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New Mexico Water Science Center Publications
Ground Water

The New Mexico Water Science Center publishes water-information reports on many topics and in many formats. From this Web page, you can locate, view, download, or order scientific and technical articles and reports as well as general interest publications such as booklets, fact sheets, pamphlets, and posters resulting from the research performed by our scientists and partners.

2006 Publications
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5280 Ground-Water Hydrology and Water Quality of the Southern High Plains Aquifer, Cannon Air Force Base, Curry County, New Mexico, 1994-2005
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5246 Methods of Phase II and III Well Installation and Development and Results of Well Logging, Hydraulic Testing, and Water-Level Measurements in the Red River Valley, New Mexico, 2002-04
Scientific Investigations Report 06-5040 Questa Baseline and Pre-Mining Ground-Water Quality Investigation. 21. Hydrology and Water Balance of the Red River Basin, New Mexico 1930-2004
Open-File Report 2006-1358 Knowledge and Understanding of the Hydrogeology of the Salt Basin in South-Central New Mexico and Future Study Needs
Open-File Report 06-1281 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through 2004
Open-File Report 06-1129 Aquifer-Test Data for Wells H-1, H-2A, H-2B, H-2C, and H3 at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Southeastern New Mexico

2005 Publications
Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5248 Description of Piezometers and Ground-Water-Quality Characteristics at Three New Sites in the Lower Mesilla Valley, Texas, and New Mexico, 2003
Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5088 Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 5. Well installation, water-level data, and surface- and ground- water geochemistry in the Straight Creek drainage basin, Red River Valley, New Mexico, 2001-03
Professional Paper 1704, 53 p. Channel and hillslope processes revisited in the Arroyo de los Frijoles watershed near Santa Fe, New Mexico
Fact Sheet 005-03, 4 p Municipal stormwater sampling program, metropolitan area, Albuquerque, New Mexico--Summary of sampling, 1992-2002

2004 Publications
Water-Data Report NM-04-1 (CD only) Water resources data, New Mexico, water year 2004
Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5275, 28 p Selected hydrologic data for the upper Rio Hondo Basin, Lincoln County, New Mexico, 1945-2003
Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5197, 98 p. Simulation of ground-water flow in the basin-fill aquifer of the Tularosa Basin, south-central New Mexico, predevelopment through 2040
Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5189 Precipitation, ground-water age, ground-water nitrate concentrations, 1995-2002, and ground-water levels, 2002-03 in eastern Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5188, 47 p. Effects of reservoir installation, San Juan-Chama Project water, and reservoir operations on streamflow and water quality in the Rio Chama and Rio Grande, northern and central New Mexico, 1938-2000
Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5158, 42 p. Ground-water hydrology and water quality of the Southern High Plains aquifer, Melrose Air Force Range, Cannon Air Force Base, Curry and Roosevelt Counties, New Mexico, 2002-03
Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5140, 82 p Simulation-optimization approach to management of ground-water resources in the Albuquerque area, New Mexico, 2006 through 2040
Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5063. Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 4. Historical surface-water quality for the Red River Valley, New Mexico
Fact Sheet 2004-3081, 4 p Simulated effects of projected ground-water withdrawals by the City of Albuquerque, 2004-40, for reduced water use per person
Fact Sheet 2004-3026, 6 p Water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer, predevelopment to 2002, 1980 to 2002, and 2001 to 2002
Open-File Report 2004-1341. Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 16. Quality assurance and quality control of water analyses
Open-File Report 2004-1197, 10 p. Review of knowledge on the occurrence, chemical composition, and potential use for desalination of saline ground water in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas with a discussion of potential future study needs
Open-File Report 2004-1093, p. 10 Streamflow and infiltration in the Arroyo Hondo, north-central New Mexico, in Hudson, M.R., ed., Geologic and hydrogeologic framework of the Espanola Basin: Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Espanola Basin Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 2-3, 2004
Open-File Report 2004-1093, p. 4. The use of daily streamflow at two adjacent streamflow-gaging stations to calculate streamflow gains and losses, in Hudson, M.R., ed., Geologic and hydrogeologic framework of the Espanola Basin: Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Espanola Basin Workshop, Santa Fe, N. Mex., March 2-3, 2004

