showing the fluctuation of artesian head in the 12 isopiestic areas since records were begun is shown in an accompanying illustration. Another illustration shows the location of the artesian areas and 

the wells.

136
TBRKITOHjr OP HAWAII 137

10' 158°00» SO* 40'

40'

£0*

 83 Hlell number

40'

20»

10' 188600' BO' 40*

Figure 8. Map of island of Oahu showing location of 

artesian areas and observation wells.

1880 11890 1900 1910 1920 11930 1940

figure 9. Graph showing artesian head in 

typical wells in artesian areas 1 to 12, 

on the island of Oahu, 1880-1940,
138 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Oahu Continued.

Time of high and low heads In artesian areas and net gain or 

loss In static head, In feet, for 1940, as shown by 

typical wells on the Island of Oahu

Area

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Name

St. Louis Heights

Maklkl-Paclflc Heights

Kapalama

Moanalua

Wllhelmlna Rise

Pearl Harbor

Walalua ,.

Kahuku

Eahana

Kaaawa

Gilbert

Mokulela

Well

2

83

132

144

1A

201

244

266

326

356

396

405

406

T5 2/

286

308

High

January

February

January and

February

January

January

January

February

January

January

December

May

June

June

November

November

November

Low Gain I/

October

August

August

October

May, August,

and December

October

August

August

July

September

July

March

April

May

July

June

-2.50

-2.03

-2.05

-1.82

- .28

-2.35

-1.53

-1.74

- .72

+ 1.16

- ,07

+ .14

+ .18

- .17

+ .06

- .23

In the following records the head of the water in the wells is expressed in feet with reference to mean sea level. In some of the wells 

this is the measured water level in the well; in others, it Is the height 

to which the water would rise in a casing or tube, as indicated by the 

shut-in pressure.

Schofleld Barracks shaft 4.

 Water level, in feet above mean sea level, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Date

Jan. 6

13

20

27

Feb. 3

10

17

24

Mar. 2

9

16

23

30

Water

level

281.57

281.69

281.81

281.78

281.78

281.72

281.68

281.72

281.65

281.71

281.72

281.68

281.66

Date

Apr. 6

13

20

27

May 4

11

18

25

June 1

8

15

22

29

Water 

level

281.60

281.57

281.52

281.42

281.40

281.39

281.30

281.29

281.18

281.18

281.15

281.08

281.43

Date

July 6

13

20

27

Aug. 3

10

17

24

31

Sept. 7

14

21

28

Water 

level

280.96

280.88

280.82

280.75

280.67

280.59

280.55

280.45

280.37

280.34

280.29

280.28

280.23

Date

Oct. 5

12

19

26

NOT. 2

9

16

23

30

Dec. 7

14

21

28

Water 

level

280.15

280.15

280.01

279 .99

279.88

279.85

279.75

279.68

279.64

279.51

279.61

279.44

279.40

I/ Gain was determined for wells 201 to 308 by subtracting first 

measurements in January from last measurements in December.

12/ Nonarteslan,- but indicative of nearby artesian conditions.
TEKRITOHT OP HAWAII 139

Oahu Continued.

Artesian head, in feet, in five wells in the Honolulu District, 1940

(Mean daily measurements furnished by Board of Water Supply,

City and County of Honolulu, from recorder charts.)

Area 

well

Jan. 3 

10 

17

OA.

31 

Feb. 7 

14 

21 

28

Mar. 6 

13

20

27

10 

17 

24 

May 1 

8 

15 

22

29 

June 5 

12

19

26

July 3

1 

2

30.97 

31.12 

31.24 

31.44

31.45 

31.43 

31.30 

31.11 

30.93

30.67

30.73

30.54 

30.29

30.22 

30.03 

29.92 

29.80 

29.66 

29.85 

29.66

29.64 

29.43 

29.25

28.74

28.50 

28.22

2

83

31.61 

31.65 

31.72 

31.76

31.86 

31.89 

31.92 

31.88 

31.76

31.59 

31.53

31.50

^1. 46 

31.36

31.29 31.12" 

31.04 

30.85 

30.85 

30.81

30.63 

30.61

30.15 

29.97

3 

132

31.11 

31.08 

31.19 

31.22

31.33 

31.33 

31.30 

31.24 

31.11

31.03 

30.88

30.89

30.84 

30.70

30.57 

30.40 

30.31 

30.20 

30.10 

30.03

PQ Q"*,

29.83 

29.75 

29.63

29.46

29.28 

29.02

4 

144

28.69 

28.76 

28.93

29.02 

28.94 

28.83 

28.71 

28.60

28.42

PR 1Q

PR '"iO

28.34 

28.06

27.90 

27.70 

27.50 

27.40 

27.37 

27.29

O"7 OR

27.17 

27.06 

26.96

26.80

26.66 

26.47

5

1A

g!o6

9.03 90*7

9.08 

9.02 

8.97 

8.90 

8.87

8.86

8 QA.

8.98

8.96 

8.84

8.86 

8.83 

8.77 

8.71 

8.68 

8.78 

8.74

8.71 

8.72 

8.71

8.73

s'.m

Area 

well

July

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1 

2

10 27.89 

17 27.64 

24 27.46 

31 27.54

7 27.61 

14 27.48 

21 27.51 

28 27.46

4 P"7 *7R

11 27.53 

18 27.25

25 27.28

2 27.17 

9 27.18

16 26.91 

23 26.87 

30 26.82 

6 26.93 

13 26.89 

20 27.36 

27

4 27.88 

11 28.02 

18 .....

25 28.39

31 28.47

2

83

29.68 

29.38 

29.13 

28.92

28.76 

28.59 

28.56 

28.55 

28.67

28.72 

28.80

28.85

28.86 

28.80 

28.79 

28.77 

28.72 

28.78 

28.95

29.06 

29.22 

29.40

29.48

29.58

3

132

28.75 

28.44 

28.17 

27.97

27.90 

27.81 

27.88 

27.86 

27.99

28.01 

28.06

28.05

28.05 

28.05

28.07 

28.00 

27.98 

27.98 

27.97 

28.05 

28.20

28.42 

28.63 

28.76

28.88

28.96

4 

144

26.42 

26.20 

26.02

25.84 

25.82 

25.77 

25.68

25.85 

25.74

25.66

25.67 

25.76

25.69 

25.60 

25.59 

25.71 

25.66 

25.69 

26.16

26.50 

26.70 

26.75

26.81

26.82

5

1A

8.74 

8.77 

8.81 

8.76

8.71 

8.70 

8.69 

8.68 

8.77

8.72

8.69

8.72 

8.74

8.73 

8.74 

8.74 

8.73 

8.74

8 '.74 

8.68

8.73

Artesian head, in feet, and chloride, in parts per 

million, in typical wells in Oahu, 1940

 Well IB (area 5).

Date

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr.

6 

16 

27 

25

Head

8.85 

8.84 

8.92 

8.67

Chloride

165

199 

197 

206

Date

May 

June 

July 

Aug.

23 

25 

26 

30

Head

8.62 

8.64 

8.75 

8.69

Chloride

203 

223 

233 

232

Date

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

.23

24 

27 

28

Head

8.72 

8.80 

8.82 

8.85

Chloride

220 

206 

188 

198

Well 9 (area 1).

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

6

16

27

25

30'. 82

30.92

30.46

29.77

53

54

53

52

May

June

July

Aug.

23

25

26

30

29.50

28.32

27.15

27.50

50

54

53

50

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.23

24

27

28

26.90

26.65

27.44

28.00

51

50

53

51

Well 81 (area 2).

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

6

16

27

25

31.52

31.67

31.16

30.97

35

36

37

37

May

June

July

Aug.

23

25

26

30

30.45

30.17

28.87

28.45

37

38

37

35

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.23 24

27

28

28.85

28.78

28.89

29.36

36

36

38

37

Well 119 (area 3)

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

5

16

28

25

30.44

30.54

30.21

29.34

323

334

320

320

May

June

July

Aug.

23

25

26

30

29.14

28.94

27.54

27.10

315

338

331

318

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.23

24

27

28

27.42

27.42

27.41

28.31

310

315

326

333
140 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Oahu Continued.

Well 153 (area 4).

Date > Head Chloride

Jan. 5 28.56 56 

Feb. 15 28.62 56 

Mar. 25 28.28 56 

Apr. 25 27.24 57

Date Head Chloride

May 24 26.99 55 

June 24 26.48 58 

July 26 25.70 57 

Aug. 28 25.50 55

Date Head Chloride

Sept. 24 25.43 56 

Oct. 24 25.33 56 

Nov. 25 25.89 56 

Dec. 23 26.59 57

Well 187B (area 6),

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

23

23

21

28

6

13

20

26

3

9

16

22.95

22.95

21.95

21.80

22.00

21.51

21.40

21.10

21,44

21.29

21.40

87

79

93

. .

. .

. .

. .

86

84

. .

83

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

24

30

. 9

13

19

28

4

8

9

10

12

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

.10 £

.05

.80 1C

.40

.80 £

.98

.02

.40

.30

.20

.00 £

32

.

)0

,

J5

33

Oct. 19

25

Nov. 1

8

16

22

30

Dec. 7

14

21

27

21.05

21.05

21.70

22.30

22.21

23.30

24.02

24.25

24.08

24.01

23.95

82

. .

86

, .

. .

. ,

92

. .

. .

. .

80

Well 190 (area 6),

Jan. 5 

Feb. 15

Mar. 26 

Apr. 23

23.98 

23.60

23.24

21.99

58 

61

59 

57

May 23

July 22 

Aug. 28

21.81 

21.03

20.28

56 

58

57 

53

Sept. 23 

Oct. 24

Nov. 25 

Dec. 23

20.04

21.57 

21.91

53

54

52 

52

Well 193 (area 6),

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

5

15

26

23

23.33

23.05

22.59

21.27

114

115

111

107

May

June

July

Aug.

23

24

22

28

21.27

20.36

19.66

19.36

108

112

113

105

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.23

24

25

23

19.38

19.09

20.87

21.15

112

116

114

113

Well 201 (area 6),

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

5

15

26

23

21.73

21.66

21.54

19.76

638

693

635

610

May

June

July

Aug.

23

24

22

23

19.40

18.84

18.48

18. OS

565

580

558

496

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.23

23

25

23

17.74

17.69

19.28

19.38

485

460

579

646

Well 244 (area 6),

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

5

15

20

1

21

23.71

24.01

23.80

22.82

23.93

136

131

...

...

...

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

26

23

22

24

22

23.54

21.41

20.81

20.11

19.18

130

129

127

136

128

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

NOT,

Dec.

28

.23

22

25

23

18.78

19.19

18.99

21.73

22.18

125

126

129

128

129

Well 266 (area 6),

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

5

15

26

23

22.80

22.45

22.59

19.71

168

179

167

167

May

June

July

Aug.

22

24

22

28

19.17

18.17

17.36

16.91

161

173

172

177

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.23

22

25

23

17.08

17.24

21.77

21.06

173

167

176

173

Well 276 (area 11), 

are monthly averages.

Records furnished by Bwa Plantation Co. Figures

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

Apr.

14.56 

14.31 

14.16

13.68

567 

601 

601

617

May 

June 

July

Aug.

12.76 

12.93

608 

606 

616

612

Sept. 

Oct. 

Nov1 .

Dee.

12.86 

12.70 

13.75

14.18

611 

615 

531

523
TERRITORY OP HAWAII 141

Oahu Continued.

Well 286 (area 12),

Date

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr.

4 

14 

25 

24

Read

18.32 

18.09 

18.34 

18.32

Chloride

129 

131 

126

115

Date

May

June 

July 

Aug.

25 

26 

25 

30

Read

17.86 

17.70 

17.54 

18.20

Chloride

115 

113 

115 

111

Date

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

.24 

21 

26 

26

Read

18.11 

18.06 

18.42 

18.38

Chloride

114 

116 

110 

103

Well 308 (area 12)

Jan.

Feb.

liar.

Apr,

4

14

25

24

19.80

19.80

19.95

19.80

94

93

97

95

May

June

July

Aug.

25

26

25

30

18.85

18.70

18.81

19.93

96

101

98

91

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.24

21

26

26

19.73

19.68

20.37

19.57

98

108

108

90

Well 326 (area 7)

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

4

14

25

24

12.63

11.98

11.95

11.48

76

77

74

72

May

June

July

Aug.

25

26

25

30

11.35

11.04

11.03

11.52

73

74

73

71

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.24

21

26

26

11.29

11.79

12.36

11.91

71

70

75

71

Well 337 (area 8),

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

4

14

25

24

14.22

14.21

14.14

13.84.

160

164

161

156

May

June

July

Aug.

25

26

25

29

14.01

14.20

14.52

14.49

156

163

172

167

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.24

22

26

26

14.35

14.37

14.17

14.27

170

173

164

162

Well 356 (area 8).

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

4

14

25

24

13.71

13.79

13.41

13.35

144

184

137

135

.May

June

July

Aug.

25

26

25

29

13.45

11.95

12.41

12.34

134

135

134

129

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.24

22

26

26

11.92

12.93

14.48

14.87

132

137

134

131

Well 396 (area 8).

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr,

4

14

25

24

20.83

20.59

20.64

20.52

49

49

48

48

May

June

July

Aug.

25

26

25

29

20.93

19.84

19.52

19.64

47

53

54

50

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.24

22

26

26

20.14

20.60

20.78

20.76

51

50

54

48

Well 405 (area 9).

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

4

14

25

24

18.15

18.00

17.63

17.90

40

41

40

41

May

Juno

July

Aug.

26

26

25

29

18.80

19.12

19.01

18.72

39

43

42

39

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.24

22

26

26

18.33

18.48

18.47

18.29

40

39

42

42

Well 406 (area 10).

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

4

14

25

24

16.07

15.94

15.72

15.65

197

202

190

192

May

June

July

Aug.

25

26

25

29

16.15

16.46

16.30

16.30

188

185

177

187

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.24

22

26

26

16.25

16.24

16.31

16.25

200

218

191

190

Water level, in feet, and chloride, In parts per million,

In test borings In Oahu, 1940 

Test boring Oahu Tl (tributary to area 12).

Date

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

Apr.

2 

1 

2 

2

Water 

level

18.87 

18.83 

19.08 

19.28

Chloride

43 

35 

35 

47

Date

Apr. 

May 

July 

Aug.

30 

31 

1 

1

Water 

level

19.04 

19.31 

19.26 

18.67

Chloride

43 

42 

42 

52

Date

Sept. 

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

3 

2 

1 

2

Water 

level

18.87 

18.50 

19.06 

19.65

Chloride

52 

42 

42 

42

418231 0-41 10
142 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Oahu Continued. 

Test boring Oahu T2 (tributary to area 7).

Date

Jan.

Mar. 

Apr.

2

31

1 

1

Water 

level

6.83 

6.41 

5.37 

5,41

Chloride

127 

133 

134 

130

Date

Apr. 

May 

July 

Aug.

30 

31

1 

1

Water 

level

5.99 

5.69 

6.08 

7.49

Chloride

127 

145 

127 

156

Date

Sept. 

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

3

2

1 

2

Water 

level

6.49 

6.33 

6.28 

6.66

Chloride

114 

125 

125 

125

Test boring Oahu T5 (tributary to area 11).

Jan. 5

Feb. 15

Mar. 26

Apr. 23

5.23

5.08

5.03

4.93

15

264

292

262

Hay 22

June 24

July 24

Aug. 28

4.51

4.69

4.87

4.89

142

139

168

139

Sept. 25

Oct. 25

Nov. 28

Dec. 27

4.61

4.84

5.27

5.06

135

178

48

62

Test boring Oahu T15. Rural Water Works of Honolulu. On east side 

and about 1.8 miles above mouth of Nanakull Gulch. Drilled In June 1940 

by J. M. Helzer. Diameter 1.5 Inches, depth 488.8 feet. Penetrated only 

Lower Vaianae basalt. For description see page 37 of Bulletin 5 of 

Hawaii Division of Hydrography series. Bench mark,top of 3/4-lnch casing, 

altitude 479.64 feet.

Aug. 1 

23

2.74 

2.69 119

Sept 

Oct.

.25 

25

2.60 

2.76

107 

108

Nov. 

Dec.

23 

27

2.88 

2.64

95 

90

ISLAND OF MADI

The water levels In the wells owned by the Hawaiian Commercial and 

Sugar Co. and the Maul Agricultural Co. on the windward side of the Island 

declined slightly In 1940. Wells on the leeward side, Including all the 

wells of the Pioneer Mill Co., showed slight gains during the year. Hainfall at Lahalna, on the leeward side, was 7.08 Inches above normal because 

of the prevalence of "kona" or anti-trade wind weather. This condition 

accounts for higher water levels on leeward Maul when levels In most areas 

were declining.

The East Maul Irrigation Co. ditch delivered 58,281.53 million gallons 

of water during 1940. All pumps of the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. 

were started early In January and were shut down near the end of December. 

The pumping season of the Maul Agricultural Co. began In January but not 

all the pumps were running until March. The pumps, except pump 2 » which 

was shut down In April, were operated until November or December. The 

Pioneer Mill Co.'s pumping season began In January, February, and early 

March, and closed in November and December.

The data in the following table were furnished by R. E. Hughes, 

E. J. Eby, and C. A. Brown.
TBBRITOB3T OP HAWAII

Chloride, in parts per 

mean sea level, and 

on the

143

Oalu Continued,

niillion, water levels, in feet above 

net change in static level, in feet, 

island of Maui, 1940_____________

Location Chloride

Water level

Dec. 31, 

1940

Gain

or loss

1940

Hawaiian Commercial and 

Sugar Co. 

1 (Kihei)

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

3 (Kihei)

62

42 

32 

47 

46 

36 

31 

47

42

4.55

5.20 

4.08 

3.32 

4.53 

5.37 

5.54 

5.08

6.67

+0.14 

- .37 

- .15 

- .04 

+ .07 

- .39

- .28

Haul Agricultural Co. 

Lower Paia

(pumps 1, 2, 5, and 6) a/ 

Eaheka

405 4.42 - .04

(pumps 3 and 4) b/

7 Paia School

12 Kuau

Pioneer Mill Co.

Eaanapali

Kahoma

Lahaina

Mill

Olowalu

Ukumehame

189

191

207

719

349

852

1,014

308

470

4.96

3.83

4.25

2.26

2.90

2.68

3.63

3.90

6.40

- .42

- .34

- .42

+ .06

- .05

+ .14

+ .03

+ .15

+ .45

Test boring Maui T2. Walluku Sugar Co. About 0.7 mile northwest of 

Puu Hole on west side of Wailuku Sugar Co. reservoir. Longitude 156° 31 r 

1" If. Latitude 20° 49 20" tt\. Drilled Dec. 1933 by J. M. Heizer. Diameter'1^ inches, depth 325.1 feet. Cased with 313 feet of 3/4-inch iron 

pipe, exclusive of 3-Inch ste^l bit; 4 sets of 1/8-Inch holes drilled 

through the pipe at 1-foot intervals beginning at 5 inches above bit. 

Altitude of top of casing 31217 feet. Boring penetrated West Haul basalt. 

Water level, when finished, was 6.55 feet, and chloride test showed 301 

parts per million. No continuous measurements made until Sept. 1939. 

Measurements furnished by ownbr.

Water level, in feet, and phloride, in parts per million, 1959-40

Date

Sept. 13, 1939 

Oct. 18 

Nov. 17 

Dec. 15 

Jan. 19, 1940 

Feb. 15 

Mar. 18 

Apr, 15

Water . level Chloride

6.67 

6.60 

6.60 

6.84 

6.93 

6.79 

6.57 

6.52

'sio

*295 

311 

306 

315

Date

May 16, 1940 

June 20 

July 15 

Aug. 16 

Sept. 17 

Oct. 17 

Nov. 18 

Dec. 17

Water 

level

6.68 

6.65 

6.66 

7.22 

7.60 

7.54 

7,81 

7.84

Chloride

309 

305 

310 

308 

308 

308 

305 

301

a Pump 2 was permanently abandoned in July 1940. Pump 5 was formerly 

pump 4.

b Pump 4 was formerly pump 5.
144 WATER LEVELS' AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

, Maul Continued.

Test boring Maul T102. Geological Survey. About 3/4 mile west of 

Walluku In lao Valley, Maul, and 50 feet south of the road. Longltuds 

156° 31' 27" W., latitude 20° 53' 9" N. Drilled Aug. 1940 by J. V. Crews. 

Diameter 6fc Inches, depth 475 feet. Cased with 20 feet of 6-lnch pipe at 

top of hole, In which was Inserted 465 feet of 3/4-lnch pipe. Altitude 

of top of casing 453.9 feet. Well penetrated 40 feet of gravel, 110 feet 

of rock (probably talus) and 290 feet of West Maul basalt. Chloride 

samples showed 18.7 parts per million every month. 

Water level, In feet, 1940

Date

Aug. 16 

29

Water 

level

31.90 

32.05

Date

Sept. 17 

Oct. 17

Water 

level

31.91 

32,04

Date

Nov. 18 

Dec. 17

Water 

level

31.98 

32,08

ISLAND OF MOLOKAI

The water level In test boring Tl was higher In March and April 

1940 than at any time since measurements began In June 1938.

The water level In the Kamalo well ranged from 1.83 feet to 2.17 feet. 

The water level In the Ualapue well was about 4.4 feet throughout 1940. 

Monthly measurements are omitted for the Kamalo and Ualapue wells because 

the data received are Inconsistent. Those pu*>l?-sne<i for 1939 are questionable.

Test boring Molokai Tl.

Water level, In feet, and chloride, In parts per million, 1940 

(Measurements made by Mltchell Pauole, Hawaiian Homes Commission.)

Date

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

Apr.

16 

20 

18 

20

Water 

level

5.27 

5.36 

5.77 

5.77

Chloride

530 

536 

516 

522

Date

May 

June 

July 

Aug.

29 

20 

15 

16

Water 

level

5.69 

5.61 

5.61 

5.69

Chloride

510 . 

510 

530 

530

Date

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

.19 

21 

19 

23

Water 

levsl

5.61 

5.44 

5.36 

5.27

Chloride

545 

535 

558 

544

Connant well.

Water level, In feet, 1940

Date

Jan. 15 

Feb. 15 

Mar. 15

Water 

level

1.67 

1.75 

1,50

Date

'Apr. 15 

May 15 

June 15

Water 

level

1.58 

1.42 

1.67

Date

July 15 

Aug. 15 

Sept. 15

Water 

level

1.50 

1.48 

1.33

Date

Oct. 15 

Nov. 15 

Dec. 15

Water 

level

1.58 

1.67 

1.50

ISLAND OF LANAI

The water level In shaft 1 was 2.78 feet above sea level on December 2, 

1940, which Is the highest since the shaft was constructed In 1936. This 

is due to continued periods of "kona" weather, which benefits the leeward 

Islands.

Water level, in feet, in the Maunalei shaft 1, Lanai, 1940 

(Records furnished .by the Hawaiian Pineapple Co.)

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

5

1

2

2.64

2.62

2.61

Apr.

May

June

1

1

1

2.59

2.55

2.49

July

Aug.

Sept.

1

1

3

2.46

2.73

2.77

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1

1

2

2.70

2.75

2.78
TERRITORY OF HAWAII 145

ISLAND OP HAWAII

The water level in Olaa shaft fell to 12.88 feet on June 28, 1940, 

the lowest since records began in 1936 and 2.19 feet lower than the lowest 

level in 1939. The water level in Kaiwiki shaft declined only slightly, 

but reached 4.08 feet on June 14, 1940, the lowest stage since measurement a were begun in January 1938. The chloride content of the water in 

the Kaiwiki shaft in 1940 ranged from 125 to 166 parts per million.

Olaa shaft.

Water level, in feet above sea level, 1940 

(Records furnished by 'Olaa Sugar Co.)

Date

Jan. 5

12

19

Feb. 2

9

16

23

Mar. 1

8

15

22

29

Apr. 5

Water 

level

15.25

14.00

14.00

14.67

14.00

14.50

14.17

14.00

13.92

14.00

13.88

13.75

13.88

Date

Apr. 12

19

26

May 3

10

17

24

31

June 7

14

21

28

July 5

Water 

level

14.00

13.45

13,53

13.53

13.33

13.12

13.19

13.42

13.12

13.00

13.08

12,88

12.92

Date

July

Aug.

Sept

12

19

26

2

9

16

23

30

. 6

13

20

27

Water 

level

12.92

13.00

13.04

12.96

13.00

13.69

13.85

14.25

15.42

15.88

16.17

16.12

Date

Oct. 4

11

18

25

Nov. 1

8

15

22

29

Dec. 6

20

27

Water 

level

16.12

15.96

15.96

16.38

16.27

16.06

16.10

16.02

16.02

15.92

15.33

14.92

Kaiwiki shaft.

Water level, in feet, 1940

(Records furnished by Kaiwiki Sugar Co. Unless otherwise indicated, 

measurements were made while one pump was operating.)

Jan. 3

11

19

24

31

Feb. 6

13

21

28

Mar. 7

19

5.58

5.58

5.50

a 5.42

b 5.62

a 5.21

6.42

a 5.25

5.29

a 4.83

5.17

Mar. 21

28

Apr. 10

16

25

29

May 6

17

24

30

June 7

5.42

a 5.17

a 5.21

5.25

a 5.08

a 4.75

4.92

a 4.67

5.00

4.88

4.75

June 14

20

July 14

22

29

Aug. 5

12

19

26

Sept. 2

10

a 4.08

4,92

4.83

a 5.17

b 5.42

5.42

a 5.33

a 5.17

5.42

a 5.42

a 5.25

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.16

24

4

14

18

26

5

25

10

16

23

a 5.17

5.25

5.29

a 5.17

5.50

a 5.42

5.50

a 5.42

5,25

a 5.42

a 5.35

ISLAND OF KAUAI

In November 1940, artesian heads at Eealia and Hailua reached their 

highest stages since measurements were first reported in 1937. The head 

in well 14N has not changed appreciably since 1937. Heads in Kekaha 

wells 37 and 56 were higher on January 15, 1940, than at any time since 

1937. Heads in all Kauai artesian wells included in this report rose 

slightly during 1940,______________________________________

a; Two pumps operating, 

b No pumps operating.
146 WATER IBVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Kaual Contlmaed.

Head,In feet, and chloride content, In parts per million, 

In typical artesian wells In Kaual, 1940

Well 2P. Kealla, Kaual.

Date

Jan. 

Feb. Mar.' 

Apr. 

May

20 

22 

26 

25 

25

Head

10.58 

10.01 

10.24 

9.86 

9.76

Chloride

42 

42 

41 

40 

41

Date

June 

July 

Aug. 

Sept

19 

20 

19 

.23

Head

10.07 

10.01 

10.32 

10.59

Chloride

43 

42 

42 

41

Date

Oct.

Nov. 

Dec.

3 

21 

20 

20

Head

11.15 

10.88 

11.17 

11.01

Chloride

*40 

44 

44

Well 7. Wallua, Kaual.

Mar. 19

Apr. 15 ...

152

131

123

127

July 17 ...

Aug. 15 ...

Sent. 17 ...

124

135

T y*i

124

Oct. 17 ....

Nov. 18 ....

128

129

150

Well 8. Wallua, Kaual.

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

May

16

19

15

16

12.60

12.49

12.47

12.45

102

...

96

95

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

17

17

15

17

12.56

12.50

12.45

12.70

100

115

115

108

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

17

18

16

12.77

12.95

12.81

105

108

104

Well 14N. Koloa, Kaual. Records furnished by Koloa Sugar Co.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

50

27

29

29

51.27

a!2.02

alO.94

all. 69

41.6

41.6

41.6

41.6

May

June

July

Aug.

25

25

25

28

29.94

all. 94

all. 02

all. 52

41.6

42.6

42.6

41.6

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.26

29

26

24

alO.27

50.52

a!2.20

30.44

41.6

41.6

43.6

41.6

Head, In feet, and chloride, In parts per million, In the

Kekaha Sugar Co.'a artesian wells, Kaual, 1940

(Records furnished by the Kekaha Sugar Co.)

Well 35.

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

May

15

16

15

19

11.28

10.03

10.51

10.74

48

364

48

121

June

July

Aug.

Sept

16

15

15

.15

10.25

10.07

10.12

10.77

170

249

26,1

146

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

16

16

15

10.42

10.07

10.12

'

182

152

- 170

Well 37.

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

May

15

16

15

19

10.94

10.23

9.86

9.78

67

B5

85

85

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

16

15

15

15

9.90

10.06

9.98

10.03

97

79

76

85

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

16

16

15

9.98

9.92

9.98

91

115

109

Well 43. Leaking since December 1959 and can not be measured. 

Well 56.

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

May

15

16

15

19

9.96

9.96

9.71

9.52

245

b437

212

224

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

16

15

15

15

9.58

9.42

9.52

9.72

257

212

267

194

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

16

16

15

9.52

9.94

9.82

224

218

224

a Pumps operating.

b Re-test made; high chloride content unexplalnable.
TERRITORY OF HAWAII 147

PUMPAGE OP GROUND WATER

The following table gives the draft from all Important ground-water 

pumping plants In the Hawaiian Islands. The draft from Individual wells 

on Oahu, which Is not Included, Is estimated to be about 25 million 

gallons a day. Pumpage records for Oahu prior to 1940 are published In 

Bulletins 1, 4, and 5 of the Hawaii Division of Hydrography. Numbers In 

parentheses for the Oahu pumpage records are the Federal Geological Survey 

well numbers. Total pumpage In the Hawaiian Islands In 1940 was almost 

one and a half times the pumpage In 1920.

Ground-water draft, In millions of gallons, from

wells In the Hawaiian Islands, 1940

(Data furnished by the owners.)

Island of Hawaii 

Kaiwiki Sugar Go. a 73.00

Kohala Sugar Go. 

Hoea Pump 463.50 

Kohala Pump 1,573.69 

Waikane Pump 176.75 2.213.94

Olaa Sugar Co. a 318.00

Total 2,604.94

Island of Kauai b/ 

County of Kauai 123.18

Kekaha Sugar Co. 

Wells 3-6, 12-14 

16, and 19 311.00 

Well 9 519.00 

Wells K-l to 

K-5 1,018.25 

Wells M-l to 

M-12 1,357.00 

Kekaha Pump 730.00 

Mana Pump 91.25 

Waiawa Pump 887.75 4,914^25

Koloa Sugar Go. 494.21 

(3 pumps) 

Llhue Plantation Co. 

Shaft 487.94 

Kealia wells a210.00 697.94

Total 6,229.58

Island of Lanai 

Hawaiian Pineapple Co. 

Tunnels 1 and 2 123.87 

Shaft 2 20.05 143.92

.

Island of Maul 

Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. 

Pump 1 (Kihei) 1,959.07 

Pump 2 3,607.15 

Pump 3 3,003.60 

Pump 4 2,203.88 

Pump 5 1,902.44 

Pump 6 6,013.60 

Pump 7 6,623.84 

Pump 8 3,135.43 

Pump 3 (Kihei) 5,958.48 

Power plant 2,191.37

36,598 

Maui Agricultural Co. c/ 

Lower Pala 3, '482. 00 

(pumps 1, 2, 5, 

and 6) 

Kaheka 2,899,00 

( pumps 3 and 4 

Pump 7 2,508.00 

Maliko 1,264.00 

(pumps 10 and 11) 

Kuau 1,096.00 

(pump 12) 

Mill 4,264.00 

(pumps 8 and 13)

15,513

Pioneer Mill Co. 

Pump A Lahaina 2,552.18 

Pump B Lahaina 2,160.86 

Pump C Mill 2,410.42 

Pump D Kaanapali 1,877.19 

Pump E 372.81 

Pump F Honohowai 850.86 

Pump G Hahakea 933.12 

Pump H 1,865.65 

Pump L Wahikuli 261.61 

Pump M Kahoma 1,597.11 

Pump N Olowalu 640.57 

Pump 0 old Olowalu 165.31 

Pump P Ukumehame 510.73

16,198

Total 68,310

.86 

.00

.42

.28

a Estimated.

b McBryde Sugar Go. not included. Three pumps in Hanapepe Valley 

and one pump at Lawai Valley discharge both ground and surface water.

c Pump 2 was permanently abandoned in July 1940. Pump 5 was formerly pump 4. Pump 4 was formerly pump 5. Pumpage of pump 9 was erroneously listed in 1939 report; the pumpage should read 11,174 million gallons.
148 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Ground-water draft, in millions of gallons, from

wells in the Hawaiian Islands, 1940

(Data furnished by the owners.)

Island of Ifolokai 

Estimate 1.00

Island of Oahu

Ewa Plantation Co. 

Pump 1 (268) 2,504.88 

Pump 2 (257) 951.97 

Pump 3 (264) 3,171.72 

Pump 4 (264) 3,266.57 

Pump 5 (259) 2,462.03 

Pump 6 (259) 85.53 

Pump 7 (263) 2,793.43 

Pump 8 (270) 687.55 

Pump 9A a/( 27S ) 556.97 

Pump 9C (273) 871.35 

Pump 9D (273) 13.30 

Pump 9E (273) 398.52 

Pump 10 (276) 2,686.24 

Pump 11 (276) 1,776.68 

Pump 12 (276) 1,583.44 

Pump 13 (276) 1.96 

Pump 15 (shaft 3)2,463.38 

Pump 16 (dug well 

16) 4,806.11 

Pump 20 (dug 

well 20) 774.28 

Pump 21 (dug 

well 21) 503.23 

Pump 22 (dug 

well 22) 220.09 

Pump 23 (dug 

well 23) 2,913.74 

Pump 24 (dug 

well 24) 817.18 

Pump 25 (254) 369.47

36,679.62 

Hawaiian Electric Co. 

Wells & tunnel 5,691.19 

(199-1 & shaft 8) 

Kaluaoopu Spring 1^606.36 

7,297.55

Honolulu Board of Water Supply 

Ealihi Station 

(shaft 6) 612.00 

Waialae Station 

(shaft 7) 242.00 

Kaimukl Station 1,860.00 

(7) 

Beretania Station 

(88) 2,580.00 

Ealihi Station 

(128) 2,193.00

7,487.00

Honolulu Plantation Co. 

Pump 1 (185) 2,727.71 

Pump 2 (196) 1,110.14 

Pump 3 (186) 3,557.50 

Pump 4 (197) 2,438.85 

Pump 5 (189) 1,836.92 

Pump 6 (Kalawao 

Spring) 548.76 

Pump 16 b/( 199-1)5,468. 40

* T.5,688.28

Island of Oahu Continued 

Honolulu Rural Water Works 

Lualualei shaft 2

Kahuku Plantation Co. 

Pump 1 (353) 682.93 

Pump 2 (341) 2,130.82 

Pump 3 (362) 1,647.94 

Pump 5 (352) 1,399.13 

Pump 6 (362-1) 263.17 

Pump 7 (363) 170.95 

Pump 8 (357) 315.90 

Pump 12(361) 90.92 

Pump 14(338) 237.00 

Pump 15(348) 37.05 

Pump 17(362) 110.49 

Pump 20(377) 595.04 

Pump 23(387) 91.62 

Pump 25(373) 104.64 

Pump 26(392) 123.46 

Pump 27(398) 54.57 8

Oahu Sugar Co. 

Pump 1 (247) 2,271.46 

Pump 2 (249) 2,340.39 

Pump 3 (249) 1,728.88 

Pump 4 (248) 1,195.31 

Pump 4B 

(tunnel) 986.56 

Pumps 5 & 5B 

(274) 2,147.19 

Pump 6 (239) 2,174.21 

Pump 6B(fi39) 497.33 

Pump 7 (246) 3,291.75 

Pumps 8 & 8A 1.243.01 

(Waikele Spring) 

Pump 9 314.60 

(Waiawa Spring)

18, 

Private wells in Honolulu 4

U. S. Army 

Schofield shaft 4 1

U. S. Navy 

Alea shaft 6 2,199.58 

Aiea wells 

(187) 139.98 2

Waialua Agricultural Co. 

Pump 1 (321) 993.92 

Pump 2 (322) 3,916.11 

Pump 3 (331) 2,842.77 

Pump 4 (334) 1,580.66 

Pump 5 (285) 1,027.80 

Pump 6 (298, 

299, and 301) 326.56 

Pump 7 (324) 1,059.94 

Pump 8 (329) 440.90 

Pump 9 (327) 10O-.58 

Pump 10(323) 1,973.50 

Pump 11(296) 111.06 

Pump 12(332) 137.38 

Hill (319) 2,964.39 

Pump 13 (328) 147.42 

Pump 15 (317) 37.16 

Pump 16 (316) 117.04

17

62.92 

,055.63

190.69

,924.00

,230.27 

,339.56

.777.19

a Pump 9B net operated in 1940. 

b Includes an inseparable amount 

from Hawaiian Electric GO.

from Kaluaoopu Spring, obtained
TERRITORY OF HAWAII 149

Ground-water draft, in millions of gallons, from 

wells in the Hawaiian Islands, 1940 

(Data furnished by the owners.)

Island of Oahu Continued.

Waianae Co.

Puko (dug well 1)

Hakaha (dug well

IB)

Hakaha (dug well 2)

Lenano (dug well 3)

Kuaiwa (dug well 4)

Paheehee (dug well

5)

Eeekee (dug well 6)

Pahoa (dug well 7)

Kahoolanakio (dug

well 10)

114.80

60.37

67.66

90,21

26.25

34.09

32.56

117.33

60.45

Waianae Co. Continued

Kamaile (277)

Shaft 17 (shaft 1)

Hakaha wells (277)

Hill dug well

Total

Grand total

901.11

240.30

110.37

a400.0Q 2,

bl!8,

195,

255.50

519.81

809.53

a Estimated quantity of brackish water used for cooling purposes 

only; salt content ranges from 400 to 500 grains per gallon.

b Pump 16. Honolulu Plantation Co., not included in Oahu total 

because it boosts water already listed under Hawaiian Electric Co. well.
NEW MEXICO

INTRODUCTION 

87 C. V. TheIs

In the following sections on New Mexico, the land surface datum 

referred to in the descriptions and tables corresponds to the actual land 

surface in the vicinity of the well as closely as the surface can be determined and is defined accurately by reference to the measuring point and 

reference point.

The system of numbering wells in New Mexico used herewith, except 

for Sierra and Hidalgo Counties, is based upon the common land subdivisions 

and serves the dual purpose of designating and locating the well. The 

number of the well is separated into segments by decimal points. The first 

segment denotes the township, the second the range, the third the section, 

and the fourth the 10-acre tract in the section. The section is divided 

into quarters, numbered respectively 1, 2, 3, and 4 for the northwest, 

northeast, southwest, and southeast quarters, and each quarter section is 

divided into 40-acre tracts on the same basis. The first and second digits 

of the last segment denote, respectively, the quarter of the section and 

the quarter of the quarter section. Similarly, each 40-acre tract is 

divided into 10-acre tracts, which are denoted by the digit in the last 

segment. Thus a well in KSiNirJSEi sec. 29, T. 14 S., R. 26 B., is designated 

as 14.26.29.412. If two or more wells are in the same 10-acre tract, a 

letter a, b, c, or d is arbitrarily added to the number designating the tract. 

For townships north of the base line, an N is added after the township digit. 

No letter is added to the number to denote whether the range is east or west 

of the Hew Mexico principal meridian since in no single area are there wells 

on both sides of the meridian.

150
NEW MEXICO 151

/

CHAVES AND EDDY COUNTIES 

ROSWELL BASIN

By 0. J. Loeltz

Most of the water used for irrigation in the Roswell artesian basin 

is derived directly or indirectly from underground sources. The most, 

important sources are artesian water=/in the San Andres limestone and 

shallow waters/in the valley fill. Minor sources include the spring-fed 

perennial flows of the lower courses of the larger tributaries of the 

Pecos River, the flow of drains, and the flow of the Pecos River. Return 

water from irrigation and natural ground-water seepage supply most of 

the normal flow of the minor sources. The releases of water from storage 

in Alamogordo Reservoir above Port Stunner, used to irrigate land having Pecos 

River water rights, constitute the major contributions of water from outside the artesian basin.

Of the 102,700 acres under irrigation in 1940, 72,900 acres were in 

Chaves County and 29,800 acres in Eddy County. About 59,600 acres received 

water directly from artesian wells, 30,200 acres from shallow wells, and 

12,900 acres from surface sources. The principal source of surface water 

was the Pecos River, which supplied water for irrigating 5,900 acres in 

Chaves County and 1,300 acres in Eddy County.

In order to obtain additional information regarding the fluctuations 

of artesian head three additional recorder wells were put into operation 

during the summer of 1940. The wells were drilled by the Pecos Valley 

Artesian Conservancy District, and were equipped with continuous water-stage 

recorders which were serviced as a part of the cooperative program between 

the United States Geological Survey and the State engineer. One of the 

wells, the Berrendo-Smith well, was drilled to replace eventually the Berrendo well which is badly affected by a nearby shallow irrigation well that 

penetrates the first flow.

I/ Fiedler, A. G., and Bye, S. S., Geology and ground-water resources 

of the Roswell artesian basin. H. Mex.i U. S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply 

Paper 639, pp. 134-155, 194-260, 1933.

2/ Idem., pp. 120-128, 260-263. Morgan, A. M. Geology and shallow 

water resources of the Roswell artesian basin: H. Hex. State engineer 12th 

and 13th Blenn. Rept., pp. 155-249, 1939.
152 WATER IEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Artesian wells

All the artesian water levels used In this report were obtained by 

recomputing the water levels for all the artesian recorder wells for their 

entire period of record by the maximum-minimum method described below.

The daily apy1itni« and the daily nt<M . artesian head for each well 

were obtained by Inspection of the recorder graphs. From these figures 

a mean monthly w"*"w and a mean monthly minimum head for each well were 

obtained. The average of the mean monthly maximum and the mean monthly 

Mnt»qni head was then considered to be the mean monthly artesian head. 

The average monthly head obtained by this method was found to be strictly 

comparable to the monthly mean obtained by averaging the daily means 

determined in previous years by inspection of the daily hydrographs. The 

average «T»W»I artesian head, as in previous reports, was computed as the 

average of the mean monthly artesian heads. t -

The seasonal fluctuations of artesian head In 1940 In the 3 wells 

equipped with continuous water-stage recorders since 1926 followed the 

general pattern of previous years. In each well the maximum mean monthly 

head occurred In January. A small decline of head In February was followed 

by a much larger decline of head in March and April. Hay, a month of 

above-normal precipitation, showed an increase of head over the mean 

monthly head for April, 'the increase being 0.72 foot for the Berrendo well, 

4.82 feet for the Orchard Park well, and 1.6 feet for the Artesia well. 

June, July and August were months of declining head and the heads In all 

three wells reached their lowest mean monthly stages on record In August. 

A slight Increase of head in September was followed by a large increase of 

head in October, the month of greatest recovery for all three wells. In 

November and December the head continued to Increase, although the rate of 

recovery In November was only about a half that in October and the increase 

In December was roughly a half that In November.

