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Lifetime Projections for the High Plains Aquifer in East-central New Mexico -...
NOTE: This Bulletin supersedes Open File Report 591 (OFR-591). East-central New Mexico is dependent on groundwater from the High Plains aquifer for agricultural, municipal,... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Sacramento Mountains Hydrogeologic Study: Final technical report. Prepared fo...
In 2005, the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources initiated a hydrogeology study in the southern Sacramento Mountains with funding from legislative appropriations... -
Hydrogeologic investigation of the northern Taos Plateau, Taos County, New Me...
The Taos Plateau in northern Taos County is a high-elevation, basalt-capped plain that lies between the Rio Grande and the Tusas Mountains. The plateau overlaps the New... -
NMWDI Groundwater Monitoring Dashboard
This interactive map displays wells that are actively monitored with one or more timeseries groundwater level datasets. -
NMBGMR Aquifer Mapping Program
Information and data from the Aquifer Mapping Program (AMP) of the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources.