2003 Publications
Water-Data Report NM-03-1, 437 p Water resources data, New Mexico, water year 2003
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4286, 102 p Use of environmental tracers to estimate parameters for a predevelopment ground-water-flow model of the Middle Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4221, 44 p Effects of channel changes on geomorphic and hydraulic characteristics of the Canadian River near Raton, New Mexico, 1965-2000
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4186, 1 CD Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 3. Historical ground-water quality for the Red River Valley, New Mexico
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4158, 11 p Summary of extensometric measurements in El Paso, Texas
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4131, 395 p. plus CD. Geochemical characterization of ground-water flow in the Santa Fe Group aquifer system, Middle Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico
Circular 1260, p. 7-16 The Rio Grande--Competing demands for a desert river, in Stonestrom, D.A., and Constantz, Jim, eds., Heat as a tool for studying the movement of ground water near streams
Fact Sheet 110-03, 1 sheet Sources of water to the Rio Grande upstream from San Marcial, New Mexico
Fact Sheet 103-03, 4 p Ground-water depletion across the Nation
Open-File Report 03-81, 37 p Water quality and depth to water, 2001-02, and graphs of selected constituents and depth to water, period of record through 2002, in selected wells, eastern Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Open-File Report 03-369, p. 21 Investigation of streamflow, infiltration, and recharge proccesses in the Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico, in Hudson, M.R., ed., Geologic and hydrogeologic framework of the Espanola Basin, New Mexico
Open-File Report 03-345, 59 p. Ground-water quality of the southern High Plains aquifer, Texas and New Mexico
Open-File Report 03-321, 41 p Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record through 2002
Open-File Report 2003-290, 63 p Description of piezometers installed in the Middle Rio Grande Basin area in and near Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1996-2001
Open-File Report 03-169, 153 p Rainfall, runoff, and water-quality data for the urban storm-water program in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, metropolitan area, water year 2001
Open-File Report 03-148, 166 p Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water-quality investigation. 2. Low-flow (2001) and snowmelt (2002) synoptic/tracer water chemistry for the Red River, New Mexico
Fact Sheet FS-078-03, 4 p MWater-level changes in the High Plains aquifer, predevelopment to 2001, 1999 to 2000, and 2000 to 2001

2002 Publications
Water-Data Report NM-02-1, 433 p Water resources data, New Mexico, water year 2002
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4237, 16 p Anderholm, S.K., and Heywood, C.E., 2003, Chemistry and age of ground water in the southwestern Hueco Bolson, New Mexico and Texas
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4235, 18 p Ground displacement caused by aquifer-system water-level variations observed using interferometric synthetic aperture radar near Albuquerque, New Mexico
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4233, 1 sheet Estimated water-level declines in the Santa Fe Group aquifer system in the Albuquerque area, central New Mexico, predevelopment to 2002
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4224, 52 p. Spatial and temporal variations in streamflow, dissolved solids, nutrients, and suspended sediment in the Rio Grande Valley study unit, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, 1993-95
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4200, 81 p. Simulation of ground-water flow in the Middle Rio Grande Basin between Cochiti and San Acacia, New Mexico
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4188, 117 p. Water-quality assessment of the Rio Grande Valley, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas--Surface-water quality, shallow ground-water quality, and factors affecting water quality in the Rincon Valley, south-central New Mexico, 1994-95
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4152, 39 p Effects of wildfire on the hydrology of Capulin and Rito de los Frijoles Canyons, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4131, 30 p. Summary of flow loss between selected cross sections on the Rio Grande in and near Albuquerque, New Mexico
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4108, 73 p Simulated ground-water flow in the Hueco Bolson, an alluvial-basin aquifer system near El Paso, Texas
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4051 Assessments of aquifer sensitivity on Navajo Nation and adjacent lands and ground-water vulnerability to pesticide contamination on the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4007, 15 p Estimation of alluvial-fill thickness in the Mimbres ground-water basin, New Mexico, from interpretation of isostatic residual gravity anomalies
Circular 1222, p. 74-75 How ground-water/surface-water interaction of the Rio Grande has been studied, in Bartolino, J.R., and Cole, J.C., 2002, Ground-water resources of the Middle Rio Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico
Circular 1222, 132 p Ground-water resources of the Middle Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico
Circular 1222, p. 74-75 How mountain-front recharge is studied, in Bartolino, J.R., and Cole, J.C., 2002, Ground-water resources of the Middle Rio Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico
Circular 1222, p. 48-49 Ground-water-level maps and how they are used to understand the aquifer, in Bartolino, J.R., and Cole, J.C., 2002, Ground-water resources of the Middle Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico
Circular 1222, p. 88-89 Land subsidence and how it is being studied in the basin, in Bartolino, J.R., and Cole, J.C., 2002, Ground-water resources of the Middle Rio Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico
Circular 1222, p. 108-109 How the geologic framework is translated into a ground-water-flow model, in Bartolino, J.R., and Cole, J.C., 2002, Ground-water resources of the Middle Rio Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico
Circular 1222, p. 92-93 How ground-water chemistry helps us understand the aquifer, in Bartolino, J.R., and Cole, J.C., Ground-water resources of the Middle Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico
Circular 1222, p. 102-103 Ground-water-flow models and how they are used to study the basin, in Bartolino, J.R., and Cole, J.C., 2002, Ground-water resources of the Middle Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico
Fact Sheet 088-02 (PDF) Ground-water resources of the Middle Rio Grande Basin
Fact Sheet 141-02, 4 p Effects of wildfire on the hydrology of Frijoles and Capulin Canyons in and near Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Open-File Report 02-312, 41 p Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin and adjacent areas, central New Mexico, period of record through 2001

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