Hie fluctuations of water level In the new recorder wells, BerrendoSmith, Mountain View, and Greenfield, followed the same general pattern as 

that of the 3 older wells. The mean monthly fluctuations of head in the 

Berrendo-Smlth well correspond very closely to those of the Berrendo well, 

although it appears that the range of seasonal fluctuations is somewhat 

larger. The Mountain View well shows a still larger range of fluctuations, 

and the Qreenfleld well Indicates a range of fluctuations comparable with 

those of the Orchard Park and the Artesia recorder wells.
HEW MEXICO 153

In the Berrendo well, the decline In>artesian head was about the 

same as In 1939. The mean water level In December 1940 was 0.4 foot below 

that In December 1939, and the mean annual water level in 1940 was 1.1 

feet below that in 1939. In the Orchard Park well, the mean water level 

for December 1940 was 0.4 foot higher than for the corresponding month in 

1939, but the mean annual water level was 0.7 foot lower than in 1939. 

Although the lowest mean monthlr water level on record was reached in 

August, when the water level was 3.5 feet below the former lowest mean 

monthlr stage which'was reached in August 1939, the mean annual water level 

declined less in 1940 than in 1959 or 1958. In the Artesia well, the mean 

monthlr head in December 1940 was 2.2 feet below the mean in December 1939, 

and the annual mean in 1940 was 2.4 feet lower than the mean in 1939. The 

lowest stage on record for this well was reached in August, when the mean 

head was 4.8 feet below the mean head for July 1939 the lowest mean monthlr 

head observed previously.

Records of artesian head in 1940 for the 6 wells equipped with continuous water-stage recorders are given in the following tables.

Berrendo well. SW^SWi sec. 9, T. 10 S., R. 24 K. Beginning of record: 

June 1986. Extremes: Highest mean annual water level, 3,571.7 feet (1927). 

Lowest mean annual water level, 3,565.0 feet (1940). Highest mean monthlr 

water level, 3.574.8 feet (December 1926). Lowest mean monthly water level, 

5,560.0 feet (August 1940).

Mean monthly and annual artesian head, in feet above sea level, 1940

Month

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr. 

May

Water 

level

3,566.0 

3,566.1 

5,564.2 

5,562.1 

5,562.8

Month

June 

July 

Aug. 

Sept.

Water 

level

5,561.5 

5,561.5 

5,560.0 

5,560.5

Month

Oct. 

Hov. 

Dec. 

Annual

Water 

level

5,562.7 

5,564.0 

5,565.0 

5,565.0

Berrendo-Smlth well. MBiNWiMBi sec. 21, T. 10 S., R. 24 E. Depth 524 

feet, diameter 10 inches, depths to artesian aquifers 869 feet and 510 

feet. Measuring point, chisel-cut cross on top of casing, 5,582.4 feet 

above mean sea level. Beginning of record: June 1940. Extremesi Highest 

mean monthly water level, 5.564.6 feet (December 1940). Lowest mean 

monthly water level, 5,557.9 feet (August 1940).

Mean monthly artesian head, in feet above sea level, 1940

June 

July 

Aug.

5,559.7 

5,659.4 

3,557.9

Sept. 

Oct.

3,558.4 

5,561.8

Nov. 

Dec.

5,565.6 

5,664.6

Mountain View well. HEiSEiHEi sec. 29, T. 11 S.. R. 24 E. Depth 563 

feet, diameter 10 3/4 inches, depths to artesian aquifers 290, 410, 460, 

505, and 545 feet. Measuring point, chisel-cut cross on top of casing, 

5,631.1 feet above mean sea level. Beginning of record) July 1940. 

Extremes: Highest mean monthly water level, 5.562.5 feet (December 1940). 

Lowest mean monthly water level, 5,553.4 feet (August 1940).

Mean monthly artesian head, in feet above sea level. 1940

July 

Aug.

5,556.2 

5,555.4

Sept. 

Oct.

5,553.5

5,558.2

Nov. 

Dec.

3,560.8 

3,562.6.
154 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Orchard Park well. NWiNWi sec. 23, T. 12 S., R. 25 E. Beginning of 

record: August 1925. Extremes: Highest mean annual water level, 

3,526.1 feet (1932). Lowest mean annual water level, 3,516.1 feet (1940). 

Highest mean monthly water level, 3,536.6 feet (December 1937). Lowest 

mean monthly water level, 3,501.7 feet (August 1940).

Mean monthly and annual artesian head, in feet above sea level, 1940

Month

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr. 

May

Water 

level

a 3,531 

3.528.1 

3,516.7 

3,508.2 

3,513.0

Month

June 

July 

Aug. 

Sept.

Water 

level

a 3,507 

a 3,506 

3,501.7 

3,502.6

Month

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec. 

Annual

Water 

level

3,520.4 

3,529.1 

3,529.4 

3,516.1

Greenfield well. NW^NWiNEi sec. 27, T. 13 S., R. 25 E. Depth 880 

feet, diameter 10 inches, depths to artesian aquifers 740.feet and 795 

feet. Measuring point, chisel-cut cross on top of casing, 3,524.7 feet 

above mean sea level. Beginning of record: May 1940. Extremes: Highest 

mean monthly water level, 3,510.5 feet (December 1940). Lowest mean 

monthly water level, 3,485 feet (August 1940).

Mean monthly artesian head, in feet above sea level, 1940

June 

July 

Aug.

3,496.0 

3,493.1 

a 3,485

Sept. 

Oct.

3,487.4 

3,508.8

Nov. 

Dec.

3,510.3 

3,510.5

Arfcesia well. SW^SWj sec. 5, T. 18 S., R. 26 E. Beginning of record: 

April 1931. Extremes: Highest mean annual water level, 3,384.1 feet 

(1932). Lowest mean annual water level. 3,376.0 feet (1940). Highest 

mean monthly water level, 3.392.8 feet (January 1932). Lowest mean monthly 

water level, 3,365.0 feet (August 1940).

Mean monthly and annual artesian head, in feet above sea level, 1940

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

3,387.9

a 3,382.3

a 3,376.7

3,371.0

3,372.6

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

3,371.1

3,368.9

3,365.0

3,367.9

Oct.

Hov.

Dec.

Annual

3,378.4

3,383.9

3,385.7

3,376.0

Shallow wells

The investigation of the shallow ground-water resources of the Roswell 

basin, in Chaves and EMy Counties, N. Mex., begun in 1937, was continued 

through 1940 by the United States Geological Survey in financial cooperation 

with the State engineer.

The observation-well program was continued in 1940 and an average of 

8 measurements of water level were made in each of 39 wells, 28 of which 

were In Chaves County and 11 in Eddy County. Ob serrations on two of the 

wells in Chaves County and two in Eddy County were discontinued during the 

year because of changes in well installations. Seven wells were equipped 

with water-stage recorders at the beginning of the year, two of which were 

abandoned in March because the heavy draft for spring irrigation caused 

them to go dry. Both of the abandoned recorder wells were in Chaves 

County. Two recorder wells in Chaves County and three in Eddy County 

were in operation at the end of 1940.

a Estimated.
HEW MEXICO 155

EXPLANATION

AREA IN WHICH THE WATER TABLE LOWERED: 

0 TO 2 FEET 

2 TO 4 FEET 

4 TO 6 FEET 

OBSERVATION WELL

EOOY CO.

Figure 10. Map of Chaves County portion of the Roswell Basin,

Hew Mexico, showing change in the ground-water

level from January 1940 to January 1941.
156 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

The water levels reached maximum stages In late January and early 

February and minimum stages In late September and early October. With 

the exception of well 10.24.31.444, all the wells showed seasonal declines 

In water level that ranged from less than 1 foot to as much as 21.5 feet. 

The water levels In most of the wells, however, had a seasonal decline In 

water level of less than 10 feet. The decline of 21.5 feet, which occurred 

In well 13.25.11.433, was probably caused largely by a deepening of the 

cone of depression created by 9 nearby pumped wells Inasmuch as well 

13.25.11.433 was not used.

The fluctuations of water level In well 10.24.31.444 followed the 

usual pattern (*ee Water-Supply Paper 845), the lowest stage being reached 

at the beginning of the Irrigation season and the highest stage being 

reached near the end of the season.

For the most part the water levels during 1940 were lower than they 

were for corresponding times during 1939. The departures from 1939 stages 

Increased rapidly In late summer.

During the latter part of January and the early part of February of 

1941, measurements of water level were again made in 348 wells and 14 

auger holes whose water levels had been observed during January and airly 

February of 1940. Each of the water-level measurements made in 1941 was 

then compared with the measurement In the corresponding well in January 

and February 1940 to determine the change In water level. In order to show 

more clearly the areal distribution and the amount of the changes, a 

change-ln-water-level map was drawn.(See accompanying illustration.) The 

areas in which the water levels rose are unhatchured, whereas the areas in 

which the water levels declined are hatchured, the areas of greater decline 

being the more densely hatchured.

The water levels, as shown by the accompanying Illustration, declined 

over the greater part of the basin, the decline ranging from a few hundredths of a foot to about 6 feet. A decline of more than 6 feet waa 

observed In only 1 well, recorder-well 13.26.7.333. This decline is at 

least 3 feet In excess of the estimated regional decline baaed upon the decline of water levels in 8 wells within 1.25 miles of the recorder well. 

The excessive decline undoubtedly was brought about by the plugging of a 

badly leaking artesian well a quarter of a aile north of the recorder well, 

which thus shut off an important local source of recharge to the shallowwater supply. The plugging of this well, begun January 8, 1940 and
HBW MEXICO 157

completed March 26, 1940, by the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District 

was extremely difficult. According to the superintendent's report, 5,460 

tons of clay, 7 tons of roughage, one-half ton of aquagel, and 40 sacks of 

cement were used in plugging the well.

Except for the single decline of about 6 feet in the shallow well 

mentioned above, the decline in water levels exceeded 4 feet In only 3 

localities, representing a total area of about 3 square miles. The deepest 

parts of the ground-water trough roughly coincide with the area of heavy

shallow-water development. The part of the trough in which the water

« 

levels declined from 2 to 4 feet has an average width of about 4 miles,

extends from the middle of T. 12 S., R. 25 B. to the northwest corner of 

T. 15 S., R. 26 E., and has an area of about 60 square miles. Other regions 

in which the decline amounted to more than 2 feet are four small areas in 

Chaves County totaling 2.5 square miles and six areas in Eddy County totaling 8.5 square milea. The largest of these regions, which is southwest of 

Lakewood has an area of 6.5 square miles.

In the vicinity of Cottonwood Creek Just south of the (Shaves-Eddy 

County line, 3 areas, totaling 20 square miles, again showed a rise in 

water level. In 5 wells the rise exceeded 2 feet, but the average rise 

for the entire group was about 0.5 foot. The largest area of rise of 

ground-water level, which covers about 15 square miles, is mostly in the 

northern half of T. 16 S., R. 26 E. A strip 1 mile wide along the west 

side of the Pecos River and extending to Lake Arthur, and another strip 

about 1 mile wide and 3 miles long extending northwestward from the western 

boundary of sec. 6, T. 16 S., R. 26 E., comprise the rest of the area. 

Other rises in the Cottonwood Creek area occurred in the northwestern part 

of T. 16 S., R. 25 E. and in the southern part of T. 15 S., R. 24 E. The 

persistent rise of water levels in this area is probably due to leakage 

from artesian wells that has recently developed.

Other areas having significant rises of water level Includei 6 square 

miles in the southeastern part of T. 11 S., R. 24 E., and the southwestern 

part of T, 11 S., R. 25 E.) 2 square miles southeast of Dexter; 6 square 

miles south of Hagermanj and 2.5 square miles west of Lake Arthur. The 

average rise of the water levels in the above areas was about 1 foot.

In comparing the change-in-water-level map for the year 1959 (see 

Water-Supply Paper 886) with that for 1940 It is apparent that in Chaves 

County in 1940 both the areal extent and the magnitude of the decline of 

water levels were significantly reduced. In 1939 the ground-water level 

416231 O- 41 11
158 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

EXPLANATION

AREA IN WHICH THE WATER TABLE LOWERED: 

Y / / A 0 TO 2 FEET kVsVsSN 2 TO 4 FEET 

. OBSERVATION WELL

Figure 11. liap of Eddy County portion of the Roawell Basin, 

New Mexico, showing change in the ground-water 

level from January 1940 to January 1941,
NEW MEXICO 159

In the vicinity of Orchard Park and Lake Arthur declined an average of 3.5 

feet over an area of about 100 square miles, whereas in 1940 the additional 

lowering averaged 3 feet over an area of only 60 square miles.

A similar comparison of water levels in Eddy County shows a diminishing rate of decline in Tpa. 16 and 17 S., but there appears .to be 

little if any change in the rate of decline of water levels in Tps. 18, 19, 

and 20 3,

The precipitation in the Roawell area in 1940 was 0.85 inch below 

the 14.94-inch normal and in 1939, 2.13 inches below normal. Corresponding 

departures below the 12.52 inches normal of the Artesia area were 1.73 and 

3.41 inches. As there was no significant change in the acreage being 

irrigated from shallow wells in 1940 from that being irrigated in 1939, it 

is highly probable that the diminishing rate of decline in water levels 

over the basin is principally due to both the increased amount and slightly 

more favorable distribution of rainfall; jin 1940 as compared with 1939.

Chaves County

Date

Jan. 11 

30 

Apr. 17

Water 

level

32.57 

32.30 

35.80

Date

May 27 

July 2

Water 

level

34.67 

35.14

Date

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

Water 

level

38.25 

38.25

Date

Oct. 9 

Hov. 13

Water 

level

36.16 

34.49

10.24.22.432. P. R. Fuller. Measurements discontinued after March 

26, 1940.

Highest water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Jan. 1

2

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

27

18.72

18.74

18.92

18.94

18.95

18.97

18.98

19.00

19.03

19.05

19.31

Jan. 28

29

30

31

Feb. 1

2

3

28

29

Mar. 1

2

19.34

19.37

19.39

19.41

19.43

19.45

19.47

10.94

19.96

19.96

19,98

Mar. 3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

12

13

19.99

20.00

20.02

20.03

20.05

20.06

20.07

20.07

20.08

20.09

Mar. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

26

20.10

20.11

20.13

20.14

20.15

20.16

20.17

20.18

20.20

a 20.27

10.24.31.444. Star Tourist Camp.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jaa. 

Apff.

Jan. 

Apr.

11 

17

11.

30 

17

25.46 

25.45

May 27 2B.10 

July 2 24.64

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

23.50 

23.22

Oct. 

NOT.

9 

13

23.74 

24.67

24.10.224. C. E. Smith. 

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum. 1940

19.39 

b 29.62

May 27 b 24.04 

July 2 23.54

Aug. 1 

Sept. 6

31.94 

b 32.87

Oct. 

Hov.

9 

13

b 25.78 

e 21.32

a Tape measurement.

c Windmill pumping intermittently.

b Windmill pumping.
160 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Chaves County Continued.

ll.24.14.313b. Fairbanks Pilling Station.

1940

Date

Jan. 11 

29 

Apr. 17

Water 

level

37.41 

36.76 

52.19

Date

May 27 

July 2

later 

level

44.58 

43.13

Date

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

Water 

level

55.46 

55.80

Date

Oct. 9 

Nov. 13

Water 

level

45.04 

39.92

11.24.28.113. Rocky Arroyo School House.

Water level, in feet below land surface datum. 1940

Jan. 

Apr.

11

17

68.52 

72.02

May

July

27 

2

a 71.85 

72.65

Aug. 

Oct.

1 

9

73,68 

b 80.63

Nov. 13 72.63

11.25.29.422. Nell Wheeler. Ho equipment after July 2, 1940. 

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum. 1940

Jan.

Apr.

11

29

17

7.54

7.07

4.91

May

July

27

2

6.63

5.09

Aug.

Sept

1

.5

6.93

7.58

Oct.

Nov.

9

13

8.66

7.80

11.25.29.444. Glen Wheeler.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 11 

29 

Apr, 17

7.58 

7.07 

8.37

May 27 

July 2

c 10.94 

7.68

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

10.83 

c 13.14

Oct. 9 

Nov. 13

c 13.77 

9.24

pump.

12.25.4. Lot 4. Cross Roads Filling Station. Equipped with pressure 

Water level. In feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 11 

2*

35.50 

56.28

Apr. 17 

May 27

37.84 

d 38.33

July 2 

Sept. 5

36.97 

d 40.96

Oct. 9 

Nov. 13

36.97 

36.84

12.25.9.422. Cumberland townsite (Welty).

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 11 

27 

Apr. 17

44.48 

44.25 

44.47

May 27 

July 2

45.20 

45.75

Aug. 1 

Sept . 5

46.63 

47.33

Oct. 9 

HOT. 13

47. S7 

46,90

12.25.22.231. W. T. Clardy. Water levels, In feet below land-surface 

datum, 1940; Jan. 11, 58.81; Jan. 26, 68.43. Measurements discontinued.

12.25.34.311a. W. T. Clardy. Measurements discontinued 

8, 1940.

Highest water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 

_________ (from recorder charts)

after March 

1940

Jan. 1

2

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

52.95

52.91

52.71

52.70

52.70

52.68

52.56

52.82

52.78

52.69

Jan. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

31

Feb. 1

2

52.56

52.51

52.50

52.50

52.60

52.40

52.34

52.07

52.11

52.08

Feb. 3

4

5

6

19

20

21

22

23

52.04

52.00

52.02

51.95

52.57

62.48

52.46

52.37

52.38

Feb. 24

25

26

29

Mar. 1

2

3

4

5

52.47

52.37

52.37

52.87

53.00

63.33

e 69.10

e 60.34

0 60.92

Jan. 

Apr,

12 

25 

17

44.08 

43.90 

51.07

May 

July

27 

2

f 63,73 

51.61

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5 8

67.01 

60.38

Oct. 

Hov.

9

13

57* 4S 

40.26

a Windmill pumping intermittently. b Windmill pumping»

c Irrigation well 600 feet distant pumping. * *~r*>

d Pressure pump operating.

e Irrigation well 100 feet south pumping.

f Irrigation well 300 feet east pumping.

g Irrigation well 300 feet east pumped shortly before measurement.
NEW MEXICO 161

Chavea County Continued.

13.25.1.488. 0. B. Berry.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 12 

24 

Apr. 17

Water 

level

9.06 

8.61 

8.57

Date

May 27 

July 2

Water 

level

7.79 

9*15

Date

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

Water 

level

9.08 

9.75

Date

Oct. 9 

Nov. 15

Water 

level

10.95 

10.17

15.25.11.433. Beck.

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan.

Apr.

12

24

17

43.16

43.43

67.44

May

July

27

2

59.49

59.12

Aug.

Sept

1

.5

61.63

64.66

Oct.

Nov.

9

15

62.47

56.08

13.26.7.333. Howard Amason. Nearest pumped well 0.7 mile southwest.

Highest water level. In feet below land-surface datum, 

(from recorder charts)

1940

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Jan.

....

 *

 

8.01

8.04

8.14

8.27

8.22

8.07

....

....

....

....

7.94

7.87

7.82

7.74

7.70

* 

 

 

7.57

Feb.

7.61

7.75

7.92

7.94

....

....

....

....

....

....

....

....

8.30

8.41

8.71

9.12

9.15

9.16

9.02

....

....

Mar.

 

 v * v 

* 

* * 

9.82

9.98

10.60

11.03

11.35

11.38

11.47

11.54

11.75

12.15

12.50

12.80

12.92

.....

.....

.....

. . . « .

.....

Apr.

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

« . . .

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

14.43

14.40

14.37

14.37

.....

May

14.40

14.70

14.98

15.18

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

13.52

13.56

15.60

15.68

15.77

13.84

13.86

13.85

13.86

13.85

13.80

13.80

13.78

15.77

13.68

15.64

 *

June

15.68

15.90

15.70

13.65

13.65

13.65

13.66

13.65

.....

14.17

14.13

14.07

14.02

13.98

13.95

13.95

13.97

14.25

14.54

14.57

14.65

14.80

14.68

.....

.....

14.08

14.02

15.95

15.68

.....

July

13.46

13.53

13.28

13.20

13.15

15.10

15.07

15.06

15.05

15.05

13.14

13.27

13.48

13.67

13.82

14.20

14.55

15.05

15.31

.....

.....

15.75

15.87

15.91

16.00

15.87

15.82

15.83

16.05

16.07

16.99

Aug.

16.98

16.00

16.02

16.23

16.54

16.80

16.94

17.02

17.18

17.35

17.15

16.80

16.57

16.38

16.25

16.18

16.17

16.20

16.21

16.22

16.48

16.78

17.05

16.95

16.82

16.77

16.76

16.65

16.61

16.62

16.67

Sept.

16.71

16.75

16.75

16.80

16.85

16.90

17.17

17.40

17.65'

17.82

18.00

18.17

18.28

18.43

18.50

18.63

18.63

18.63

18.57

18.62

18.62

18.59

18.55

18.43

18.20

1T.87

17.62

17.39

17.80

17.05

* « * *

Oct.

16.93

16.85

16.79

16.73

16.65

16.69

16.55

16.50

16.47

16.44

16.43

16.38

16.31

16.25

16.24

16.22

16.20

16.19

16.18

16.14

16.09

16.07

16.05

16.02

15.97

16.90

15.85

15.83

15.82

16.80

15.80

Hov. Bee.

15.82 15.11

15.80 15.11

15.78 15.10

16.75 15.07

15.74 15.07

15.72 15.04

15.69 15.04

15.66 15.01

15.63 14.98

15.62 14.95

15.60 14.93

15.56 14.90

15.56 14.88

15.53 14.85

15.50 14.82

15.44 14.80

15.89 14.76

15.53 14.75

15.51 14.70

15.30 14.67

15.27 14.64

15.26 14.61

15.25 14.67

15.24 14.54

15.18 14.61

15.20 14.51

16.20 14.54

15.17 14.52

15.15 14.61

16.12 14.50

13.26.8.422. Jake Kills.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 13 

Apr. 17

Water 

level

a 17.61 

13.77

Date

May 27 

July 2

Water 

level

14.43 

14.98

Date

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

Water 

level

14.80 

a 18.21

Date

Oct. 9 

HOT. 13

Water 

level

a 15.91 

14.11

15.26.17.155. Judge Melhop. 

Water level, in feet with reference to land-surf ace datum. 1940

Jan. 12 

Apr. 17

(b) 

-0.98

May 27

July 2

+0.16 

-..95

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

-5.77 

-5.92

Oet. 9 

Hov. 13

-3.09 -:.2i

a Pumping. b Plowing.
162 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Chaves County Continued.

13.26.17.321. Leo Nowak.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 13 

24

Water 

level

11.47 

11.13

Date

May 27 

July 2

Water 

level

a 20.22 

10.20

Date

Aug. 1 

Oct. 9

Water 

level

12.16 

18.30

13.26.28.121. George Grassie.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 13 

23 

Apr. 17

16.15 

17.67 

15.22

May 27 

July 2 

Aug. 1

18.14 

17.31 

20.26

Sept . 5 

Oct. 9 

Nov. 13

a 23.04 

16.86 

16.83

14.25.1.112. Gentry.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 13 

23

38.49 

41.48

Apr. 17 

May 27

b 42.53 

43.46

July 2 

Nov. 13

46.05 

45.28

14.25.1.344. Wm. Langnegger.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 12 

26

Water 

level

50.28 

48.92

Date

Apr. 17 

May 27

Water 

level

53.12 

c 57.76

Date

July 2 

Aug. 1

Water 

level

d 61.06 

57.47

Date

Nov. 13

Water 

level

e 56.37

14.25.21.131.

1940

Jan. 12 

20 

Apr. 17

88.51 

88.52 

89.72

May 27

June 5 

July 2

88.25 

88.19 

88.32 '

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

88.46 

88.59

Oct. 9 

Nov. 13

88.71 

88.75

14.25.25.221. John H. Sorris.

Highest dally water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Jan.

46.77

46.75

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

46.62

46.69

46.58

46.55

46.55

46.53

46.52

46.49

46.44

46.41

Feb.

46.18

46.15

46.13

46.10

46.09

45.92

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

45.88

45.86

Mar.

45.69

45.70

45.68

45.70

45.68

45.65

45.67

45.68

45.68

46.68

46.70

45.75

45.77

45.80

45.80

45.82

45.86

45.87

45 .iff/

Apr.

46.18

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

46.60

46.52

46.68

46.62

46.63

.....

.....

.....

46.83

46.86

46.90

46.94

May

47 1 53

47.56

47.60

47.63

47.66

47.70

47.76

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

48.10

48.15

Aft 1ft *O« J.O

48.23

48.26

48.30

June

48.68

48.70

48.72

48.74

48.77

48.78

Aft 4O» (7Q/ <f

48.81

.....

48.84

48.86

48.90

48.90

48.92

48.95

48.95 Afi cm

48*94

48^94

48.95

July Aug.

..... 49.54

..... 49.58

..... 49.61

..... 49.65

49.08 49.70

49.10 49.73

49.11 49.75

49.13 49.80

49.14 49.85

49.15 49.88

49.18 49.93

49.19 49.96

49.20 50.00

49. 21 '50. 00

49.23 50.04

49.23 .....

AQ OA £\f\ HO

49!26 50 I 12

49.25 50.13

49.29 50.15

Sept

50.29

50.31

50.32

50.36

60.35

50.40

50.41

50.42

50.43

50.45

50.46

50.48

50.47

50.50

50.52

50.54

50.56 

50.67

50.60

50.60

. Oct.

50.71

50.72

50.73

50.74

50.74

50.76

50*74

50 ' 75

50.77

50.77

50.77

50.77

..... ',* 

50*74

50*76

50.74

50.74

50.73

Nov.

50.60

50.58

50.56

60.56

50.66

10.54

50.63

50.51

60.49

50.50

50.47

50.43

50.42

50.41

50.40

50.39

50.37 

50.34

50.36

50.33

Dec,

50.16

50.14

50.11

50.09

50.07

50.06

50.04

50.03

50.01

50.00

49.98

49.99

49.99

49.96

49.96

49.95

49.93

.....

a Pumping.

b Irrigation well 300 feet northeast pumping, 

c Irrigation well one quarter mile west pumping.

d Irrigation well one cpiarter mile west pumping and windmill vamping Intermittently.

e Windmill pumping intermittently.
HEW MEXICO 163

Chaves County Continued.

14.25.25.881. Continued.

Highest daily water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

(from recorder charts)______________

Feb. Mar. Ifay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. SOT. Dec.

21

25 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

51

46.59

Aft VC

46.56 

46.54 

46.51 

46.29

 * * * 

46122 

46.18

45.84 

jte Q*I

45.81 

45.81 

45.77 

45.75

45! 70 

45.68

45.90 46.99 

..... 47.05

..... 47.11 

..... 47.15

45^99 '.'.'.'.'. 

46.01 ..... 

46.04 ..... 

46.10 ..... 

46.12 ..... 

46.15 .....

48.54

AQ <W

is! 49 

48.51 

48.54 

48.56 

48.58 

48.61 

48.65

48.97 

48.98

49.00 

49.01

49! 05 

49.06

49.30

An <9co

49.55 

49.55 

49.36 

49.40 

49.43 

49.45 

49.47 

49.49 

49.51

50.18 

60.21

50.25 

50.24 

50.25 

50.25 

50.25 

50.25 

50.26 

50.27 

50.28

60.60 

50.61

50.62 

50.64 

50.65 

50.65 

50.66 

50.68

soles

50.75 

60.72

50.70 

50.68 

50.68 

60.66 

50.66 

50.65 

50.63 

50.61 

50.62

50.50 

50.30

50.50 

60.26 

50.24 

50.24 

50.22 

50.19 

50.17 

50.18

49.77 

49.75 

49.76 

49.71 

49.72 

49.68 

49.68

14.26.7.443. V. W. Adams.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 12 

Apr. 17

Water 

level

43.46 

47.35

Date

May 27 

July 2

Water 

level

49.42 

49.18

Date

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

Water 

level

49.75 

51.54

Date

Oct. 9 

Nov. 15

Water 

level

a 55.47 

48.90

14.26.8.433a. Tom Ferguson. Water levels, in feet below land-surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 12. 46.55, well 300 feet southeast pumping; Apr. 17, 

44.04, irrigation well 400 feet southeast pumping; Sept. 5, pit dry at 48 

feet.

14.86.8.433b. No measurements made in 1940. 

14.26.8.453c. Ho measurements made in 1940.

14.26.12.151, W. E. Utterback. Owner designated as W. E. Udderbaok 

in Water-Supply Paper 845.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 15 

22 

Apr. 17

21.88 

21.95 

21.54

May 27 

July 2

b 29.68 

20.60

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

b ,25.18 

b 25.92

Oct. 9 

Nov. 15

21.45 

21.78

14.26.15.555. E. D. Henoud.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum. 1940

Jan. 12 

20 

Apr. 17

25.07 

22.26 

23.03

May 27

July 2

o 20.72 

20.11

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

c 24.47 

21.87

Oct. 9 

Nov. 15

24.21 

23.75

14.26.32.352. B. E. Spencer.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 12 

Apr. 17

59.27 

38.06

May 27 

Aug. 1

59.51 

57.98

Sept. 5 

Oct. 9

58.27 

58.60

Nov. 13 39.00

1940

Jan. 

Apr.

15 

17

83.90 

d 26.73

May 

July

27 

2 d

24.25 

27.06

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

28.92 

50.32

Oct. 

Nov.

9

13

d 30.24 

25.04

15.26.9.822. Barry Cowan.

Water Level, in feet below land-surface datum. 1940

Jan. 

Apr.

25 

17

37.86 

37.58

May 

Aug.

27

1

37.42 

37.27

Sept 

Oct.

