Current (2004-07) conditions and changes in ground-water levels from predevelopment to 2007, southern High Plains aquifer, southeast New Mexico, Lea County underground water basin / by Anne Tillery ; U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey ; in cooperation with the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer.

Format:

Government document

Map/Atlas

Author/Creator:

Tillery, Anne C. (Anne Celeste)

Contributor:

New Mexico. Office of the State Engineer

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Series:

Scientific investigations map ; 3044.

Scientific investigations map ; 3044

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aquifers--New Mexico--Lea County--Maps.

Aquifers.

Water table--New Mexico--Lea County--Maps.

Water table.

Groundwater--New Mexico--Lea County--Maps.

Groundwater.

High Plains Aquifer--Maps.

High Plains Aquifer.

New Mexico--Lea County.

United States--High Plains Aquifer.

Genre:

geological maps.

Geological maps

Maps

Geological maps.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3 maps)

Scale not given. (W 104°00ʹ--W 103°00ʹ/N 33°45ʹ--N 32°15ʹ).

Cartographic Data:

Scale not given. (W 104°00ʹ--W 103°00ʹ/N 33°45ʹ--N 32°15ʹ).

Place of Publication:

[Reston, Va.] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2008.

Summary:

The Southern High Plains aquifer is the principal aquifer and primary source of water in southeastern New Mexico. The Lea County portion of the aquifer covers approximately the northern two thirds of the 4,393-square-mile county. Successful water-supply planning for New Mexico's Southern High Plains requires knowledge of the current aquifer conditions and a context from which to estimate future trends given current aquifer-management policy. Maps representing water-level declines, current (2007) water levels, aquifer saturated thickness, and depth to water accompanied by hydrographs from representative wells for the Southern High Plains aquifer in the Lea County Underground Water Basin were prepared in cooperation with the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer. Results of this mapping effort show the water level has declined as much as 97 feet in the Lea County Underground Water Basin from predevelopment (1914-54) to 2007 with rates as high as 0.88 feet per year.

Contents:

Figure 1. Water-level decline for Lea County Underground Water Basin

Figure 2. Current (2007) water-table levels and aquifer-saturated thickness in Lea County Underground Water Basin based on 2004-07 ground-water level measurements

Figure 3. Depth-to-water map.

Notes:

Relief shown by contours.

Title from HTML index page (viewed December 23, 2008).

Includes text and location map.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Tillery, Anne C. Current (2004-07) conditions and changes in ground-water levels from predevelopment to 2007, southern High Plains aquifer, southeast New Mexico, Lea County underground water basin

OCLC:

294904312