Water Resources of New Mexico
USGS Post-Wildfire Hydrologic Monitoring in New Mexico: Current Conditions and Maps for Gages in Little Bear and Whitewater-Baldy Fire Areas [link]
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Real-Time Streamflow Sites
Welcome to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Web page for the water resources of New Mexico; this is your direct link to all kinds of water-resource information. Here you'll find information on New Mexico's rivers and streams. You'll also find information about groundwater, water quality, and many other topics. The USGS operates the most extensive satellite network of stream-gaging stations in the state, many of which form the backbone of flood-warning systems.
The USGS provides current ("real-time") stream stage and streamflow, water-quality, and groundwater levels for over 130 sites in New Mexico.
Quick Link to Real-Time Data
View site list: SW | GW | WQ
New Mexico Data Highlights
The 2012 Water Data Report is now available to provide a snapshot of water conditions for a given year. The report includes text and map interfaces that can be used to identify and access an area of interest, locate sites where water data were collected for various Water Years.
Instantaneous Data Archive (IDA)
The Instantaneous Data Archive makes available as much intra-day streamflow data and historical instantaneous data continuous (measurements from every 5 to every 60 minutes), as possible, often several years' worth of data.
Featured Project
StreamStats interface
New Mexico StreamStats - A Web-based GIS (Geographic Information System) that provides users with access to an assortment of analytical tools that are useful for water-resources planning and management, and for engineering design applications, such as the design of bridges. StreamStats allows users to easily obtain streamflow statistics, drainage-basin characteristics, and other information for user-selected sites on streams. StreamStats is implemented for a pilot area in northwestern New Mexico. The implemented area is indicated by the aqua-colored boundary on the map in the user interface. The development is ongoing and expected to be completed for all New Mexico watersheds.
Highlighted Publications
The New Mexico Water Science Center produces publications about water resources.
Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5007
Groundwater Hydrology and Estimation of Horizontal Groundwater Flux from the Rio Grande at Selected Locations in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2003-9
Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5005 Water Quality, Streamflow Conditions, and Annual Flow-Duration Curves for Streams of the San Juan–Chama Project, Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico, 1935–2010
Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5238 Characterization of the hydrologic resources of San Miguel County, New Mexico, and identification of hydrologic data gaps, 2011
Data Series 2012–714 Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2011
Open-File Report 2012-1188
Estimated Probability of Postwildfire Debris Flows in the 2012 Whitewater-Baldy Fire Burn Area, Southwestern New Mexico
Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5182
Hydrogeology, Water Chemistry, and Transport Processes in the Zone of Contribution of a Public-Supply Well in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2007-9
Fact Sheet 2012-3049
Water Quality Studied in Areas of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, Including Areas Where Hydraulic Fracturing Techniques are Used, in the United States
Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5019
Geologic Framework, Regional Aquifer Properties (1940s-2009), and Spring, Creek, and Seep Properties (2009-10) of the Upper San Mateo Creek Basin near Mount Taylor, New Mexico
Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5207
Survey of Hydrologic Models and Hydrologic Data Needs for Tracking Flow in the Rio Grande, North-Central New Mexico, 2010
Open-file Report 2011–1308
Postwildfire Preliminary Debris Flow Hazard Assessment for the Area Burned by the 2011 Las Conchas Fire in North-Central New Mexico
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Data via Interactive Maps
New Maps Deliver Current Streamflow Conditions
![Example of Google Map showing current streamflow conditions.](images/googlemaphomepage.jpg) We recently added map-based current surface-water-resources conditions in New Mexico.
The maps utilize zoom and pan to allow you to focus in on the water-monitoring sites that interest you. The maps show current streamflow as compared to historical records. By hovering your mouse over a site, a popup box shows the most recent stage and streamflow.
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