.5 

9

39.12 

57.86

Nov. 15 58.15

 ^ 16.26.18.248. A. R. Davis. Water levels, in feet below land-surface 

datum, 19401 Jan. 12, 24,52; Apr. 17, 24.55) May 27, 24.80. Measurevents discontinued. '

~~~rv SI . " Windmill " .1 immj J..L pumping pumujjuc slowly.' BJ.ovj.y.

5 *ater "-owing in irrigation ditch 50 feet south of well, 

d Windmill pumping.
164 WATER LEVEIS AMD ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Chaves County Continued.

Supplemental list of observation wells in which water level was 

measured in late winter

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, January 1940

Location number

10.24.8.111

10.24,15.342

10.24.16.133

10.24.18.424

10.24.20.344

a/10.24.22.322

10.24.27.111

10.24.29.355

10.24.30.344

10.24.31.335

10.24.31.423

10.25.32.431

10.26.32.444

11.23.12.221

11.24.2.322

11.24.3.114

11.24.3.312

11.24.3.333

11.24.6.224

11.24.6.311

11.24.6.453

11.24.6.444

11.24.7.333

11.24.7.444

11.24.8.122

11.24.9.153

11.24.9.211

11.24.10.114

11.24.10.321

11.24.11.214

11.24.13.144

11. 24.14. 313a

11.24.15.421

11.24.15.451

, 11.24.16.111

11.24.17.121

11.24.18.535

11.24.19.222

11.24.19.343

11.24.22.555

11.24.23.411a

11.24.23.455

11.24.24.144

11.24.27.251

11.24.29.411

11.24.51.221

11.24.34.411b

11.24.36.211

11.24.36.133

Owner or tenant

Mr. Tow

George D. Perrine

H. Crile

Mr. Williams

Henry Russell Estate

Henry Russell Estate

Morrie Huff

dj/Mrs. Pearl Baker

P. Caman

e/Claude Hobbs

t

H. D. Jeffcoat

Frank Peters

f/Mr. Fairbanks

Mrs. M. L. Barnett

M. L. and S. Barnett

D. H. Johnson

G. V. Coker

John Tweedy

Cornell Ranch

Tweedy Gin

Mr. Cope land

Mrs. J. S. Singleton

Russell Smith

Wiley Grizzle

Date

51

31

30

3

30

30

30

30

31

30

30

30

30

50

SO

30

29

30

29

30

30

29

29

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

50

SO

27

29

87

27

87

SO

27

29

29

Water level

41.54

12.62

28.09

45.25

46*12

19.46

22.77

40.35

48.94

(b)

24.44

5.52

c +0.74

61il4

(b)

15.05

14.17

26.47

27.17

(b)

40.50

40.71

70.00

(b)

34.32

(b)

34.83

26.05

28.64

11.59

15.56

56.60

39*58

40.60

54.96

69.40

89.66

76.64

98.63

50.45

16.67

19.80

(b)

47.07

86.00

97.60

51.18

24.88

56.02

886.

a Erroneously designated as well 10.24.20.322 in Water-Supply Paper

b Ho measurements made in 1940.

e Above land surface datum.

d 11.24.7.333. Mrs. Pearl Baker. Used drilled irrigation well* 

diameter 12* inches, depth 140 feet. Measuring point,top edge of well 

casing. 0.50 foot above land surface datum. Equipped with turbine pump 

in 1940.

e 11.24.10.114. Claude Hobbs. Used drilled irrigation well, 

diameter 12f inches. Measuring point, top of basal flange of pump head, 

0.86 foot above land surface datum. Equipped with turbine pump.

f 11.24.14.31Sa. Fairbanks. Used drilled irrigation well. 

Measuring point, lower edge of basal flange of pomp head at on lime 

opening in concrete foundation, 0.80 foot above land surface datum. 

Equipped with turbine pump.
NEW MEXICO 165

Chares County Continued.

Supplemental list of observation wells in which water level was 

measured in late winter Continaed

Location number

11.24.36.333

11.25.4.111

11.25.6.114

11.25.6.123

11.25.6.421

11.25.22.333

11.25.28.234

11.25.28.244

11.25.29.111

11.25.89.343

11.25.30.333

11.26.31.223

11.25.31. 4S3a

ll.25.31.433t)

11.25.33.333

12.24.12.411

12.24.23.441a

12.24.23.441b

12. 25. 2. Lot 3

12. 25. 2. Lot 4

12.25.5.334

12.25.7.144a

12.25.7.144b

12.25.23.111

12.25.15.112

12.25.15.533

12.25.16.111

12.25.16.222

12.25.20.422

12.25.25.413

12.25. 26. 3JL1

12.25.27.211

12.25.30.222

12.25.31.311

12.25.32.222

12.25.33.112

12.25.33.211

12.25.34.511b

12.25.34.411

12.25.35.111

12.25. 36. Sllb

12.25.35.411

12.25.36.121

12.25.36.133

12.25.36.142

12.26.36.313

12.26.7.421

12.26.29.5S3

12.26.30.213

13,25.1.111 

13.25.1.331

13.26.3.111

13.25.5.111

15.25.6.333

13.25.6.133

13.85.10.344

13.26.11.111.

13.85.11.343

13.25.12.133

13.85.12.311

a Measurements

c 12.25.35.111. 

flange of pump head,

d Flowing.

Owner or tenant

Wiley Grizzle

J. P. White

Henry Russell Estate

Henry Russell Estate

Mrs. Whitney

E. Whitney

R. Whitney

Oasis Gin

Albert Hob s on

J. P. White Co.

Albert Watson

Albert Watson

George Bogart

Mr. Little

Monte aoodifi

Monte Goodin

B. F. Heine

E. R. Duval

J. W. Young

G. M. Sterrett

Ernest Nelson

Omar Leach

C. E. Smith

W. T. Clardy

W. A. McLeod

W. T. Clardy

(0

A. C. Stone

A. C. Stone

0, B. Berry

H. Kuykendall

. 0. B. Berry

M. L. Kuykendall

Cecil Johnson

S. 0. Wilburn

M. L. Kuykendall 

Will Sohaaphok

Mr, Stanley

Mr. fleinecke

Mrs. Belle Burst

J. E. Brockman

M. E. Colclazier

M. E. Colclazier

discontinued. b

Date Water level

30

30

27

29

29

27

29

29

29

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

27

27

26

2i

86

86

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

25

27 '

25

25

24

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

Windmill removed.

tTsed irrigation well. Measuring point. 

0.50 foot above land surface datum.

e No measurements made in

M(a)

(a)

16.79

7.60

7.15

6.22

6.85

8.67

4.38

17.07

14.24

30.98

50.68

26.27

60.05

85.95

84.11

14.56

13.15

28.58

b 44.46

44.26

14.08

43.64

54.77

35.05

47.86

71.76

(a)

48.68

55.28

no 80.68RB 

76.31

70.40

59.50

83.15

46.68

39.78

44.33

42.08

89.56

50.07

19.66

86.85 (a)

14.20

17.00

(e) 

16.49

61.99

65.04

80.14

gay ft A OY »v4

68.88

AA 44.4OAH 

51.69

24.56

24.79

top of basal

1940.
156 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Chares County Continued.

Supplemental list of observation wells In which water level was 

measured In late winter Continued

Location number

1S.25.1S.11S

13.25.13.131

13.25. 13. 233a

13.25.13.233b

13.25.13.311

13.25.13.433

13.25.14.131

13.25.14.231

13.25.15.311

13.25.15.422

13.25.17.411

13.25.23.111

13.25.24.333

13.25.26.211

13.25.26.222

13.25.27.111

13.25.27.211b

13.25.32.411

13.25. 34. 433a

13.25.35.311

13.25.36.421a

13.25.36.421b

13.25.36.421c

13.26.5.111

13.26.5.231a

13.26.5.231b

13.26.5.331

13.26.7.433

13.26.8.332

13. 26.16. 114a

13.26. 16. 114b

13.26.16.114c

13.26.17.213

13.26.17.443

13.26.17.444

13.26.18.211

13.26.18.311

13.26.19.222

13.26.19.333

13.26.19.343

13.26.19.432

13.26.20.113

13.26.20.333

13.26.23.111

13.26.28.111

13.26.28.221

13.26.28.233

13.26.28.311

13.26.29.111

13.26.29.113

13.26.29.211

Owner or tenant

W. P. Kerr

W. P. Kerr

W. P. Kerr

b/Learue Martin

Mrs. J. W. Wler

Durand and McNlel

c/Wllllam Zappe

Roswell Insurance and

Surety Company

I. P. Wortman

Hal Bogle

Mrs. B. Hurst

Hal Bogle

Hal Bogle

0. B. Berry

W. P. Kerr

R. M. Ware

R. M. Ware

R. M. Ware

Robert H. Aston

Mr. Sterrett

Mr. Sterrett

W. W. Harris

Fish Hatchery

Fish Hatchery

Fish Hatchery

H. Vandenbout

H. Vandenbout

(f)

W. F. Kerr

A. T. Stone

Hal Bogle

George Weaver

Mrs. Lockheed

Zuber Hollow Corporation

Hal Bogle

Mrs. C. L. Appieby

fi/J. H. Reld

J. H. Reld

Date

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

25

23

23 ,

26

26

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

27

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

23

23

23

23

23

23 '124

23

23

23

23

23

£3

23

Water level

40.88

a 49.50

30.41

33.04

45.43

34.80

57.80

51.37

74.07

(d)

(d)

60.27

50.93

(e)

51.15

76.22

(d)

77.20

(d)

66.54

47.25

50.56

48.62

13.12

(d)

13.66

16.51

10.71

<d)

10.90

7.77 ! a !

(e)

13.14

13.06

101.48

18.81

20.21

28.08

23.20

10.81

19.78

13.80

5.54

17.89

8.77

9.17

15.15

15.7S

16.64

10.58

a Well 13.25.13.113 pumping.

b 13.86.13.311. Learue Martin. Used drilled Irrigation well, 

diameter 15$ Inches, depth 167 feet. Measuring point, top of concrete 

foundation, 0.20 foot above land surface datum. Equipped with turbine 

pump.

o 13.25.14.231. William Zappe. Used drilled Irrigation'well, 

diameter 12 Inches, depth 152 feet. Measuring point, top of basal flange 

of pump bead, 0.30 foot above land surface datum. Equipped with turbine 

pump.

d No measurements made In 1940. e Measurements discontinued.

f 13.26.18.211. Used domestic well. Measuring point, top of easing, 

0.20 foot above land surface datum. Equipped with windmill.

g 13.26.29.111. f. H. Reld. Used domestic well. Measuring point, top 

of concrete base, 1.10 feet above land surface datum. Equipped with windmill. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1059t Jan. 25, 9.67.
NEW MEXICO 167

Chaves County Continued.

Supplemental list of observation wells in which water level was 

measured in late winter Continued

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum. January 1940

Location number Owner or tenant Date Water level

M. Y. Monicle 

a/M. Y. Monicle

E. 0. 

E. P.

Moore 

Malone

Mrs. West 

c/Mr. Gentry

Win. Langnegger 

T. Lewis ^ V. Thomas

C. Whitman

L. Lewis 

Moore

0. B. Berry

H. E. 31ackwelder

E. 0. Moore 

John M. Morris 

3. C. Bybee

Roy Lockhead

George Wade

H. L. McKinistry

Mrs. L. Barter

Mr. McKinistry

J. D. S. McKinistry

f/Wiley Grizzle 

£/W. L. Heitmann

tiley Grizzle 

h/Tom Andrews

i/W. W. Adams 

G. L. Truitt

23

23

23

25

25

23

23

19

15

26

19

26

19

26

19

20

19

20

20

18

18

18

22

22

22

22

23 

23 

25 

25 

25 

23 22*

22

23

22

19

22

22

22

25

22

19

22

13.26.29.355 14.46

13.26.29.424

13.26.51.241

13.26.51.311

15.26.55.421

13.26.33.453

13.26.34.313

14.25.1.111

14.25.1.343

14.25.2.235a

14.25.2.444

14.25.8.411

14.25.12.153b

14.25.12.234

14.25.12.313

14.25.15.511

14.25.14.151

14.25.15.431

14.25.20.443

14.25.24.135

14.25.25.111

14.25.25.515

14.25.29.255

14.26.5.111

14.26.5.215

14.26.5.313

14.26.3.413

14.26.3.435

14.26.3.442

14.26.4.113

14.26.4.133a

14.26.4.153b

14.26.4.141

14.26.4.231

14.26.5.111

14.26.5.131

14.26.5.211

14.26.5.243

14.26.5.443

14.26.6.111-

14.26.6.142

14.26.6.211

14.26.6.232

14.26.6.241

14.26.6.422

14.26.7.544

14.26.8.112 ___________________

a 13.26.29.424.M. Y. Monlole. Used domestic well, diameter 6 

inches, depth 110 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 0.95 foot above 

land surface datum. Equipped with automatic pressure pump.

b Measurements discontinued.

,« . ° 1*«25»1.H1. Mr. Gentry. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

10 inches, depth 150 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 0.20 foot 

below land surface datum* Equipped with turbine pump.

d Bo measurements made In 1940.

e 14.25.2.233a. L. T. Lewis. Used drilled irrigation well, 

diameter 12$ inches, depth 200 feet. Measuring point, mouth of discharge 

pipe, 4.0-foot correction to concrete foundation, 5.0-foot correction to 

land surface datum. Equipped with turbine pump.

,^ £ Measuring point is 0.10 foot below land surface datum and not level 

with the datum, as reported In Water-Supply Paper 886.

g 14.26.6.142. W. L. Heitmann. Used drilled irrigation well, 

diameter 12$ Inches, depth 150 feet. Measuring point, lower edge of mouth 

of discharge pipe, 2.40-foot oorreotion to land surface datum. Equipped 

with turbine pump

h 14.26.6.232. Tom Andrews. Used drilled irrigation well, depth 110 

feet. Measuring point, lower edge of mouth of discharge pipe. 6.3-foot 

correction to land surface datum. Equipped with turbine pump.

1 14.26.7.344. W. W. Adams. Used drilled irrigation well. Measuring 

point, lower edge of mouth of discharge pipe, 3.8-foot correction to land 

surface datum. Equipped with turbine pump.

11.78

15.07

43.22

17.80

(b)

9.59

42.91

(d) 

60.50 

56.90 

94.48 

66.45 

50.65 

69.27 

71.52 

88.21 

97.95 

74.30 

63.85 

63.55 

59.30 

(b) 

(b) 

8.67 

(b) 

9.76 

14.15 

17.65 

20.0 

19.47 

19.08 

19.84 

17.24 

27.87 

25.22 

23.70 

21.00 

28.10 

24.66 

24.87 

25.04 

51.13 

27.83 

25.38 

48.77 

26.75
168 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Chaves County Continued.

Supplemental list of observation wells In which water level was 

measured In late winter Continued

Location number

14.26.8.243

14.26.9.143

14.26.9.234

14.26.9.434

14.26.9.442

14.26.10.121

14.26.10.244

14.26.10.433

14.26.11.111

14.26.11.121

14.26.11.322

14.26.11.444

14.26.12.433b

14.26.13.121

14.26.14.111

14.26.14.133

14.26.14.212

14.26.14.343

14.26.14.441

14.26.15.113

14.26.15.343

14.26.16.111

14.26.16.422

14.26.17.211

14.26.17.334

14.26.17.444

14.26.18.113

14.26.18.433

14.26.19.211

14.26.19.242

14.26.19.311

14.26.19.444

14.26.20.143

14.26.20.334

14.26.20.343

14.26.21.333

14.26.21.422

14.26.22.141

14.26.22.213

14.26.22.411

14.26.23.131

14.26.27.111

14.26.28.114

14.26.28.211

14.26.29.112

14.26.29.213

14.26.29.441a

14.26.29. 441b

14.26.30.441

14.26.31.244

14.26.35.344

a 14.26.12.

Owner or tenant

Cave Brothers

Mark Boyce

J. Langnegger

a/W. N. Olive

L. If. Lang

Wlley Grizzle

Wiley Grizzle

c/George Harris

F. H. Evans

If. C. Brown

(d)

Marie O'Dell

O'Dell

Wm. Salomon

Clarence Pearson

Pear son Brothers

0. C. Yarbrough

Albert Hob son

Joseph Hoot en

Oscar A. Pearson

W. C. West

E. E. Lane

Pearson Brothers

E. Langnegger

E. Langnegger

G. ETfade

J. L. King

E. A. White

Phllllp Stoes

L. T. Lewis

Phllllp Stoes

Phllllp Stoes

J. W. Wigglns

433b. W. N. Olive. Hewly

Date

22

22

23

20

20

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

20

19

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

20

22

22

22

22

20

18

18

18

18

18

19

17

drilled well

Water level

24.99

30.18

11.67

12.95

14.85

13.33

12.85

7.25

16.23

16.38

11.89

11.14

16.37

17.43

(b)

7.51

12.91

11.97

13.58

16.75

19.58

28.87

19.45

48.34

(e)

44.54

55.48

48.13

48.23

56.00

44.23

67.08

56*69

68.32

63.92

38.61

20.16

28.24

27,02

19.43

11.77

1*7 A f %G±PI

36.09

30.51

: (e)

57.80

38.61

57.51

57.07

W(b)

at northeast

_ - _ _-» , v_* v *-»ww»iv<*>*> *.«I*Q jfu^A+v vu§f V* \>*p-BfXitfl

face datum. No equipment.

b Measurements discontinued.

c 14.S6.14.812. George Harris. Used Irrigation well. Measuring 

point, top of concrete casing, level with land surface datum.

d 14.86.15.343, tfsed domestic and stock well. Measuring point, 

top of pipe clamp, 0.28 foot above top of casing, 0,30 foot aSgfe land 

surface datum. Equipped with windmill. Water levels, In feet below 

land surface datumj Jan. 27, 1938, 15.89; Jan. 20, 1939, 17.20.

e No measurements made in 1940.

sur-
NEW MEXICO 169

Supplement al 

Water level

Chaves County Continued.

list of observation wells In which water level was 

measured in late winter Continued

Location number

16.24.23.344

15.24.27.344

15.24.28.244

15.24.32.211

15.24.34.341

15.24.35.143

15.24.56.243

15.24.36.321

15.25.11.411

15. 25. 12. Ilia

15.26.12.lllb

15.25.12.231

15.25.24.111

15.25.24.211

15.25.27.321

15.25.28.331

15.25.33.112

15.25.35.311

15.25.36.333

15.26.5.121

15.26.5.142

15. 26 . .511

15.26.9.133

15.26.19.111

15.26.19.224

15.26.19.442

15.26.20.144

15.26.20.431

15.26.29.111

15.26.29.222

15.26.29.231

16.26.30.131

15.26.30.224

15.26.31.111

15.26.32.231

Owner or tenant

(a)

S. Lanning

E. P. Malone

F. TJ. flooding

Ben Truman

Chas. W. Nelson

Car roll Jackson

Carroll Jackson

R. E. Coleman

John M. Morris

B. E. Spencer

E. S. Russell

Calvin Graham

e/E. M. George

Mrs. Ivy H. Beasley

E. E. Jackson

Paul Robinson

E. J. Gromo

Date

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

19

25

16

16

17

17

16

17

17

16

16

16

17

Water level

66.52

61.17

88.73

49.48

49.79

24.63

b 40.40

24.05

(c)

40.77

(0)

37.37

13.29

10.72

28.49 (a)

22.28 ! c l

(o)

39.99

52.22

33.62

19.94

(d)

51.45

9.71

23.45

14.58

6.81

14.40

10.60

2.10

9.35

12.98

9.64

Eddy County

16.26.6. Lot 4. Fred Hellson.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 15 

Apr. 17

Water 

level

14.04 

15.69

Date

May 27 

July 2

Water 

level

b 14.29 

13.48

Date

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

Water 

level

b 14.37 

b 12.93

Date

Oct. 9 

Hov. 13

Water 

level

b 14.58 

15.52

16.25.6.313. Chlldress.

Highest dally water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

. _______________(from recorder oharta)____________________ 

Day Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Hov. Dee,

1 29.57 29.55 29.52 29,47 ..... ..... ..... 30.06 30.12 50.05 50.11 50.13

2 *29.60 29.70 29.70 29.52 29.57 29.67 ..... 50.06 50.10 ..... 30.11 30.21 

5 ..... 29.67 29.58 ..... 29.48 29.68 ..... 30,08 50,09 ..... 50.02 30.17 

4 ..... 29.53 29.63 ..... 29.50 29.70 ..... 30.06 30.10 ..... 29.99 30.08 

6 ..... 89.60 89.61 ...... 29.52 29.74 30.00 30.07 30.13 ..... 30.06 30.12

a 15.24.32.211. Used stock well. Measuring point, top of casing. 

0.85 foot above land surface datum. Equipped with windmill. ,

b Windmill pumping. c Ho measurements made in 1940.

d Measurements discontinued.

e 15.26.9.133. E. M. George. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

15f Inches, depth 126 feet. Measuring point, top of caaing, 0.1 foot below 

land surface datum. Equipped with turbine pump.
170 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Eddy County Continued.

16.25.6.313. Continued.

Highest daily water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Day

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Jan.

 

 » 

29! 64

29.62

29.41

29.37

29.68

29.83

29.65

. . ! . .

.....

29^72

29.75

29.67

29.68

29.77

29.77

29.75

 » * 

 » 

29.64

29.55

Feb.

29.60

! . '. . !

', '. . . .

. ! . . .

. * . .

. ' . , '' . .'.

.....

.....

.....

.....

. . . ! .

.....

29.82

29.77

29.67

29.61

29.68

29.68

29.55

.....

. . . » .

29.53

.....

.....

Mar.

29.57

.....

29.49

29.51

29.54

29.55

29.82

29.84

29.73

29.62

29.58

29.63

29.65

29.59

.....

.....

.....

.....

29! 53

29.43

29.47

29.60

29.63

29.56

Apr.

......

« »* 

 . .

29.55

29.55

29.65

29.85

29.66

29.46

29.39

29.34

29.45

29.67

29.64

29.57

29.50

29.52

29.62

29.58

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

May

29.57

29.60

29.65

29.83

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

29.67

29.60

29.55

29.69

29.66

29.59

29.67

29.83

 ....

 . .

29.58

29.60

29.60

29.65

29.76

29.73

.....

June

29.76

29.77

29.75

 . . *

. * * .

29.95

29.90

29.88

29.83

29.87

29.88

29.87

29.89

29.95

29.93

July

29.97

29.95

29.96

29.95

29.96

29.95

30.05

30.07

30.00

30.00

30.03

30.02

30.04

30.00

29.98

29.92-29.93

29.85

29.84

29.97

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

30.04

30.03

29.98

29.93

29.91

29.93

30.01

30.06

30.07

30.05

Aug.

30.17

30.04

30.04

30.06

50.00

30.02

30.10

30.06

29.94

29.88

29.98

50.00

30.11

30.17

 * 

30.03

30.03

30.06

30.07

30.04

30.05

30.08

30.06

30.06

30.20

30.23

Sept.

30.15

30.20

30.18

30.04

30.04

30.19

30.12

30.08

30.08

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

30.21

30.16

30.11

30.11

30.15

30.10

30.03

30.03

.....

50.12

.....

Oct.

. . . . ,

. . . . .

. . . . .

30.00

30.03

.....

.....

.....

30.24

30.22

30.13

30.15

30.16

30.10

30.05

29.98

29.98

30.01

29.99

29.99

29.95

29.88

29.90

30.04

29.95

29.99

Nov. Dec.

30.13 30.04

30.12 30.10

29.98 30.11

29.89 30.00

29.83 30.02

30.00 30.00

30.05 30.00

30.23 30.09

30.23 30.15

30.09 30.12

30.05 30.15

29.97 30.16

29.88 .....

29.88 .....

30.01 .....

29.90......

29.90 .....

30.00 29.92

30.09 29.84

29.93 29.73

30.09 29.90

30.18 29.99

30.05 29.96

29.98 29.99

29.97 29.95

..... .....

16.26.5. NW lot 4. H. V. Parker. Water levels, in feet below landsurface datum, 1940: Jan. 12, 32.00; Apr. 17, 36.08. Measurements 

discontinued.

16.26.8.222. I. P. Johnson. Depth 119 feet. Water levels, in feet 

below land-surface datura, 1940: Jan. 15, 14.54; Apr. 17, 18.56, pumping. 

Measurements discontinued.

16.26.19.411. F. H. Privett. Erroneously placed In Chaves County 

in Water-Supply Paper 886.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1040

Date

Jan. 13 

Apr. 17

Water 

level

35.05 

40.72

Date

May 27 

July 2

Water 

level

38.88 

39.64

Date

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

Water 

level

46.44 

42.97

Date

Oct. 9 

Nov. 13

Water 

level

39.03 

37.04

16.26.28.333. Ina C. Harral. Erroneously placed in Chaves County 

in Water-Supply Paper 886.,

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1040

Jan. 

Apr.

10 

17

14.69 

16.24

May

July

27 

2

16.17 

16.29

Aug. 

Sept

1 

.5

19. SO 

18.70

Oct. 

Nov.

9 

13

18.44 

16.44

17.26.7.344. Everest Scoggins. Erroneously placed in Cnaves County 

in Water-Supply Paper 886.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 8 

Apr. 17

38.36 

42.14

May 27 

July 2

41.13 

42.43

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

45.72 

44.64

Oct. 9 

HOT. 13

42. -66 

40.47

17.26.10.333. V. L. Gates. Erroneously placed in Cnaves County in 

Water-Supply Paper 886.

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum. 1940

Date

Jan. 8 

Apr. 17

Water 

level

8.48 

6.51

Date

May 27 

July 2

Water 

level

9.96 

10.10

Date

NOT. 13

Water 

level

11.00
NEW MEXICO 171

Eddy County -Continued.

17.26.16.353. Artesia Cemetery. Erroneously placed in Chaves County 

In Water-Supply Paper 886. Measuring point, U. S. S. S. washer in top of 

pipe clamp, 1.00 foot above land-surface datum.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 9 

Apr. 17

Water 

level

13.00 

22.76

Date

May 27 

July 2

Water 

level

19.62 

a 28.19

Date

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

Water 

level

b 37.22 

a 35.56

Date

Oct. 9 

Nov. 13

Water 

level

a 21.39 

14.82

18.26.4.111b. Frank Watkins. Erroneously placed in Chaves Cotnty 

in Water-Supply Paper 886.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 

Apr.

9

17

27.10 

a 29.90

May 

July

27 

2

28.82 

b 29.70

Aug. 

Oct.

1 

9

b 30.80 

30.44

Nov. 13 28.20

18.26.7.234a. C. H. Hutsonpillar. Erroneously placed in Chaves 

County in Water-Supply Paper 886.

Highest daily water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19JLv

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Jan.

 * 

 * * *

 *

* 

 

 * 

52.53

52.53

52.52

52.50

52.49

52.51

52.52

52.49

.....

52.48

52.47

52.47

52.46

52.45

52.45

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

Feb.

 * » 

* * * 9

 

 * * 

 .

* * * *

*****

» * * * *

 * * * *

52.10

52.11

52.11

52.11

52.10

52.10

52.11

52.09

.....

52.13

62.13

.....

.....

Mar.

52.13

52.15

52.15

52.15

52.17

52.17

52.16

52.17

52.18

52.19

52.20

52.24

52.26

52.27

52.27

52.29

52.31

52.35

52.40

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

52.70

52.76

52.82

52.88

52.95

53.00

Apr.

53.05

53.08

.....

.....

.....

.....

. . . . 

53,32

53.37

53.39

53.42

53.43

53.43

53.44

53.43

53.45

53.46

53.47

53.47

53.48

53.49

53.50

53.51

.....

. . . .

.....

.....

53.60

53.61

.....

May

53.64

53.66

53.68

53.72

53.77

53.81

.....

.....

9

,

.

w

,

54.20

54.25

54.30

54.35

54.45

54.47

54.50

54.52

.....

.....

. . . . «

54.60

54.62

54.63

54.63

54.64

54.64

June

54.65

54.64

54.62

54.61

54.60

54.59

54.59

54.59

.....

54.59

54.61

54.62

54.64

54.67

54.71

54.73

54.75

54.75

54.78

54.81

54.84

54.87

54.90

54.91

» * * * 

54.95

54.97

55.00

55.00

.....

July

55.00

55.01

55.02

55.04

55.05

55.06

55.07

55.07

561 08

55.10

55.12

55.15

55.15

55.17

55.19

55.20

55.23

55.25

55.27

65.31

65.33

55.36

55.37

55.41

55.43

55.47

55.51

55.54

55.64

55.64

55.64

Aug.

55.64

55.68

55.70

55.73

55.75

55.77

55.80

55.83

55.87

55.90

55-. 95

55.95

55.97

56.00

56.03

56.06

56.09

56.10

56.13

seiie

56.21

56.25

56.27

56.30

56.33

56.35

56.39

56.41

56.45

56.48

Sept.

56.51

56.54

56.56

56.60

56.64

56.67

56.70

56.72

56.74

56.76

56.79

56.81

56.82

56.84

56.86

56.86

56.89

56.91

56.92

66.92

56.93

56.92

56.92

56.91

56.90

56.91

56.91

66.93

*****

56.93

.....

Oct.

56.92

56.90

56.89

56.88

56.86

56.84

56.82

56!75

56.71

56.69

56.61

56.56

56.56

56.49

56.45

56.41

56.37

56.32

56.27

56.20

56.16

56.11

56.05

56.00

55.95

66.89

55.85

.....

 «...

.....

Hov. Bee.

..... 54.50

..... 54.45

..... 54.41

56.49 54.38

65.46 54.34

55.41 54.31

55.37 54.29

55.33 54.25

55,28 54.21

55.24 54.18

65.20 54.15

55.16 54.13

55.13 54.12

55.09 54.10

55.04 54.07

56.01 54.06

54.96 54.03

54.90 .....

54.88 .....

54.84 .....

54.81 .....

64.78 .....

54.75 .....

54.73 53.80

54.70 53.76

54.66 53.78

54.62 53.75

54.58 53.74

54.53 53.72

54.52 53.69

..... 53.69

18.26.21.344. Town of Dayton. Erroneously placed in Chavee County in 

Water-Supply Paper.886.

Highest daily water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

________,__________(from recorder charts)___________________ 

Day Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

1 ..... 42.33 42.24 42.78 43.21 43.58 43.89 44.20 44.64 44.87 ..... 44.14

2 ..... 42.32 42.26 42.80 43.23 43.88 43.90 44.22 45.65 44.88 ..... 44.11

3 ..... 42.40 42.25 ..... 43.25 43.59 43.90 44.24 44.65 44.88 ..... 44.08

4 ..... 42.30 42.28 ..... 43.27 43.60 43.89 44.24 44.67 44.88 ..... 44.08

5 42.41 42.30 ..... ..... 43.31 43.59 ..... 44.25 44.68 44.88 44.46 44.05

6 42.41 42.27 ..... ..... 43.33 43.59 43.87 44.27 44.70 44.90 44.46 44.05

7 42.42 ..... ..... ..... 43.33 43.60 43.87 44.27 44.72 44.89 44.44 44.04

8 42.42 ..... 42.28 ..... 45.36 43.61 43.87 44.29 44.72 44.88 44.43 44.02

a Pumping. b Pumping intermittently.
172 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Eddy County Continued.

18.86.81.344.-- -Continued. 

Highest daily water level, in feet below land-surface 

(from recorder charts)

Day

g

1011

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

on <G f

28

29

30

31

Jan.

42.41

42.41

42.42

42.40

42.H

42.44

42.44

42.42

 * 

42.38

42.38

42.38

42.37

42.38

42.38

42.36

42.35

v 

 

42.53

42.33

Feb.

*

 * 

 * * 

 » 

42ll9

42.19

42.20

42.17

42.17

42.19

42.20

42.20

42.23

42.23

.....

.....

Mar.

42.30

42.31

42.32

42.33

42.33

42.36

42.37

42.37

42.39

42.41

 

 

 . 

 * » e

 

 * » 

 

42.70

42.72

42.75

42.77

Apr.

.....

» 

0

t

m

m

.....

.....

42.98

43.00

43.00

43.00

43.01

43.04

43.06

43.05

 » » 

 * *

 v »

43.13

43.17

.....

May

43.37

43.39

43.40

43.41

43.42

43.44

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

43.59

43.60

43.60

43.60

43.60

43.62

June July

..... 43.89

43.68 43.90

43.68 43.91

43.71 43.91

43.73 43.93

43.75 43.95

43.77 43.95

43.78 43.97

43.78 44.00

43.80 44.02

43.83 44.03

43.84 44.04

43.84 44.05

43.87 44.06

43.88 44.08

43.89 44.10

..... 44.11

..... 44.12

..... 44.15

43.84 44.16

43.85 44.17

43.84 44.18

..... 44.20

Aug.

44.30

44.32

44.33

44.34

44.34

44.35

44.37

44.37

44.39

44.42

44.42

44.42

44.44

44.45

44.47

44.49

44.50

44.53

44.54

44.56

44.59

44.60

44.63

Sept.

44.72

44.73

44.76

44.76

44.75

44.77

44.78

44.78

44.79

44.80

44.82

44.81

44.83

44.83

44.84

44.85

44.84

44.83

44.84

44.85

.....

44.87

.....

datum, 1940

Oct.

44.89

44.89

44.88

44.87

44.83

44.81

44.79

44.78

44.77

44.75

44.73

44.72

44.67

44.65

44.63

44.61

44.60

44.57

44.55

44.55

 * * * 

 9 9 

 * .

Nov.

44.42

44.39

44.38

44.34

44.34

44.32

44.30

44.29

44.28

44.25

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

44.22

44.19

44.16

44.16

44.15

.....

Dec.

44.02

44.03

44.01

44.00

44.01

44.00

43.99

43.98

43.95

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

43.89

43.88

43.87

43.88

43.85

43.86

43.84

43.83

.....

19.26.27.233. Lakewood School. Erroneously placed in Chaves County 

in Water-Supply Paper 886.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Apr. 17 

May 27

Water 

level

50.90 

a 55.19

Date

July 2 

Aug. 1

Water 

level

b 59.93 

51.61

Date

Sept . 5 

Oct. 9

Water 

level

b 58.71 

b 57.22

Date

Nov. 13

Water 

level

53.62

20.26.7.122. Coats Filling Station. Erroneously placed in Ghaves 

County in Water-Supply Paper 886.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 

Apr.

5 

17

43.13 

a 48.70

May 

July

27 

2

a 48.62 

a 48.05

Aug. 1 

Sept. 5

52.53 

52,76

Oct. 

Nov.

9 

13

b 51.03 

48.76

Supplemental list of observation wells in which water level was

measured in late winter 

Water level, in feet below land-surface data*. January 1940

Location number Owner or tenant

16. 25.1. Lot; 3

16. 25.1. Lot 12

16. 25.1. Lot 13

16.25.1.344

16.25.1.423 O'Bannon and Meyer

16. 25. 2. Lot 9

16. 25. 2. Lot 15 d/Ralph Pearaon

16. 25. 3. Lot 9

16.25.3.343

16. 25. 4. Lot 12

16. 25. 5. Lot 4

16.25. 5. Lot 13

a Pumping slowly. b

Date

17

16

13

16

16

16

15

16

Pumping.

Water level

14.25

(o)

10.90

12.24

17.10

18.26

!

c)

c)

12.99

10.29

13.93

c

d 16.25.2.Lot 15, Ralph. Pearaon. Used drilled irrigation well, 

diameter 16§ Inched, depth 177 feet. Measuring points, (a) edge of slot 

in basal flange of pump head level with land surface datum, {bj lower 

edge of mouth of discharge pipe, 5.43 foot correction to land surface 

datum. Equipped with, turbine pump.
NEW MEXICO 1V3

Eddy County Continued.

f observation wells In wl 

red in late winter--ContJ 

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum, January 1940

Supplemental list of observation wells In which water level was 

measured in late winter Continued

Location number

16.25.5.443

16. 25. 6. Lot 8

16.25.8.111

16.25.10.311

16.25.10.334

16.25.10.344

16.25.11.233

16.25.12.124

16.25.18.412

16.25.15.211

16.25.14.213

16.25.15.233

16.25.15.331

16.25.24.212

16. 26. 5. Lot 3

16.26.5.331

16. 26. 6. Lot 2

16. 26. 6. Lot 4

16.26.6.333

16.26.7.121

16.26.7.321

16.26.7.332

16.26.8.111

16.26.16.313

16.26.17.311

16.26.17.331

16.26.18.331

16.26.18.411

16.26.19.113

16.26.19.133

16.26.19.211 '

16.26.21.333

16.26.28.431

16.26.31.413

16.26.32.311

16.26.32.411

16.26.32.421

17.25.13.131

17.25.14.132

17.25.22.223

17.25.24.433

17.25.S6.222

17.25.35.411

17.26.2.133

17.26.3.231

17.26.3.433

17.26.4.121

17.26. 4.331a

17.26.4.331b

17.26.4.413

17.26.5.422

17.26.5.433

17.26.6.413

17.26.7.131

17.26.T.433

17.26.7.421

17.26.7.4S3

17.26.7.444

17.26.8.212

17.26.9.111

Owner or tenant

.Winton Ault

E. P. Halone

Clayton Gray

Noah Buck

Buck Brothers

Terry Reser

T. J. Terry

Chas. Buck

J. H. Everest

J. W. Everest

H. C. Powell

Mr. Taylor

Mrs. Nancy Eippers

H. V. Parker

O'Bannon and Heyer

L. Keith

C. Buck

Reser and Johnson

V. L. Gates

J. L. Ifunoy

Mr. Green

Monroe Howard

G. G. Golder

Henry E. Hall

P. M. Privett

H. V. Parker

J. H. Everest

R. E. Coleman

T. P. Wilson

K. A. Bivens

0. V. Moore

W. W. Parker

L. G. Mousehke

Arteala Country Club

'

A. L. Jackson

H. R. Rogers

Mr. Box

Howard Stroup

Howard Stroup

P. Crawford

Fred Savole

J. W. Collins

Everest Sooggins

J. W. Jackson

(d)

Albert Blake

Date

16

16

16

15

15

15

13

13

13

13

16

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

10

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

10

10

10

10

10

8

10

9

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

10

Water level

13.60

(a)

b 31.39

35.70

(o)

54.77

31.76

17.86

13.74

24.93

34.09

(c)

(o)

34.16

27.89

18.83

29.48

(a)

13.56

15.63

7.87

15.16

17.00

8.60

25.75

14.48

20.55

23.69

21.90

23.70

16.74

8.31

14.22

39.90

(c)

20.64

17. 4S

90.46

126.80

(a)

91.52

101.10

115.38

9.40

9.73

9.35

16.64

7.17

8.33

(c)

15.60

32.02

40.02

(a)

33.85

25.59

24.81

29.08

(c)

10.61

a No measurements made in 1940. b Windmill pumping, 

c Measurements discontinued. 

d 17.26.7.423. Abandoned well. Measuring point, top of north 8 by 

8-inch stringer, level with land-surface datum. No equipment.

416231 0-41 12
WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Eddy County Continued.

Supplemental list of observation wells in which water level was

measured in late winter Continued 

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, January 1940

Location number

17.26.9.335

17.26.10. 455

17.26.16.115

17i26.16.121

17.26.15..211

17.26.15.313

17.26.15.411

17.26.16.411

17.26.17.423

17.26.18*224

17.26.18. *S5

17.26.18.442

17.26.20.133

17.26.21.112

17.26.21.341

17.26.22.253

17.26.27.415

17.26.27.425

17.26.28.531

17.26.29. 131a

17.26. £&.131b

17.26.51.138

18.26.2.583 

18.26.4.111a

18.26.4.493

18.26.7.2340

18.29.9.511

18.26.10.253

18.26.15.133

18.26.16.511

18.26.16.^44

18.26.17.112

18.26.18.241

18.26.18.325

18.26.22.314

18.26.23.213

18.26.24.223

18.26.28.132

18.26.28.142

18.26.33.111

19.26.12.323

19.26.13.211

19.26.14.431

19.26.28.354

19.26.28.441

19.26.33.412

20.26.6.431

20.26.7.421

20.26.8.112

20.26.17.411

20.26.21.111

Owner or tenant

D. D. Sullivan

C. L. Alllson

J. M. Vogel

J. E. Holloman

Mrs. A. J. Hardendorf

E. A. Denton

Lowery and Baca

W. E. Ragsdale

Roger Durand

W. T. Ajnstutz

R. L. Paris

W. E. Sinfefena

Leslie Martin

Carl Martin

Carl Martin

Carl Martin

W. Clendenen

S. 0. Higglns 

Frank ffatkins

W. M. Schneider

C. H. Hutsonplller

B. E. Spencer

Munele

J. D. Terry

J. H. Everest

Mr. Yates

L. MeCrory

W. D. MeCrory

Smith and Horner

Dayton School

Harvey Yates

E. W. Dimock

R. L. House

Albert Lee

D. D. Sullivan

E. a. Kimmel (?)

J. G. Moutry

E. Mantel

3. Q. Moutry

Cecil E. Holeman and

Roy D. Angell

Date

9

6

6

9

6

6

8

8

8

10

8

6

6

6

6

8

8

8

9

6 

9

6

9

9

6

6

6

6

5

9

9

9

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

5 

5

Water level

i4.71

18.33

5.95

9.47

15.72

(a)

16.59

17.30

(b)

34.35

46.20

33.97

34.06

14.57

5.72

21.85

(a)

14.98

18.11

34.84

34.10

64.95

14.35 

29.14

21.66

55.83

(b)

14.82

23.95

22.02

18.54

42.76

(a)

<b)

(b)

24.20

5.41

58.46

43.66

67.97

21.52

14.08

' <b)

(e)

60.63

47.85

42.50

36.99

81.74

47.16 

19.80

a Measurements discontinued,

b Ho measurements made in 1940.

c Windmill pumping.
NEW MEXICO 175

HIDALGO COUNTY

VIRDEN VALLEY

By H. M. Babcock

The Virden Valley lies along the upper Gila River. It is the eastern 

portion of the area commonly known as the "Duncan-Virden Valley", The 

wells listed here are in the upper end of "the valley in New Mexico. The 

water resources of the valley are being investigated by the Federal 

Geological Survey in cooperation with the United States Engineer Office, 

War Department. Water levels in the wells are expressed in feet below the 

measuring points. Hydrographs of a few of the wells and a table giving 

the quantity of water pumped for irrigation and the rainfall in 1940 

are included in the Arizona section under Greenlee County.

181. P. Lunt. SW^NWi sec. 32, T. 18 S., R. 21 W. Five hundred feet 

northeast of house, 0.4 mile north from Duncan-Virden Road, 0.3 mile east 

from Arizona-New Mexico State Line. Used drilled stock well, diameter 8 

inches, depth 114 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 0.3 foot above 

land surface and 3,756.72 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with hand 

pump.

Date

Nov. 

Dec. 

Jan. 

Feb.

3,

12 

30, 

29

1939 

1940

Water 

level

48.70 

47.27 

46.80 

48.30

Date

Mar.

Apr. 

June 

July

26, 1940 

30 

3 

3

Water 

level

48.90 

41.03 

35.60 

37.90

Date

Aug. 

Sept. 

Oct.

9, 1940 

11 

2 

28

Water 

level

40.07 

42.86 

40.10 

42.19

185. J. Pierce. SE^SE-^ sec. 32, T. 18 S., R. 21 W. One hundred 

feet east of house, 150 feet south of Duncan-Virden Road, 1.5 miles west 

from Virden. Unused dug domestic well, diameter 36 inches, depth 30 

feet. Measuring point, top of 2 by 4-inch wood curb at southeast corner, 

1.7 feet above land surface and 3,735.72 feet above mean sea level. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point. 1939-40

Nov.

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

20,

12

29,

26

so

1939

1940

32.

32.

32.

31.

30.

13

30

05

59

82

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

3, 1940

3

9

11

30

31

32

32

.98

.81

.65

.42

Oct.

Dec.

2, 1940

18

28

4

32.45

32.36

32.50

32.28

201. Payne. NW-|SEi sec. 2, T. 19 S., R. 21 W. Ten feet south of 

Sunset Canal, 20 feet east from small wash, 0.15 mile south from county 

road, 1.45 miles southeast from Virden. Unused drilled irrigation well, 

diameter 18 inches, depth 106 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 0.92 

foot above land surface, and 3,788.59 feet above mean sea level. 

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1959-40

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

20.

12

31,

29

26

30

1939

1940

44

43

44

43

43

41

.02

.89

.22

.76

.30

.84

June

July

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

3, 1940

3

9

.11

2

41

42

42

42

42

.94

.05

.46

.52

.06

Oct.

Dec.

10, 1940

18

24

28

4

41.67

41.94

42.10

42.30

42.85
176 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Hidalgo County Continued.

204. State of New Mexico. SEiNWfc sec. 2, T. 19 S., R. 21 W. Fifty 

feet north of Sunset Canal, 0.1 mile south from county road, 1.2 miles 

east from Vlrden. Used dug domestic well, diameter 36 Inches, depth 52 

feet. Measuring point, top of east wooden curb, 2.5 feet above land surface and 3,792.71 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with rope and 

bucket .

Date

Nov. 

Dec. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr.

18, 

12 

30, 

29 

26 

30

Water

1939 

1940

level, In feet

Water 

level

53.66 

53.19 

53.70 

53.27 

53.09 

51.37

Date

below measuring ]

June 3, 1940 

July 3 

Aug. 8 

Sept. 11 

Oct. 2

Water 

level

51.30 

52.70 

53.50 

53.32 

52.95

point,

Date

Oct. 

Dec.

1939-40

10, 1940 

17 

24 

28 

4

Water 

level

52.80 

52.10 

53.19 

52.95 

53.70

211. SW$HW£ sec. 5, T. 19 S., R. 21 W. Twenty feet east of house, 

0.2 mile south of Gila River, 600 feet north from county road, 0.6 mile 

east from Arizona-New Mexico State Line. Used dug domestic well, diameter 

30 Inches, depth 38 feet. Measuring point, top of north wooden curb, 3.2 

feet above land surface and 3,721.09 feet above mean sea level. Equipped 

with rope and bucket.

Water level. In feet below measuring >olnt, 1939-40

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

X2»

2

30,

29

27

1939

1940

37.72

37.79

38.22

37.50

36.22

Apr.

June

July

Aug.

Sept

29, 1940

3

2

7

.10

34.05

33.15

35.75

37.76

38.45

Oct. 1, 1940

17

24

28

38.16

36.03

36.04

35.82

215. John B. Jones. SE^NWi sec. 12, T. 19 S., R. 21 W. Fifty feet 

south of barn, 75 feet west from dirt road, 0.25 mile south from county 

road, 2.45 miles southeast from Vlrden. Unused dug, drilled domestic 

well, diameter 144 inches to depth of 12 feet, diameter 12 inches, total 

depth 67 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 0.6 foot above land surface and 3.766.80 feet above mean sea level. Bench mark, established 

November 21, 1939, green square painted on top of concrete curb at northwest side, 3,766.26 feet above mean sea level.

