Aquifer Mapping Program (AMP) - New Mexico Bureau of …
The Aquifer Mapping Program officially began in 2007 with broad goals to map and characterize New Mexico’s aquifers, providing information on hydrogeology, depth to water, groundwater flow directions, recharge processes, water quality characteristics, as well as water quantity estimation.
Following Groundwater Levels and Data - New Mexico Water …
Groundwater, New Mexico’s largest source for drinking water, is found in aquifers accessed typically by wells which pump the water to the surface. Aquifers are recharged – or refilled – when water percolates through overlying rock and soils and refills the aquifer rock unit.
Hydrology Bureau AQUIFER TEST INDEX WRAP NMOSE - New Mexico
New Mexico Office of the State Engineer Aquifer Test Map showing the location of wells tested for aquifer parameters, including transmissivity, hydraulic conductivity (horizontal and vertical), storativity, specific yield, and specific capacity.
NMBGMR Aquifer Mapping Program - New Mexico Water Data
Information and data from the Aquifer Mapping Program (AMP) of the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources.
NMBGMR Interactive Map - Dataset - New Mexico Water Data
An interactive map of data maintained by the NM Bureau of Geology. Displays geographic, geologic, water, energy, mineral, and recreational resources.
Geology and Major Aquifers This very generalized geologic map shows the kinds of rocks exposed at the land surface, or lying beneath a thin cover of alluvium or wind-deposited sand. Some major faults are also shown. See REFERENCES for sources of information. Explanation: Granite and other similar crystaline rocks (not major aquifers)
What is an aquifer? An aquifer is simply a rock formation or sediment material that can contain or transmit water. While most rocks can store groundwater, water needs to be able to easily move through the rock or sediment in order to be a useful aquifer. The permeability is the ability of the rock material to move fluid through it.
NM Aquifer Test Index Public App - experience.arcgis.com
The NM Aquifer Test Index Public App has been created for all users to explore and export aquifer test data that has been conducted throughout the state of New Mexico. This data allows users to understand potential aquifer characteristics in an area within the state of New Mexico.
Aquifer mapping is a scientific process applying a combination of geologic, geophysical, hydrologic, and chemical field and laboratory analyses to characterize the quantity, quality, and sustainability of groundwater in aquifers. Large groundwater storage declines in Eastern NM, Pecos Slope, Mimbres, Tularosa, Albuquerque, and Mesilla Basins.
USGS Groundwater Data for New Mexico
Available site descriptive information includes well location information such as latitude and longitude, well depth, and aquifer. The USGS annually monitors groundwater levels in thousands of wells in the United States.