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Hydrogeologic Framework of the Estancia Basin, New Mexico - Open-file Report 609
This dataset includes GeoJSON files which can be downloaded and dropped directly into open source GIS software such as QGIS. New Mexico relies heavily on groundwater, as it... -
Hydrogeology and water resources of the Salt Basin, New Mexico and Texas- Ope...
Beginning in 2019, the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (NMBGMR) and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT) initiated research to assess the... -
Groundwater surface map of Union County and the Clayton Underground Water Bas...
Union County, the northeasternmost county in New Mexico, is rural with an economy based on ranching and agriculture. Surface water resources are limited, thus development of... -
La Cienega Groundwater Level Monitoring, Santa Fe County, New Mexico: Summari...
Beginning in 2003, the New Mexico Bureau of Geology began a hydrogeological investigation of the Española Basin, with a special focus on the wetlands at La Cienega, Santa Fe... -
A hydrogeologic investigtion of groundwater-fed springs and wetland at La Cie...
La Cienega’s springs and wetlands are important hydrologic, ecologic and cultural resources, and provide many beneficial water-related functions. The wetlands discharge... -
Hydrologic investigation at White Sands National Monument - Open-file Report 559
This report presents the results a hydrologic investigation at White Sands National Monument (WHSA) in southern New Mexico. The principle objective of this study is to develop a... -
Mapping Suitability for Managed Aquifer Recharge in the Albuquerque Basin - O...
The suitability for managed aquifer recharge (MAR) in the eastern Albuquerque metropolitan area was mapped using weighted overlay analyses. The study area extends from the Rio... -
Geologic and hydrologic maps of the Ancha Formation, Santa Fe County - Open-f...
The Pliocene to lower Pleistocene Ancha Formation, upper Santa Fe Group, is a relatively coarse deposit found south and west of Santa Fe, northern New Mexico. It extends... -
Assessment of the sustainability of geothermal development within the Truth o...
Between October 1, 2012 and Sept 30, 2013 NM Tech hydrology faculty and students, and personnel from the NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources conducted a 1-year study to... -
Hydrogeology of east-central Union County, northeastern New Mexico - Open-fil...
The agricultural economy of Union County in northeastern New Mexico is highly dependent on groundwater. Ongoing drought, large new groundwater appropriations both within the... -
An update on the hydrogeology of Magdalena, Socorro County, New Mexico - Open...
On June 5, 2013, the Village of Magdalena notified the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) that their primary pumping well was not functioning properly. At that time, the... -
Hydrogeology of central Jornada del Muerto: Implications for travel along El ...
Between 1598 and the 1880s, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (El Camino Real) served as a 1,600 mile long trade route between Mexico City and San Juan Pueblo/Ohkay Owingeh, New... -
Sacramento Mountains Watershed Study - The effects of tree thinning on the lo...
In New Mexico, under the pressures of climate change and population growth, demand for water is increasing, and there is mounting evidence that the available water supply may... -
A hydrogeologic investigation of Curry and Roosevelt counties, New Mexico - O...
A s part of development of a regional source water protection plan, in 2015–2016, the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources performed a technical review of existing... -
Overview of Fresh and Brackish Water Quality in New Mexico - Open-file Report...
Access to adequate supplies of fresh water is becoming an increasingly critical issue in many parts of the world. In arid regions of the southwestern United States, diminishing... -
Hydrogeologic investigation of the southern Taos Valley, Taos County, New Mex...
The southern Taos Valley, located just southwest of the Town of Taos, has experienced high growth in the last few decades. The increasing demand for domestic water is dependent... -
Brackish Water Assessment in the Eastern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico - Open-fi...
Communities in the Tularosa Basin, including Tularosa and Alamogordo, face serious challenges related to water resources, both in terms of water quantity and quality. An arid... -
Geology and hydrogeology of the southern Taos Valley, Taos County, New Mexico...
The study was designed to collect new surface geologic data in the southern Taos valley, and to synthesize surface and subsurface geologic and hydrogeologic data into geologic... -
Seasonal and long-term variations in hydraulic head in a karstic aquifer: Ros...
Water levels in the karstic San Andres limestone aquifer of the Roswell Artesian Basin, New Mexico, display significant variations on a variety of time scales. Large seasonal... -
Hydrogeologic investigation of the Arroyo Hondo Area, Taos County, New Mexico...
The Arroyo Hondo ground water study reveals a complex, three-dimensional ground water system with multiple hydrostratigraphic units and aquifers. Distribution of the geologic...