Water level, in feet below measuring Miint, 1959-40

Nov. 10, 

Dec. 12 

Jan. 30, 

Feb. 29 

Mar. 26

1939 

1940

16.25 

16.25 

16.47 

15.98 

15.52

Apr. 29, 1940 

June 5 

July 5 

Aug. 9 

Sept. 11

13.95 

14.05 

14. S5 

15.94 

15.62

Oct. 

Dec.

2, 1940 

17 

28 

4

14.91 

15.20 

16.60 

16.11

217. Skaggs. NEfSEf sec. 12, T. 19 S., R. 21 W. Twenty feet south, 

of house, 150 feet west from county road, 0.75 mile north from bridge over 

Qlla River, 3.2 miles southeast from Vlrden. Used dug domestic well, 

diameter 48 inches, depth 26 feet. Measuring point, top of west wood 

curb, 3.0 feet above land surface and 3,791.51 feet above mean sea level. 

Equipped with rope and bucket.

Water le.TBl, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

10,

12

30,

29

26

29

1939

1940

a

a

19.80

18.70

19.98

20.68

14.85

11.25

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

3, 1940

3

8

11

1

a 14

18

22

22

22

.95

.96

.14

.82

.82

Oct.

Dec.

10, 1940

17

24

28

4

22.69

22.79

22.22

22.41

23.41

a Water probably seeped in from nearby canal.
NEW MEXICO 177

Hidalgo County Continued.

219. Ruth Skaggs. NEiNEi sec. 13, T. 19 S., R. 21 W. Thirty feet 

south of house, 50 feet west from county road. 300 feet north from bridge 

over Gila River, 4.0 miles southeast from Virden. Used dug domestic 

well, diameter 48 inches, depth 17 feet. Measuring point, top of west 

curb, 3.25 feet above land surface and 3,780.94 feet above mean sea level. 

Bench mark, established November 17, 1939, green cross painted on concrete well base, south of southeast corner of wooden curb. 0.3 foot above 

land surface and 3,778.01 feet above mean sea level. Equipped with rope 

and bucket.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Date

Nov. 10, 1939 

Dec. 12 

Jan. 30, 1940 

Feb. 29 

Mar. 26

Water 

level

16.74 

16.78 

16.50 

15.58 

15.69

Date

Apr. 29, 1940 

June 3 

July 3 

Aug. 9 

Sept. 11

Water 

level

16.12 

16.42 

17.58 

17.72 

17.53

Date

Oct. 1, 1940 

17 

28 

Dec. 4

Water 

level

17.45 

17.64 

17.74 

17.65

232. Floyd Johns. NE$Mi sec. 18, T. 19 S., R. 20 W. Seventy-five 

feet south of house, 0.5 mile east from county road, one mile northeast 

from bridge over Gila River, 4.0 miles southeast from Virden. Used 

drilled domestic well, diameter 8 inches, depth 60 feet. Measuring point, 

top of casing, 0.6 foot above land surface and 3,803.'47 feet above mean 

sea level. Equipped with hand pump.

Water level, in feet below measuring point, 1939-40

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

10,

12

30,

29

26

1939

1940

27

27

28

27

26

.96

.97

.15

.25

.41

Apr.

June

July

Aug.

Sept

29, 1940

o

3

9

.11

26

27

28

29

30

.93

.23

.08

.50

.05

Oct.

Dec.

1, 1940

17

28

24

29.41

29.58

29.80

29.71

LBA COUNT;

NORTHERN PART 

By Clyde S. Conover

Lea County is in the southeastern corner of New Mexico. The northern 

part of Lea County, for which water levels are herein reported, is a 

typical part of the Llano Estacado or Staked Plain. This plain, which 

extends eastward for over 100 miles into western Texas, in northern Lea 

County slopes east-southeastward 10 to 15 feet to the mile. It is bounded on 

the west by an escarpment several hundred feet high, which overlooks the 

Pecos Valley to the west and closely follows the west line of Lea County. 

The escarpment decreases in height southward and in the southern part of 

Lea County becomes indistinct. The surface of the plain is dotted with 

numeroua sinks, most of which are near the western edge, that probably 

serve as loci of recharge. There is no surface drainage from the area.

Although most of the precipitation occurs during the growing season, 

the area is semi-arid and in normal years irrigation is necessary for the 

production of crops. The precipitation is disposed of chiefly by evapotranspiration and by seepage to the zone of saturation.
178 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

The surface rock materials of most of Lea County consist of unponsolidated sand, gravel, and silt of Tertiary and Quaternary age, which in 

places are a few hundred feet thick. The upper part of the deposits is 

cemented by calcium carbonate, which forms dense hard caliche and thus 

inhibits recharge. The deposits are underlain by nearly impervious shales 

of Triassic and Cretaceous age. The Tertiary deposits north and east of 

Tatum are thin.

The main ground-water supplies are found in the Tertiary deposits. 

Prom the latitude of Tatum south to the escarpment of the plain in the 

vicinity of Pearl, the deposits contain much water. South of the escarpment, the Tertiary and Quaternary deposits are thin and the water supplies, 

which are found chiefly in ahallow buried valleys in the underlying 

Triassic rocks, are scanty.

Recharge to the zone of saturation occurs by the seepage of 

rain water. The natural discharge of ground water in the county is negligible. There are a few small springs along the western escarpment and in 

the vicinity of Monument. Some discharge by transpiration by mesquite and 

other vegetation occurs south of the escarpment.

The industries of the area consist mainly of cattle raising and oil 

production with some fanning. The two largest towns are Hobbs, with a 

population 10,641, and Lovington, the county seat, with a population 1,904.

Ground-water furnishes practically all the needs for water in the 

county, the only exception being the watering of stock from surface water 

that collects in the numerous sinks. Most of the irrigation wells are in 

the eastern part of the county where the water table is shallow. In 1940 

there were approximately 54 irrigation wells in use, each of which irrigated 

from about 2 to 200 acres of land. In additon to use for irrigation, large 

quantities of ground water are pumped for use for rotary drilling operations 

in the oil fields.

The investigation of the ground-water supply was begun in 1929 by 

S. S. Hye of the Geological Survey, the results of which were published in 

the 9th and 10th Biennial Reports of the State engineer of Hew Mexico. 

Subsequent progress reports by C. V. Theis from 1932 to 1938 have been 

published in the llth, 12th and 13th Biennial Reports. The preceding description of the general features of the area has been taken chiefly-from 

these published reports. It is expected that a progress report covering
HEW MEXICO 179

work carried on from 1938 through 1939 will be published in the forthcoming 

14th Biennial Report of the State Engineer. All work has been carried on 

in financial cooperation with thte State engineer.

Measurements of water levels in observation wells in northern Lea 

County in 1940 were made once a month in 27 wells. Seventeen of the wells 

have been measured at monthly intervals since 1929. The monthly .observation wells are in general unused wells distant from pumped wells and thus 

show closely the change in water level due to natural causea. In January 

of 1939 and 1940 water level measurements were made also in about 51 other 

wells, chiefly used irrigation wells. Two water-stage recorders were in 

operation in 1940.

The fluctuations of water level in wells in Lea County depend 

primarily on the distance from pumped wells. Since the area over which 

the observation wells are distributed is very large, the fluctuation of 

water level in each observation well has characteristics peculiar to that 

well and to thajb locality. The unused observation wells that are distant 

from pumped wells and which are measured once a month show periods of 

small rises In water level that can In general be correlated with the 

recorded precipitation, but inasmuch as the area is large and Is subject 

to heavy and very localized showers some fluctuations occur that cannot be 

correlated with the precipitation where it is measured. The yearly fluctuation of water levels in the observation wells is, in general, only a few 

tenths of a foot, and varies with the location of the well and the amount 

of nearby pumpage.

The following tables give the measurements of water level In observation wells from the beginning of record. The former well number referred 

to in the tables is the number given to the wells in the 9th, 10th, llth, 

12th and 13th Biennial Reports of the State engineer of Hew Mexico. 

Records for a few observation wells that have been abandoned are not given 

in this report.

12.36.19.223. 0. V. Fisher. East of caliche rock house. Used dug 

and drilled domestic well. Measuring point, lower east edge of first 1 by 

12-inch board east of windmill pipe, 0.5 foot above land surface datum. 

Reference point, surface of small ledge in concrete curb, south side of 

well, upon which well cover rests, level with measuring point. Well is 

equipped with windmill. Water levels, in feet below land surface datumt 

Feb. 9, 1939, 31.44; Jan. 31, 1940, 31.18.
180 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Lea County Continued.

12.36.25.222. Formerly MC-1. State, land. Unused drilled well, 

diameter 6 Inches, depth 38.4 feet. Measuring point, bottom edge of nick 

In top of 4-lnch clay sewer tile, at west side of well, 0.10 foot above 

land surface datum. Reference point, top of 2 by 2-inch wooden hub, flush 

with ground, 1 foot S. 45° W. of northeast corner fence post of section, 

about 20 feet northeast of well, 0.2,0 foot above measuring point. Well Is 

distant from pumped wells.

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1955-40

Date

Dec. 16, 1935

Jan. 20, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 16

Apr. 19

Hay 18

June 16

July 15

Aug. 14

Sept. 18

Oct. 16

Nov. 13

Dec. 15

Jan. 13, 1937

Feb. 18

Mar. 13

Apr. 17

May 17

June 16

July 5

Aug. 17

Water 

level

24.09

24.05

24.41

24.49

24.51

24.54

24.54

24.46

24.53

24.51

24.54

24.50

24.53

24.54

24.55

24.60

24.70

a 25.40

24.70

24.70

a 24.07

Date

Sept. 16, 1937

Oct. 20

Nov. 19

Dec. 17

Jan. 11, 1938

Feb. 16

Mar. 20

Apr. 19

May 15

June 17

July 22

Aug. 15

Sept. 23

Oct. 21

Nov. 15

Dec. 12

Jan. 13, 1939

Feb. 3

Mar. 21

App. 20

Water 

level

24.54

24.54

24.52

24.52

24.49

24.46

24.49

24.76

24.45

24.47

24.49

24.46

24.50

24.47

24.44

24.46

24.46

24.45

24.48

24.50

Date

May 18, 1939

June 17

July 22

Aug. 25

Sept. 14

Oct. 18 .

Nov. 21

Jan. 15, 1940

31

Mar. 10

Apr. 15

Hay 16

June 14

July 14

Aug. 18

Sept. 15

25

Oct. 19

Nov. 7

Dec. 21

Water 

level

24.65

24.57

24.58

24.59

24.52

24.55

24.48

24.49

24.47

24.50

24.54

24.57

24.70

24.60

24.68

24.61

24.61

24.62

24.60

24.62

12.36.27.212. Formerly MG-2. State land. Unused drilled well, 

diameter 6 Inches, depth 40.5 feet. Measuring point, top edge of 4-inch 

clay sewer tile, at north side of well, 0.10 foot above, land surf ace 

datum. Reference point, top of 2 by 2-inoh wooden hub driven in ground, 

1 foot south of fence post painted orange, 11 feet northwest of well, 

0.09 foot below measuring point. Well is distant from pumped wells. 

Water level, In feet below land-surfaoe datum, 1935-40

Dec. 16, 1935

Jan. 20, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 16

Apr. 19

Hay 18

June 16

July 15

Aug. 14

Sept. 18

Oct. 16

Nov. 13

Dec. 15

Jan. 13, 1937

Feb. 18

Mar. 13

Apr. 17

May 17

June 14

July 5

Aug. 17

b 33.62

b 33.62

34.95

35.18

35.25

35.24

35.44

35.20

35.50

35.58

35.56

35.60

36.66

35.65

35.62

b 36.60

b 36.66

b 36.56

b 36.44

b 36.45

35.56

Sept. 16, 1937

Oct. 20

Nov. 19

Dec. 17

Jan. 11, 1938

Feb. 16

Mar. 20

Apr. 19

May 15

June 17

July 22

Aug. 15

Sept. 23

Oct. 21

Nov. 15

Dec. 12

Jan. 13, 1939

Feb. 3

Mar. 21

Apr. 20

35.42

35.23

35.25

35.32

55.35

35.47

35.55

35.59

35.59

35.63

35.71

35.70

35.71

35.60

35.86

35.85

36.91

36,89

56.09

36.19

Hay 18, 1939

June 17

July 22

Aug. 25

Sept. 14

Oct. 16

Nov. 21

Jan. 15, 1940

31

Mar. 10

Apr. 15

May 16

June 14

July 14

Aug. 18

Sept. 15

25

Oct. 19

Hov. 7

Dec. 21

36.32

36.56

36.87

36.86

36.08

35.85

35.88

36.22

36.60

36.94

37.55

37.50

57.34

37.32

37.49

37.45

37.41

37.34

37.50

37.24

Measurement probably Inaccurate. 

Apparently a 1-foot mistake on field notes.
HEW MEXICO 181

Lea County Continued.

18.36.29.11. Formerly B-ll. E. D. Holt. Unused drilled well, 

diameter 14 inches, depth 174 feet. Measuring point, top edge of horizontal 

notch in well curb, marked with orange paint, north side of well, by Nx* 

mark on surface, of curb, 0.10 foot below surface of curb, 0.5 foot above 

land surface datum, 4,006.03 feet above sea level. Water level recorder 

installed May 27, 1930 and removed January 1940. Hew recorder installed 

August 2, 1940.

in feet below land-surface datum 1989-40

Date

Hov. 14, 1929

Feb. 19, 1930 

May 14

29

July 30

Sept. 26

Oct. 30

Hov. 14

Dec. 26

Jan. 20, 1931

Mar. 18

Apr. 30

June 2

14

July 8

31

Aug. 31

Oct. 1

Nov. 2

Dec. 11

Jan. 18, 1938

Feb. 6

Mar. 19

Apr. 80

May 17

June 6

July 1

Aug. 7

Sept. 18

Oct. 2

6

16

Hov. &

13

Dec. 16

Jan. 19, 1933

Feb. 16

Mar. 17

Apr. 18

May 13

June 6

July 29

Aug. 24

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

- " » : 

Water 

level

38.70

38.78

32.83

32.86

32.92

32.93

32.96

32.91

32.94

32.96

33.00

33.06

33.08

33.14

33.16

33.20

33.16

33.22

33.21

33.22

33.21

33.20

33.21

33.24

33.23

33.30

33.32

33.36

33.41

33.36

33.36

33.37

33.38

33 .-37

33.37

33.36

33.34

33.35

33.38

33.40

33.42

33.44

33.47

33.37

33.30

Date

Oct. 21, 1933

Hov. 17

Dec. 18

Jan. 16, 1934

Feb. 22

Mar. 19

Apr. 16

May 16

June 18

July 16

Aug. 17

Sept .20

Oct. 24

Hov. 16

Dec. 17

Jan. 16, 1936

Feb. 16

Mar. 19

Apr. 2

May 16

June 14

July 17

Aug. 14 .

Sept. 17

Oct. 18

Hov. 20

Dec. 16

Jan. 80, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 16

Apr. 19

May 18

June 16

July 16

Aug. 14

Sept. 18

Oct. 15

Hov. 13

Dec. 16

Jan. 13, 1937

Feb. 18

Mar. 13

Apr. 17

May 17

Water 

level

33.34

33.31

33.31

33.39

33.31

33.30

33.38

33.31

33.36

33.41

33.48

33.48

33.63

33.58

33.64

33.66

33.67

33.60

33.63

33.66

33.72

33.73

33.76

33.71

33.69

33.66

33.69

33.72

33.63

33.61

33.72

33.78

33.78

33.61

33.86

33.83

33.89

33.94

33.96

34.01

34.08

34.05

34.06

a 34.83

Date

June 16, 1937

July 6

Aug. 17

Sept. 16

Oct. 80

Hov. 19

Dec. 17

Jan. 11, 1938

Feb. 16

Mar. 80

Apr. 18

May 16

June 17

July 22

Aug. 16

Sept. 25

Oct. 21

Hov. 15

Dec. 12

Jan. 13, 1939

Feb. 4

Mar. 21

Apr. 20

May 18

June 17

July 22

Aug. 26

Sept. 14

Oct. 18

Hov. 21

Jan. 15, 1940

31

Mar. 10

Apr. 15

May 16

June 14

July 14

Aug. 2

18

Sept. 15

26

Hov. 19

84

Dee. 21

Water 

level

34.09

33'.93

33.96

34.02

33.94

33.94

33.84

33.80

33.79

33.78

33.83

33.86

33.96

33.99

34.01

34.02

34.08

34.07

a 34.86

34.07

34.06

34.06

34.09

34.16

a 34.68

34.10

34.10

34.13

34.13

34.11

34.09

34.08

34.10

34.10

34.16

34.29

34.20

34.19

34.23

34.26

34.24

34.26

34.25

34.26

13.35.11.888. Formerly B-12. Ashley 0, Green. Unused dug and 

drilled well, 6 by 6-feet (pit), depth 80 feet. Measuring point, top edge 

of USQS washer in top south edge of north 6 by 6-inch timber, near center 

of well, 0.50 foot above land surface dAtum. Reference point, top edge of 

USQS washer on southeast side of cottonwood tree. 16 feet west of well. 

1.14 feet above measuring point. Equipped with irrigation poop until 1940.

Water level, IS feet below land-surf ace datum, 1929-31, 1939-40

Hov.

Feb.

f*

Aug.

Sept

14,

19,

14

2

.26

1929

1930

32.71

32.67

53.67

b 33.60

33.44

Oct.

Dec.

Jan.

Apr.

June

30,

26

20,

30

2

1930

1931

c 42.79

38.94

38.89

33.98

35.13

July

Feb.

Jan.

1,

31

9,

31 P

1931

1939

1940

36.66

36.03

b 33.22

32.86

a Measurement probably inaccurate.

b Measuring point changed. Hew measuring point could not be 

accurately referenced to old, possible discrepancy of a few tenths of a 

foot between preceding and succeeding records.

e Pumping approximately 200 gallons a minute.
182 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Lea County Continued.

13.35.19.211. Seth Alston. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

14J inches, depth 144 feet. Measuring point, top edge of hole in east side 

of base flange of pump, 1.50 feet above land surface datum. Reference 

point, surface of concrete pump base, 0.64 foot below measuring point. 

Water levels, in feet below land surface datum: Aug. 26, 1939, 50.50; 

Feb. 1, 1940, a/79.48.

13.36.6.221. R. W. Duncan. Unused dug well, diameter 5 feet, depth 

37.0 feet. Measuring point, top edge of USGS washer on top north edge of 

south 2 by 6-inch cross brace, near center of well, level with land surface 

datum. Reference point, top of 2 by 2-inch hub, flush with ground, 1 foot 

south of fifth fence post east from a north-south fenoe, 15 feet northeast 

of well, 0.05 foot below measuring point. Water levels, in feet below land 

surface datum: Feb. 4, 1939, 36.14; Jan. 31, 1940, 36.17; Sept. 25, 1940, 

56.25.

13.36.33.341. Lewis Beaman. Used dug and drilled irrigation well. 

Measuring point, top edge of USGS washer on top east side of west 6 by 

6-inch pump support, north side of pump, level with land surface datum. 

Reference point, top edge of USGS washer on south side of fence post 20 

feet north of well, 1.54 feet above measuring point. Water levels, in 

feet below land surface datum: Feb. 10, 1939, 42.20; Jan. 31, 1940, 41.87.

13.36.35.323. J. C. Median. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

15 inches, depth 102 feet. Measuring point, bottom edge of pump base"flange, 

northeast corner of pump, level-with concrete pump base and land surface 

datum. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum: Feb. 4, 1939, 38.09; 

Jan. 31, 1940, 38.65.

13.37.3.131. Jim H. Simpson. Located at southwest corner of earthen 

reservoir, 20 feet west of house. Unused drilled well, diameter 12 (?) 

inches. Measuring point, top edge of casing, south side of well, level 

with concrete curb, 0.50 foot above lagjld surface datum. A windmill is 

located on each of the other corners of reservoir. Water levels, in feet 

below land surface datum: Feb. 9, 1939, 39.31; Jan. 31, 1940, 38.59.

13.37.3^133. Jim H. Simpson. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

14 inches, depth 227 feet. Measuring point, lower inside edge of hole in 

north side of pump ease shell, 1.80 feet above land surface datum. Water 

level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 31, 34.65.

13.37.7.121. Formerly B-10. Tom Parsley. About 500 feet southwest 

of a windmill well. Unused dug and drilled well, pit 6 by 6-feet, depth 

114 feet. Measuring point, top edge of USGS washer near middle of log 

across east side of pit, level with land surface datum, 5,925.9 feet above 

sea level. Reference point, top of 14 by 5/8-inch bolt, set in concrete 

in ground, 16.5 feet north of north corner of well, 14.7 feet northwest of 

north corner post of fence around well, 21 feet northeast from southwest 

corner fence post, 0.08 foot below measuring point. During early part of 

record, well was equipped with irrigation pump, in use, removed in April 

1935.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1929-40

Date

Nov. 14, 1929

Feb. 19, 1930

June 1

Aug. 2

Sept. 26

Oct. 30

Dee. 26

Jan. 20, 1931

Mar. 18

Apr. 30

June 2

July 2

31

Aug. 31

Oct. 1

Water 

level

34.10

34.00

34.16

54.61

34.12

34.04

34.01

54.01

34.03

34.02

34.01

34.87

34.64

54.23

54.18

Date

Nov. 2, 1931

Dec. 12

Jan. 18, 1932

Feb. 5

Mar. 19

Apr. 20

May 19

July 1

Aug. 7

Sept. 12

Oct. 15

Nov. 8

Dee. 16

Jan. 19, 1933

Feb. 16

Water 

level

34.16

34.14

34.11

54.12

54.07

34.06

34.07

34.03

34.04

34.16

34.13

34.01

34.08

34.04

34.08

Date

Mar. 17, 1955

Apr. 18

May 13

June 6

July 29

Aug. 24

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

NOT. 17

Dee. 18

Jan. 15, 1934

Feb. 22

Mar. 19

Apr. 16

May 15

Water 

level

54.09

54.04

34.08

54.08

34.11

34.08

54.10

34.10

54.10

54.14

54.12

54.11

54.12

54.16

34.14

a Pumping.
NEW MEXICO '185

Lea County Continued.

13.37.7.121. Continued.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum. 1929-40

Date

June 18, 1934

July 20

Aug. 18

Sept. 20

Oct. 24 '

Nov. 15

Dec. 19

Jan. IT* 1935

Feb. 15

Mar. 19

Apr. 13

May 17

June 14

July 17

Aug. 14

Sept. 17

Oct. 18

Nov. 20

Dec. 16

Jan. 20, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 16

Apr. 19

May 18

June 16

July 15

Water 

level

34.19

34.20

34.20

34.20

34.20

34.20

34.19

34.18

34.18

34.27

34.22

34.33

34.30

34.35

34.35

34.35

34.30

34.27

34.26

34.28

34.24

34.24

34.22

34.06

34.07

34.10

Date

Aug. 14, 1936

Sept. 18

Oct. 16

Nov. 13

Dec. 15

Jan. 13, 1937

Feb. 18

Mar. 13

Apr. 17

May 17

June 16

July 5

Aug. 17

Sept. 16

Oct. 20

Nov. 19

Dec. 17

Jan. 11, 1938

Feb. 16

Mar. 20

Apr. 19

May 15

June 17

July 22

Aug. 15

Sept. 23

Water 

level

34.30

34.26

34.30

34.15

34.24

34.24

34.22

34.20

34.26

34.12

34.22

34.15

34.02

34.02

34.09

34.02

34.02

33.99

34.00

33.91

33.87

33.79

33.84

33.72

33.80

Date

Oct. 21, 1938

Nov. 15

Dec. 12

Jan. 13, 1939

Feb. 3

Mar. 21

May 18

June 17

July 22

Aug. 25

Sept. 14

Oct. 18

Hov. 21

Jan. 15, 1940

31

Mar. 10

Apr. 15

May 16

June 14

July 14

Aug. 18

Sept. 15

25

Oct. 19

Nov. 7

33.82 | Dec. 21

Water 

level

33.72

33.81

33.96

33.94

33.80

33.74

a 33.58

33.76

33.74

33.74

33.69

33.65

33.61

33.69

33.70

33.68

33.69

33.68

33.60

33.65

33.69

33.63

33.68

33.69

33.75

33.67

13.37.13.132. Formerly B-7. A. M. Brownfleld. Most westerly well 

of four on south side of earthen tank. Unused drilled well, diameter 8 

Inches, depth 41 feet. Measuring point, top edge of USGS washer on top 

of- wooden well curbing, south side of well. 1 foot above land surface 

datum. Reference point, top of 14 by 5/8-inch bolt set In concrete to 

ground, 19.2 feet east of well In line with three other wells, 22.3 feet 

west of first well east of observation well, 0.58 foot below measuring 

point. Well is distant from pumped wells.

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1930-40

Feb. 19, 1930

Aug. 2

Sept. 26

Oct. 30

Dec. 26

Jan. 20, 1931

Mar. 18

Apr. 30

June 2

July 2

31

Aug. 31

Oct. 1

Nov. 2

Dec. 12

Jan. 18, 1932

Feb. 6

Mar. 19

Apr. 21

May 19

June 5

July 1

Aug. 7

Sept. 9

Oct. 16

Nov. 8

Dee. 16

28.73

28.97

29.03

29.08

29.10

29.12

29.12

29.18

29.18

29.22

29.25

29.23

29.30

29.32

29.32

29.35

29.34

29.34

29.37

29.41

29.39

29.35

29.40

29.46

29.40

29.44

29.45

Jan. 19, 1933

Feb. 16

Mar. 17

Apr. 18

May 13

June 6

July 28

Aug. 23

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

Nov. 17

Dec. 18

Jan. 15, 1934

Feb. 22

Mar. 19

Apr. 16

May 15

June 18

July 19

Aug. 18

Sept. 2O

Oct. 24

Nov. 15

Dec. 19

Jan. 16, 1935

Feb. 15

Mar. 19

29.45

29.44

29.45

29.45

29.45

29.54

29.55

29.58

29.50

29.53

29.57

29.67

29.68

29.60

29.69

29.61

29.67

29.68

29.70

29.71

29.70

29.71

29.71

29.71

29.75

29.74

29.75

Apr. 2, 1956

May 17

June 15

July 17

Aug. 14

Sept. 17

Oct. 18

Nov. 20

Dec. 16

Jan. 20, 1936

Feb. 14 

Mar. 16

Apr. 19

May 18

June 16

July 15

Aug. 14

Sept. 18

Oct. 16

Nov. 13

Dec. 15

Jan. 13, 1937

Feb. 18

Mar. 13

Apr. 17

May 17

June 16

29.76

29.77

29.75

29.83

29.82

29.84

29.86

29.86

29.88

29.89

29.86

29.91

29.98

29.92

29.94

29.96

29.96

29.96

29.99

29.97

30.02

29.96

29.98

30.00

29.97

a 50.32

29.69

a Measurement probably Inaccurate.
184 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Lea County Continued.

13.37.13.132. Continued.

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1950-40

Date

July 5, 1937

Aug. 17

Sept. 16

Oct. 20

Nov. 19

Dec. 17

Jan. 11, 1938

Feb. 16

Mar. 20

Apr. 19

May 15, 1938

June 17

July 22

Aug. 15

Water 

level

29.60

29.46

29.51

29.44

29.47

29.62

29.61

29.55

29.54

29.59

29.61

29.66

29.70

29.69

Date

Sept. 23, 1938

Oct. 21

Nov. 15

Dec. 12

Jan. 13, 1939

Feb. 3

Mar. 21

Apr. 20

May 18

June 17

July 22

Aug. 25

Sept. 14

Oct. 18

Water 

level

29.68

29.68

29.80

29.80

29.80

29.82

29.82

29.85

29.89

29.91

29.90

29.88

29.89

29.90

Date

Nov. 21, 1939

Jan. 16, 1940

Feb. 1

MMT. 10

Apr. 15

May 16

June 14

July 14

Aug. 18

Sept. 15

Oct. 19

Nov. 7

Dec. 21

Water 

level

29.99

29.95

,30.00

30.00

29.97

29.97

30.04

30.06

30.09

30.09

30.09

30.10

30.12

13.38.6.341. Opal Pulton. Used drilled Irrigation well.,diameter 12 Inches,depth 120 feet. Measuring point, bottom edge of pump base, center of 

north side, 0.14 foot above concrete pump base, 1.00 foot above land 

surface datum. Tape does not hang vertical from measuring point. Water 

level, In feet below land surface datum, 1940t Feb. 1, 45.37.

14.35.30.3. W. A. Anderson, State land. Used drilled Irrigation 

well, diameter 12 (?) Inches, depth 100 feet. Measuring point, top edge 

of hole In west side of pump base flange, 0.07 foot above surface of 

concrete pump base, level with land surface datum. Water levels. In feet 

below land surface datum: Feb. 4, 1939, 48.46; Feb. 1, 1940, 48.54.

14.36.33.433. Formerly A-16. W. A. Anderson. Unused drilled well, 

diameter 6 Inches, depth 62 feet. Measuring point, top of concrete well 

collar, west side of well, painted orange, one foot above land surface 

datum, 4,014.59 feet above sea level, well la distant from pumped wells.

Nov. 15, 1929

Feb. 20, 1930

June 5

Aug. 1

Sept. 27

Oct. SI

Dec. 26

Jan. 20, 1931

Mar. 26

May 1

June 1

July 1

31

Sept. 1

Oct. 2

Nov. 3

Dec. 12

Jan. 19, 1932

Feb. 6

Mar. 19

Apr. 20

May 18

June 6

July 1

Aug. 7

Sept. 12

Oct. 15

Nov. 8

Dec. 15

Jan. 19, 1933

Feb. 16

Mar. 17

Apr. 18

42.39

42.37

42.35

42.32

42.32

42.33

42.37

42.32

42.31

42.30

42.28

42.29

42.30

42.30

42.30

42.29

42.29

42.29

42.30

42.28

48.27

42.28

42.28

42.27

42.28

42.31

42.26

42.26

42.25

42.19

42.22

42.24

42.23

May 13, 1933

June 6

July 29

Aug. 24

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

Nov. 17

Dec. 18

Jan. 15, 1934

Feb. 22

Mar. 19

Apr. 16

May 16

June 19

July 16

Aug. 18

Sept. 21

Oct. 24

Nov. 16

Dec. 17

Jan. IS, 19S5

Feb. 15

Mar. 19

Apr. 13

June 14

July 17

Aug. 14

Sept. 17

Oct. 18

Nov. 20

Jan. 20, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 16

42.24

42.28

42.22

42.22

42.21

42.23

42.17

42.13

42.25

42.14

42.14

42.11

42.10

42.11

42.10

42.11

42.10

42.09

42.10

42.06

43.07

42.06

42.08

42.04

42.01

42.02

42.01

42.02

42.00

42.00

41,99

41.98

41.98

Apr. 19, 1936

May 18

June 16

July 15

Aug. 14

Sept. 17

Oct. 16

Nov. IS

Dec. 15

Jan. 13, 1937

Feb. 18

Mar. IS

Apr. 17

May 17

June 16

July 6

Aug. 1?

Sept. 16

Oct. 20

Xov. 19

Dec. 17

Jan. 11, 1958

Feb. 16

Apr. 27

May 15

June 17

July 22

Aug. 16

Sept ,23

Oct. 21

Iov» 16

Dec. 12

Feb. 4, 1939

41.99

a 42.31

41.99

41.98

41.98

41.99

41.99

41.96

41.96

41.97

42.02

41.96

41.98

42.02

41.98

41.88

a 41.02

41.89

41.87

41.88

41,97

42.00

41.97

41.98

41.99

41.95

41.92

41.94

41.93

41.88

41.99

42.00

41.94

a Measurement probably Inaccurate.
NEW MEXICO 185

Lea County Continued.

14.35.33.433.--Continued.

Water level, In feet below land-surf ace datum, 1929-40

Date

Mar. 21, 1939 

Apr. 20 

May 18 

June 17 

July 22 

Aug. 25 

Oct. 18

Water 

level

41.91 

41.92 

41.91 

41.93 

41.94 

41.92 

41.89

Date

Nov. 21, 1939 

Jan. 16, 1940 

Feb. 1 

Mar. 11 

Apr. 15 

May 16 

July 14

Water 

level

41.. 96 

41.96 

41.94 

41.98 

41.99 

41.95 

41.97

Date

Aug. 18, 1940 

Sept. 15 

25 

Oct. 19 

Nov. 19 

Dec. 23

Water 

level

41.98 

41.99 

41.97 

41.97 

41.96 

41.97

14.36.2.41. Clarence H. King. Used drilled Irrigation well, 

diameter 14 inches, depth 98 feet. Measuring point, bottom edge of pump 

base flange, center of south side, 0.13 foot above surface of concrete 

curb, 1.13 feet above land surface datum. Water levels, in feet below 

land surface datum: Feb. 9, 1939, 39.99; Jan. 31, 1940, 40.40.

14.36.6.42. 8. A. and W. B. Richardson. Used drilled irrigation 

well, diameter 16 Inches, depth 92 feet. Measuring point, bottom inside 

edge of hole In east side of pump case shell, 0.63 foot above surface of 

concrete pump base, 1.25 feet above land surface datum. Water levels, In 

feet below land surface datum: Aug. 22, 1939, 41.19; Jan. 31, 1940, 

40.68} Aug. 5, 1940, a/65.76.

14.36.9.111. L. C. Bivlns. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

15 Inches, depth 100 feet. Measuring point, top edge of J-inch hole in 

north side of pump base flange, 0.10 foot above surface of concrete pump 

base, 0.50 foot above land surface datum. Water levels. In feet below 

land surface datum: Feb. 4, 1939, 39.96$ Jan. 31, 1940, 40.65; Aug. 2, 

1940, b/58.51.

14.36.9.21. Buford Ranking. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

14 Inches, depth 102 feet. Measuring point, top edge of $-inch hole In 

north side of pump base flange, 0.10 foot above surface of concrete pump 

base, level with land surface datum. Water levels, in feet below land 

surface datum: Feb. 4, 1939, 41.85; Jan. 31, 1940, 42.12.

14.36.13.211. Formerly B-3. Noble L. Hibbits, 300 feet east of 

adobe house. Unused drilled well, diameter 12 Inches, depth 87 feet. 

Measuring point, horizontal notch in concrete well curb, north side of 

well, near cross and arrow, 0.10 foot below surface of well curb, level 

with land surface, datum, 3,904.59 feet above sea level. Well is distant 

from pumped wells.

Nov. 13, 1929

Feb. 20, 1930

June 2

Aug. 2

Sept. 27

Oct. 31

Dec. 26

Jan. 20, 1931

Mar. 18

Apr. 30

June 1

July 2

31

Aug. 31

Oct. 1

Nov. 2

Dec. 12

Jan. 18, 1932

Feb. 5

Mar. 19

Apr. 21

May 19

June 5

July 1

37.06

37.10

37.01

37.03

37.06

37.04

37.02

37.02

37.01

37.05

37.04

37.03

37.04

37.04

37.07

37.02

37.00

37.00

37.00

37.02

37.00

37.05

37.10

'37.06

Aug. Y, 193B

Sept. 10

Oct. 15

Nov. 8

Dec. 15

Jan. 19, 1933

Feb. 16

Mar. 17

Apr. 18

May 13

June 6

July 29

Aug. 24

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

Nov. 18

Dec. 18

Jan. 15, 1934

Feb. 22

Mar. 19

Apr. 16

May 15

June 19

July 16

37.05

37.09

37.01

37.00

37.01

37.00

37.02

37.00

37.01

37.02

36.98

36.99

37.02

37.02

37,02

37.01

37.05

36.99

36.99

37.00

37.02

37.01

37.02

37.03

Aug. 17, 1934

Sept. 20

Oct. 24

Nov. 15

Dec. 19

Jan. 17, 1935

Feb. 15

Mar. 19

Apr. 2

May 17

June 14

July 17

Aug. 14

Sept. 17

Oct. 18

Nov. 20

Dec. 16

Jan. 20, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 16

Apr. 19

May 18

June 16

July 15

37.03

37.02

37.04

37.00

37.02

37.01

37.00

36.96

37.02

37.06

37.04

. 37.04

37.04

37.07

37.07

37.04

37.03

37.06

37.03

37.11

37.12

37,00

36.98

36.92

a Pumping 

b Pumping

655 gallons a minute. 

650 gallons a minute.
186 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Lea County Continued.

14.36.13.211. Continued.

in feet below land-surface datum, 1929-40

Date

Aug. 14, 1936

Sept. 18

Oct. 16'

Hov. 13

Dec. 15

Jan. 13, 1937

Feb. 18

Mar. 13

Apr. 17

May 17

June 16

July 5

Aug. 17

Sept. 16

Oct. 20

Hov. 19

Dec. 17

Jan. 12, 1938

Water 

level

37.15

37.30

37.22

37.17

37.19

37.18

37.19

37.20

37.20

37.24

37.18

37.16

37.11

87.14

37.14

37.09

37.11

37.12

Date

Feb. 16, 1938

Mar. 20

Apr. 19

May 15

June 17

July 22

Aug. 15

Sept. 23

Oct. 21

Hov. 15

Dec. 12

Jan. 13, 1939

Feb. 4

Mar. 21

Apr. 20

May 18

June 17

Water 

level

37.10

37.09

37.10

37.12

37.19

37.17

37.11

37.11

37.09

37.13

37.16

37.13

37.05

37.14

37.14

37.15

37.13

Date

July 22, 1939

Aug. 25

Sept. 14

Oct. 18

Hov. 21

Jan. 15, 1940

Feb. 2

Mar. 11

Apr. 15

May 16

June 14

July 14

Aug. 18

Sept. 15

Oct. 19

Hov. 19

Dec. 21

Water 

level

37.12

37.11

37.12

37.06

37.07

37.05

37.08

37.11

37.12

37.13

37.09

37.15

37.15

37.16

37.15

37.18

37.17

14.36.14.121. V. M. Chamber. Unused drilled well, diameter 12 

inches, depth 98 feet. Measuring point, horizontal notch in concrete 

curb, north side of well, opposite "x" mark, 0.02 foot below surface of 

concrete curb, 0.78 foot above land surface datum. Water levels, in 

feet below land surface datum: Hov. 13, 1929, 42.06; Feb. 7, 1939, 

41.99; Feb. 2, 1940, 41.98.

14.37.3.115. Lois C. Hobbs. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

12 inches, depth 128 feet. Measuring point, top edge of hole in west side 

of pump case shell, 0.80 foot above surface of concrete pump base, 1.50 

feet above land surface datum. Water levels, in feet below land surface 

datum: Feb. 9, 1939, 34.30; Jan. 31, 1940, 34.72.

14.37.14.112. R. W. Smith. Unused drilled well, diameter 11 inches, 

depth 88 feet. Measuring point, top edge of concrete curb, west side of 

well, painted orange, 1.00 foot above land surface datum.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum. 1959-40

Feb.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

7, 1939

18

17

22

25

.14

18

36.

36.

36.

36.

36.

36.

36.

46

48

56

53

52

52

48

Hov.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

21,

15,

4

10

15

16

14

1939

1940

56.

36.

36.

36.

36.

36.

36.

56

55

57

53

54

56

56

July

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Hov.

Dec.

14, 1940

1815 v

25

19

7

21

36.67

36.67

36.69

36.68

36.68

36.68

56.68

14.37.16.421. Claude Fort, School land. Used drilled irrigation

"<?-u.» UJXUITOUO.I- 57 xuuuoo. uo£>i>u J.J.Y loou. measuring point, top edge of

3/4-inch hole in west side of pump base flange, 0.07 foot above surface

-!.-* Wf J.V -ZfcU. WJ.QLU.U0 ± \S1. I* f WW&LWJ* J _

well, diameter 9 inches, depth 117 feet. Measuring point, top edge of

of concrete pump base, 0.80 foot above land surface datum. Water levels, 

in feet below land surface datum: Feb. 7, 1939, 31.42; Feb. 4, 1940, 

31.40; Aug. 5, 1940, a/55 «2>9.

14.37.19.211. A. B. Hennington. Southwest of house, about 300 feet 

west of irrigation well. Unused drilled well. Measuring.point, top edge 

of USGS washer in board on east side of well, 1.00 foot below land surface datum. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum: Jan. 8, 1958, 

38.81; Feb. 7, 1939, 38.96; Feb. 4, 1940, 38.96.

14.37.20.41. Doyle Hadgens. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

14 inches, depth 114 feet. Measuring point, surface of concrete curb, 

south side of well, 0.50 foot above land surface datum. Water levels, in 

feet below land surface datum: Aug. 24, 1939, 56.78; Feb. 4, 1940, 35.! S1.

a Pumping 880 gallons a minute.
NEW MEXICO 187

Lea County Continued.

14.37.27.13., Formerly B-4. J. R. Port. Unuse'd drilled well, diameter 

about 7 Inches, depth 58.5 feet. Measuring point, horizontal notch in 

caliche on north side of well, opposite arrow, level with land surface 

datum, 5,838.21 feet above sea level. Reference point, top of 14 by 5/8- 

inch bolt, set in concrete, 22.4 feet northwest of well in line with well 

and old windmill anchor post, 16.45 feet northwest of anchor post, 16.0 feet 

southeast of southeast corner of old house foundation, 0.09 foot below 

measuring point. Well is distant from pumped wells.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1929-40

Date

Nov. 12, 1929

Feb. 19, 1930

June 4

Aug. 2

Sept. 26

Oct. 30

Dec. 26

Mar. 18, 1931

Apr. 30

June 1

July 2

31

Aug. 31

Oct. 1

Nov. 3

Dec. 12

Jan. 18, 1932

Feb. 5

Mar. 19

Apr. 21

May 17

June 5

July 1

Aug. 7

Sept. 10

Oct. 15

Nov. 8

Dec. 16

Jan. 19, 1933

Feb. 16

Mar. 17

Apr. 18

May 13

June 6

July 29

Aug. 24

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

Nov. 17

Dec. 18

Water 

level

37.52

37.53

37.50

37.52

37.63

37.54

37.52

37.85

37.55

37.56

37.57

37.57

37.58

37.51

37.55

37.58

37.53

37.58

37.58

37.60

37.61

37.59

37.57

37.59

37.51

37.54

37.51

37.51

37.50

37.50

37.49

37.51

37.52

37.52

37.56

37.57

37.54

37.54

37.55

37.53

Date

Jan. 15, 1934

Feb. 22

Mar. 19

Apr. 16

May 15

June 18

July 20

Aug. 18

Sept. 20

Oct. 24

Nov. 15

Dec. 19

Jan. 17, 1935

Feb. 15

Mar. 19

Apr. 13

May 17

June 15

July 17

Aug. 14

Sept. 17

Oct. 17

Nov. 20

Dec. 16

Feb. 14, 1936

Mar. 16

Apr. 19

May 18

June 16

July 15

Aug. 14

Sept. 18

Oct. 16

Nov. 13

Dec. 15

Jan. 13, 1937

Feb. 18

Mar. 13

Apr. 17

May 17

Water 

level

37.52

37.52

37.53

37.50

37.51

37.56

37.58

37.60

37.60

37.60

37.60

37.59

37.59

37.59

a 37.86

37.57

37.58

37.58

37.60

37.59

37.61

37.62

37.61

37.57

37.61

37.62

37.63

37.64

37.66

37,69

37.62

37.63

37.71

37.65

37.70

37.68

a 37.93

a 37.88

37.65

37.64

Date

June 16, 1937

July 5

Aug. 17

Sept. 16

Oct. 20

Nov. 19

Dec. 17

Jan. 8, 1938

Feb. 16

Mar. 20

Apr. 19

May 15

June 17

July 22

Aug. 15

Sept. 23

Oct. 21

Nov. 15

Dec. 12

Feb. 7, 1939

Mar. 21

Apr. 20

May 18

June 17

July 22

Aug. 25

Sept. 14

Oct. 18

Jan. 16, 1940

Feb. 4

Mar. 10

Apr. 15

May 16

June 14

July 14

Aug. 18

Sept. 15

Oct. 19

Nov. 7

Dec. £1

Water 

level

37.66

37.67

37.71

37.70

37.65

37.71

37.75

37.72

37.71

37.71

37.71

37.61

37.63

37.78

37.78

37.79

37.77

37.77

37.78

37.78

37.77

37.77

37.76

37.78

37.76

37.75

37.83

37.81

37.81

37.81

37.81

37.85

37.86

37.86

37.88

37.91

37.92

37.93

37.90

37.90

14.38.27.24. Mal. lorrlson Baines. Used drilled Irrigation well, 

depth 156 feet. Measuring point, lower edge of 2 by 4-inch board pump 

support, north side of pump, levejL with surface of concrete curb, 0.50 

foot above land surface datum. Water levels,, in feet be'low land surface 

datum: Feb. 7, 1939, 39.22} Feb. 4, 1940, 40.07.

14.38.28.12. Formerly B-5. Ila M. Cox. Unused dug and drilled 

irrigation well, diameter 4 by 6-feet (pit), depth 110 feet. Measuring 

point, top edge of USOS washer on top north edge of 2 by 6-inch plank 

across well to north of vertical frame posts, south of discharge pipe, 

1.00 foot above land surface datum. Reference point, top of 14 by 5/8- 

Ineh bolt, aet in concrete in fence line running north and south, 90 

feet northeast of well, 8.3 feet north of south corner fence post, 1.30 

feet below measuring point. Well is pumped in some years.

a Measurement probably inaccurate.
188 WATER LEVELS AMD ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

. Lea County--Continued.

14.38.28.12. Cont inued.

-surface datum, 1929-40

Date

Nov. 12, 1929

Feb. 19, 1930

June 4

Aug. 2

Sept. 26

Dec. 26

Oct. 30

Jan. 20, 1931

Feb. 18

Apr. 30

June 1

July 2

31

Aug. 31

Oct. 1

Nov. 2

Dec. 12

Jan. 18, 1932

Feb. 5

Mar. 19

Apr. 21

May m^*j 19 *%* 

June 5

July 1

Aug. 7

Sept. 10

Oct. 15

Nov. 8

Dec. 16

Jan. 19, 1933

Feb. 16

Mar. 17

Apr. 18

May 13

June 6

July 29

Aug. 24

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

Nov. 17

Dec. 18

Jan. 15, 1934

Water 

level

26.15

26.18

26.37

26.77

26.07

26.27

26.27

26.27

26.29

26.27

26.60

27.36

27.59

26.75

26.84

26.79

26.53

26.90

26.47

26.50

26.53

26.51

26.34

26.33

26.69

26.38 '

26.12

26.09

26.08

26.08

26.08

26.08

26.11

26.11

26.34

26.30

26.20

26.10

26.06

26.16

26.09

26.07

Date

Feb. 22, 1934

Mar. 19

Apr. 16

May 15

June 18

July 20

Aug. 18

Sept. 20

Oct. 24

Nov. 15

Dec. 19

Jan. 17, 1935

Feb. 15

Mar. 19

Apr. 13

May 17

June 15

July 17

Aug. 14

Sept. 17

Oct. 18

Nov. 20

Dec. 16

Jan. 20, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 16

Apr. 19

May 18

June 16

July 15

Aug. 14

Sept. 18

Oct. 16

Nov. 13

Dec. 15

Jan. 13, 1937

Feb. 18

Mar. 13

Apr. 17

May 17

June 16

Water 

level

26.13

26.15

26.16

26.25

26.26

26.26

26.27

26.26

26.26

26.29

26.28

26.32

26.31

26.36

26.36

26.36

26.33

26.27

26.24

26.25

26.25

26.24

26.23

26.22

26.27

26.29

26.37

26.35

26.34

26.36

26.37

26.27

25.74

25.91

26.15

26.01

25.92

26.05

26.15

26.10

26.04

Date

July 5, 1937

Aug. 17

Sept. 16

Oct. 20

Nov. 19

Dec. 17

Jan. 8, 1938

Feb. 16

Mar. 20

Apr. 19

May 15

June 17

July 22

Aug. 15

Sept. 23

Oct. 21

Nov. 15

Dec. 12

Jan. 13, 1939

Feb. 3

Mar. 21

Apr. 20

May 18

June 17

July 22

Aug. 25

Sept. 14

Oct. 18

Nov. 21

Jan. 16, 1940

Feb. 4

Mar. 10

Apr. 15

May 16

June 14

July 14

Aug. 18

Sept. 15

Oct. 19

Nov. 7

Dec. 21

Water 

level

25.97

26.02

26.01

25.99

25.96

25.96

26.42

26.00

25.98

26.41

26.39

26.54

26.50

26.70

26.68

26.47

26.60

26.58

26.53

26.56

26.56

26.61

26.64

26.73

26.72

26.68

26.66

26.72

26.83

26.85

26.84

27.03

27.01

27.01

26.78

26.86

26.89

26.86

26.80

26.88

27.18

15.35.13.11. Coalsen Bros. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

10 inches, depth 90 feet. Measuring point, top edge of 3/4-inch hole in 

west side of pump base flange, 1.50 feet above land surface datum. 

Reference point, top edge of USOS washer on west 10 by 15-inch engine 

support, north of engine base, 15 feet south of well, 0.06 foot above 

measuring point. Water levels, in feet below.land surface datum: Feb. 4, 

1939, 40.61} Feb.,1, 1940, 41.48.

15.36.8.131. Formerly Au-9. Orren Beatty. Unused dug well, 

diameter 4 feet, depth 46.2 feet. Measuring point, top edge of U3GS 

washer on top edge of recorder shelter floor, east side of well. 0.75 

foot above land surface datum, 3,935.37 feet above sea level. Reference 

point, top of 14 by 5/8-inch bolt, set* in concrete, 11 feet due north of 

northeast corner of recorder shelter, 0.69 foot below measuring point. 

Water stage recorder installed Jan. 18, 1930. Removed September 26, 1940. 

Well is distant from pumped wells.

Water level, in feet below land-surfae* datum, 1930-40

Jan.

Feb.

May

June

July

Sept

18, 1990

20

14

6

7

30

.27

40

40

40

40

40

41

41

.97

.97

.98

.99

.99

.02

.01

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Mar.

May

31,

14

26

20,

19

26

1

1930

1931

41.

41.

41.

41.

41.

41.

41.

03

00

04

03

02

02

04

June

July

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

2, 1931

14

1

31i

2

3

41.05

41.07

41.05

41.05

41.05

41.06

41.08
NEW MEXICO 189

Lea County Continued.

15.56.8.151. Continued.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1950-40

Date

Dec. 12. 1931

Jan. 19, 1932

Feb. 6

Mar. 19

Apr. 20

May 18

June 5

July 1

Aug. 7

Sept. 10

Oct. 5

15

NOT. 8

Dec. 17

Jan. 20, 1933

Feb. 16

Mar. 17

Apr. 18

May 13

June 6

July 29

Aug. 24

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

HOT. 17

Dec. 18

Jan. 15, 1934

Feb. 22

Ma*. 19

Apr. 16

May 5

June 18

July 16

Aug. 17

Sept. 20

Oct. 24

MOT. 15

Water 

leTel

41.08

41.08

41.08

41.08

41.08

41.11

41.09

41.10

41.11

41.12

41.08

41.08

41.07

41.04

41.03

41.02

41.02

41.02

41.01

41.02

41.04

41.05

41.06

41.12

41,07

41.07

41.07

41.07

41.09

41.09

41.11

41.15

41.14

41.17

41.16

41.17

41.16

Date

Dec. 17, 1934

Jan. 16, 1935

Feb. 15 -

Mar. 19

Apr. 2

May 17

June 14

July 17

Aug. 14

Sept. 17

Oct. 18

HOT. 20

Dec. 16

Jan. 20, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 15

Apr. 19

May 18

June 16

July 14

Aug. 14

Sept. 18

Oct. 16

HOT. 13

Dec. 15

Jan. 13, 1937

Feb. 18

Mar. 13

Apr. 17

May 17

June 16

July 5

Aug. 17

Sept. 16

Oct. 20

HOT. 19

Dec. 17

Water 

leTel

41.18

41.20

41.20

41.20

41.21

41. SO

41.23

41.24

41.26

41.27

41.25

41.23

41.20

41.21

41.19

41.21

41.21

41.11

41.21

41.23

41.24

41.25

41.28

41.27

41.27

41.24

41.27

41.29

41.50

41.53

41.28

41.34

41.56

41.39

41.36

41.39

41.40

Date

Jan. 12, 1938

Feb. 16

Mar. 20

Apr. 19

May 15

June 17

July 22

Aug. 15

Sept. 23

Oct. 21

HOT. 15

Dec. 12

Jan. 13, 1959

Feb. 4

Mar. 21

Apr. 20

May 18

June 17

July 22

Aug. 25

Sept. 14

Oct. 18

HOT. 21 , Jan. 15, 1940

Feb. 2

Mar. 11

Apr. 15

May 16

June 14

July 14

Aug. 4

18

Sept .15

25

Oct. 19

HOT. 19

Dec. 21

Water 

leTel

41.42

41.40

41.41

41.41

41.40

41.43

41.45

41.47

41.49

41.48

41.50

41.50

41.51

41.48

41.61

41.49

41.49

41.51

41.55

41.53

41.53

41.65

41*55

41.56

'41.66

41.57

41.38

41.59

41.59

41.62

41.60

41.68

41.56

41.68

41.65

41.66

41..65

15.36.29.41. D. A. Hudgens. Used drilled irrigation veil, diameter 

12 inches, depth 93 feet. Measuring point, bottom edge of baae flange of 

pump, east side, level with surface of concrete pump base and land surface 

datum. Water levels, In feet below land surface datums Fet>. 9, 1959, 

42.80; Feb. 2, 1940, 43.11.

15.57.10.113. W. Arthur Simpson. Used drilled irrigation well, 

diameter 14 inches, depth 100-110 feet. Measuring point, top edge of 

3/4-inch hole in northeast side of pump baae flange, 0.07 foot tfBo'S* 

surface of concrete pump base, 2.00 feet above land surface datum, .Water 

levels, in feet below land surface datum: Jan. 8, 1938. 30.56$ F«t>. 3, 

1939, 36.65.

16.57.21.35* Formerly A-lla. Robert W. Dean. Located about 20 

feet north of small house. Used drilled stock well, diameter 6 (?) inches, 

depth 59 feet. Measuring point, top edge of USQS washer on top of east 

pipe clamp, 0.55 foot above concrete curb, 0.50 foot above land surface 

datum. Well not used previous to July 1933 at which time windmill was 

installed.

level f in feet below land-surface datum^ 1950-40

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Dec.

Jan.

Mar.

1,

.26

31

26

20,

18

1930

1931

31

31

31

31

31

- 31

.27

.36

.23

.51

.42

.32

May

June

July

Aug.

Oct.

1, 1951

1

1

31.

51

1

51.33

31.34

31.18

31 .-38

31.38

31.40

Hov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

2,

12

lalt'

20

21

1951

1932

31.40

31.40

31.41

51.41

31.41

31.41

416231 O - 41 IS
190 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Lea County Continued.

15.37.21.33. Continued.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1930-40

Date

Hay 18, 1932

June 5

July 1

Aug. 7

Sept, 10

Oct. 15

Nov. 8

Dec . 16

Jan. 19, 1933

Feb. 16

Mar. 17

Apr. 18

May 13

June 6

July 29

Aug. 24

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

Nov. 17

Dec. 18

Jan. 15, 1934

Feb. 22

Mar. 19

Apr. 16

May 15

June 18

July 20

Aug. 17

Sept. 20

Oct. 24

Nov. 15

Dec. 19

Jan. 16, 1935

Water 

level

31.44

31.42

31.40

31.38

31.39

31.29

31.26

31.22

31.20

31.21

31.19

31.20

31.23

31.23

a 36.51

33.38

31.94

31.77

31.84

31.74

31.93

32.52

31.72

32.13

31.85

31.86

b 36.49

b 39.87

b 36.39

b 35.78

31.66

b 34.38

b 33.14

Date

Feb. 15, 1935

Mar. 19

Apr. 13

May 17

June 15

July 16

Aug. 14

Sept. 17

Oct. 17

Nov. 20

Dec. 16

Jan. 12, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 16

Apr. 19

May 18

June 16

Sept. 18

Oct. 16

Nov. 13

Dec. 15

Jan. 13, 1937

Feb. 18

Mar. 13

Apr. 17

May 17

June 16

July 5

Sept. 16

Oct. 20

Nov. 19

Dec. 17

Jan. 12, 1938

Water 

level

32.80

33.15

33.19

33.22

 31.76

31.82

31.77

b 34.10

b 33.78

b 32.54

31.75

32.62

b 31.86

32.60

32.56

b 34.03

34.12

32.32

31.58

31.56

31.60

31.68

b 39.54

31.90

b 34.30

b 38.03

b 38.12

b 38.09

31.67

b 35.20

31.36

31.39

31.39

Date

Feb. 15, 1938

Mar. 20

Apr. 17

May 15

July 22

Aug. 15

Sept. 23

Oct. 21

Nov. 15

Jan. 13, 1939

Feb. 3

Mar. 21

Apr. 20

May 18

June 17

July 22

Aug. 25

Sept. 14

Oct. 18

Nov. 21

Jan. 16, 1940

Feb. 4

Mar. 10

Apr. 15

May 16

June 14

July 14

Aug. 18

Sept. 15

26

Oct. 19

Nov. 7

Dec. 21

Water 

level

31.34

31.35

31.51

(b)

31.32

30.94

30.95

31.18

b 34.55

31.33

b 38.72

31.96

32.04

31.96

b 33.31

33.19

33.09

33.08

33.11

b 33.11

31.24

31.15

b 35.74

b 40.33

b 35.59

31.59

b 34.95

31.31

b 32.74

b 37.70

b 31.83

b 32.11

31.21

15.58.22.2. Etta Arnett. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 14 

inches, depth 144 feet. Measuring point, surface of concrete curb, north 

side of well,-level with land surface datum. Water levels, in feet below 

land surface datum: Aug. 26, 1939, 31.39; Feb. 4, 1940, 31.92.

16.36.1.4. Lorene Easley. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

18 inches, depth 108 feet. Measuring point, lower edge, east end of 

horizontal discharge pipe. Measure down discharge pipe, subtract 3.5 

feet to reduce measurement to land surface datum. Water levels, In feet 

below land surface datum: Feb. 7, 1939, 42.25} Feb. 2, 1940, 42.63.

16.36.4.433. City of Lovingtoh (?). Drilled Well, used for filling 

swimming pool, diameter 12 inches, depth 74 feet. Measuring point, top 

edge of 3/4-inch hole in northwest side of pump base flange, 0.08 foot 

above surface of concrete pump base, level with land surface datum. Water 

levels, in feet below land surface datum: Aug. 26. 1939, 53.35; Feb. 1, 

1940, 52.66.

16.36.4. Lot 12. Formerly Byers. E. H. Byera. About 800 feet 

northeast of pumped well, In center of field north of house. Fnused 

drilled well, diameter 8 inches, depth 63 feet. Measuring point, top edge 

of recorder shelter shelf, 2.03 feet above land surface datum. Reference 

point, bottom edge of nick in top of concrete curb, east side of well, 

1.23 feet below measuring point. Water stage recorder installed Aug. 3, 

1940.

a Measuring point changed. Hew measuring point not accurately 

referenced to old. Possible discrepancy of several tenths of a foot 

between preceding and succeeding, records.

b Windmill pumping.
NEW MEXICO 191

Lea County Continued.

16.36.4. Lot 12. Continued.

Water level, In feet below land surface datum. 1954-39

Date

July 20, 1934

Aug. 18

Sept. 16

Oct. 26

Nov. 17

Dec. 17

Jan. 18, 1935

Feb. 15

Mar. 19

Apr. 13

May 17

June 15

July 16

Aug. 14

Sept. 17

Oct. 17

Nov. 19

Dec. 16

Jan. 20, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 15

Apr. 19

Water 

level

44.14

44.40

44.44

43.89

43.73

43.68

43.66

43.68

43.64

43.72

44.32

44.72

44.68

44.49

44.20

44.07

44.50

44.48

44.50

43.98

43.76

a 43.82

Date

May 18, 1936

June 16

July 14

Aug. 20

Sept. 18

Oct. 17

Nov. 12

Dec. 14

Jan. 13, 1937

Feb. 16

Mar. 13

Apr. 19

May 19

June 15

July 4

Aug. 16

Sept . 16

Oct. 20

Nov. 19

Dec. 17

Jan. 12, 1938

Feb. 15

Water 

level

43.78

43.75

43.80'

45.45

45.47

45.44

44.31

44.15

44.23

45.02

44.60

44.41

45.12

45.00

47.74

a 46.17

44.98

44.56

44.39

44.38

44.26

44.20

Date

Mar. 20, 1938

Apr. 27

May 16

June 17

July 22

Aug. 15

Sept. 23

Oct. 21

Nov. 15

Dec. 15

Jan. 13, 1939

Feb. 4

Mar. 21

Apr. 20

May 18

June 17

July 22

Aug. 25

Sept. 19

Oct. 18

Nov. 21

Water 

level

44.17

44.21

45.32

45.88

45.84

45.88

45.89

45.85

45.91

45.89

44.60

44.51

45.18

' 45.14

45.35

45.57

45.46

44.85

45.29

45.17

a 44.94

16.36.4. Lot 12. E. H. Byers. Continued.

Highest daily water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2S

24

35

26

27

28

29

30

31

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May July Aug.

.....b44.88 ..... ..... ..... ..... ..

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 46

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 46

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 46

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 46

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 46

...

.30

.31

.34

.39

Sept,

45

45

45

45

45

45

.32a45

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 46.26845

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 46

..... .....D44.67 ..... ..... ..... 46

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 46

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 46

..... ..... ..... ..... .....b45.88 46

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45

b45.02 ..... ,..».M5.27 ..... ..... 45

..... ..... ..... .....b45.64 ..... 45

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45

.20

.14

.10

.04

45

45

45

45

.00a45

.94

.90

.86

.80

.76

.71

.68

45

45

45

46

45

45

45

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45.65a45

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45

...;. ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45

. .... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....a45

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 45

.61

.59

.55

.52

.49

.47

.46

.57

.75

.81

a Irrigation well, about 800 feet southwest

b Tape measurement at odd hours.

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

46

46

. .

.76

.73

.69

.64

.61

.57

.55

.70

.74

.71

.67

.64

.72

.79

.89

.91

.01

.97

.93

.88

.85

.88

.87

.90

.84

.84

.87

.91

.05

.07

. ..

> Oct.

46

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

.10

.07

.01

.96

.91

.86

.81

.75

.71

.67

.63

.59

.55

.53

.49

.47

.43

.41

.39

.37

.35

.33

.31

.29

.27

.25

.23

.23

.21

.20

.19

Nov.

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

. .

.18

.16

.15

.14

.13

.11

.10

.09

.08

.07

.06

.05

.04

.03

.02

.01

.00

.99

.98

.97

.97

.96

.96

.95

.94

.94

.93

.91

.91

.90

. ..

Dec.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

89

88

87

87

87

86

86

86

86

85

84

83

83

83

83

44.82

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

44.

45.

fll

81

80

79

79

79

79

78

77

79

77

85

90

91

01

, pumping.
192 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Lea County Continued.

16.36.S.Lot 10., Mrs. Mary A. Coxey. Unused drilled well, diameter 10 

inches, depth 80 feet. .Measuring point, top edge of casing, ogPo£|"e 

northwest pump-base bolt in concrete curb, 1.00 foot above land surface 

Saturn. Reference point, top of weir box, 1.5 feet south of well at 

point on top of north wall, 0.80 foot west of center of dia?har8e .**£? 

SScircle, 0.41 foot abov£ measuring point. Water level, In feet below 

land surface datum, 1940i Feb. 1, 46.16.

16.36.5.fcot 14. Aubry Bush. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

6-7/8 inches, depth 74 feet. Measuring point, top edge of 3/4-inch hole 

in north side of pump base flange, 0.07 foot above surface of concrete 

pump base and land surface datum. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum: Feb. 6, 1939, 47.80; Feb. 1, 1940, 47.04.

16.36.5.321. J. T. Phillips. Used dug and drilled irrigation well, 

depth 75 feet. Measuring point, top north edge of south 6-inch steel 

channel pump support, Just east of pump flange, 0.80 foot above land surface datum. Reference point, surface of concrete curb, 0.51 foot below 

measuring point. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum: Feb. 5, 

1939, 47.28} Feb. 1, 1940, 46.39.

16.36.5.411. Mrs. Emma J. Robinson. Unused drilled well, diameter 

14 inches, depth 77 feet. Measuring point, top edge of hole in steel 

barrel-top well cover, north side of well, near northeast pump base bolt, 

0.03 foot above surface of concrete curb and land surface datum. Water 

levels, in feet below land surface datum: Feb. 5, 1939, 48.19; Fob-. 1, 

1940, 47.52»

16.36.8.424. Seth Alston and J. S. Eaves. Unused dug and drilled 

irrigation well, diameter 8 inches, depth 88 feet. Measuring point, top 

south edge of 2 by 6-inch stringer that is on north side of south vertical 

frame post. 0.50 foot east of frame post, 0.44 foot above top of concrete 

curb, center of west side of pit, 0.44 foot above land surface datum. 

Water levels, in feet below land surface datum; Nov. 18, 1929, 51.57; 

Jan. 10, 1938, 51.84j Feb. 5, 1939, 52.21; Feb. 1, 1940, 52.26.

16.36.10.233. J. E. Simons. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

6 inches, depth 87 feet. Measuring point, surface of concrete curb, east 

side of well, 0.50 foot above land surface datum. Water levels, in feet 

below land surface datum: Aug. 24, 1939, 52.84; Feb. 2, 1940, 51.99; 

Aug. 3, 1940, a/76.20.

16.36.15.24. J. C. Griffin (?). Located on east side of LovingtonHobbs Highway, 0.50 mile south from railroad crossing at Magnolia Petroleum 

Company offices. Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 6 inches, depth 

82 feet. Measuring point, bottom edge of base flange of pump, west side 

of well, level with surface of concrete pump base and land surface datum. 

Water levels, in feet below land surface datum: Feb. 8, 1939, 48.37; 

Feb. a, 1940, 48.35.

16.36.27.i33. State land. Located 40 feet east and 29 feet north 

of corner fence post, east of fence post painted orange. Unused drilled 

well, diameter 6 inches, depth 65 feet. Measuring point, inside top edge 

of sewer tile casing, northwest side of well, level with land surface 

datum. Reference point, top of 2 by 2-inch hub, driven flush with ground, 

1.5 feefe northeast of corner fence post, 49 feet southwest from well, 0.06 

foot above measuring point.

Water level,-in feet below land-surface datum, 1939-40

Date

Feb. 8, 1939 

Mar. 15 

Apr. 20 

May 20 

June 18 

July 23 

Aug. 17

Water 

level

50.55 

50.62 

50.62 

50.69 

50.67 

50.66 

50.42

Date

Sept. 18, 1939 

Oct. 16 

Nov. 11 

Dec. 17 

Jan. 16, 1940 

Feb. 4 

Mar. 10

Water 

level

50.63 

50.68 

50.61 

50.61 

50.64 

50.63 

50.66

Date

May 22, 1940 

June 15 

Aug. 3 

25 

Sept. 26 

Oct. 18 

HOT. 17

Water 

level

50.69 

50.91 

50.73 

50.75 

50.76 

50.99 

50.98

a Pumping 830 gallons a minute.
NEW MEXICO 193

Lea County Continued.

16.37.19.2. H. Taylor Montieth. Unused dug and drilled irrigation 

well, diameter 12 inches, depth 90 feet. Measuring point, top edge of 

USGS washer on top south side of north 4 by 4-inch stringer, 6 inches 

west of vertical frame post, 0.30 foot below land surface datum. Water 

levels, in feet below land surface datums Nov. 18, 1929, 30.92; Jan. 7, 

1958, 30.04; Feb. 7, 1939, SO.56; Feb. 2, 1940, 30.66.

16.37.33.11. Elbert Shipp. Unused dug and drilled well, diameter 

3 by 6-feet (pit), depth 96 feet. Measuring point, top edge of USGS 

washer on west top edge of 2 by 4-inch board on east side of pit, 1.9 

feet north of southeast corner of pit, flush with land surface datum. 

Water levels, in feet below land surface daturas Feb. 7, 1959, 29.90; 

Feb. 2, 1940, 30.28.

16.38.28.444. Formerly A-lOa. J. L. Williams. Located 197 feet 

west of fence line. Unused drilled well, diameter 6 Inches, depth 52 

feet. Measuring point, top of USGS washer on top of wooden easing, east 

side of well, level with land surface datum. Reference point, top of 

14 by 5/8-inch bolt, set in concrete in fence line, 197 feet east of 

well, 11.2 feet south of south 10 by 10-Inch gate post, level with 

measuring point.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1950-40

Date

Aug. 1, 1930

Sept. 26

Oct. SI

Dec. 27

Jan. SO, 1931

Mar. 17

May 1

June 2

July 2

31

Sept. 1

Oct. 2

Hov. 3

Sept. - 1932

Oct. -

Hov. -

Dec. 16

Jan. 19, 1933

Feb. 17

Mar. -

Apr. 18

May 15

June 6

July -

Aug. 31

Sept. 19

Oct. 19

Hov. 18

Dec. 19

Jan. 19, 1934

Feb. 23

Hov. 20

Apr. 17

May 13

June 17

July 19 '

Aug. 19

Water 

level

33.20

33.21

33.26

33.30

33.38

33.30

33.33

33.33

33.37

33.38

33.40

33.42

33.41

33.44

33.38

33.39

33.33

33.37

33.39

33.37

33.40

33.43

33.47

33.52

33.51

33.45

33.54

33.55

33.55

33.57

33.55

33.57

33.60

33.59

33.60

33.64

33.64

Date

Sept. 16, 1934

Oct. 26

Dec. 20

Jan. 16, 1935

Mar. 20

May 16

June 14

July 16

Aug. 12

Sept. 17

Oct. 17

Hov. 19

Jan. 12, 1956

Feb. 14

Mar. 15

Apr. 19

May 18

June 16

July 14

Aug. 14

Sept. 18

Oct. 17

Hov. 12

Dec. 14

Jan. 14, 1937

Feb. 16

Mar. 15

Apr.. 19

May 19

June 15

July 4

Aug. 16

Sept. 17

Oct. 20

Hov. 23

Dec. 18

Water 

level

35.65

33.66

33.62

33.63

33.67

33.71

33.68

33.58

33.57

33.38

33.39

33.40

33.38

33.46

33.46

33.45

33.55

33.58

33.61

33.64

33.64

35.60

33.61

35.60

33.62

33.62

53.64

33.65

33.66

33.65

33.65

33.65

33.59

53.58

33.58

33.57

Date

Jan. 8, 1938

Feb. 16

Mar. 20

Apr. 17

May 14

June 18

July 23

Aug. 14

Sept. 23

Oct. 16

Mov. 14

Dec. 15

Jan. 12, 1939

Feb. 3

Mar. 15

Apr. 21

May 20

June 18

July 23

Aug. 17

Sept. 19

Oct. 16

Hov. 11

Dec. 17

Jan. 16, 1940

Feb. 4

Mar. 10

Apr. 14

May 12

June 15

July 13

Aug. 25

Sept. 26

Oct. 18

Mov. 17

Dec. 21

Water 

level

33.41

33.42

33.40

35.40

a 33.89

33.46

33.51

33.37

53.38

53.40

33.37

33.40

53.38

33.32

33.33

33.38

33.41

33.42

35.44

32.91

52.68

32.54

32.47

32.67

32.69

32.69

32.73

32.74

32.80

32.81

32.79

32.90

32.92

32.91

32.90

32.99

17.37.13.31. John Gatchings. Unused drilled well, diameter 14 

inches, depth 100' feet. Measuring point, surface of concrete curb, north 

side of well, 0.50 foot above land surface datum. Water levels, In feet 

below land surface datum: Feb. 6, 1939, 28.40; Feb. 4, 1940, 28.56.

a Measurement probably Inaccurate.
194 WATER LEVEIS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Lea County Continued.

17.37.26.33. Mrs. Dave B. Wilhoit. Used dug and drilled Irrigation 

well, diameter 3 by 6-feet (pit), depth 117 feet. Measuring pointy Jan. 

7, 1938, top Inside edge of concrete well curb, south side of well, 0.30 

foot below land surface datum, not accurately referenced to old measuring 

point, possible discrepancy of a few tenths of a foot between preceding 

and succeeding records. Water levels, In feet below land surface datum: 

Hov. 19, 1929, 26.94; Jan. 7, 1938, 28.36; Feb. 6, 1939, 28.69; Feb. 

6, 1940, 28.99.

17.37.36.141. M. J. Waltman, State school land. Used dug and drilled 

Irrigation well, diameter 15& Inches, depth 120 feet. Measuring point, top 

edge of casing, surrounded by concrete, east side of well, 0.16 foot below 

lower edge of pump base, 1.00 foot above land surface datum. Water levels, 

In feet below land surface datum: Feb. 6, 1939, 26.88; Feb. 5, 1940, 

26.16.

17.38.30.113. W. H. Martin. Used dug and drilled Irrigation well. 

Measuring point, top Inside edge of concrete curb, center of west side of 

well, level with land surface datum. Water levels, In feet below .land 

surface datum: Jan. 7, 1938, 27.37; Feb. 6, 1939, 27.64; Feb. 4, 1940, 

27.74.

17.38.30.312. Formerly A-9. Colan M. Hawklns. Used dug and drilled 

Irrigation well, diameter 7 inches, depth 66 feet. Measuring point, top 

edge of USGS washer on north top aide of south crossbeam, east of vertical 

frame post, 0.60 foot above land surface datum.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1929-40

Date

Nov. 18, 1929

Feb. 20, 1930

June 11

Aug. 1

Sept. 26

Oct. 31

Dec. 26

Jan. 21, 1931

Mar. 26

May 1

June 2

July 2

31

Sept. 1

Oct. 2

Nov. 3

Dec. 12

Jan. 19, 1932

Feb. 6

Mar. 20

Apr. 21

May 18

June 6

July 1

Aug. 7

Sept. -

Oct. -

Nov. -

Dec. 16

Jan. 19, 1933

Feb. 17

Mar. -

Apr. 18 

May 16

June 6

July -

Aug. 31

Sept. 19

Oct. 19

Nov. 18

Dec. 19

Water 

level

28.69

28.82

29.64

29.41

29.39

29.12

28.99

29.02

29.48

29.21

29.67

30.47

29.97

29.71

(a)

29.40

29.30

29.38

29.34

29.43

29.58

29.83

29.61

29.84

b 30.86

29.61

29.21

29.13

29.01

28.99

29.00

28.87

29.46 

29.56

(a)

31.23

31.86

29.64

29.51

29.26

29.20

Date

Jan. 19, 1934

Feb. 23

Mar. 20

Apr. 17

May 13

June 17

July 19

Aug. 19

Sept. 16

Oct. 26

Nov. 16

Dec. 20

Jan. 16, 1936

Mar. 20

Apr. 14

May 16

June 14

July 16

Aug. 12

Sept. 17

Oct. 17

Nov. 19

Dec. 16

Jan. 12, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 15

Apr. 18

May 18

June 16

July 14

Aug. 14

Sept. 18

Oct. 17 

Nov. 12

Dec. 14

Jan. 14, 1937

Feb. 16

Mar. 15

Apr. 19

May 19

June 16

Water 

level

29.19

29.20

29. SO

29.16

29.66

31.21

(a)

30.78

30.74

30.66

29.67

29.56

29.67

29.69

30.82

30.98

(a) ! a!

(a)

30.63

30.14

29.93

29.91

30.35

(a)

28.82

c 31.27

31.26

31,47

d 32.10

31.49

30.70

29.81 

29.70

29.60

29.59

29.58

29.54

29.70

30.74

30.30

Date

July 4, 1937

Aug. 16

Sept. 17

Oct. 19

Nov. 23

Jan. 7, 1938

Feb. 16

Mar. 20

Apr. 17

May 14

June 18

July 23

Aug. 14

Sept. 19

Nov. 14

Dec. 15

Jan. 12, 1939

Feb. 13

Mar. 15

Apr. 21

May 20

June 18

July 2Z

Aug. 17

Sept. 19

Oct. 16

Nov. 11

Dec. 17

Jan. 16, 1940

Feb. 4

Mar. 10

Apr. 14

May 12 

June 15

July 13

Aug. 25

Sept. 2 6

Oct. 18

Nov. 17

Dec. 22

Water 

level

30.33

(a)

30.30

30.03

30.04

29.81

29.82

29.88

(a)

31.02

30.56

30.46

31.96

b 36.48

30.42

30.36

30.11

30.09

30.11

(a)

(a)

(c)

30.96

30.38

30.76

30.47

30.33

30.19

30.13

30.15

30.33

30.42

(a) 

30.99

b 30.84

(a?

31.06

30.74

30.99

30.38

a Pump

d Mea

accurately referenced to old; possible discrepancy of a few tenths of a 

foot between preceding and succeeding records.

ping. b Pumped lately. e Pumped day before. 

suring point changed. New measuring point could not be
NEW MEXICO 195

Lea County Continued.

18.36.27.111. State land. Located- 40 feet south and 20 feet east of 

corner fence post, east of fence post painted orange. Unused drilled veil, 

diameter 6 inches. Measuring point, inside top edge of sever tile casing, 

north side of veil, 0.20 foot below land surface datum.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1959-40

Date

Feb. 8, 1959 

Mar. 15 

Apr. 20 

May 20 

June 18 

July 23 

Aug. 17 

Sept. 19

Water 

level

41.25 

41.30 

41.29 

41.54 

41.35 

41.56 

40.95 

41.39

Date

Oct. 16, 1959 

Nov. 11 

Dec. 17 

Jan. 16, 1940 

Feb. 5 

Mar. 10 

Apr. 14 

May- 12

Water 

level

41.43 

41.42 

41.42 

41.44 

41.44 

41.47 

41.48 

41.47

Date

June 15, 1940 

July 15 

Aug. 25 

Sept. 25 

Oct. 18 

Nov. 17 

Dec. 18

Water 

level

41.41 

41.55 

41.58 

41.61 

41.64 

41.61 

41.65

18.38.2.151. Sam Dalmont. Used dug and drilled irrigation veil. 

Measuring point, top east edge of east 2 by 6-inch steel channel, 6 inches 

south of east vertical frame post, 0.20 foot belov surface of concrete 

curb, 0.50 foot above land surface datum.. Water levels, in feet belov 

land surface datum: Feb. 7, 1959, 50.28; Feb. 5, 1940, 30.64.

18.38.4.232. Formerly A-8. J. R. Isaacs. Used dug and drilled 

irrigation well, diameter 9 inches, depth 82 feet. Measuring point, top 

edge of TJSGS washer on west edge of 4 by 4-inch board, 6 inches west and 

1 foot north of vertical pump shaft, 0.50 foot above land surface datum. 

Reference point, top of 14 by 5/8-inch bolt, set in concrete, 42.3 feet 

south of measuring point, 1.5 feet east of locust tree, 0.28 foot below 

measuring point. Well is used to fill swimming pool and irrigate small 

acreage.

Nov. 19, 1929

Feb. 20, 1950

Aug. 1

Sept .86

Oct. 51

Dec. 26

Jan. 21, 1951

Mar. 26

May 1

June 2

July 1

51

Sept. 1

Oct. 2

NoV. 5

Dec. 12

Jan. 19, 1952

Feb. 6

Mar. 20

Apr. 21

May 18

Jan. 5, 1952

July 1

Aug. 7

Sept. -

Oct. -

Nov. -

Dec. 16

Jan. 19, 1953

Feb. 17

Mar. -

Apr. 18

May 15

June 6

July -

Aug. 51

Sept. 19

Oct. 19

Nov. 18

Dec. 19

Jan. 19, 1954

a Pumped

25.69

25.84

24.01

24.01

25.97

24.05

24.08

24.00

25.55

a 25.14

24.25

24.19

24.15

24.17

24.17

24.21

24.24

24.26

24.26

b 25.08

24.54

24.27

24.26

24.56

25.22

24.18

24.17

24.20

24.22

24.24

24.29

24.27

24.56

24.42

24.55

24.32

24.35

24.36

24.55

24.57

24.57

Feb. 25,

Mar. 20

Apr. 17

May 15

June 17

July 19

Aug. 19

Sept . 16

Oct. 26

Nov. 16

Dec. 20

Jan. 16,

Mar. 20

Apr. 14

May 16

June 14

July 16

Aug. 12

Sept. 17

Oct. 17

Nov. 19

Dec. 16

Jan. 12,

Feb". 14

Mar. 16

Apr. 19

May 18

June 16

July 14

Aug. 14

Sept. 17

Oct. 16

Nov. 12

Dec. 14

Jan. 14,

Feb. 16

Mar. 15

Apr. 19

«)une 15

July 4

Aug. 16

the day before.

1954 24.49

24.40

24.40

24.72

24.48

24.46

24.51

24.52

24.52

24.54

24.53

1935 24.58

24.57

24.64

24.67

24.82

(c)

(c)

24.77

24.69

24.76

24.80

1936 24.86

24.82

24.93

24.91

25.06

24.96

24.97

25.06

25.00

24.92

24.80

24.80

1957 24.80

24.77

24.86

24.59

25.09

25.08

25.00

Sept. 17,

Oct. 19

Nov. 23

Dec. 18

Jan. 17,

Feb. 15

Mar. 20

Apr. 17

May 14

June 18

July 23

Aug. 14

Sept. 19

Nov. 14

Dec. 15

Jan. 12,

Feb. 3

Mar. 15

Apr. 21

May 20

June 18

July 23

Aug. 17

Sept. 19

Oct. 16

Nov. 11

Dec. 17

Jan. 16,

Feb. 3

Mar. 10

Apr. 14

May 12

June 15

July 13

Aug. 25

Sept. 26

Oct. 18

Nov. 17

Dec. 21

b Pumped lately. c

1937 24.14

24.42

24.52

24.58

1958 24.60

24.67

24.56

24.71

24.78

25.45

25.40

25.08

(c)

24.92

24.91

1939 25.02

25.02

25.00

25.04

24.65

24.59

b 25.55

b 25.54

25.00

25.15

25.52

25.16

1940 25.59

25.20

25.25

25.22

25.54

b 25.80

(c)

24.42

25.19

25.47

25.49

25.58

Pumping.
196 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Lea County Continued.

18.38.15.4. W. L. Greebon. Unused drilled well, diameter 12 inches, 

depth 107 feet. Measuring poj.nt, top edge of casing, east side of well, 

0.23 foot above concrete curb around well, 0.23 foot above land surface 

datum. A used irrigation well, depth 102 feet, is located 6 feet southwest of observation well. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 

1940; Feb. 3, 28.62.

18,38.22.321. Earl G. Scott. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

12 inches, depth 118 feet. Measuring point, top edge of casing, west side 

of well, 0.32 foot below base of pump, level with land surface datum. 

Water levels, in feet below land surface datum: Aug. 25, 1939, 38.04; 

Feb. 3, 1940, 35.32.

18.38.22.412. R. V. Holman. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

12 (?) inches, depth 95 feet. Measuring point, top edge of east f-inch 

hole in north side of pump base, 0.08 foot above concrete curb, and land 

surface datum. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: 

Feb. 3, 38.27.

18.58.26*545. Mr. Morrison. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

12 inches, depth 135 feet. Measuring point, lower inside edge of hole in 

north side of pump case shell, 0.92 foot above surface of concrete pump 

base, 10.00 feet above land surface datum. Water levels, in feet below 

land surface datum: Aug. 25, 1939, 41.57} Feb. 3, 1940, 40.66.

18.58.30.2. Formerly Qetty. Mrs. Sadie Davia. Located in east end 

of shed that is northeast of oil storage tank and south of a few oil company 

houses. Unused drilled well, diameter 6 inches, depth 50.4 feet. Measuring point, top edge of casing, south side of well, 0.30 foot above land 

surface datum. Reference point, top of 14 by 5/8-lnch bolt, set- in concrete, 

34 feet south of well, in line with and 70 feet north of another water well, 

24 feet east of base of large storage tank, 0.56 foot below measuring point. 

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum. 1931-40_

Date

Jan. 21, 1931

June 2

July 31

Sept. 1

Oct. 2

Nov. 3

Dec. 12

Jan. 19, 1932

Feb. 6

Mar. 20

Apr. 21

May 18

June 5

July 2

Aug. 7

Sept. -

Oct. -

Nov. -

Dec. 16

Jan. 19, 1933

Feb. 17

Mar. 17

Apr. 18

May 15

June 6

July -

Aug. 31

Sept. 19

Oct. 19

Nov. 18

Dec. 19

Jan. 19, 1934

Feb. 23

Mar. 20

Apr. 17

May IS

June 17

July 19

Water 

level

27.56

27.41

27.40

27.44

27.41

27.68

27.38

27.37

27.55

27.58

 2.7.45 .

27.45

87.45

27.56

87, S9

27,26

28.87

29.82

28.11

27.37

27.28

27.22

27.22

27.27

27.33

a 28.53

27.55

27.16

27.02

£6.93

26.90

26.94

26.87

26.91

26.93

27.06

27.10

27.15

Date

Aug. 19, 1934

Sept. 16

Oct. 26

Nov. 16

Dec. 20

Jan. 16, 1935

Mar. 20

Apr. 14

May 16

June 14

July 16

Aug. 12

Sept, 17

Oct. 17

Nov. 19

Dec. 16

Jan. 12, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 15

Apr. 19

May 18

June 16

July 14

Aug. 14

Sept. 18

Oct. 17

Nov. 12

Dec. 14

Jan. 13, 1957

Feb. 16

Ear, 15

Apr* 19

May 19

June 15

July 4

Aug. 16

Sept. 17

Oct. 19

Water 

level

27.24

27.26

27.22

27.19

27.17

27.20

a 26.97

27.39

27.38

a 26.81

27.47

27.48

27,43

27.3.6

27.54

27.29

27,31

27.53

27.38

27.40

27.39

27.63 -

27.60

27.61

27.57

27.31

27,25

27.60

27.38

27,44

27.19

27.58

27.27

a 28.63

a 28.61

27.09

27.03

26.99

Date

Nov. 23, 1937

Dec. 18

Jan. 7, 1938

Feb. 15

Mar. 20

Apr. 17

May 14

June 18

July 21

Aug. 14

Sept ,19

Oct. 16

Nov. 14

Dec. 12

Jan. 12, 1939

Feb. 3

Mar. 15

Apr, 21

May 20

June 18

July 23

Aug. 17

Sept. 19

Oct. 16

Nov. 11

Dec. 17

Jan, 16, 1940,

Feb. 3'

Ma;p, 10

Apr. 14

May 12

June 15

July 13

Aug. 25

Sept. 26

Oct. 18

Nov. 17

Bee. 24 <

Water 

level

26.94

26.95

26.96

26.98

26.97

27.04

27.00

27.14

27.16

26.70

26.96

26.92

27*17

27.07

27.10

S7.10

27.09

27.12

27.27

27.24

27.33

27.36

27.52

27.46

27.35

S7.23

27.51

27.24

27,22

27.S6

27.31

27.39

27,40

27.35

27,29

27.32

27.32

27.15

probably inaccurate.
NEW MEXICO 197

Lea County Continued. 

19.36.13.su. Formerly A-2. Clara Fowler. Located on west aid* of 

earthen reservoir, about 00 feet west of orchard and two windmiia.*. 

Unused dag and drilled well, disaster 3 by 5-feet (pit), depth 69 fee*. 

Measuring point, top edge of USGS washer on top south edge of 4 by 4-ineh 

board across north side of pit, 0.40 foot west of east side of pit, 0.53 

foot above land surface datum. Reference point 1, top of concrete curb, 

near middle of west side of pit, at "x" mark., 0.33 foot below measuring 

point. Reference po^nt 2, top of 14 by 5/8-inoh bolt set in concrete, 

47 feet northwest of well, 25 feet west of corner fence post, 2.5 feet 

east of third post west from corner post, 1.0 foot south of fence line, 

0.14 foot above measuring point. Well was equipped with windmill during 

early part of record.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum. 1929-40

Date

Sept. 19, 1929

NOT. 25

Feb. BO, 1930

June 13.

July 31

Oct. 31

Dec. 27

Jan. 21. 1931

Mar. 19

May 2

June 2

July 1

31

Sept. i

Oct. 2

Nov. 3

Dec. 12

Jan. 19, 1932

Feb. 6

Mar. 20

Apr. 21

May 18

June 5

July 2-

Aug, -7

Sept. -

Oct. -

Nov. -

Dec. 16

Jan. 19. 1933

Feb. 17

Mar. -

Apr. 18

May 15

June 6

July -

Aug. 31

Sept. 19

Oct. 19

Nov. 18

Water 

le.vel

23.76

23.69

a 26.67

24.11

b 30.06

23.77

a 26.34

24.59

23.87

c 23.21

a 22.33

a 25.33

a 28.69

a. 24. 40

23.68

24.15

24.08

23.78

b 25.97

23.80

a 27.41

24.65

23.56

23.71

a 26.71

23.72

23.07

23.04

23.03

22.85

a 24.17

22.89

a 24.17

23.08

a 28.55

22.88

22.87

22.10

22.10

Date

Dec. 19, 1933

Jan. 19, 1934

Feb. 23

Mar. 20

Apr. 17

May 13

June 17

July 19

Aug. 19

Sept. 16

Oct. 26

Kov. 16

Dec. 20

Jan. 15, 1935

Mar. 20

Apr. 14

May 17

July 16

Aug. 12

Sept. 17

Oct. 17

Nov. 19

Dec. 16

Jan. 12, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 15

Apr. 19

May 18

June 16

July 14

Sept. 18

Oct. 16

Nov. 12

Dec. 14

Jan. 14, 1937

Feb. 14

Apr. 19

May 19

June 15

22.11 July 4

Water 

level

22.16

22.17

22.32

a 24.38

22.41

a 25.13

22.85

22.56

22.79

22.85

22.83

22.51

22.57

22.59

22.70

22.70

22.70

22.60

22.61

22.57

22.52

22.50

22.51

22.46

22.45

22.52

22.56

22.64

22.56

22.61

22.74

22.62

22.55

22.65

22.39

22.45

22.59

22.56

22.61

22.55

Date

Aug. 16, 1937

Sept. 17

Oct. 19

Nov. 23

Dec. 18

Jan. 13, 1938

Feb. 15

Mar. 20

Apr. 17

May 14

June 18

July 21

Aug. 14

Sept. 19

Oct. 16

Nov. 14

Dec. 12

Feb. 3, 1939

Mar. 15

Apr. 21

May 20

June 18

July 23

Aug. 17

Sept. 19

Oct. 16

Nov. 11

Dec. 17

Jan. 16. 1940

Feb. 3

Mar. 10

Apr. 14

May 12

June 15

July 13

Aug. '25

Sept. 26

Oct. 18

Nov. 17

Dec. 22

Water 

level

22.62

22.42

22.39

22.40

22.42

22.40

22.45

22.49

22.08

22.08

22.60

22.59

22.57

22.51

22.52

22.53

22.52

22.56

22.58

22.53

22.66

22.67

22.69

22.70

22.68

22.67

22.84

22.84

22.91

22.95

22.94

23.03

23.08

23.31

23.28

23.33

23.35

23.37

23.37

23.40

19.35.24.222. A. R. Brashears. Unused dug and drilled irrigation 

well, depth 50 feet. Measuring point, top edge of USGS washer on top 

inside east edge of west 6 by 6-inch timber across west side of pit, 

2.00 feet south of northwest corner of pit, 0.40 foot below land surface 

datum. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum: Feb. 8, 1939, 

19.84$ Feb. 3, 1940, 20.07.

19.36.19.131. Louis S. Evans Estate. Unused dug and drilled well. 

Measuring point, top edge of USGS washer on east top edge of wooden well 

curb, west side of pit, 2.2 feet north of southwest corner of pit, level 

with land surface datum. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum: 

Feb. 3, 1939, 17.02} Feb. 3, 1940, 17.15; Sept. 26, 1940, 17.37.

a Windmill pumping. b Windmill pumped lately.

c Measuring point changed. New measuring point could not be accurately 

referenced to old, possible discrepancy of a few tenths of a footjbetween 

preceding and succeeding records.
198 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Lea County Continued.

19.36.32.111. S. P. Jordan. Used dug and drilled irrigation well, 

depth 71 feet. Measuring point, top edge of concrete well curb, west side 

of pit, 6 Inches north of west vertical frame post, 2.00 feet above land 

surface datum. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum: Feb. 6, 

1939, 16.77; Feb. 3, 1940, 18.60.

19.37.32.131. Formerly A-4. Mrs. E. A. Anderson. Located 50 feet 

north of a windmill. Unused dug well, diameter 8 feet, depth 28 feet. 

Measuring point, top edge of USGS washer on west side of opening into 

well, 0.50 foot below land surface datum. Reference point, top of 14 by 

5/8-lnch bolt, set in concrete in old fence line, 44.5 feet west of 

measuring point, 7.6 feet north of fence post, in line with measuring 

point and old windmill at house 300 feet east of well, 0.34 foot above 

measuring point. Equipped with centrifugal pump until May 1933. 

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1929-40

Date

Nov. 20, 1929

Feb. 20, 1930

June 12

July 31

Sept. 26

Oct. 31

Dec. 27

Jan. 21, 1931

Mar. 19

May 2

June 2

July 1

31

Sept. 1

Oct. 2

Nov. 3

Dec. 12

Jan. 19, 1932

Feb. 6

Mar. 20

Apr. 21

May 18

June 5

July 2

Aug. 7

Sept . -

Oct. -

Nov. -

Dec. 16

Jan. 19, 1933

Feb. 17

Mar. -

Apr. 18

May 15

June 6

July -

Aug. 31

Sept. 9

Oct. 19

Nov. 18

Dec. 19

Jan. 19, 1934

Water 

level

11.90

11.93

11.92

11.89

11.89

11.67

11.69

12.25

12.02

12.18

a 14.68

b 19.76

c 25.51

d 15.37

12.03

11.78

11.62

11.74

11.74

11.72

e 13.11

11.52

e 18.04

11.79

12.05

11.54

10.89

11.18

11.36

11.50

11.88

11.71

12.38

12.02

12.47

12.13

11.68

11.56

11.74

11.77

11.67

11.66

Date

Feb. 23, 1934

Mar. SO

Apr. 17

May 5

June 17

July 19

Aug. 19

Sept. 16

Oct. 26

Nov. 16

Dec. 20

Jan, 15, 1935

Mar. 20

Apr. 14

May 17

June 15

July 16

Aug. 12

Sept. 17

Oct. 17

Nov. 19

Dec. 16

Jan. 12, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 15

Apr. 19

May 18

June 16

July 14

Aug. 14

Sept. 17

Oct. 17

Nov. 12

Dec. 14

Jan. 13, 1937

Feb. 14

Mar. 15

Apr. 17

May 19

June 15

July 4

Water 

level

11.71

11.94

11.88

13.00

13.89

11.94

11.77

11.82

11.69

11.82

11.74

11.98

12.02

12.03

12.77

12.23

12.07

12.20

12.00

e 12.23

e 12.02

12.00

12.03

12.15

12.17

12.10

12.09

12.07

12.06

12.11

12.28

12.16

12.34

12.47

12.31

12.45

12.30

12.27

12.26

11.96

li.95

Date

Aug. 16, 1937

Sept. 17

Oct. 19

Nov. 23

Dec. 18

Jan. 7, 1938

Feb. 15

Mar. 20

Apr. 17

May 14

June 18

July 21

Aug. 14

Sept . 19

Oct. 16

Nov. 14

Dec. 12

Jan. 12, 1939

Feb. 3

Mar. 15

Apr. 21

May 20

June 18

July S3

Aug. 17

Sept. 19

Oct. 16

Nov. 11

Dec. 17

Jan. 16, 1940

Feb. 3

Bar. 10

Apr. 14

May 12

June 15

July 13

Aug. 25

Sept. 2 6

Oct. 18

Nov. 17

Dec. 22

Water 

level

12.10

12.07

11.97

12.13

12.16

12.18

12.18

12.13

12.19

12.24

11.96

11.77

11.88

12.31

12.03

12.08

12.33

11.98

12.12

12.16

12.17

12.19

12.18

11.95

11.82

11.92

11.93

11.98

12.06

12.12

12.15

12.17

11.95

12.18

12.30

11.79

11.98

12.04

11.73

12.02

12.00

20.35.1.222. Formerly A-3. J. L. Wood. Unused dug and drilled well, 

diameter 4 by 4-feet (pit), depth 27.5 feet (pit). Measuring point, top 

edge of USGS washer in middle of 1 by 6-inch board across east side of 

well, 2.00 feet above land surface datum. Reference point, top of 14 by 

5/8-inch bolt, set in concrete in east-west fence line, about 100 feet north 

of measuring point, in line with old water ditch running north from well to 

fence, 3.2 feet west from large fence post, 14.5 feet east from small fence 

post, 2.43 feet below measuring point. Water stage recorder installed Aug. 

16, 1937, removed Oct. 16, 1938.

Pumped lately. b Pump stopped for 15 minutes.

Pumping approximately 25 gallons a minute.

Pump stopped for 2^ hours. e Windmill to south pumping.
NEW MEXICO 199

Lea County Continued.

20.35.1.222. Formerly A-3. Continued.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1929-40

Date

Nov. 20, 1929

Feb. 20, 1930

July 31

Sept. 26

Oct. 31

Dec. 27

Jan. 21, 1931

Mar. 19

MET WQ.J 2f*

June 2

July 1

31

Sept. 1

Oct. 2

Nov. 3

Dec. 12

Jan. 19, 1932

Feb. 6

Mar. 20

Apr. 21

May 18

June 5

July 2

Aug. 7

Sept. -

Oct. -

Nov. -

Dec. 16

Jan. 19, 1933

Feb. 17

Mar. -

Apr. 18

May 15

June 6

July -

Aug. 31

Sept . 19

Oct. 19

Nov. 18

Dec. 19

Jan. 19, 1934

Water 

level

25.07

25.14

25.27

25.33

24.96

24.80

25.03

25.10

24.81

25.05

24.95

24.84

24.79

24f.81

24.89

24.88

25.03

25.21

25.27

25.36

25.12

25.00

24.94

24.83

24.81

24.82

24.64

24.58

24.68

24.71

24.80

24.82

24.91

24.93

24.99

25.03

25.06

25.07

25.08

25.20

25.24

Date

Feb. 23, 1934

Mar. 20

Apr. 17

May 13

June 17

July 19

Sept. 16

Oct. 26

Nov. 16

Dec. 20

Jan. 15, 1935

Mar. 20

Apr. 13

May 17

June 15

July 16

Aug. 12

Sept. 17

Oct. 17

Nov. 19

Dec. 16

Jan. 12, 1936

Feb. 14

Mar. 15

Apr. 19

May 18

June 16

July 14

Aug. 14

Sept. 18

Oct. 17

Nov. 12

Dec. 14

Jan. 14, 1937

Feb. 14

Mar. 15

Apr. 19

May 19

June 15

July 4

Aug. 12

Water 

level

25.30

25.29

25.33

25.36

25.35

25.35

a 24.99

24.98

25.05

25.12

25.13

25.21

25.24

25.25

25.28

25.33

25.32

25.32

25.30

25.24

25.28

b 24.77

b 24.74

25. 3&

25.36

25.35

25.28

b 26.12

25.30

25.68

25.25

25.33

25.25

25.46

25.46

25.67

25.52

25.57

25.47

25.45

24.89

Date

Sept. 17, 1937

Oct. 19

Nov. 23

Dec. 18

Jan. 13, 1938'

Feb. 15

Mar. 20

Apr. 16

May 14

June 18

July 21

Aug. 14

Sept. 19

Oct. 16

Nov. 14

Dec. 12

Jan. 12, 1939

Feb. 3

Mar. 15

Apr. £1

May 20

June 18

July 23

Aug. 17

Sept. 19

Oct. 16

Nov. 11

Dec. 17

Jan. 16, 1940

Feb. 3

Mar. 10

Apr. 14

May 12

June 15

July 13

Aug. 25

Sept. 26

Oct. 18

Nov. 17

Dec. 22

Water 

level

24.57

24,67

24.78

24.81

24.91

24.99

24.99

25.05

25.07

25.04

25.12

25.05

25.06

25.08

25.13

25.10

25.17

25.21

25.24

25.19

25.23

25.25

25.23

25.24

25.19

25.22

25.33

25.36

25.39

25.42

25.44

25.46

25.48

25.46

25.49

25.50

25.54

25.67

25.58

25.60

20.37.9.11. Formerly A-5. W. H. Van Laughlin. Located at southwest 

corner of earthen reservoir. Unused dug and drilled well, diameter 4 by 

6-feet (pit), depth 53 feet. Measuring point, top edge of TJSGS washer on 

top east edge, near middle, of second 2 by 10-inch board from east side of 

well, level with land surface datum. Reference point, top of 14 by 5/8- 

inch bolt set in concrete, 22.5 feet east of well on south side of earth 

tank, 8 feet east of first clump of salt cedar, 1 foot south of second, 

and 6 feet west of third clump, 0.56 foot below measuring point. This 

well and nearby wells were equipped with pumps from June 1934 until about 

the end of 1937 and furnished water for rotary drilling.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datumf 1929-36, 1938-40

Nov.

Feb.

June

July

Sept.

Oct.

Dec.

Jan.

Mar.

May

20,

20,

12

31

26

31

27

21,

19

1

1929

1930

1931

31

31

31

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

.29

.18

.54

.04

.60

.09

.86

.69

.82

.39

June

July

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

2, 1931

1

31

1

2

3

12

19, 1932

6

20

31

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

33

33

.45

.11

.75

.92

.25

.09

.14

.14

.11

.00

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

21, 1932

18

5

2

7

..

_

16

19, 1933

32.90

32.96

32.96

33.25

33.62

33.72

33.29

33.03

32.68

32.41

a Measuring point changed. New measuring point not accurately 

referenced to old, possible discrepancy of a few tenths of a foot between 

preceding and succeeding records.

b Measurement probably inaccurate.
200 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Lea County Continued.

20.37.9.11. Formerly A-5 

In feet below

, Continued, 

land-surface datum. 1929-36, 1938-40

Date

Feb. 17, 1933

Mar. -

Apr. 18

May 15 '

June 6

July -

Aug. 31

Sept. 19

Oct. 19

Nov. 18

Dee. 19

Jan. 19, 1934

Feb. 23

Mar. 20

Apr. 17

May 13

June 17

July 19

Aug. 19

Sept. 16

Oct. 26

Nov. 16

Dec. 20

Jan. 15, 1935

Water 

leTel

32.39

32.23

32.25

31,86 ,

32.39

32.96

33.48

33.17

33.13

33.16

33.05

33.03

32.94

32.89

32.86

32.84

a 39.87

a 37.92

a 47.07

a 44.73

a 41.95

a 44.12

a 39.14

a 43.41

Date

Mar. 20, 1935

Apr. 13

May 17

June 15

Aug. 12

Sept. 17

Oct. 17

No-v. 19

Dec. 16

Jan. 12, 1936

Feb. 14

NOT. 15

Jan. 7. 1938

Feb. 15

Mar. 20

Apr. 17

May 14

June 18

July 21

Aug., 14

Sept. 19

Oct. 16

NOT. 14

Dee. 18

Water 

leTel

a 42.92

a 42.09

43.60

40.27

47.54

a 50.98

(a)

a 51.09

(a)

(a)

a 49.10

(a)

42.40

41.80

41.33

41.06

40.28

40.54

40.32

b 38.97

39.23

39.16

38.78

38.40

Date

Jan. 12, 1939

Feb. 3

Mar. 15

Apr. 21

May 20

June 18

July 23

Aug. 17

Sept . 19

Oct. 16

NOT. 11

Dec. 17

Jan, 16, 1940

Feb. 3

Mar. 10

Apr. 14

May 12

June 15

July 13

Aug. 25

Sept. 26

Oct. 18

NOT. 17

Dec. 22

Water 

leTel

38.06

38.10

37.84

37.64

37.50

37.47

37.62

37.58

37.87

37.85

37.66

37.46

37.42

37.36

37.25

37.14

37.16

37.43

37.50

37.83

37.94

37.92

37.65

37.69

LUNA COUNTY

MIMBKES VALLEY

By Clyde S. Conover

The program of measuring water levels In observation wells in. the 

Mlmbres Valley and of gathering information on the amount of water pumped, 

along with other pertinent data, was continued during 1940 in financial 

cooperation with the State engineer of New Mexico, T. M. MeClure.

No reports on the water levels in the Mlmbres Valley were published 

during 1940. .The complete record of water-level measurements from the 

beginning of record through 1939 have been published in Water-Supply Paper 

886.

There waa a slight increase in 1940 in the acreage irrigated by 

ground-water in the Mimbrea Valley, which caused an increase in the amount 

of pumpage of ground-water. A slight increase of pumpage also may have 

been caused by the deficient amount of rainfall, which at Demlng in 1940 

was 3.27 inches less than the normal of 9.00 Inches, according to the 

United States Weather Bureau. The precipitation for the growing season, 

April through September, wag 2.81 inches below normal.

a Pumping. b Measurement probably inaccurate.
NEW MEXICO 201

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202 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

About 127 wells were under observation at the end of 1940. Of these 

wells, about 63 are measured at 2-month Intervals and the rest are measured 

once a year, usually In January. The observation wells consist of both 

used and unused wells distributed over the valley. The measurements obtained on the observation wells measured once a year are used In preparing 

maps showing the change in ground-water levels In the Mimbres Valley for 

various periods of record. The bi-monthly well readings show the trend 

and change In ground-water levels throughout the year. During 1940, 5 

water-stage recorders were In operation.

The change In ground-water levels In the Mimbres Valley from January 

1940 to January 1941 is shown in an accompanying illustration. In this 

period the ground-water levels declined over the whole area, and in the 

area of pumping they declined more than 0.50 foot except in 10 observation 

wells. The area over which the ground-water level declined more than 1 

foot in 1940 was about 81 square miles about 25 square miles more than in 

1939 and the area over which it declined more than 1.5 feet was about 46 

square miles about 29 square miles more than in 1939. The areas in which 

the decline amounted to more than 1 foot are in general those in which 

large amounts of ground-water are pumped for irrigation.

In the heavily pumped area, east of the Little Florida Mountains, the 

ground-water level declined a maximum of 4.05 feet in well 24.7.11.111, 

and declined more than 1.5 feet in all except 4 observation wells.

The maximum decline of ground-water level observed in the small area 

of heavy pumping, west of the ground-water dam extending north from the 

Little Florida Mountains, was 1.60 feet while moat of the water levels in 

the observation wells declined more than 1 foot. In this area the water 

levels in 5 observation wells declined less than 0.5 foot.

The ground-water levels in the area of heavy pumpizig west of Dealing, 

declined a maximum of 1.88 feet in well 24 10.12.111, and more than 1 

foot over the whole pumped area except in observation well 24.9.7.351, 

which showed a rise of 2.29 feet during the year. The rise of water level 

in tfcis well was caused by the deepening in March 1940 of an irrigation 

well, about 60 feet distant, to a depth of about 246 feet with a consequent 

rise in water level.

In the lightly pumped area, from about 7 to 12 miles south of Doming, 

the ground-water level declined a maxlmnn of 1.50 feet, and more than 0.7 

foot in all the wells measured.
24.7.4.424.,USED SINCE 

Figure 13. Change in water level in three wells in the Mimbres 

N. Mex., 1931-40.
204 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

The ground-water levels declined throughout the valley in to© 11-year 

period from January 1930 to January 1941. The decline in the lightly 

pumped area south of Dealing and in the heavily pumped ww» northwest of 

the Little Florida Mountains, west of the ground-crater dam extending north 

from these mountains, was 4 to 5 feet. In the heavily pumped area west 

of Deming the maximum decline was more than 13 feet, and the decline over 

the whole area more than 9 feet. In the heavily pumped area east of the 

Little Florida Mountains the maximum decline of ground-water l«vel in this 

period was more than 18 feet.

The accompanying illustration shows the change in water levels in 3 

observation wells in the Mimbres Valley from 1931 through 1940. Well 

24.7.4.424, which is equipped with a windmill, is in the heavily pumped 

area east of the Little Florida Mountains; well 24.9.8.111 is unused and 

is-near the center of the heavily pumped area west of Deming; and well 

25.9.24.222, which is pumped for irrigation, is in the lightly pumped area 

south of Deming. The water levels in the wells show a progressive decline 

from year to year and a greater rate of decline in the last few years. 

The three hydrographs also show characteristic seasonal fluctuations due 

to pumping for irrigation.

21.10.6. Tom Tigner. Recorder well. Measuring point, top edge of 

ITSGS washer on top north edge of 2 fey 4-inch board Just $naidtt of recorder 

shelter, 0.36 foot above land surface datum. Highest and 16*e*t water 

levels, in feet below land surface datum, 1940* Mar. 28, 7.46s Dot. 5, 

9.76.

Highest daily water level, in feet below land-surface datura, 1©40 

___________________(from recorder charts) _ ______

Day Jan., Feb. Mar, Apr. May June ' July Aug. Seat. Oct. Key, Pec,

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

28

23

8.74

8.74

8.73

8.72

8.69

8.67

8.63

8.57

8.53

8.49

8.47

8.45

8.44

8.44

8.44

8.45

8.46

8.47

8.49

8.51

8.52

8.53

8.54

8.55

8.54

8.47

8.41

8.36

8.31

8.27

8.26

8.22

8.20

8.17

8.15

8.13

8.3-1

8,09

8.08

8.07

8.05

8.04

8.03

8.02

8.01

8.00

7.78

7.76

7,74

7.72

7.71

7.70

7.69

7.68

7.67

7.66

7.65

7.65

7.64

7.62

7.60

7.58

7.67

7.57

7.56

7.55

7.55

7.54

7.53

7.53

7,58

7.63

7.69

7.74

7.80

7.84

7.89

7.94

7.98

8.02

8.06

8.10

8.13

8.17

8.20

8.23

8.27

&.30

8.32

8.34

8.36

8.38

8.50 ..

8.51 ..

8.53

8.56

8.60

8.64

8.68

8,72

8.77

8.81

8.84

8.88

<6.92

8.95

8.98

9.01

9.04

9.06

9.09

9.11

9.13 9

9.14 9

9.15 .

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9,05

8,99

O*9O

8.94

8.92

8.92

8.93

8.95

ff.97

8.98

9,00

9,02

9.08

9.G?

0,07

9.10

56 9.06

61 9.04

.. 9.02

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8.97

8.93

8.89

8.89

8.86

8,83

8.77

8.53

8.30

8,14

8.06

8.06

8.W

8.3.7

8.22

8.28

8.34

8.41

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8.86

8.91

8.96

9.00

9.02

9.02

9,04

9.08

9,19

9.16 *.ii

9.26

9. «

9. 36

9.40

9.45

9.49

9.53

9.57

9.60

S.75

9.75

9.75

Q.75

9.74

9.73

9.72

9.70

9,70

9.70

9.70

9.70

8.70

9.70

9.70

9.70

9.71

9.74

9.71

9.71

9.71

9.73,

9.70

9,65

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9.68

9.69

9,70

9.70

0.71

9.71

9.70

9.70

9.*69

9.68

9.66

9,65

8,64

9,63

0.62

9.61

f.«0

9.89

9.88

9.56

9.55

9.44

9 49 

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9.41

9.39

9.38

9.37

9.36

9.34

9.32

9.31

9.30

9.29

9.28

9.26

9.23

9.19

9.13

9.07

9.01

8.96

8.91

8.87

8.82
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Luna County Continued.

23.7.25.331. Prank Veslay. About 200 feet southwest of two metal 

storage tanks. Unused drilled well, diameter 10 Inches, depth 82 feet. 

Measuring point, top edge of 3-Inch pipe column In well, 0.75 foot above 

land surface datum. Reference point, surface of concrete well curb, 0.04 

foot below measuring point. Water level, In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 10, 70.20.

23.7.30.Lot 16. H. T. Poster.

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 5 

Mar. 14

Water 

level

25.30 

25.09

Date

May 8 

July 4

Water 

level

25.46 

26.08

Date

Sept . 5 

Nov. 14

Water 

level

a 26.80 

26.03

2S.7.S0.4. John Kelly. Unused dug and drilled well. Measuring 

point, top edge of USGS washer on west top edge of west 8 by 8-lnch timber 

pump support, 1.10 feet above land surface datum. Reference point, surface of concrete well curb at northwest side, 1.10 feet below measuring 

point. Water level, In feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 5, 58.42.

23.7.31.12. William Haas. About 100 feet southeast of house that is 

beside south side of road. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 8 Inches. 

Measuring point, top edge of casing, west side of well, 0.41 foot below 

base of pump, 0.70 foot above land surface datum. Water level, in feet 

below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 5, 39.49.

23.7.31.14. William Haas. Used dug and drilled irrigation welldepth 180 feet. Measuring point, lower edge of pump base flange, east side 

of well, 0.60 foot above land surface datum. Reference point, surface of 

concrete well curb, east side of well, O.60 foot below measuring point. 

Water level, In feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 5, 40.60.

23.7.33.211. Lewis and R. S. Smyer. Used drilled stock well. Measuring point, top edge of USGS washer on north top edge of south 6 by 10-inch 

wooden pipe clamp, to east of pipe column, 2.50 feet above land surface 

datum. Reference point, surface of upper ledge of concrete well curb, south 

side»of well, 1.00 foot below measuring point. Equipped with windmill. 

Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 8, 59.99.

23.8.13.4. Bart and John H. Childs.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 7 

Mar. 17

37.02 

b 38.18

May 9 

July 4

b 38.78 

b 38.62

Sept. 5 

Nov. 14

c 38.00 

37.64

23.8.25.311. Ed. Rembndini. Used dug and drilled Irrigation well, 

diameter 16 inches, depth 90 feet. Measuring point, surface of concrete 

well curb, east side of well, 0.50 foot above land surface datum. Water 

level, In feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 5, 20.75.

23.8.26.131. Geo. Snyder.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum. 1040

Jan. 5 

Mar. 14

38.23 

31.88

May 8 " 

July 4

b 33.55 

36.70

Nov. 14 34.39

85.8.88.828. C. R. Lewis, Jr. Used dug and drilled Irrigation well. 

Measuring point, top edge of metal base over top of well, eaat side of 

well, 0.65 foot below lower surface of pt»p base, level with land surface 

datum. Water level, la feat below land surface datum, 194th Jan. 5. 

40.23.

83.8.29.433. B. H. Ruebush. Water level. In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 4, 43.67.

23.8.30.133. Lee Wilkerflon. Waiter level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 4, 45.68.

a Irrigation well 1,000 feet south pumping.

b -Pumping.

c Windmill stopped for 80 minutes prior to measurement
NEW MEXICO 207

Luna County Continued.

23.8.32.323. Jess T. Gosnell.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 4 

Mar. 13

Water 

level

39.33 

38.92

Date

May 8 

July 4

Water 

level

38.82 

39.51

Date

Sept. 5 

Nov. 14

Water 

level

40.40 

40.65

23.8.S3.221. A. J. Inderrleden. In small adobe shed toy road. Used 

drilled irrigation well. Measuring point, top edge of hole in west aide 

of pump toase flange, level with top of concrete pump base, 1.00 foot atoove 

land surface datum. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940s 

Jan. 5, 55.66.

23.8.34.111. A. J. Inderrieden. Used drilled irrigation well. 

Measuring point, top edge of j^-inch hole in northwest side of pump base 

flange, 2.00 feet above land surface datum. Reference point, top of 

concrete pump base, at northwest corner, 0.36 foot below measuring point. 

Water levels, in feet below land surface datum, 1940s Jan. 5, 33.52; 

Sept. 5, a/42.2.

23.8.34.211. H. T. Poster. Water levels, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 5, 35.49; Mar. 14, 32.85; Nov. 14, 35.55.

23.8.35.21. Joe Remondini. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 16, 29.41.

23.9.7.24. R. M. Wilson ranch. On north side of house and east 

side of concrete-lined storage tank. Used drilled stock and domestic 

well, diameter 8 inches, depth 130 feet. Measuring point, top edge of 

casing, east side of well, 1.00 foot above land surface datum. Equipped 

with tower painted green and windmill. Water level, in feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 4, 97.06.

23.9.19.131. Peru Mining Company.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 4 

Mar. 16

72.14 

72.21

May 7 

July 4

72.17 

72.58

Sept. 5 

Nov. 13

72.75 

72.65

23.9.22.2. Roy Perkins. Cleaned out to 149.5 feet. Irrigation 

pump installed June 1940.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 4 

Mar. IS

62.06 

62.12

May 7 

July 4

62.15 

62.35

Sept. 5 

Nov. 13

62.43 

62.48

23.9.25.311. Albert Ernst.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum. 1940

Jan. 4 

Mar. 13

55.13 

b 57.02

May 7 

July 4

55.60 

57.10

Sept. 5 

Nov. 14

57.31 

56.18

23.9.25.33. John C. Thompson. Correction of Water-Supply Paper 886, 

measuring point is 0.50 foot above land surface datum. Water level, in 

feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 4, 58.90.

23.9.86.41. Hubert Ruebush. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 4, 54.17.

23.9.27.142. Mr. Oray. Hew measuring point, September 1940, top 

edge of windmill pipe clamp, to west of pipe column. 0.47 foot above 

surface of southeast corner of concrete well curb, 0.82 foot above land 

surface datum.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 4 

Mar. 13

59.14 

59.16

May 7 

July 4

59.38 

c 59.84

Sept, 5 

Mov. 13

60.91 

60.03

a Pumping 200 gallons a minute.

b Pump stopped 10 minutes prior to measurement.

c Windmill pumping.
208 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Luna County- Continued.

23.9.27.221. R. E. Hardaway.

Water level, in feet .below land-surfaoe datum, 1940

Date 

Jan. 4 

Mar. 13

Water 

level

56.74 

56.87

Date

May 7 

July 4

Water 

level

56.88 

a 57.57

Date

Sept . 5 

Nov. 13

Water 

level

56.95 

57.25

25.9.27.411. Thelma Austin.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 4 

Mar. 13

53.14 

53.10

Ma 

Ju1

7 

y 4

53.39 

a 55.78

Sept. 5 

Nov. 13

54.15 

54.07

23.9.27.412. Pedro Hernandez. After May 7, 1940, well filled, 

measurements discontinued. Water levels, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Tan. 4, 53.32; Mar. 13, 53.27; May 7, 53.39.

23.9.31.11. Schauer and Lindauer. Used dug and drilled irrigation 

well. Measuring point, top edge of £-inch hole in southwest side of pump 

base flange, 2.00 feet above land surface datum. Reference point, surface of concrete well curb, southwest side of well, 0.72 foot below 

measuring point. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: 

Jan. 13, 75.38.

23.10.15. State land.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 4 

Mar. 16

93.02 

93.08

May 7 

July 4*

93.17 

93.26

Sept. 5 

Nov. 13

93.39 

93.50

24.7.4.424. <J. D. Hatfield.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 6 

Mar. 14

82.04 

80.40

May 8 

July 4

81.57 

84.58

Sept. 5 

Nov. 14

a 90.32 

86.22

24.7.5.2. R. M. Williamson. . Diameter 12 inches, depth 123 feet. 

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 7 

Mar. 14

77.58 

77.65

May 8 

July 4

77.88 

a 78.66

Sept . 5 

Nov. 14

a 78.93 

78.89

24.7.8.221. J. M. McDougall. Used dug and drilled irrigation well. 

Measuring point, lower edge of pump base, east side of pump, 0.45 foot 

above land surface datum. Reference point, surface of concrete well curb, 

east side of well, 0.45 foot below measuring point. Water level, in feet 

below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 5, 78.47.

24.7.9.111. Smyer Bros.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum. 1940

Jan. 5 

Mar. 14

78.12 

be 78.63

May 8, 

Ju'ly 4

c 79,20 

c 81.33

Hov. 14 80.78

24.7.10.111. G. D. Hatfield. Used drilled irrigation well, depth 

about 130 feet. Measuring point, top edge of metal base over top of well, 

at south side of pump column, 0.50 foot above land surface datum. Water 

levels, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 6, 84.90: Sept. 5. 

d/115.78.

24.7.10.211. Fred Hassman. Used drilled irrigation well. Measuring 

point, top edge of tr-inch hole in northeast side of pump base flange, level 

with land surface datum. Reference point, surface of old concrete engine 

base, 25 feet east of well, 0.64 foot above measuring point. Water level, 

in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 6, 82.47.

24.7.11.111. Edith E. Pollard. Used dug and drilled irrigation well. 

Measuring point, top edge of first pump support above base, west aide of 

well, 1.03 feet above land surface datum. Reference point, surface of 

concrete well curb, 0.55 foot below measuring point;. Water levels, la 

feet below land surface datum: Jan. 14, 1939, 74.69} Jan. 5, 1940, 7B.95.

aWindmill pumping. bPump stopped Mar. 15.

c Well $ mile west pumping.

d Pumping about 350 gallons a minute.
NEW MEXICO 209

Luna County Continued.

24.7.12.311. E. H. Odenbaugh. 

Water level

Date

Jan. 5 

Mar. 14

Water 

level

71.35 

71.11

Date

May 8 

July 4

Water 

level

71.40 

71.85

Date

Sept. 5 

Nov. 14

Water 

level

72.75 

73.53

24.7.13.212. Percival and Dwyer. Used drilled irrigation well. 

Measuring point, top of concrete well curb, north side of well, level 

with land surface datum. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 

1940: Jan. 5, 66.53.

24.7.13.311. Jennie Weeks. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 5, 70.90.

24.7.14.221. Well 24.7.14.12 in Water-Supply Paper 886. J. H. 

Winslow. Depth 118 feet. Equipped with water-stage recorder. Highest 

and lowest water levels, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Apr. 9, 

73.45; Oct. 24, 76.54.

Highest daily water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Jan. Feb.

74.34.74.00

74.33 73.99

74.32 73.98

74.30 73.97

74.29 73.96

74.29 73.95

74.28 73.93

74.27 73.92

74.25 73.91

74.25 73.90

74.23 73.88

74.21 73.87

74.22 73.86

74.20 73.84

74.19 73.84

74.17 73.83

74.16 73.82

74.15 73.80

74.15 73.80

74.14 73.79

74.13 73.78

74.11 73.76

74.10 73.76

74.09 73.75

74.08 73.73

74.07 73.72

74.06 73.72

74.05 73.70

74.04 73.68

74.02 .....

74.01 .....

Mar.

73.67

73.67

73.66

73*66

73.64

73.63

73.62

73.62

73.62

73.60

73.60

73.60

73.60

73.59

73.59

73.58

73.58

73.57

73.56

73.55

73.55

73.54

73.54

73.53

73.52

73.51

73.50

73.50

73.50

73.50

73.48

Apr.

73.48

73.48

73.47

73.47

73.46

73.45

73.46

73.45

73.45

73.45

73.47

73.50

73.51

73.53

73.54

73.57

73.62

73.66

73.68

73.69

73.71

73.73

73.75

73.76

73.76

73.77

73.79

73.81

73.84

73.85

.....

May

73.87

73.87

73.87

73.88

73.88

73.88

73.89

73.89

73.90

73.89

73.89

73.88

73.87

73.88

73.88

73.88

73.88

73.88

73.88

73.88

73.91

73.92

73.92

73.91

73.91

73.91

73.91

73^91

73.91

73.90

73.90

June

73.89

73.87

73.87

73.86

73.87

73.89

73.91

73.94

73.96

73 #9

74.00

74.03

74.06

74.08

74.11

74.14

74.16

74.20

74.25

74.26

74.29

74.32

74.35

74.39

74.42

74.44

74.48

74.50

74.54

74.56

.....

July

74.59

74.61

74.63

74.68

74.70

74.71

74.74

74.77

74.79

74.81

74.84

74.87

74.90

74.92

74.95

74.98

74.99

75.02

75.05

75.07

75.10

75.13

75.15

75.17

75.20

75.22

75.24

75.26

75.28

75.30

75.32

Aug.

75.34

75.35

75.38

75.39

75.40

75.43

75.44

75.45

75.47

75.49

75.50

75.52

75.53

75.55

75.57

75.58

75.60

75.61

75.63

75.64

75.65

75.67

75.69

75.70

75.71

75.72

75.73

75.74

 v * 

.....

Sept

75.80

75.83

75.84

75.90

75.91

75.92

75.93

75.95

75.97

75.99

76.01

76.02

76.04

76.06

76.08

76.09

76.11

76.12

76.14

76.15

76.16

76.17

76.20

76.21

76.22

76.25

76.27

76.29

.....

. Oct.

76.30

76.32

.....

.....

76.52

76.52

76.52

76.52

76.52

76.52

76.52

76.52

76.52

Nov.

76.51

76.51

76.50

76.50

76.50

76.50

76.50

76.50

76.49

76.50

76.49

76.49

76.48

76.48

76.48

76.48

76.47

76.47

76.47

76.47

76.46

76.46

76.46

76.46

76.44

76.44

76.43

76.42

76.41

76.41

Dec.

76.40

76.40

76.39

76.39

76.37

76,37

76.36

76.35

76.34

76.32

76.31

76.31

76.30

76.29

76.30

76.28

76.28

76.28

76.28

76.28

76.27

76.26

76.25

76.23

76.22

76.23

76.22

76.21

76.19

76.18

76.18

24.7.14.331. Catherine Hordhaus. Used drilled .irrigation well. 

Measuring point, top edge of concrete well curb, northwest side of well, 

1.00 foot above land surface datum. Reference point, surface of concrete 

slab upon which well curb sits, 0.94 foot below measuring point. Water 

level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940t Jan. 5, 76.38.

24.7.15.122. Well 24.7.15.211 in Water-Supply Paper 886. J. H. 

McDougall. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 5, 

81.27.

24.7.16.211. George Snyder. Depth 84 feet.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940 fe

Date

Jan. 5 

Mar. 14

Water 

level

77.93 

78.20

Date

May 8

July 4

Water 

level

78.36 

78.56

Date

Sept. 5 

Nov. 14

Water 

level

78.82 

79.11
210 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

\

Luna County Continued.

24.7.21.222. Hirram Jeter. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 

14 inches, depth 90 feet. Measuring point, lower edge of hole in south 

side of pump case shell, 1.00 foot above land surface datum. Water level, 

in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 8, 70.19.

_ . Water Date level

Jan. 5 69.79 

Mar. 14 69.94

Date

May 8 

July 4

Water 

level

70.00 

70.12

Date

Sept. 5 

Nov. 14

24.7.24.211. J. S. Hack. Unused drilled well, depth 92 

Measuring point, top edge of most western of two £-inch holes

Water 

level

70.40 

70.85

feet, 

in north

surface of concrete pump base, at northwest corner, 0,37 foot below measuring point. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Mar. 14, 

68.37.

24.7.24.312. H. E. Emory (?). Unused drilled well, diameter 30 

inches, depth 89 feet. Measuring point, top of concrete well curb, northeast side of well, 2.00 feet above land surface datum. Reference point, 

surface of lower slab of concrete curb, 1.90 feet below measuring point. 

Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Mar. 14, 65.83.

24.8.1.333. P. K. Kretek.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 6 

Mar. 14

16.43 

15.91

May 8 

July 4

a 21.66 

a 23.00

Sept. 5 

Nov. 14 '

19.50 

17.46

24.8.5.11. R. A. Hackebeil. New measuring point, top edge of 

concrete filling around top of casing, south side of well, 0.69 foot above 

land surface datum. $

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 4 

Mar. 13

40.91 

41.03

May 8

July 4

40.96 

b 46.54

Sept. 5 

NOT. 14

b 46.69 

42.36

24.8.8.12. J. P. Holiday. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 6, 40.98.

24.8.11.2. P. K. Kretek.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 6 

Mar. 14

16.62 

16.23

May 8 

July 4

16.68 

17.29

Sept. 

Nov.

5 

4

17.70 

17.50

24.8.18.331. Chas. Peters. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 6, 51.33.

24.8.19.433. A. G. Rudd.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 6 

Mar. 12

54.19 

54.09

May 7

July 4

54.13 

54.31

Sept. 7 

NOT. 14

54.57 

54.75

24.8.20.411. J. W. Jones.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 6 

Mar. 12

40.46 

40.56

May 7

July 4

40.69 

40.79

Sept. 7 

Nov. 14

41.03 

41.27

24.9.2.221. R. G. Polk. Sounded depth 60 feet, March 1940. 

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum. 1940

Jan. 7 

Mar. 12

52.88 

52.82

May 7 

July 4

52.93 

53.23

Sept. 5 

Nov. 14

53.67 

53.79

§4.9.2.412. J. H. Winslow. Sounded depth 74 feet, March 1940. 

Windmill out of order, 1940.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 7 

Mar. 12

a 

b

52.03 

52.08

May 7 52.09 

July 4 52.20

Sept . 5 

Nov. 14

Irrigation well 50 feet west pumping. 

Irrigation well 100 feet south pumping.

52.46 

52.72
HEW MEXICO 211

Luna County Continued.

24.9.6.311. J. B. Wells. New measuring point May 1940, lower edge 

of pump base flange, north side of pump, 0.98 foot above land surface 

datum. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 13, 

75.58} Mar. 12, 74.78; May 8, 77.24; Nov. 13, 79.65.

24.9.7.211. Emanuel Vocale. Water level, in feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 13, 77.63.

24.9.7.331. Smitty R. Moir. Irrigation well, about 60 feet northeast, deepened to about 245 feet in March 1940, causing a rise In static 

water level in observation well. Irrigation well a few hundred feet 

northeast not used in 1940.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 12 

Mar. 13

Water 

level

76.62 

76.15

Date

May 8 

July 5

Water 

level

74.47 

a 106.3*

Date

Sept. 6 

Nov. 13

Water 

level

b 81.67 

75.38

24.9.8.111. Ben F. Jonas.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 13 

Mar. 12

73.72 

72.97

May 8 

July 5

73.51 

74.82

Sept. 6 

Nov. 13

76.98 

76.12

24.9.8.112. Ben F. Jonas.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 13 

Mar. 12

72.57 

71.87

May 8 

July 5

71.58 

72.72

Sept. 6 

Nov. 13

75.03 

74.92

24.9.8.121. B. F. Jonas. Not measured in 1940.

24.9.8.44. Frank A. Bredecko. Used dug and drilled irrigation well. 

Measuring point, top edge of ^-inch hole in southeast side of pump base 

flange, 1.90 feet above land surface datum. Reference point, top of concrete well,curb, east side of well, 1.90 feet below measuring point. 

Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 8, 68.60.

24.9.9.411. Joe Clary. Not used in 1940, pump removed and Installed 

on new well drilled about 100 feet west of observation well, on west side 

of storage tank. Water levels, In feet below land surface datum, 1940: 

Jan. 8, 66.00; Sept. 7, c/82.44; Nov. 13, 67.29.

24.9.12.111. Ed. H. Hatcher.' Water level, in feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 6, 51.99.

24.9.13.111. -Mary B. Barrett.

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum. 1940

Jan. 6 

Mar. 12

20.76 

20.67

May 7 

July 5

20.71 

21.28

Sept. 7 

Nov. 14

22.66 

22.63

24.9.13.112. Dorothy M. Dines. Depth 70 feet. After July 5, pump 

on well, measurements discontinued. Water levels, in feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 6, 50.18; Mar. 12, 50.18; May 8, 50.21.

24.9.18.311. Chas. Peter. Used dug and drilled irrigation well. Drilled 

to 165 feet in March 1940. Measuring point, top edge of concrete well 

curb, south side of well, 1.00 foot above land surface datum. Water level, 

in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 12, 72.38.

24.9.19.121. Francis Ligocky. On north side of earthen reservoir, 

beside road. Unused dug and drilled irrigation well. Measuring point, 

top edge of concrete well curb, north side of well, level with land surface datum. A pumped irrigation well is located about 0.25 mile east. 

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 

Mar.

12 

16

a 

b 

c

72.82 

72.53

May 7 72.64 

July 5 75.82

Sept . 6 

Nov. 13

Irrigation well 60 feet northeast pumping. 

Irrigation well 60 feet northeast stopped September 4. 

Pump operating on well 100 feet west.

, 78.22 

74.8B
212 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Luna County Continued.

24.9.21.131. L. L. Gaskill. New measuring point, top edge of well 

cover, inside of recorder shelter, 0.94 foot above land surface datum. 

Water stage recorder installed Nov. 8, 1939.

Highest daily water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Day

1

4

5

7

10

11-10

"1^

14

15

T A

17

TO

TO

PQ

OT

OP

O*Z

OJ.

25

OR

07

op

PQ *n

31

Jan.

*****

*****

RO TO

fiQ "IQ

CO T A

RQ 1 *>

AQ 1 *>

RO T A

CO T K

CO 1 0

69.10

69.15

69.15

69.11

69.12

69.11 AO no

69.09

69.09

69.11

AQ O*1

AQ O1

AQ T *>

CO 1 *»

69.57

Feb.

co <*fy

69.31

CO OC

69.23

RQ TQ

AO T C

CO 1 *

.....

69.04

CO OQ

AQ n**

69.05 AQ n**

AQ no

69.05

AQ fiO

AQ QQ

AQ OO

69.01

AQ OO

AQ QQ

AQ no

69.05

69.00

CQ ory

.....

Mar.

AQ QO

AQ QQ

RQ IP

69.11

69.52

69.45

69.31

69.35

RO *!

69.37

AQ QQ

69.28

AQ OQ

69.06

69.00 AQ n*-*

AO OA

RQ Ql

AQ QA

68.84

68.84

AQ TQ

AQ -7Q

AQ rnr

68.75

RO 1<>

68.71

68.71

68.71

CQ QO

68.80

Apr.

68.74

AQ ty*.

AQ ty**,

69.15

AQ 1 Q

68.97

fiQ Ql

68.84

68.80

68.77

AQ rm

68.74

68.71

CO CO

68.65

AQ AA

AQ ryn

AQ. »yn

.....

July Aug.

..... 75.05

 7Q ^O

76.56 74.26

77.10 .....

77.01 .....

77.53 .....

76.64 .....

 7*7 O^

nrr *xry

78.03 .....

77.50 .....

QI» OQ

79.06 .....

..... .....

Sept.

79.41

78.66

78.41

77.01

78.27

76.71

74.59

73.61

73.11

73.41

72.89

72.71

73.16

72.33

71.91

71.69

71.54

71*41

71 P4.

Oct.

71.16

71.06

71.01

70.91

70.94

71.34

70.96

70.81

70.76

70.76

70.71

70.78

70.66

70.66

70.54

70.49

70.49

70.43

70.39

70.40

70.33

70.31

71.01

70.56

70.43

70.59

70.44

70.40

70.30

71.30

71.35

Nov.

70.57

71.88

71.01

70.96

71.06

70.95

70.98

70.76

71.14

71.41

71.29

72.45

.

.....

24.9.23.211. J. H. Winslow. New measuring point, May 1940, lower 

edge of pump base, at southeast corner of pump, 0.69 foot above previous 

measuring point, 0.69 foot above land surface datum.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 8 

Mar. 12

Water 

level

65.20 

65.80

Date

May 7 

July 4

Water 

level

65.29 

a 77.9

Date

Sept. 7 

Nov. 14

Water 

level

b 68.58 

66.95

24.9.32.311. H. C. Wheeler. Used dug and drilled irrigation well. 

Measuring point, top edge of USGS washer on top west side of east 6 by 

8-inch pump support, northeast side of pump, 2.00 feet above land surface 

datum. Reference point, top of concrete well curb under and 0.50 foot 

below measuring point. "Water level, in feet'below land surface datum, 

1940: Jan. 12, 69.00.

24.10.3.411. Josh Bryan. New measuring point, top edge of USGS 

washer on top of well cover, to north of windmill pipe column, 0.16 foot 

above land surface datum.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum. 1940

Jan. 13 

Mar. 12

86.51 

86.57

May 8

July 5

S6.72 

c 87.18

Sept. 6 

Hov. 15

87.14 

c 87.68

a Pumping. lj Pumped recently, 

c Irrigation well 94 feet northeast pumping.
NEW MEXICO 213

Luna County Continued.

24.10.10.311. Q. P. Ackerman. New measuring point, top edge of TJSGS 

washer on top south side of north pump support, level with land surface 

datum. Reference point, surface of southeast corner of large concrete 

slab, 15 feet north of well, 0.82 foot above measuring point. 

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 13 

Mar. 12

Water 

level

81.60 

a 81.69

Date

May 8

July 5

Water 

level

82.17 

b 89.72

Date

Sept . 6 

Nov. 13

Water 

level

82.96 

82.36

24.10.12.111. Morgan (Jarrett. Water level, in feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 13, 81.82.

24.10.12.431. Steve Hrna. Equipped with water-stage recorder. 

Highest and lowest water levels, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940: 

May 12, 77.61; Sept. 8, 83.11.

Highest daily water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

___________________(from recorder charts)_________m_______JL _ L _ 

Day Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Pet. Nov. Dec.

1 78,

2 78,

3 78,

4 78,

B 78,

6 78,

7 78,

8 78,

9 78,

10 78,

11 78,

12 78,

13 78,

14 78,

15 78,

16 78,

17 78,

18 78,

19 78.

20 78,

21 78,

22 78,

23 78,

24 78,

25 78,

26 78,

27 78,

28 78,

29 78,

30 78,

51 78,

46 78

,46 78

,43 78

,40 78

,38 78

39 78

39 77

37 77

55 77

34 77

32 77

30 77

29 77

30 77

,29 77

27 77

24 77

23 77

24 77

21 77

20 77

,19 77

,18 77

16 77

15 77

14 77

13 77

12 77

11 77

09 ..

,08 ..

06 77 

06 77 

.05 77 

,02 77 

,01 77 

,01 77 

98 77 

97 77 

97 -77 

,96 77 

93 77 

93 77 

,93 77 

,90 77 

,90 77 

91 77 

,89 77 

,85 77 

,88 77 

,86 77 

,85 77 

,84 77 

,85 77 

,84 77 

,82 77 

,81 77 

81 77 

,79 77 

,76 77 

,..77 

...77

.77 

.81 

.83 

.88 

.94 

.96 

.95 

.92 

.90 

.87 

.84 

.93 

.94 

.94 

.92 

.89 

.87 

.85 

.82 

.82 

.81 

.79 

.78 

.78 

.76 

.74 

.73 

.73 

.73 

.71 

.69

77.67

77.68

77.66

77.66

77.65

77.65

77.69

77.70

77.74

77.81

77.87

77.89

77.87

77.85

77.84

77.84

77.88

77.86

77.85

77.84

77.81

77.80

77.80

77.80

77.77

77.75

77.75

77.74

77.72

77.71

77.69

77.66

77.64

77.63

77.62

77.61

77.61

77.61

77.61

77.61

77.61

77.61

77.61

77.62

77.63

77.64

77.66

77.70

77.75

77.79

77.83

77.84

77.86

77.82

77.81

77.80

77.80

77.79

77.81

77.84

77.90

77.98

78.06

78.11

78.18

78.26

78.36

78.45

78.55

78.65

78.78

78.89

78.98

79.09

79.20

79.31

79.40

79.47

79.51

79.68

79.67

79.76

79.86

79.97

80.06

80.15

80.21

80.30

80.35

80.35

80.33

80.31

80.29

80.27

80.29

80.34

80.41

80.47

80.52

80.67

80.64

80.70

80.76

80.86

80.93

80.99

81.07

81.15

81.24

81.32

81.37

81.43

81.46

81.51

81.56

81.60

81.65

81.70

81.75

81.80

81.84

81.90

81.94 82.98

81.96 82.94

81.97 82.91 

81.99 82.91 

81.99 82.96 

82.03 851,02 

82.07 83,06 

82.11 83.10 

82.16 83.07 

82.SO 83.04 

89.26 83.01 

82.31 82.96 

82.35 82.93 

82.41 82.89 

82.46 82.83 

82.51 82.76 

82.56 82.74 

82.60 82.69 

82.62 82.64 

82.66*82.59 

82.70*82.54 

82.74 82.48 

82.79 82.43 

82.83 82.37 

82.88 82.32 

82.90 82.26 

82.95 82.19 

82.99 82.15 

83.03 82.10 

83.03 82.05 

83.00 .....

82.02 81

81.96 80

81.91 80

81.86 80

81.82 80 81.70 m.

81,74 80 

81.68 SO 

..... 80 

..... 80, 

..... 80 

..... 80 

..... 80 

..... 80 

..... 80 

..... 80 

..... 80 

..... 80 

..... 80 

..... 80 

..... 80 

..... 80 

81.21 80 

81.19 80 

81.15 80 

81.13 80 

81.11 80 

81.10 80 

81.06 80 

81.04 80 

81.02 ..

00 80.46 

,96 80.44 

,93 80.41 

.91 80.39 

89 SO.,37 

,87 80.35 

,35 80.34 

,82 80.38 

,79 80.29 

,78 80.87 

,77 80.24 

,78 80.23 

,79 80.22 

,78 80.21 

,76 80.20 

,74 80.17 

,71 80.15 

,68 80.14 

,67 80.13 

,65 80.12 

,63 80.10 

,61 80.08 

,60t80i07 

,59 80.04 

,56 80.03 

,65 80.04 

,54 80.01 

,52 79.99 

,49 79.96 

,47 79.94 

... 79.93

24.10.12.432a. Steve Hrna. Six feet north of well 24.10.12.432b. 

Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 12 inches, depth 191 feet. Measuring point, top edge of ^-inch hole in southwest side of pump base flange, 

0.94 foot above land surface datum. Reference point,top of concrete well 

curb, south side of well, 0.94 foot below measuring point.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1939-40

Date

Sept 

Nov.

.10 

8

a 

b

, 1939

Windmill 

Pumping

Water 

level

82.78 

78.22

Date

Jan. 

Mar.

12, 

12

pumping, 

about 360 gallons

Water 

level

1940

a minute

77.29 

76.88

Date

May 8, 1940 ' 

Nov. 13

Water 

level

78.16 

79.79
214 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Luna County Continued.

24.10.12,432b. Steve Hrna. Six feet aoutb of well 24.10.12.431a. 

Unused drilled well, diameter about 30 inches, depth about 145 feet. 

Measuring point, top of concrete well curb, east side of well, level witb 

land surface datum.

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1959-40

Date

July 

Sept. 

Nov.

4, 1939 

10 

8

Water 

level

a 81.30 

81*33 

78.84

Date

Jan. 

Mar. 

May

12, 1940 

12 

8

Water 

level

78.05 

77.57 

78.25

Date

July 

Sept. 

Nov.

5, 1940 

6 

13

Water 

level

a 81.64 

a 82.55 

80.27

24.10.29.222. State land. Unused drilled well, diameter 24 Inches, 

depth 113 feet. Measuring point, top edge of USGS washer on bottom north 

edge of south 4 by 6-Inch board over well, near center of well, 0.39 foot 

below top of board, level with land surface datum. Reference point, top 

of 2 by 2-inch wooden hub with USGS washer on top, driven flush with 

ground, 47 feet N. 38° B. from center of well, 1 foot southwest from base 

of large mesquite bush, 0.01 foot below measuring point. Water level, in 

feet below land surface datum; 1940: Mar. 18, 63.49.

25.8.18.111. Geo. McCann. Unused dug and drilled well, diameter 18 

Inches, depth 63 feet. Measuring point, top edge of well cover, inside 

of recorder shelter, 0.24 foot above land surface datum. Reference point, 

top edge of brick well curb, north side of well, 0.24 foot below measuring 

point. A pumped Irrigation well is located about 25 feet northeast and a 

used domestic well equipped with a pumpjack about 100 feet west. Water 

stage recorder Installed on observation well Mar. 16, 1940. Highest and 

lowest water levels, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Mar. 31, 

49.99; Sept. 4, 68.51.

Highest daily water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

88 

29 

30 

31

Mar.

.....

50.14 

50.14 

50.07 

50.03 

50.02 

50.26 

50.43 

50.29 

50.21 

50.11 

50.06 

50.05 

50.06 

50.03 

50.00 

49.99

Apr.

50.49 

50.42 

50.55 

50.43 

50.34 

50.24 

50.21 

50.16 

50.13 

50.12 

50.14 

50.34 

50.67 

50.81 

50.59 

51 .U4 

51.18 

51.14 

51.08 

55.31 

52.21 

51.81 

52.74 

51.46 

52.79 

55.76 

56.02 

56.13 

52.26 

52.24

a Well 24.10.12 

b Clock stopped

May

51.85 

51.83 

52.03 

52.41 

52.40 

56.28 

52.91 

56.31 

52.09 

51.96 

52.49 

52.65 

52.59 

52.37 

53.50 

53.45 

53.86 

53.51 

53.48 

53.46 

53.36 

56.96 

53.53 

53.66 

53.60 

53.46 

53.36 

53.24 

53.08 

52.99 

52.96

.432a,

June

52.92 

53.14 

53.11 

53. 2£ 

53.46 

53.29 

53.26 

52.85 

52.71 

52.58 

52.55 

52.55 

52.79 

52.83 

52.84 

52.91 

52.80 

52.81 

52.71 

52.46 

52.33 

58.29 

53.61 

52.99 

52.76 

52.61 

52.46 

52.56 

52.67 

56.13

July

56.81 

57.01 

57.14 

54.69 

54.97 

54.42 

53.66 

53.33 

53.29 

53.21 

57.09 

54.91 

55.26 

54.77 

54.68 

55.21 

57.63 

54.51 

54.51 

55.20 

55.49 

54.11 

53.91 

53.76 

53.60 

53.31 

53.23 

57.06 

55.28 

54.26 

53.91

Aug.

54.60 

55.61 

54.73 

53.76 

53.66 

54.26 

55.01 

54.76 

54.23 

54.01 

53.71 

53.61 

53.91 

53.57 

53.91 

57.56 

55.49 

54.46 

57.71 

56.45 

65.78 

58.04 

55.91 

54.76 

55.83 

58.14 

68.21 

56.28 

58.28 

55.74 

56.41

Sept.

55.31 

58.28 

58.46 

55.43 

54.51 

54.56 

54.68 

54.61 

54.50 

54.49 

54.64 

57.63 

54.77 

65.44 

55.11 

54.18 

54.03 

54.81 

54.05 

52.81 

53. 67 53.56 ' 

53.70 

53.78 

53.83 

53.86 

53.79 

53.71 

53.76 

53.76

Oct.

53.78 

53.53 

53.46 

53.61 

53.71 

53.72 

53.68 

53.78 

53.44 

53.26 

53.14 

53.04 

52.97 

52.91 

52.81 

52.76 

52.69 

52.62 

52.57 

62.52 

52.49 

52.43 

62.39 

52.35 

52.31 

52.28 

52.24 

52.24 

52.20 

52.17 

68.16

Nov.

52.12 

52.08 

52.05 

52.03 

52.01 

51.98 

51.98 

51.9S 

51.91 

51.90 

51.88 

51.86 

51.89 

51.87 

51.84 

51.81 

51.79 

51.78 

51.78 

51.77 

51.76 

51.76 

51.76 

51.78 

51.74 

51.74 

51.89 

51.89 

51.83 (» )

6 feet north, pumping.
NEW MEXICO

Luna County Continued.

25.9.4.211. Val Miler. Unused dug and drilled well, diameter about 

24 inches, depth 89.5 feet. Measuring point, lower edge of USGS washer on 

lower east edge of east 8 by 8-inch timber over well, level with land surface datum. Reference point, top of concrete well curb, east side of well, 

level with measuring point. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum, 

1940: Sept. 6, 63.28; Nov* 14, 63.60.

25.9.6.421. Roderick and Wheeler. Hew measuring point, top south 

edge of north 8 by 8-inch pump support, east of pump, 0.59 foot above concrete curb, 0.59 foot above land surface datum.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 12 

Mar. 16

Water 

level

67.14 

66.73

Date

May 7 

July 5

Water 

level

67.60 

69.67

Date

Nov. 14

Water 

level

70.70

25.9.11.114. J. B. Anderson. Redrilled to 220 feet January 1940, 

before measurement. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: 

Jan. 13, 61.07; Mar. 16, 60.62; May 7, 61.45; Nov. 15, 62.49.

25.9.12.311. Joella Cheek. Used dug and drilled irrigation well, 

depth 120 feet. Measuring point, top edge of concrete well curb, southeast 

aide of well, 0.50 foot above land surface datura. Water level, in feet 

below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 12, 56.69.

25.9.13.311. C. Wilbur Qaines.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 12 

Mar. 16

51.90 

51.75

May 7 

July 5

52.05 

52.78

Sept. 7 

Nov. 14

53.60 

53.55

25.9.14.311. Geo. W. McCann. Used dug and drilled irrigation well, 

diameter 16 inches, depth 175 feet. Measuring point, lower edge of pump 

base, south side of pump, l.pO foot above land surface datum. Reference 

point, uppermost surface of southeast corner of concrete weir box, to 

south of discharge pipe, 0.71 foot above measuring point. Water levels, 

in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 12, 57.10} Sept. 7, a/74.26,

25.9.15.211. C. H. Paulk. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 12, 60.65.

25.9.17.311. Tom Tigner. Used dug and drilled irrigation well. 

Measuring point, lower edge of pump base flange, east side of pump, 0.60 

foot above land surface datum. Reference point, surface of concrete well 

curb, east side of well, 0.60 foot below measuring point. Water level, 

in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 12, 64.88.

25.9.19.111. Tom Marcak. Used drilled irrigation well. Measuring 

point, east top edge of second set of west 6 by 8-inch pump supports below 

pump, 1.5 feet above land surface datum. Water level, in feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 13, 62.41.

25.9.21.311. A. W. Speir. Water levels, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 10, 64.25; Mar. 16, 64.60; May 7, b/78.00; Nov. 14, 

66.58.

25.9.24.222. George P. Watkins.

Jan. 12 

Mar. 16

47.55 

47.74

July 5 

Sept. 7

40.43 

50.88

Nov. 14 49.36

25.9.25.111. Alan Crotchett. Used dug and drilled irrigation well. 

Measuring point, upper edge of USGS washer on east side of west 8 by 

10-inch pump support, 1.01 feet below base of pump, 0.75 foot above land 

surface datum. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: 

Jan. 12, 47.S4.

a Pumping 370 gallons a minute. b Pumping.
216 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Luna County Continued*

25.9.27.422. H. A. Gray. Used dug and drilled irrigation well. 

Measuring point, top edge of steel plate over well, south of pump, level 

with land surface datum. Reference point, top edge of most northerly 

concrete ledge of engine base north of engine, about 15 feet south of 

well, 0.67 foot above measuring point. Water level, In feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 12, 53.42.

25.9.30.111. Prank Chvojka. Used dug and drilled irrigation well. 

Measuring point, upper edge of USGS washer on east top side of west 6 by 

6-Inch pump support, third pump support below pump, 1.10 feet above land 

surface datum. Reference point, surface of concrete well curb, north 

side of well, 1.10 feet below measuring point. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 10, 55.78.

25.9.35.21. Sigman Lindauer Estate. Depth 108 feet. Hew measuring 

point, surface of concrete well curb, east side of well, level with land 

surface datum.

Water level. in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 10 

Mar. 17

Water 

level

47.97 

47.86

Date

May 7 

July 5

Water 

level

48.04 

(a)

Date

Sept. 6 

Nov. 15

Water 

level

a 58.00 

48.92

25.10.36.111. State land. Used dug and drilled irrigation well. 

Measuring point, surface of concrete well curb, south side of well, 0.50 

foot above land surface datum. Water level, In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 10, 58.84.

25.10.36.222. State land. New measuring point, surface of concrete 

well curb, west side of well, level with land surface datum. 

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 10 

Mar. 16

58.19 

57.91

May 7 

July 5

57.72 

b 78.4

Sept. 6 

Hov. 14

64.66 

61.69

26.9.11.211. State land. Depth 80.5 feet.

Water level. In feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 10 

Mar. 17

37.30 

37.31

May 7 

July 5

37.31 

37.40

Sept. 6 

Nov. 15

37.54 

37.69

26.10.1.1. W. F. Eerr. Windmill removed. "Measuring point changed 

Jan. 11, 1940, new point could not be accurately referenced to old, 

possible discrepancy of several tenths of a foot between preceding and 

succeeding records. Water level, in feet below laud surface datum. 1940: 

Jan. 11, 58.02.

27.8.8.211. Well 27.8.7.211 in Water-Supply Paper 886. J. S. Pearce. 

Depth 28 feet. Measurements discontinued after Nov. 15, 1940. 

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 10 

Mar. 17

24.02 

23.98

May 7 

July 5

c 23.13 

24.12

Sept. 7 

Nov. 15

24.10 

24.10

27.8.8.411. Pearl Verdlck. At southwest corner of earthen storage 

tank. Used dug and drilled stock well, diameter about 18 Inches, depth 

38 feet. Measuring point, surface of concrete well curb, east side of 

well, one foot north of southeast corner of pit, level with land surfaceda turn.

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1959-40

Sept.

Nov.

Jan. ]

g

9

1939

1940

23.45

23.36

24.89

Mar.

May

July

17,

7

5

1940 23.40

25.13

23.64

Sept

Nov. 15

1940 23.64

23.57

a Pumping about 400 gallons a minute,

b Pumping about 500 gallons a minute,

c Measurement probably Inaccurate.
NEW MEXICO 217

Luna County Continued.

27.9.2.211. State land. About 60 feet south of road. Unused dug 

well, diameter 4 feet, depth 23.5 feet. Measuring point, surface of concrete well curb, northeast side of well, 0.50 foot above land surface 

datum. Reference point, surface of old engine base, 13 feet north of 

well, 0.39 foot above measuring point.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1959-40

Date

July 

Jan. 

Mar.

1. 

10, 

17

1939 

1940

Water 

level

21.82 

15.51 

17.38

Date

May 

July

7, 1940 

5

Water 

level

18.40 

a 4.76

Date

Sept 

Nov.

. 7, 1940 

15

Water 

level

14.88 

16.72

27.7.4.111. Francis S. Connatt. Unused drilled well, diameter 8 

Inches, depth about 185 feet. Measuring point, top edge of well casing, 

north side of well, level with land surface datum. Water levels, in feet 

below land surface datum, 1940t Mar. 17, 2.77; Sept. 8, 3.65.

29.7.18.211. R, M. Marshall. About 15 feet east of another well. 

Unused drilled well, diameter 12 inches, depth about 180 feet. Measuring 

point, top edge of well casing, north side of well, 1.3 feet above land 

surface datum. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum, 1940i 

Mar. 12, 1.79; Sept. 8, 1.54.

29.8.12.244. A. 0. Anderson. Unused drilled well, diameter 12 

inches, depth 180 feet. Measuring point, top edge of well casing, east 

side of well, 2.3 feet above land surface datum. Water levels, in feet 

below land surface datum, 1940: Mar. 17, 7.07; Sept. 8, 7.68.

29.8.13.111. L. L. Burkhead. Used drilled stock and domestic well, 

diameter 6 inches, depth 195 (?) feet. Measuring point, top edge of 

6-inch sewer tile surface casing, 0.55 foot above top of metal casing, 

1.05 feet above land surface datum. A pumped irrigation well is located 

about 15 feet north. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum, 

1940: Mar. 17, 6.44; Sept. 8, b/7.77.

ROOSEVELT COUHTY 

PORTALES VALLEY 

By Clyde S. Conover

The program of measuring water levels in observation wells and of 

gathering other pertinent data in the Portales Valley was continued during 

1940.. All work was done in financial cooperation with the State engineer 

of Hew Mexico, T. M. McClure.

A general statement of the geology and water resources of Portales Valley and also water-level measurements are given in Water-Supply Paper 845, 

pages 245-278. Water-level measurements for 1939 are included in'WaterSupply Paper 886. The investigation of the ground water resources of the 

Portales Valley was begun in 1931 by C. V. Theis and the results have 

been published in the 10th, llth, 12th and 13th Biennial Reports of the

a Ploodwater in well.

b Irrigation well 15 feet north pumping about 1,000 gallons a minute.
OBSERVATION WELL

OUI|E AREA'S

NUMBER SHOWS DECLINE OF WATER 

LEVEL, IN FEET.

LINE SHOWIN6 DECLINE OF GROUNDWATER LEVEL, IN FEET.

AREA IN WHICH THE GROUND-WATER 

LEVEL DECLINED MORE THAN I FOOT,

Figure 14.-- Map of the Portales Valley, N. Mex., showing change i

water level from January 1940 to January 1941.
NSW MEXICO 219

State engineer. It is expected that a progress report covering work carried 

on from 1938 to 1940 will be published in the forthcoming 14th Biennial Report of the State engineer.

At the end of 1940 the program included about 190 observation-wells 

in which water levels are measured once a year, usually in January. These 

measurementa are used in preparing maps that show the yearly changes in 

ground-water level in the Valley. Water levels in 53 of the wella are also 

measured bimonthly in order that the trend and change in ground-water levels 

during the year can be observed. The observation wells consist of both 

used and unused wells scattered throught the Valley, and thus the changes 

in water level in them are representative of the changes that occur throughout the area. Five water-stage recorders were operated during the year on 

representative wells in different sections of the Valley.

The amount of pumping of ground-water for irrigation varies from year 

to year and is Influenced by the amount and distribution of rainfall and 

the kind and amount of crops grown. The precipitation at Portales for 1940, 

as reported by the United States Weather Bureau, was 11.33 inches, or 6.74 

Inches below normal, whereas for the growing season, April through September, 

the deficiency was 5.86 inches. Due to the deficiency of precipitation in 

1940, there was an increase in the amount of water pumped. According to a 

rough survey by the writer, approximately 13,600 acres of land were Irrigated 

and about 340 pumps were in use in 1940.

The accompanying map shows the change in ground-water level In Portales 

Valley between January 1940 and January 1941. In this period, the groundwater levels declined throughout the valley with the maximum decline occurring in the two heavily pumped areas, northwest and east of Fortales. The 

water levels declined more than 1 foot aver an area of about 86 square 

miles, an increase of about 69 square miles over that of the previous year, 

while the water levels declined more than 2 feet over an area of about 24 

square miles. The magnitude of the decline ranged from about 0.02 foot 

at Ployd, Hew Mexico to about 3.5 feet about 4 miles northwest of Portales. 

Ibe maximum decline ^observed in the year was 6.24 feet in well 1.34.18.343, 

which is about 5 miles northwest of Portales. The abnormal decline of the 

water level Jn this one well was probably caused by heavy pumping.
1932 J933 1934 1935 1936 1937__

Figure 15. Change In water level in three wells in the Por

N. Mex., 1932-40.
NEW MEXICO 221

y

In the heavily pumped area east of Portales the maximum decline observed 

in 1940 was 3.12 feet, which occurred in well 1.35.31.421.

In the neighborhood of Arch the ground-water level declined more than 

1 foot over the area with the maximum observed decline, 1.22 feet, occurring 

in well 2.36.26.311, a half mile south of Arch.

In the period from January 1932, when the program of well measurements 

was begun, to January 1941, the ground-water level declined a maximum of 

more than 12 feet over a small area of heavy pumping about 5 miles northwest 

of Portales, while in the other area of heavy pumping just east of Portales, 

the maximum decline amounted to more than 8 feet. The ground-water level 

in this period has declined more than 5 feet over the entire area of heavy 

pumping having a maximum length of 9 miles and a maximum width of 6 miles 

northwest and eaat of Portalea.

In the neighborhood of Arch, in the lower part of the valley, the 

water levels have declined only slightly since January 1932, the maximum 

decline being a little more than a half foot.

The accompanying illustration shows the change in water level in 3 

wells in the Portales Valley from the beginning of record in 1932 to the 

end of 1940. Well 1.34.23.313a, which is near the center of heavy pumping 

just northwest of Portales and which was not used during the period of 

record, shows characteristic fluctuations due to pumping that is, a lowering of water level during the summer and a rise during the winter. This 

graph shows the gradual Increased rate of decline in water level that has 

occurred in the heavily pumped area. The high water level in 1933 was 

probably due to the reduced amount of pumping as a result of the economic 

depression (See 12th and 13th Biennial Reports of the State engineer of 

Hew Mexico).

The hydrograph for well 1.35.6.4, which was not used during period of 

record, shows a gradual decline in water level except during 1933. The 

well is tn Blackwater Draw about 4 miles northeast of Portales and about 3 

miles from the nearest well that Is heavily pumped. The decline in water 

level is probably due partly to the effects of pumping, as is suggested by 

the rise in water level in 1933 coincident with the rise shown in the hydrograph of well 1.34.23.313a.

Well 1.32.3.44 is a pumped well on the western edge of the irrigated 

area in the valley, about 13 miles northwest of Portales, where only very 

little water is pumped for irrigation. 

416231 O - 41 15
222 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Roosevelt County Continued.

IN.32.7.3. W. J. Crenshaw. Windmill installed September 1940. 

evel, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 17 

Mar. 26

Water 

level

18.17 

18.01

Date

May 20 

July 11

Water 

level

18.32 

18.89

Date

Sept. 20 

Nov. 20

Water 

level

a 19.38 

a 19.46

IN.33.26.12. 

face datum, 1939:

Mary E. Miller. 

Jan. 24, 11.09.

Water level, in feet below land surIN.33.36.4a. A. C. Woodburn. Recorder well. Measuring point raised 

July 16, 1940 to 0.18 foot above land surface datum. New reference point, 

July 16, 1940, top of 2 by 2-inch wooden hub driven in ground 0.30 foot 

south of southwest corner fence post of fence around well, 0.31 foot below 

measuring point. Highest and lowest water level in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Apr. 6, 7.07; Oct. 9, 8.64.

Highest daily water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Jan.

7.27

7.28

7.28

7.28

7.29

7.25

7.25

7.27

7.27

7.27

7.27

7.27

7.26

7.27

7.27

7 / . ?7 fc *

7.26

7.27

7.27

7.28

7.28

7.29

7.29

7.27

7.27

7.27

7.29

7.19

7.25

7.24

7.24

Feb.

7.24

7.24

7.21

7.21

7.21

7.23

7.24

7.25

7.25

7.24

7.24

7.24

7.24

7.24

7.23

7.23

7.24

7.24

7.24

7.25

7.25

7.25

7.25

7.25

7.25

7.24

7.24

7.24

7.23

....

....

Mar.

7.23

7.23

7.23

7.23

7.23

7.23

7.23

7.23

7.23

7.23

7.23

7.23

7.24

7.24

7.23

7.23

7.21

7.22

7.22

7.22

7.22

7.22

7.21

7.22

7.21

7.21

7.21

7.21

7.21

7.21

7.21

Apr.

7.21

7.21

7.22

7.22

7.15

7.07

7.07

7.14

7.17

7.18

7.19

7.19

7.18

7.18

7.18

7.18

7.18

7.17

7.18

7.18

7.19

7.19

7.20

7.21

7.20

7.21

7.21

7.23

7.23

7.23

....

May

7.23

7.25

7.27

 

7.37

7.41

7.43

 7.45

7.46

7.49

7.52

7.55

7.58

7.59

7.59

7.61

7.63

7.64

7.57

7.57

7. 63

7.42

7.43

7.51

7.55

7.58

7.59

7.61

7.56

7.57

7.59

June

7.61

7.63

7.65

7.66

7.67

7.69

7.71

7.74

7.75

7.76

7.77

7.76

7.79

7.81

7.83

7.77

7.73

7.68

7.75

7.73

7.65

7.64

7.71

7.66

7.63

7.63

7.62

7.61

7.60

....

July

7.57

7.55

7.55

7.55

 

7.17

7.17

7.45

7.63

7.68

7.75

7.76

7.77

. » . .

....

7.84

7.80

7.86

7.92

7.96

7.94

7.96

8.00

8.02

8.04

8.06

8.08

8.08

8.12

8.12

Aug.

8.14

8.15

8.16

8.18

8.20

8.18

8.13

8.14

8.11

8.12

8.14

8.08

8.06

8.05

8.08

8.13

8.14

8.17

8.22

8.23

8.21

8.22

8.24

8.25

8.25

8.27

8.29

8.30

8.32

8.34

8.34

Sept.

8.34

8.35

8.32

8.38

8.41

8.42

8.42

8.44

8.45

8.50

8.47

8.46

8.47

8.49

8.50

8.51

8.53

8.56

8.54

8.52

8.52

8.S2

8.54

8.59

8.54

8.54

8.54

8.56

8.54

8.54

....

Oct. -8TBT"

8.56

8.56

8.58

8.58

8.60

8.55

8.56

8.58

8.62

8.54

8.52

8.52

8.54

8.52

8.52

8.52

8.53

8.54

8.54

8.55

8.56

8.56

8.56

3.56

8.57

8.56

8.55

8.52

8.48

8.56

Nov.

8.49

8.48

8.48

8.50

8.49

8.45

8.44

8.45

8.44

8.42

8.44

8.42

8.40

8.40

8.39

8.38

8.36

8.35

8.35

8.34

8.34

8. SO

8.34

8.28

8.26

.8.S7

8.24

8.24

8.24

8.24

....

Dec.

8.25

8.26

8.26

8.26

8.26

8.26

8.26

8.26

8.26

8.26

8.25

8.24

8.24

8.24

8.24

a. 24

8.24

8.26

8.28

8.26

8.24

8.24

8.24

8.25

8.24

8.25

8.22

8.21

8.21

8.21

8.21

IN.33.36.4b. A. C. ffoodburn. Windmill installed on well July 17, 1940. 

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 23 

Mar. 26

Water 

level

10.71 

10. 6,7

Date

May 21 

July 11

Water 

level

11.03 

11.04

Date

Sept .20 

Nov. 20

Water 

level

a 19.37 

a 12.83

IN.34.29.444. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: 

Jan. 28, 19.88.

IN.34.33.224. Mrs. Lee. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 28, 22.38.

IN.34.35.432. Earl McCollum. Water level, In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 28, 21.85.

a Windmill pumping.
NEW MEXICO 225

Roosevelt Oounty Continued.

1.32.5.44. II. Nail.

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 17 

Mar. 26

Water 

level

38.28 

38.35

Date

May 20

July 11

Water 

level

38.48 

59.55

Date

Sept. 20 

Nov. 20

Water 

level

38.75 

38.69

1.32.15.111. Mrs. J. P. Nash. Well Is on the east side of an old 

earthen storage tank, about 20 feet north of a fence line, four windmill 

anchor posts around well. Unused drilled well, diameter 6 inches, depth 

61 feet. Measuring point, top edge of casing on west side, level with 

land surface datum. Reference point, top edge of USGS washer nailed on 

northeast side of southwest anchor post, about 3 feet from well, 0.82 

foot above measuring point.

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 17 

Mar. 26

48.40 

48.42

May 20 

July 11

48.39 

48.43

Sept. 20 

Nov. 20

48.46 

48.46

1.53.5.231. Ina L. Hoover. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 23, 24.15.

1.33.5.432. Clay Jones. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 17, 21.79.

1.55.5.442. George Thedford. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 17, 22.68.

1.55.7.111. I. G. Hall. Used drilled irrigation well, depth 90 feet. 

Measuring point, top edge of west if-inch hole in south side of pump base, 

0.06 foot above concrete pump base, 0.56 foot above land surface datum. 

Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 17, 21.16.

1.33.8.112. Andrew Q. Smith. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 17, 20.83.

1.33.8.311. W. P. Marcus. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 17, 22.15.

1.33.9.111. G. C. Kennedy. New measuring point, top edge of USGS 

washer on west side of west 6-inch crossbeam, west of north upright, 0.70 

foot above land surface datum, 0.58 foot below reference point. 

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 17 

Mar. 26

21.69 

21.71

May 21

July 11

23.74 

23. 28

Sept. 20 23.66

1.33.9.442. B. J. Perkins. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 17, 20.76.

1.33.10.211. 0. B. Sherman. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 23, 25.69.

1.53.10.313. W. A. Bullock. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 17, 22.86.

1.33.11.312. C. P. Williams. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 22, 24.69.

1.33.12.144. A. C. Woodburn. New pump installed May 1940. Measuring 

point, top edge of east £-tnch hole in south side of pump base, level with 

land surface datum.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1959-40

Jan,

Mar.

May

July

12, 1939

12

18

18

33.38

33.44

33.44

34.06

Sept. 20,

Nov. 17

Jan. 23,

Mar. 26

1939

1940

35.60

35.59

33.70

33.76

May

July

Sept.

Nov.

21, 1940

11

20

20

a 35.17

34.13

a 38.37

34.37

a Pusped recently.
224 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Roosevelt County Continued.

1.33.13.111. E. Elkins. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 22, 24.29.

1.33.13.431. Mr. Spires. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 24, 26.96.

1.33.14.111. R. D. Loy. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 22, 22.04.

1.33.14.131. J. V. Miller. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 22, 22.16.

1.33.14.311. J. T. Elder Estate. Jan. 22, 1940, pit dry. 

1.33.14.331. J. T. Elder Estate.

Date

Jan. 22 

Mar. 26

Water 

level

22.27 

22.15

Date

May 21 

July 11

Water 

level

23.22 

23.67

Date

Sept. 20 

Nov. 20

Water 

level

24.51 

24.23

1.33.14.421. Leon Jones. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 24, 24.88.

1.33.15.212. Mrs. Ollie Minick. Water level, in feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 24, 21.80.

1.33.17.221. R. P. Campbell. Reference point 2, top of 2 by 2-inch 

wooden hub, driven flush with land surface, 2.9 feet south of fence post 

painted orange, 29 feet N. 19° E. of well, 5.16 feet above measuring point. 

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 17 

Mar. 26

20.29 

20.33

May 21 

July 11

20.44 

20.52

Sept. 20 

Nov. 20

20.80 

21.02

1.33.23.311. Dan. H. Smith. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 22, 24.78.

1.33.23.433. Dr. H. A. Miller. Water level, in feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 22, 25.17.

1.33.24.111. J. E. Dictson. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 24, 30.04.

1.33.24.433. J. E. Jones. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 22, 26.64. '

1.33.25.213. Drew West. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 22, 36.16.

 1.33.26.221. D. E. Thomas. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 24, 25.16.

1.33.26.331. Luther Thomas. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 17, 30.64.

1.33.27.322. Joseph A. Henley. Water level, in feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 17, 34.66.

1.33.28.311. R. L. Jolly.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 17 

Mar. 26

46.41 

46.41

May 21 

July 11

a 69.5 

49.72

Sept. 20 

Nov. 20

a 71.5 

47.60

a Pumping approximately 1150 gallons a minute.
NEW MEXICO 225

Roosevelt County Continued.

1.33.29.553. Unused drilled well, diameter 7 Inches, depth 50.5 feet. 

Measuring point, top edge of casing on south side, 0.25 foot above land 

surface datum. Reference point, top of 2 by 2-Inch wooden hub, driven 

flush with land surface, In fence line on north side of road, 45 feet S. 

440 W. from well, In line with power line pole on south side of road, 16.25 

feet west from tall fence post, 7.8 feet east from short fence post, 0.45 

foot above measuring point. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum, 

1940s July 11, 36.77} Sept. 20, 36.99j Nov. 20, 37.09.

Date

Jan. 17 

Mar. 26

Water 

level

1.87 

1.95

Date

May 20 

July 11

Water 

level

2.46 

5.70

Date

Sept. 20 

Nov. 20

Water 

level

3.99 

2.62

1.33.54.211. John B. Plummer. Diameter 12 inches, depth 99.5 feet. 

Pump Installed on well July 1940.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 17 

Mar. 26

27.58 

27.39

May 21 ' 

Sept. 20

a 29.18 

a 31.29

Nov. 20 OQ rto tZV n I &

. 1.33.36.112. Edwin Johnson. Measurements discontinued after May 21, 

1940. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 17, 

52.50; Mar. 26, 32.18} May 21, 54.88.

1.53.36.133. Edwin Johnson. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940s Jan. 17, 39.58.

1.34.8.434. W. H. Marsh. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940s Jan. 23, 34.04.

1.34.13.412. Ben Donathan.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 23 

Mar. 26

56.30 

56.10

May 21 

July 11

56.26 

56.30

Sept. 22 

Nov. 20

56.44 

56.46

1.34.14.432. Lucille Blackman. Water levels, in feet below land 

surface datum, 1940s Jan. 23, 46.82; Mar. 26, 46.56.

1.54.16.422. Ed. White. Approximately 60 feet south of a fence line. 

Unused drilled well, diameter 18 inches, depth 96.5 feet. Measuring point, 

top edge of concrete well curb at north sile of well, level with land surface datum. Water levels, in feet below l^nd surface datum, 1940s Aug. 10, 

46.87} Sept. 20, 47.50} Nov. 20, 47.90.

1.34.17.111. L. JE. Eyler. Water levfel, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940s Jan. 25, 34.09.

1.54.17.122. Geo. 0. Donnell. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940s Jan. 23, 33.67.

1.34.17.235. D. L. Ray. Water level^i, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940s Jan. 23, 32.44; Mar. 26, 33^04; Hov. 20, 39.65.

1.54.17.241. B. P. Ray. Water leveli in feet below land surface datum, 

1940s Jan. 23, 29.04. j

1.34.18.312. J. E. Tucker. Measuremonts discontinued.

1.34.18.543. J. W. Terry. Water levol, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940i Jan. 24, 29.28. '

1.34.19.223. Lewis P. King. Water l4vel, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940s Jan. 24, 27.57. T

a Well ^ mile west pumping.
226 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Roosevelt County Continued.

, 1.34.20.531. A. Q. Rosa. New well drilled In March 1940 about 10 

feet north of old well which was filled. Measuring point, edge of pump case 

shell, top of rectangular slot on south side of pump, 2.32 feet above land 

surface datum. Reference point, surface of concrete pump base, 1.13 feet 

below measuring point. Water levels, In feet below land surface datum, 

1940: Jan. 20, 29.50; Mar. 29, 30.14.

1.34.21.121. L. H. Lee. Water level, In feet below land surface datum, 

1940: Jan. 20, 34.98.

1.34.21.141. Douglas Owens. Water level, In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 23, 34.90.

1.34.21.222. Elizabeth Tlpton. Water level, In feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 23, 40.95.

1.34.22.131. Mrs. W. E. Jerglns. Water level, In feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 23, 36.27.

1.34.22.211. Mrs. A. J. Qoodwln. Water level. In feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 23, 38.81.

1.34.22.222. Mrs. A. J. Soodwln.

Water level. In feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 25 

Mar. 26

Water 

level

42.55 

42.38

Date

May 21 

July 11

Water 

level

42.48 

42.84

Date

Sept. 20 

Nov. 20

Water 

level

43.58 

43.45

1.34.22.413. Joe A. Ray. Pump removed to new well approximately 

300 fleet northeast of observation well. Water level, In feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 22, 34.66.

1.34.22.421. Bob C. Grunlg. Water level. In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 22, 36.22.

1.34.22.443. R. M. Cox. Water level, In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 22, 33.56.

1.54.23.211. Hazel Hall. Water level, In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 25, 40.88.

1.54.23.511. J. R. Mahaffey. Water level, In feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 22, 54.80.

1.34.23.515a. F. A. Buchanan.

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 22 

Mar. 26

54.25 

55.88

May 21 

July 11

55.45 

56.69

Sept. 20 

Nov. 20

58.57 

37.46

1.54.23.422. E. L. Yandell. Water level, In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 25, 52.95.

1.34.25.442. J. C. Hicks. Water level, In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 25, 35.91.

1.34.24.112. J. A. Penson.

Water level. In feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 23 

Mar. 26

39.40 

59.25

May 21

July 11

39.44 

39.82

Sept. 22 

Nov. 20

40.53 

40.46

1.34.24.243. J. T. Qorrell. Water level, In feet below land surface

datum, 1940: Jan. 23, 46.94.

1.54.24.512. W. A. Cummlngs. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 25, 55.64.
HEW MEXICO 227

Roosevelt County Continued.

1.54.25.211. J. B. H. Young. Recorder well. Hew recorder shelter 

installed July 1940. Measuring point, surface of concrete well curb, east 

side of well, level with land surface datum. Highest and lowest water 

level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Mar. 15, 57.57; Oct. 27, 

59.52.

Highest daily water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

___________________(from recorder charts) ____________________

Day Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.' Dec."

1 57.91 57.77 37.63 37.68 37.67 38.10 38.33 ..... 38.97 39.56 39.49 39.32

2 37.91 37.77 37.62 37.68 37.70 38.11 38.54 38.62 38.98 39.57 39.49 39.51

3 37.91 57.77 37.62 37.68 37.72 38.11 38.34 38.63 38.99 39.58 39.49 39.51

4 37.91 37.76 37.62 37.68 37.75 38.12 58-34 38.65 59.01 39.39 39.49 39.31

5 37.91 37.76 37.62 37.68 37.77 38.14 38.55 38.66 39.03 39.41 39.49 39.50

6 37.91 37.76 37.61 37.69 37.78 38.16 38.36 38.67 39.04 39.41 39.47 39.50

7 37.91 37.76 37.61 37.70 37.80 38.16 38.36 38.68 39.05 39.42 39.46 39.29

8 37.91 37.74 37.60 37.70 37.82 58.17 58.36 38.69 39.06 39.42 39.45 39.29

9 37.90 37.74 37.69 37.70 37.84 38.18 58.37 38.71 39.07 39.43 39.45 39.28

10 37.90 37.74 37.59 37.70 37.85 38.21 38.39 38.72 39.08 30.44 39.44 39.28

11 37.90 37.74 37.58 37.69 37.86 38.22 38.40 38»73 39.10 39.46 39.45 59.27

12 57.89 57.73 37.58 37.68 37.86 38.22 38.41 38.74 39.11 39.46 39.45 59.27

15 57.88 57.75 37.58 37.67 37.86 38.25 38.42 38.75 39.13 39.47 39.42 39.28

14 37.88 37.72 37.58 37.66 37.89 38.24 38.43 38.76 39.16 39.48 39.41 39.27

15 37.88 37.72 37.57 37.65 37.89 38.25 38.43 38.77 39.17 39.49 39.40 39.27

16 37.88 37.70 37.68 37.64 37.90 38.25 38.44 38.78 39.19 39.49 39.40 39.26

17 37.87 37.69 37.58 37.63 37.91 38.25 38.45 38.79 39.20 39.49 39.59 39.26

18 37.86 37.69 37.68 37.63 37.94 58.25 38.46 38.80 39.22 39.50 39.39 59.25

19 37.83 37.68 37.58 37.62 37.95 38.26 38.47 38.81 ..... 39.50 39.39 39.25

20 37.85 37.68 37.58 37.60 37.96 38.27 38.48 38.82 ..... 39.49 39.37 39.25

21 37.83 37.68 37.68 37.61 37.98 38.28 38.49 38.83 39.24 39.49 39.37 39.22

22 57.83 37.67 37.60 37.60 38.00 38.29 38.50 38.84 39.25 39.49 39.36 39.22

23 37.82 37.66 37.61 37.59 38.01 38.29 38.51 38.85 39.26 39.48 39.37 39.21

24 37.82 37.66 37.62 37.59 38.02 38.29 38.62 38.87 39.28 39.48 39.37 39.21

26 37.81 37.66 37.64 37.58 38.04 38.30 38.55 38.88 39.29 99.49 39.36 39.21

26 37.80 37.65 37.66 37.58 38.06 38.50 ..... 38.89 39.50 39.50 39.35 39.22

27 37.80 37.65 37.66 37.59 38.07 38.50 ..... 38.90 39.51 39.50 39.34 39.21

28 57.80 57.65 57.66 37.60 58.08 58.51 ..... 38.91 39.52 59.51 59.55 39.21

29 57.79 37.64 37.67 37.65 38.08 38.52 ..... 38.92 39.54 39.50 39.33 39.20

90 37.79 ..... 37.68 37.65 38.09 38.55 ..... 38.94 39.56 39.49 39.33 39.20

31 57.78 ..... 37.68 ..... 58.09 ..... ..... 58.96 ..... 59.50 ..... 59.20

1.54.25. J. B. H. Young and Smith feed pens. Water level, in feet 

below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 26, a/35.66,

1.34.26.4. Unused dug and drilled well. Located at southeast corner 

of north Locust Street and W. Dallas. Measuring point, upper edge of TOOS 

washer on north top edge of south cross beam, to west of south vertical 

frame post, 0.71 foot above land surface datum. Reference point, surface 

of concrete well curb at southwest corner of pit, 0.71 foot below measuring 

point. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940j Jan. 18, 32.46,

1.34.27.211. J. P. Bowman. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 22, 31.54.

1.34.27.551. Lewis Kirby. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 20, 29.39.

1.34.27.341. B. P. Smith. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 20, 29.52.

1.34.27.412. J. D. Cyphers. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940t Jan. 18, 30.69.

1.34.27.451. T. E. Willman. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 24, 29.82.

a Small pressure pump operating. .
228 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Roosevelt County Continued.

1.34.28.211. H. M. Llvingston. Measuring point, upper edge of USGS 

washer on top southeast edge of southeast 2 by 8-inch stringer, 1 foot 

southwest of vertical frame post, 1.00 foot above land surface datum. 

Reference point, surface of concrete weir box at east corner at cross mark, 

5 feet southwest of well, 0.91 foot above measuring point. Well redrilled 

in 1939. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 22, 

a/30.61.

1.34.28.311. Mrs. Nora league. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 20, 30.99.

1.34.29.211. George and King. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 20, 27.75.

1.34.30.121. R. M. Pember. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 23, 26.79.

1.34.30.221. John Davidson. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 20, 26.05.

1.34.33.223. C. P. Yadon. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 20, 27.47.

1.34.33.431. P. E. DeQuire.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 17 

Mar. 26

Water 

level

16.84 

16.74

Date

May 21

July 11

Water 

level

17.13 

17.57

Date

Sept. 20 

Nov. 20

Water 

level

18.26 

18.37

1.34.34.143. J. A. Sanders. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 24, 32.04.

1.34.34.232. J. W. Owens. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 24, 29.43.

1.34.34.321. A. L. Hart2ell. Measurements discontinued.

1.34.34.411. W. L. Patton. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 24, 30.15.

1.34.35.3. Eastern New Mexico College. Water level, in feet below 

land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 24, 28.08.

1.34.36.212. R. R. Laird. New well drilled in 1938 near old well 

which was filled. Used drilled irrigation well, diameter 12 inches, depth 

107 feet. Measuring point, bottom edge of pump base flange at west side, 

0.60 foot above land'surface datum. Reference point, top of concrete weir 

box at cross mark on southeast corner, 15 feet north of well, 1.54 feet 

above measuring point and 2.0 feet above bottom inside surface of weir box. 

Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 26, .a/32.33.

1.34.36.233. Mr. Disney. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 31.54.

1.34.36.332. T. R. Chambers. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 27.75.

1.34.36.421. Earl MoCollum. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 30.20.

1.34.36.443. Poy Williams. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 29.50.

a Measuring point changed. New measuring point could not be 

accurately referenced to old, possible discrepancy of several tenths of a 

foot between preceding and succeeding records.
NEW MEXICO 229

Roosevelt County Continued.

1.35.2.3. Eastern New Mexico State Park. Measuring point, lower inside edge of hole in west side of pump case shell, 0.80 foot above land 

surface datum. Reference point, surface of concrete floor that pump sits 

on, 0.76 foot below measuring point. Measurements in Water-Supply Paper 

845, previous to Nov. 1938, should be reduced by 0.10 foot to compare with 

succeeding record.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 30 

Mar. 27

Water 

level

a 48.07 

b 61.7+

Date

May 21

July 11

Water 

level

48.13 

48.37

Date

Sept. 22 

Nov. 20

Water 

level

47.90 

47.86

1.35.6.141. Aubrey and Ellis.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 18 

Mar. 26

1.35.6.4. 

Water

Jan. 18 

Mar. 26

10.10 May 21 10.18 Sept. 22 

10.02 July 11 10.48 Nov. 20

Dr. W. M. Brown, 

level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

14.90 May 21 14.97 Sept. 22 

14.92 July 11 15.04 Nov. 20

10.86 

10.82

15.19 

15.36

1.35.19.332. S. D. Foreman. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 41.93.

1.35.19.432. D. A. Carroll. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 45.60.

1.35.28.143. J. C. Dick.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 26 

Mar. 26

50.48 

50.42

Hay 22 

July 11

50.79 

c 52.26

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

52.68 

51.56

1.35.29.111. Clara Nullmeyer. Used drilled irrigation well. Measuring point, top edge of 3/4-inch hole in south side of pump base flange, 

0.50 foot above land surface datum. Reference point, surface of concrete 

pump base, 0.08 foot below measuring point. Water levels, in feet below 

land surface datum: Nov. 12, 1938, 41.90; Jan. 26, 1940, 39.47.

1.35.29.231. R. E. Lee. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 39.05.

1.35.30.111. E. P. Foreman. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 37.64.

1.35.30.343. B. E. Pickling. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 29.87.

1.36.31.122. Mary M. Kenyon. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 29.92.

1.35.31.231. W. L. Rogers. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 28.50.

1.35.31.331. R. A. Young. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 28.48.

1.35.31.341. W. M. Drinkard. Measurements discontinued.

1.35.31.342. B. P. Moore. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 28.23.

1.35.31.421. Henry Beebe. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 27.48.

a Pump stopped 14^ hours previous to measurement.

b Pumping.

c Stopped pumping 10 minutes previous to measurement.
250 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Rooaevelt County Continued.

1.35.32.112. George and King. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 27.55.

1.35.32.212. H. M. Livingaton. TJaed drilled irrigation well, diameter 

14 inchea, depth 115 feet. Measuring point, upper edge of USGS waaher on 

eaat top edge of weat 4 by 10-inch timber pump aupport, 0.67 foot above top 

of caaing, level with land surface datum. Water level, in feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 25.92.

1.35.32.311. Lee and Nolle Carter, 

aurface datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 24.96.

1.35.32.332. Lee and Nolle Carter, 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 25.75.

1.35.32.411. Quincy Haynea. 

datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 23.30.

1.35.33.112. Roy Newberry. 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 29.89.

Water level, in feet below land 

Water level, in feet below land 

Water level, in feet below land aurface 

Water level, in feet below land surface

1.35.33.331. 

face datum, 1940:

Lowell C. Green. Water level, in feet below land aurJan. 27, 22.20.

1.36.5.3. H. Pieper.

Water level, in feet below land-aurfaoe datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 29 

Mar. 27

Water 

level

35.84 

a 36.72

Date

May 21 

July 11

Water 

level

a 36.68 

a 36.59

Date

Sept. 22 

Nov. 20

Water 

level

35.99 

36.00

1.36.6.1. Julian L. Bivina. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 29, 40.66.

1.36.16.1. State land.

'Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 29 

Mar. 27

a 30.20 

a 32.03

May 21 

July 11

a 23.63 

a 30.15

Sept. 22 

Nov. 20

S4.17 

21.63

2.34.1.114. E. C. Murrill. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 30, 27.73.

2.34.1.133. Hugh Knox. " Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 30, 27.20.

2.34.1.221. Poy Williams, 

datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 29.16.

Water level, in feet below land surface

2.34.2.233. A. G. Troutt. Recorder

level, in feet below land surface datum 

46.28.

Highest daily water level, in feet 

(from recorder

well. Highest and lowest water 

1940: Mar. 8, 41.92; Sept. 28,

below land-surface datum, 1940 

charts)

Day Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. 8»pt. Oct. ITov. Dec.

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11

12

42.17 42.05 41.94 42.14 42,72 4S.20 43.88 45.38 45,40 45.8? 45.08 44.63 

42.16 42.05 41.97 42.16 42.71 43.19 ..... 45.48 45.S5 45.82 45.05 44.62 

42.16 42.02 41.94 42.18 42.70 43.18 ..... 45.52 45.32 45.80 45.01 ..... 

42.15 42.03 41.96 42.22 42.73 43.28 ..... 45.47 45.32 45.76 44.99 ..... 

42.18 42.02 41.93 42.22 42.76 43.51 ..... 45.44 45.33 45.72 44.99 44.57

42.17 42.02 41.93 42.21 42.76 43.73 ..... 45.49 45.49 45.68 44.99 ..... 

42.15 42.00 41.94 43.23 42.89 43.83 44.42 45.43 45.59 45.63 44.99 ..... 

42.15 42.01 41.92 42.22 42.93 43.86 44.38 45.35 45.65 45.59 44.99 44.51 

42.15 42.03 41.92 42.21 43.01 43.84 44.58 45.33 45.65 45.61 44.94 44.49 

42.14 42.01 41.93 42.21 43.10 ..... 44.65 45.30 45.77 45.62 44.93 ..... 

42.14 42.00 41.93 42.25 43.20 43.80 44.75 45.20 45.86 45.58 44.91 .....

42.12 42.00 41.95 42.23 43.22 43.76 44.78 45.14 45.92 45.53 44,91 .....

a Windmill pumping.
NEW MEXICO 231

Roosevelt County Continued.

2.54.2.255. Continued.

Highest dally water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Jan.

42.10

42.16

42.16

42.12

42.10

42.15

42.13

42.11

42.10

42.08

42.10

42.08

42.08

42.08

42.08

42.07

42.06

42.05

42.04

Feb.

42.01

41.98

41.98

42.00

42.00

41.97

41.98

41.99

41.98

41.96

41.96

41.99

41.96

41.95

41.96

41.96

41.94

.....

Mar.

41.98

41.97

41.96

41.96

41,96

41.99

41.97

41.95

41.97

42.00

42.04

42.14

42.12

42.13

42.13

42.14

42.15

42.15

42.14

Apr.

42.21

42.17

42.17

42.15

42.17

42.18

42.18

42.23

42.26

42.26

42.59

42.44

42.55

42.65

42.71

42.73

42.70

Ap nn *xfj . 1 \J

May

43.19

43.31

43.36

43.46

43.48

43.57

43.50

43.48

43.54

43.55

43.46

43.40

43.37

43.36

43.30

43.28

43.25

43.21

43.19

June

45.74

43.74

43.93

43.92

43.92

43.99

44.07

44.12

44,11

44.15

44.05

44.01

43.95

43.90

43.89

43.92

43.94

43.89

July

44.75

44.66

44.63

44.79

44.93

45.00

45.00

44.98

45.00

45.00

45.00

45.18

45.19

45.19

45.27

45.28

45.29

45.29

45.27

Aug.

45.04

44.96

44.89

44.80

44.76

44.74

44.73

44.82

44.96

45.05

45.17

45.33

45.51

45.27

45.30

45.30

45.37

45.45

45.48

Sept.

45.95

45.91

45.92

45.87

45.95

45.98

46.01

46.03

46.10

46.05

45.96

45.94

45.96

46.07

46.08

46.08

46.04

45.95

Oct. Nov.

45.46 44.89

45.45 44.87

45.45 44.84

45.37 44.84

45.54 44.85

45.29 44.84

45.25 44.84

45.19 44.85

45.19 44 .-78

45.22 44.77

45.26 44.76

45.32 44.74

45.25 44.71

"45.21 44.72

45.21 44.71

45.18 44.68

45.16 44.65

45.12 44.65

45.11 ......

Dec.

44.49

44.46

44.45

44.45

44.44

44.44

44.44

44.44

44.42

44.40

44.38

44.37

44.54

44.37

44.35

44.33

44.30

44.28

44.29

2.34.4.441. Maud Wallace.

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum,. 1940

Date

Jan. 17 

Mar. 26

Water 

level

4.70 

4,87

Date

May 21 

July 11

Water 

level

5.31 

5.94

Bate

Sept. 20 

Nov. 21

Water 

level

6.41 

6.09

2.54.6.521. V. W. Kyte. Well filled and measurements discontinued 

after Hov. 20, 1940.

Water level, In feet below land-surface datum, 1940,

Jan. 17 

Mar. 26

25.34 

25.62

May 21 

July 11

25.79 

25.93

Sept .20 

Hov. 2O ..

26.06 

 26.24

2.34.6.412. R. F. McCallp. Measurements discontinued after Jan. 17, 

1940. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 17, 22.68.

2.34.6.421. R. F. McCalip. Well filled, measurements discontinued 

after Jan. 17, 1940. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: 

Jan. 17, 20.00.

2.34.10.343. H. J. Bollen. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 35.50.

2.34.12.145. E, J. Pendergraft. Water level, in feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 18.17.

2.34.12.231. E. A. Eerndon. Fit dry 1940. Measurements discontinued.

2.34.13.111. Lon. J. Partin. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum,, 1940: Jan. 27, 17.42.

2.34.14.115. E. E. McNew. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 29.04.

2.34.14.412.- H. R. Blackard.

Jan. 27 

Mar. 27

25.61 , 

25.93

May 21 

July 12

25.98 

26.38

Sept .21 

Hov. 21

26.64 

26.73

2.34.14.443. J. M. Shim. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 35.66.
232 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Roosevelt County Continued.

2.34.15.212. Mrs. R. B. Rogers.

Water level, to feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 27 

Mar. 26

Water 

level

30.99 

30.85

Date

May 21 

July 12

Water 

level

31.18 

32.20

Date

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

Water 

level

a 41.62 

32.65

2.35.4.111. W. W. Hampton.

Water level, to feet below land-surface datum. 1940

Jan. 27 

Mar. 26

22.10 

22.12

May 21 

July 12

23.19 

a 25.63

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

a 26.61 

24.28

2.35.5.311. H. G. Black. Water level, In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 23.10.

2.35.5.341. H. R. Sadler. Water level, In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 23.56.

2.35.6.121. Wayne Culpepper.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum. 1940

Jan. 26 

Mar. 26

26.85 

b 43.58

May 21

July 12

27.10 

a 29.39

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

a 32.47 

30.74

2.35.6.213. Mrs. Beulah Ownby. Water level, In feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 26, 26.66.

2.35.6.312. Ray Snelson. Water level, In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 24.95.

2.35.6.331. J. H. Akers. Water level, In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 23.03.

2.35.6.411. P. A. Jewell. Water level, In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 24.75.

2.35.6.443. B. H. Howard. Water stage recorder installed Mar. 28, 

1940 on well drilled on bank of pit of Irrigation well. Measuring point, 

top edge of recorder shelter shelf, 0.08 foot above reference point, 0.81 

foot above land surface datum. Highest and lowest non-pumping water 

level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940t Apr. 16, 22.99; Sept. 30, 

31.83.

Highest daily water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Day

1

2

3

4

5 .

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Mar. A

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 22

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

.... 23

pr.

.09

.11

,1f>

.16

.13

.09

.10

.09

no

.06

.11

.OR

.Ofi

.00

.00

QQ

.01

.01

.00

.01

.00

May

23.45

23.49

23.49

23.43

a* An

23.36

23.37

23.41

23.55

23.59

23.57

23.51

23.47

23.51

23.66

23.76

23.89

O^t Q1

23.82

23.81

23.99

June

23.80

23.88

23.96

24.07

OA T7

24.31

24.42

PA. ^^

PA pa

24.26

24.28

24.25

24.22

PA pr\

24.40

PA. "*n

24.35

PA. AA

24.61

24.61

24.55

July

25.02

25.08

25.17

PK Pn

25.16

25.11

25.07

25.04

25.22

25.32

PK "X.Q

25.52

25.92

OK AQ

25.64

PK nn

OR QQ

OK oi

25.96

26.29

25.99

Aug..

26.40

26.87

07 ft*

26.91

26.73

26.85

26.88

Ofi Q&

Ofi QA

Ofi I7fi

Ofi fifi

Ofi. fil

26.53

26.51

OA ATf

26.44

OA JV*

0fi Kl

26.47

26.62

26.65

Sept.

27.45

27.38

27.28

Or* *J.

Oft *Q

27.48

27.60

an no

an e*

28.14

0*7 ftK

07 717

Off Aft

tyn Q«

0*7 ftA

0*7 *yQ

O*7 QA

OT *7fl

orf Q-l

27.85

27.87

Oo

27.

27.

27.

an

an

an

arr

an

an

an

on

an

an

an

Off

a*

an

Pn

an

t.

97

89

8371*

64

RQ

53

51

47

41

 Zfl

XI

26

01.

1Q

14

10

05

01

Nov.

26.56

26.53

26.49

26.48

26.45

26.43

26.41

oc *xn

26.35

26.33

Ofi t*Z

Ofl XT

26.30

Ofi. 0*7

26.25

Ofi OO

Ofi OC\

Pfi 1Q

Ofi 1 O

26.17

26.15

Dec.

25.99

25.97

25.93

25.92

25.89

25.89

25.87

25.85

25.83

25.83

25.81

25.80

25.79

25.76

25.75

25.75

OR n*x

25.71

25.70

0c% fiQ

25.66

Pumped recently.

Pumping approximately 800 gallons a minute.
NEW MEXICO, 233

Roosevelt County Continued.

2.55.6.443. Continued.

Highest daily water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Day

OP

Oflt

OA

25

P.fi

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Ma

* . .

* . . .

23. 

23. 

23. 

23.

r.

" "

08 

07 

11 

09

Apr.

25.00

O* 1 *

25.15

23.17

23.19

23.19

23.19 

23.16 

23.25

May

o* QC

Q*Jt Ql

23.86

23.88

23.85

23.85

23.85 

23.84 

23.82 

23.81

June

24.53

24.61

24.60

24.69

24.67

24.69

24.67 

'24.87 

25.19

July

25.95

26.03

OK Q*f

25.93

26.11

26.22

26.16 

26.37 

26.41 

26.46

Aug.

26.59

26.76

26.59

27.20

27.27

27.35

27.31 

27.30 

27.37 

27.49

Sept.

27.80

07 77

27.93

27.93

27.87

28.17

28.18 

27.93 

27.88

Oct.

26.70

26.67 

26.63 

26.62 

26.59

Nov.

26.13

26.11

26.09

26.07

26.07

26.05

26.03 

26.00 

25.99

Dec.

25.64

25.63

25.59

25.57

25.61

25.55

25.57 

25.54 

25.53 

25.51

2.35.7.134. A. L. Kelly. Water level. In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 33.11.

2.35.7.311. W. H. Seefield.

Water level. In feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 27 

Mar. 27

Water 

level

1&.82 

a 15.75

Date

May 21

July 12

Water 

level

a 16.89 

a 16.37

Date

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

Water 

level

17.05 

a 17.15

2.35.8.331. Q. C. Cooper. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 26.75.

2.35.9.211. Fred Smith.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 27 

Mar. 27

18.57 

18.53

May 21 

July 12

18.66 

18.90

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

19.23 

19.55

2.35.10.211. C. H. Hare. Unused drilled irrigation well, diameter 

12 (?) Inches, depth 140 feet. Measuring point, top of hole in base of 

pump at west side, 0.20 foot above land surface datum. Reference point, 

surface of concrete pump base, 0.20 foot below measuring point. Water 

level, In feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 18.14.

2.35.14.414. Well 2.35.14.244 In Water-Supply Paper 886. 

National Bank of Portalea.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

First

Jan. 29 

Mar. 27

2.35

Jan. 29 

Mar. 27

2.35

Jan. 29 

Mar. 27

2.55

Jan. 27 

Mar. 27

2.35

Jan. '27 

Mar. 27

2.86 

2.81

May 21

July 12

5.24 

3.90

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

4.23 

3.84

.14.515. First National Bank of Portales. 

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

10.62 

10.34

May 21

July 12

10.45 

10.95

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

11.51 

11.54

.15.131. First National Bank of Portales. 

Water level, in feet below landr-surface datum. 1940

2.29 

2.29

May 21 

July 12

.16.335. A. J. Cline. 

Water level, In feet below

8.02 

7.95

May 21 

July 12

.18.211. 

Water level, In feet below

4.78 

4.56

May 21

July 12

2.66 

3.19

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

land- surf ace datum, 1940

8.19 

8.76

Sept . 21 

Nov. 21

land-surface datum, 1940

5.09 

6.06

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

3.67 

3.14

9.16 

8.79

6.57 

5.82

a Windmill pumping.
234 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Roosevelt County Continued.

2.55.19.154. J. S. Martin. Measurements discontinued after May 21, 

1940. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 27, 

28.92; Mar. 27, 29.04; May 21, 29.10.

2.55.25.125. Dr." L. C. Buchanan.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 29 

Mar. 27

Water 

level

22.17 

22.29

Date

May 22 

July 12

Water 

level

22.49 

22.66

Date

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

Water 

level

a 23.19 

25.15

2.56.8.452. S. W. Davis.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 29 

Mar. 27

19.60 

b 26.59

May 22 

Sept. 21

b 21.18 

b 24.26

Nov. 61 21.02

2.56.9.451. J. E. Polly. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 29, 20.59.

2.56.18.541. Bob Stokes.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 29 

Mar. 27

15.80 

15.91

May 22 

Sept .21

15.99 

16.40

Nov. 21 16.65

2.56.20.521. W. 0. Davis. Water levels, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 50, 14.94; Mar. 27, 14.70; May 22, 18.82; Nov. 21, 

16.17.

2.56.21.432. Sam H. McCarson. Water level, in feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 50, 15.87.

2.56.24.522. J. L. Hampton. Measurements discontinued after Mar. 

27, 1940. Water levels, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 

29, 16.72; Mar. 27, 16.86.

2.56.25.112. W. D. Pate. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 29, 15.42.

2.56.26.151. L. L. Bugg.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 29 

Mar. 27

12.93 

12.95

May 22 

July 12

12.98 

15'. 19

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

13.68 

14.03

2.56.26.511. J. S. Riley. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 29, 12.24.

2.56.26.425. Well 2.56.26.244 in Water-Supply Papers 845 and 886. 

New measuring point, top of concrete curb, center of southeast side, 

1.00 foot above land surface datum. New measuring point could not be 

accurately referenced to old, possible discrepancy of several tenths of 

a foot between preceding and succeeding records. Water level, in feet 

below land surface datum, 1940: -Jan. 29, 14.88.

2.56.27.111. B. L. Kennedy. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 50, 14.28.

2.56.27.131. B. L. Kennedy. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940s Jan. 50, 14.35.

2.36.27.211. M. 0. Pate. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 29, 13.45.

2.56.27.511. J. M. Riley.

Water level» in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 29 

Mar. 27

14.67 

14.66

May 22 

July 12

15.13 

16.43

Sept .21 

NOT. 21

16.51 

16.95

a Well 0.1 mile west pumping b Pumped recently.
NEW MEXICO 235

Roosevelt County Continued.

2.36.28.1141). Morgan Trammel. Recorder well.

Water level, in feet below land-surfape datum, 1940

Date

Jan. 30 

Mar. 27

Water 

level

15.13 

15.05

Date

May 22 

July 12

Water 

level

15.55 

15.73

Date

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

Water 

level

16.45 

16.45

2.36.28.411. C. A. Tevis. Water level, In feet below land surface 

datum, 1940s Jan. 30, 14.76.

2.36.28.421. C. A. Tevis. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 30, 15.89.

2.36.28.441. J. W. Robinson. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 29, 16.58.

2.36.34.111. M. F. Rlley. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940s Jan. 29, 15.40.

2.36.34.221. W. H. Davenport. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 29, 9.88.

2.36.34.341. W. J. Hurrlll. Measuring point, top of concrete well 

curb, at point north of pump discharge pipe, 0.50 foot above land surface 

datum.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 29 

Mar. 27

18.82 

18.83

Hay 22

July 12

19.19 

19.06

Sov. 21 20.10

2.36.34.421. I. F. Dacus. Water level, in feet below land surface 

datum, 1940: Jan. 29, 9.48.

2.36.35.212. A. E. Whltehead. Not used in 1940.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1940

Jan. 29 

Mar. 27

9.25 

9.08

May 22 

July 12

9.25 

9.91

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

10.80 

10.79

2.37.19.331. W. H. McDougal. Water levels, in feet below land 

surface datum, 1940: Jan. 29, 19.28; Nov. 21, 19.99.

2.37.19.341. C. R. Anderson. Water level, in feet below land surface datum, 1940: Jan. 29, 19.00.

SIERRA COUHTY.

HOT SPRINGS 

By C. Richard Murray

At Hot Springs, on the Rio Grande in Sierra County, H. Mex., a large 

quantity of mineral water, with temperatures ranging in different wells 

and springs from 98° to 114° Fahrenheit, rises to the surface. The proximate source of this water is the Magdalena (Pennsylvanian) limestone, but 

the water apparently rises from considerable depths along a fault zone.
236 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

The water rises under artesian pressure and discharges into Quaternary and 

Tertiary sediments overlying the Magdalena. The occurrence of the hot 

mineral water is confined to an area of only about 130 acres in the town 

of Hot Springs. It discharges through the alluvium into the Rio Qrande. 

The water is used largely for medicinal baths and is developed by wells 

drilled into the Magdalena limestone, or by aumps -- essentially artifical 

springs - excavated in the alluvium.

In February 1939 the United States Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the State engineer of New Mexico began an investigation of the 

occurrence of the hot mineral water at Hot Springs. Results of the 

investigation will be published in a forthcoming Biennial Report of the 

State engineer.

The water table in the alluvium and the artesian pressure in lower 

beds of the alluvium and in the Magdalena limestone decline during the 

day as a result of the withdrawal of water for bathing. The magnitude 

of the decline in unused artesian wells ranges from about 0.1 foot to 

0.4 foot. During the night recovery from this drawdown takes place 

gradually. Water levels and artesian pressures fluctuate seasonally with 

the stage of the Rio Qrande at Hot Springs. During the winter months 

water is Impounded at Elephant Butte Reservoir above Hot Springs, and the 

stage of the river at Hot Springs is low. During this period the water 

levels and artesian pressures are also low. 'When water is discharged 

from the reservoir during the irrigation season and the river is at high 

stages, the water levels and artesian pressures rise. This seasonal 

change in artesian pressures usually amounts to approximately 0.7 foot, 

whereas the variation between the highest and lowest river stage In 1940 

at Hot Springs was 4 feet. The water drawn from wells is presumably 

balanced by a decrease In the natural discharge Into the river, and no 

Indication of a permanent lowering of water level or artesian pressure has 

been observed. There are 28 artesian wells drilled to the Magdalena 

limestone, of which 17 are being used at the present time. There are also 

33 flowing sump baths and two natural springs In use for bathing or drinkIng purposes.
NEW MEXICO 237

Sierra County Continued.

4. C. E. James. Lot 21, block 2, Hot Springs tomsite, sec. 33, 

T. 13 S., R. 4 W., at southwest corner of James Bathhouse. Drilled artesian 

well supplying bathhouse, diameter 6-3/4 inches, depth 105 feet. Measuring 

point, top of 6-3/4-inch casing, 0.10 foot above land surface datum, 4240.38 

feet above sea level.

Water level, in feet above land-surf ace datum, 1939-40

Date

Mar. 

Apr.

June

29, 1939 

13 

27 

16

Water 

level

0.40 

.76 

.70 

.71

Date

Sept 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Apr.

1* 

28,

6

1939 

1940

Water 

level

0.64 

.48 

.49 

.89

Date

Apr. 

June 

Oct.

26, 1940 

15 

23

Water 

level

0.96 

.94 

.25

5. J. E. Malone. Lot 12, block 9, Hot Springs townsite, sec. 4, 

T. 14 S., R. 4 W., at Frenchy's Batfrhouse. Drilled artesian well supplying 

bathhouse, diameter 6-5/8 inches, depth 125 feet. Measuring point, "top of 

concrete curbing, 0.28 foot above casing, 0.78 foot above land surface datum, 

4241.67 feet above sea level.

Water level, in feet below land-aurface datum, 1959-40

Mar.

Apr.

June

29, 1939

13

27

16

0 .72

.35

.25

.40

Sept

Dec.

Feb.

Apr.

1 qp .13,

28,

6

1939

1940

0.47

.76

.66

.21

Apr.

June

Oct.

26, 1940

15

23

0.12

.16

.86

6. C. E. James. Lot 4, block 8, Hot Springs townsite, gee. 4, T. 14 S.. 

R. 4 W. Drilled unused artesian well, diameter 6-5/8 inches, depth 105 feet. 

Measuring point, top of casing, 1.20 feet above land surface datum, 4241.23 

feet above sea level.

Water level at 4:00 a.m., in feet above land-surface datum, 

(from recorder charts)

1940

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr.

.

.

.

.

.

0.82

.79

.79

.81

.78

.76

.82

.83

.86

.87

.84

.83

.83

.84

.86

.87

.83

.86

.84

.83

.83

.81

.82

.81

....

May

Q.79

.81

.83

.82

.82

.80

.83

.82

.82

.83

.83

.83

.86

.84

.83

.84

.84

.83

.84

.86

.84

.84

.86

.85

.84

.81

.83

.82

.80

.81

.85

June

0.87

.89

.91

.90

.90

.88

.88

.90

.89

.86

.86

.87

.87

.90

.88

.78

.81

.79

.78

.78

.77

,78

.78

.75

.75

.76

.76

.76

,75

.76

....

July

0.75

.72

.70

.65

.64

.57

.60

.62

.63

.65

,.67

.66

.68

.71

.75

.72

.72

.73

.72

.74

.75

.70

.67

.68

.64

.64

.63

.63

.64

.62

.63

Aug.

0.63

.61

.60,

.64

.67

.62

.60

.58

.56

.58

.60

.59

.59

.60

.58

.59

.59

.57

.59

.60

.61

.59

.59

.62

.63

.62

.58

.58

.58

.56

.54

Sept.

0.56

.56

.55

.53

.52

.52

.50

.49

.51

.50

.57

.50

.50

.49

.48

.49

.46

.47

.46

.43

. .42

.40

.42

.39

.33

.33

.32

.31

.29

.29

....

Oct.

0.28

.26

.26

.24

.23

.21

.20

.23

.23

.21

.20

.22

*23

.23

.19

.20

.18

.19

.19

.20

.21

.19

.18

.19

.20

.21

.22

,.20

.19

.22

.19

Hov.

0.19

.18

.20

.20

.14

.18

.18

.21

.22

.24

.20

.20

.19

.17

.19

.20

.19

.22

.22

.17

.19

.20

.19

.19

.24

. .21

.20

.22

.22

.23

....

Dec.

0.20

.2.1

.20

.23

.20

.24

.21

.22

.24

.24

.25

.26

.25

.24

.28

.30

.32

.32

.33

.33

.37

.39

*Ow

.42

,47

.41

.43

.45

.46

.48

.48

416231 0-41 16
238 WATER LEVELS AND ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Sierra County Continued.

12. Mr. Mathls. Lot 8, bloc* 40, Hot Springs townsite, sec. 4. 

T. 14 S., R. 4 W. at Artesian Baths. Drilled artesian well supplying bathhouse, diameter 6-3/4 Inches, depth 176 feet. Measuring point, top side of 

pipe, E. of gate valve and W. of spigot, outside of building, .2.15 feet 

above land surface datum, 4239.03 feet above sea level.

Date

Mar. 29, 1939 

Apr. 13 

27 

June 16

Water 

level

3.71 

3.99 

4.12 

3.98

Date

Sept. 13, 1939 

Dec. 1 

Feb. 28, 1940 

Apr. 6

Water 

level

3.88 

3.58 

3.76 

4.13

Date

Apr. 26, 1940 

June 15 

Oct. 23

Water 

level

4.19 

4.19 

3.51

18. Mrs. J. Schauer. Lot 7, block 105, Hot Springs townsite, sec. 33*, 

T. 13 S., R. 4 W. at Texas Home. Drilled artesian well, supplying bathhouse, 

diameter 6-5/8 Inches, depth 55 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 0.60 

foot above land surface datum, 4241.22 feet above sea level.

Mar.

Apr.

June

29, 1939 

13 

27 

16

1 

1 

1

1

.92 

.55 

.46 

.58

Sept 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Apr.

.13,

28, 

6

1939 

1940

1 

1 

1 

1

.63 

.98 

.85 

.45

Apr. 

June 

Oct.

26, 1940 

15 

23

1.42 

1.40 

2.03

19. Bill Green. Lot 12, block 105. sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 4 W. at 

Central Bathhouse. Drilled artesian well supplying bathhouse, diameter 4 

inches, depth 27 feet. Measuring point, bottom of elbow on pump column 

pipe, 0.74 foot above top of casing, 0.74 foot above land surface datum, 

4241.45 feet above sea level.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1959-40

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

7, 1939

22

28

13

27

0.96

.98

.97

.66

.51

June

Sept

Dec.

Feb.

16,

.13

1

28,

1939

1940

0.68

.70

1.06

.85

Apr.

June

Oct.

6', 1940

26

15

23

0.51

.47

.49

1.06

25. Jim Kncoc. Lot 4, block 93, Hot Springs townsite, sec. 33, 

T. 13 S., R. 4 W. at base of bluff, north of State Springs. Unused well 

dug to Magdalena limestone. Formerly supplied Vera Hotel bathhouse. Pit 

5 by 5 feet, depth 20 feet. Measuring point, top edge of USGS washer on 

2 by 8-inch stringer, 7.54 feet below top of concrete well curb, center 

of west side of well, 6.04 feet below land surface datum, 4242.20 feet 

above sea level.

Water level at 4tOO a.m.^ in feet below land-surface datum, 1939 

(from recorder charts)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Hay

.

.

.

.

.

.

7.37

7.36

7.38

7.38

7.38

7.38

7.41

7.41

7.38

7.40

7.46

7.46

7.45

7.45

7.46

June

7.58

7.61

7.61

7.57

7.53

7.54

7.55

7.54

7.51

7.50

7.50

7.49

7.50

7.49

7.48

7.48

7.47

7.51

7.48

7.48

7.50

July

7.51

7.52

7.55

7.53

7.52

7.54

7.54

7.55

7.55

7.57

7.55

7.54

7.52

7.53

7.52

7.51

7.51

7.50

7.52

7.52

7.51

Aug.

7.52

7.54

7.59

7.60

7.58

7.57

7.59

7.69

7.63

7.60

7.61

7.60

7.61

7.71

7.61

7.62

7.62

7.62

7.62

7.63

7.64

Sept.

7.61

7.62

7.62

7.62

7.64

7.61

7.61

7.62

7.61

7.61

7.60

7-59

7.59

7,51

7.34

7.48

7.4S

7.51

7.51

7.52

7.52

Oct.

7.59

7.57

7.58

7.59

7.59

7.60

7.58

7.56

7.61

7.60

7.68

7.66

7.72

7.78

7.80

7.84

7.86

7.85

7.87

7.88

7.89

Nov.

7.91

7.92

,7:94

7.93

7.92

7.93

7.91

7.91

7.88

7.91

7.91

7.91

7.93

7.91

7.90

7.90

7.90

7.90

7.90

7.92

7.90

Dec.

7.89

7.89

7.88

7.88

7.88

7.87

7.87

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.88

7.85

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.85

7.86

7.85

7.85
NEW MEXICO 239

26. Continued, 

Water level at

Sierra County Continued.

4:00 a.m., In feet below land-surface datum, 1939 

(from recorder charts)

Day

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

May

7.43

7.45

7.50

7.52

7.53

7.52

7.53

7.57

7.57

7.57

June

7.48

7.47

7.47

7.47

7.47

7.49

7.52

7.52

7.51

....

July

7.51

7.51

7.51

7.50

7.52

7.50

7.51

7.50

7.51

7.51

Aug.

7.61

7.61

7.61

7.61

7.62

7.61

7.62

7.62

7.62

7.62

Sept.

7.52

7.52

7.52

7,52

7.52

7.52

7.52

7.57

7.62

....

Oct.

7.89

7.90

7.89

7.89

7.89

7.92

7.92

7.91

7.95

7.92

Nov.

7.90

7.89

7.87

7.90

7.90

7.90

7.88

7.86

7.88

....

Dec.

7.84

7.87

7,85

7.84

7. 8S

7.84

7.84

7.86

7.86

7.84

Water level at 4:00 a.m., In feet below land-surface datum, 1940 

(from recorder charts)

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Jan.

7.86

7.85

7.81

7.81

7.78

7.81

7.83

7.83

7.82

7.81

7.80

7.79

7.78

7.83

7.85

7.82

7.82

7.80

7.83

7.81

7.79

7.80

7.83

7.80

7.82

7.82

7.82

7.83

7.82

7.81

7.78

Feb.

7.78

7.74

7.75

7.74

7.74

7.78

7.74

7.74

7.78

7,80

7.77

7.77

7.82

7.78

7.76

7.80

7.82

7.78

7.78

7.80

7.79

7.77

7.77

7.80

7.80

7.77

7.81

7.78

7.78

 * * 

....

Mar.

7.78

7.81

7.78

7.79

7.81

7.79

7.81

7.78

7.78

7.78

7.77

7.81

7.84

7.82

7.81

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.79

7.78

7.78

7.79

7.78

7.80

7.79

7.75

7.79

7.76

7.64

7.62

7.58

Apr.

7.54

7.50

7.48

7.47

7.44

7.43

7.41

7.40

7.40

7.39

7.41

7.43

7.38

7.37

7.34

7.34

7.36

7.36

7.36

7.36

7.34

7.32

7.36

7.34

7.36

7.38

7.38

7.39

7.39

7.40

....

May

7.41

7.39

7.38

7.39

7.40

7.41

7.38

7.39

7.40

7.38

7.38

*7.38

7.36

7.37

7.38

7.37

7.38

7.39

7.39

7.37

7.38

7.32

7.36

7.38

7.42

7.42

7.42

7.44

7.44

7.44

7.41

June

7.40

7.38

7.37

7.38

7.38

7.39

7.39

7.58

7.39

7.41

7.41

7.41

7.41

7.40

7.41

7.50

7.48

7.49

7.50

7.49

7.49

7.53

7.53

7.54

7.54

7.53

7.52

7.52

7.53

7.53

....

July

7.54

7.57

7.57

7.61

7.62

7.68

7.66

7.64

7.63

7.62

7.60

7.60

7.57

7.56

7.52

7.55

7.54

7.62

7.64

7.64

7.53

7.57

7.59

7.59

7.61

7.61

7.61

7.63

7.61

7.62

7.62

Aug.

7.62

7.62

7.63

7.61

7.59

7.63

7.64

7.69

7.71

7.69

7.68

7.69

7.70

7.68

7.69

7.69

7.69

7.70

7.68

7.67

7.67

7.68

7.68

7.64

7.65

7.65

7.68

7.68

7.68

7.69

7.70

Sept.

7.69

7.69

7.69

7.70

7.71

7.72

7.73

7.74

7.73

7.75

7.70

7.72

7.73

7.74

7.75

7.74

7.77

7.76

7.77

7,78

7.79

7.80

7.79

7.81

7.85

7.85

7.86

7.87

7.89

7.89

Oct.

7.90

7.90

7.91

7.91

7.92

7.93

7.95

7.92

7.95

7.94

7.94

7.92

7.92

7.92

7.96

7.95

7.96

7.98

7.96

7.96

7.95

7.97

7.97

7.98

7.97

7.96

7.96

7.96

7.98

7.95

7.98

Nov.

7.97

7.98

7.96

7.96

8.01

7.99

7.98

7.97

7.96

7.94

7.97

7.97

7.97

7.98

7.96

7.96

7.99

7.98

7.97

8.01

7.99

7.98

7.99

7.99

7.96

7.98

7.99

7.97

7.97

7.96

Dec.

7.98

7.97

7.98

7.96

7.97

7.95

7.97

7.96

7,95

7.96

7.94

7.94

7.94

7.94

7.93

7.91

7.90

7.88

7.87

7.88

7.85

7.84

7.84

7.82

7.78

7.81

7.80

7.79

7.79

7.78

7.77

27. Ben Graham. Lot 4, block 42, sec. 4, T. 14 S., R. 4 W. Unused 

drilled artesian well, diameter 12 inches, depth 208 feet. Measuring point, 

top of wooden stake, same elevation as base of tee fitting, 0.60 foot above 

land surface datum, 4238.48 feet above sea level. 

Water

Date

Mar. 23, 1939 

29 

Apr. 13 

27

Water 

level

2.23 

2.15 

2.47 

2.70

Date

June 16, 

Sept. 13 

Dec. 1 

Feb. 28,

1939 

1940

Water 

level

2.56 

2.38 

2.07 

2.13

Date

Apr. 6, 1940 

26 

June 16 

Oct. 23

Water 

level

2.52 

2.67 

2.76 

(a)

a No flow, minimum measurable reading 1.85 feet,
240 WATER LEVELS AMD ARTESIAN PRESSURE, 1940

Sierra County Continued.

30, Qeo. L. Mills. Lot 1, block 102, sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 4 W., at 

Kozy Korner Kottages. Drilled artesian well, supplying bathhouse, diameter 

6-5/8 inches, depth 125 feet. Measuring point, top of casing, 0.20 foot 

below land surface datum, 4241.92 feet above sea level.

Water level, in feet below land-surface datum, 1939-40

Date

Mar.

Apr.

June

28, 1939 

13 

27 

16

Water 

level

1.41 

1.07 

.91 

1.07

Date

Sept 

Dec. 

Feb. 

Apr.

.13,

28, 

6

1939 

1940

Water 

level

1.20 

1.53 

1.48 

1.05

Date

Apr. 

June 

Oct.

26, 1940 

15 

23

Water 

level

0.95 

.96 

1.70

31. Mrs. M. J. Scarborough. Lot 3, block 104, sec. 33, T. 13 S., 

R. 4 W. at Scarborough's Bathhouse. Drilled artesian well supplying bathhouse, diameter 6-5/8 inches, depth 268 feet. Measuring point, surface of 

concrete drain basin, level with land surface datum, 4241.26 feet above 

sea level.

Water level, in feet above land-surface datum, 1939-40

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

/

28, 1939

1

28

13

27

0.96

.91

.98

1.37

1.47

June

Sept

Dec.

Feb.

16,

.12

1

28,

1939

1940

1.34

1.16

.93

1.08

Apr.

June

Oct.

6, 1940

26

15

23

1.17

1.59

1.55

(a)

32. Tom Jones. Lot 4, block 103, sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 4 W. at 

Jones 1 Baths. Drilled artesian well supplying bathhouse, diameter 4 inches, 

depth 239 feet. Measuring point, west lip of small circular concrete pool, 

0.60 foot below land surface datum, 4241.21 feet above sea level. 

Water level, in feet with reference to land-surface datum, 1939-40

Mar.

Apr.

June

30 

13 

27 

16

a 

b

, 1939

No flow, 

No flow,

-0.07 

+ .37 

+ .02 

+ .20

Sept. 13, 1939 +0.07 

Dec. 1 - .20 

Feb. 28, 1940 - .11 

Apr. 6 + .28

Apr. 

June 

Oct.

minimum measurable reading 0.67 foot, 

minimum measurable reading -0.60 foot

26, 1940 

15 

23

+0.49 

- .14 

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