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New Mexico State EngineerSanta Fe, N. Mex.

Characteristics

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WATER SUPPLY IN NEW MEXICO

BY

W. E. HALE, 1. J. REILAND, AND J. P. BEVERAGE

United States Geological Survey

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CONTENTS

Page

Introduction 1Presentation of data 2General statement of availability and use of water 3History of hydrologic investigations 4Definition of terms and abbreviations 9Description of the State 10

Topography and drainage 11Climatological data 13

Precipitation 13Evaporation 15Temperature 15

Surface water 21

Ground water 33

Use of water 47

Appendix A: Duration curves of streainflow at selectedgaging stations on 18 New Mexico rivers 79

Appendix B: Frequency curves of annual peak floods atselected stations on 18 New Mexico rivers 85

Appendix C: Annual mean streamflow at selected stationson seven New Mexico rivers 97

Appendix D: Fluctuations of water levels in wells in 10selected areas of ground—water development in New Mexico 101

Appendix E: Decline of water levels in wells in six areasof ground-water development in New Mexico 107

Appendix F: Selected bibliography: water resources ofNew Mexico 115

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ILLUSTRATIONS

Plate Following Page 131

1. Sites of active and discontinued streamfiow-gaging stations and

chemical-quality, suspended-sediment, and temperature sampling

stations in New Mexico.

2. Sites of miscellaneous peak-discharge and crest-stage measuring

stations in New Mexico, 1960.

3. General quality of shallow ground water in New Mexico.

Figure Page

1. Relief and principal drainage basins in New Mexico 12

2. Mean annual precipitation in New Mexico 14

3. Mean monthly temperatures and precipitation at

selected stations in New Mexico 16

4. Annual precipitation at selected stations in

New Mexico 17

5. Mean monthly pan evaporation at selected stations

in New Mexico 18

6. Average annual evaporation from shallow reservoirs

in New Mexico 19

7. Average annual air temperature in New Mexico 20

8. Mean discharge of principal streams and mean

annual runoff in New Mexico 24

9. Average annual dissolved-solids discharge in

principal streams and graphs of dissolved—solids

loads at selected stations in New Mexico 25

10. Average annual suspended—sediment discharge in

selected reaches of streams and graphs of

suspended-sediment discharge at selected

stations in New Mexico 26

11. Relation of peak discharge per unit area to drainage

area in Arkansas River basin in New Mexico 27

12. Relation of peak discharge per unit area to drainage

area in Rio Grande basin in New Mexico 27

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13. Relation of peak discharge per unit area to drainagearea in Colorado River basin in New Mexico

14. Duration curves of daily dissolved-solids dischargeat selected stations in New Mexico 29

15. Duration curves of daily suspended-sediment dischargeat selected stations in New Mexico 29

16. Reservoir gaging stations operated in conjunctionwith small watershed studies made by the U.S.Geological Survey in New Mexico, 1961 31

17. Reservoirs, precipitation gages, and reservoir—stagerecorders in the Cornfield Wash study area,Sandoval County, N. Mex 32

18. Areas in New Mexico for which ground—water investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey have beenpublished by the Geological Survey, the StateEngineer, and New Mexico Institute of Mining andTechnology 34

19. Distribution of principal sand and gravel aquifersin New Mexico 35

20. Distribution of principal limestone aquifers inNew Mexico 38

21. Distribution of principal sandstone aquifers inNew Mexico 42

22. General availability of relatively fresh groundwater in New Mexico 44

23. Depth to ground water in New Mexico 45

24. General occurrence of saline ground water inNew Mexico 48

25. Lands in New Mexico irrigated with ground water,surface water, and ground water and surface watercombined 49

26. Drainage areas in New Mexico under interstatecompacts 50

27. Ground—water basins in New Mexico declared by theState Engineer as of May 1965 53

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TABLES

Table Page

1. Means of maximum and minimum air temperatures in

degrees Fahrenheit at selected weather stations

in New Mexico 54

2. Summary of gaging—station records in New Mexico 55

3. Summary of chemical-quality station records for

streams in New Mexico 59

4. Summary of suspended-sediment station records

for streams in New Mexico 60

5. Measurements of peak discharge made by indirect

methods at crest—stage stations in New Mexico 61

6. Measurements of peak discharge made by indirect

methods at miscellaneous sites in New Mexico 63

7. Highest and lowest mean discharge at selected

stations in New Mexico 67

8. Annual dissolved—solids discharge at selected

stations in New Mexico 68

9. Annual water discharge and suspended-sediment

load at selected stations in New Mexico 70

10. Annual water discharge and suspended-sediment loads

of the Rio Grande at San Marcial, N. Mex 72

11. Reservoirs in New Mexico having a usable capacity

of 30,000 acre-feet or more 73

12. Storage in reservoirs in New Mexico as of

March 31, 1915—59 74

13. Summary of runoff and sediment—yield data for

small watersheds in New Mexico 75

14. Estimated acres irrigated and ground water pumped

for irrigation in selected areas in New Mexico,

1936—60 76

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WATER SUPPLY IN NEW MEXICO

By

W. E. Hale, L. J. Reiland, and J. P. Beverage

INTRODUCT ION

Water is only one of many factors that determine the nature of theeconomy of any area, but in arid lands, such as much of New Mexico, wateris especially precious in that it must be applied to the land by man ifmany types of crops are to be grown. Further, the yield of water fromprecipitation in New Mexico is relatively small, and in the hot, dryclimate the rate of evaporation of water Is high. Thus, in our landwater assumes a more important concern in the lives of the people than itdoes in areas that are blessed with an abundance of the precious resource.

Much effort has been put into investigations of water in New Mexico,and at an early date control of the resource was vested in the State inorder to assure dependable supplies to those who developed them and toprevent waste. Over the years, several State and Federal agencies havestudied the water-resources problems and have built structures to permitbetter utilization of the water. Federal agencies, such as the U.S.Bureau of Reclamation, have built dams and improved water-distributionsystems to develop firm surface—water supplies for irrigation. The Corpsof Engineers, U.S. Department of the Army, has constructed flood-controlstructures to alleviate damage from the infrequent but intensive thunder

j storms of short duration that are potent sources of water in New Mexico.The U.S. Soil Conservation Service has been involved for a nuiber ofyears in the treatment and conservation of lands and has built structuresto retard the erosion of lands and to hold the water in the soil. TheU.S. Weather Bureau has collected data on precipitation, temperature,wind movement, and evaporation. The New Mexico State Engineer has a mostimportant role in the program of water use and conservation, in thatappropriation and administration of both surface and ground water are

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vested in his office. The State Engineer Office and the Bureau of Mihesand Mineral Resources, a division of New Mexico Institute of Mining andTechnology, have conducted —— independently and in cooperation with eachother and with Federal, other State, and local agencies —— numerous investigations of the water resources of the State. New Mexico StateUniversity has done much work on the methods and economics of irrigationand, through its county agricultural agents, has assisted irrigators inmaking more efficient use of limited supplies of water. The InterstateStream Commission represents New Mexico in negotiation and administrationof water-apportionment compacts affecting interstate and internationalstreams. Other agencies have worked on various other facets of theStatets water problems.

Perhaps the Federal agency most directly concerned with the totalwater-resource problem in New Mexico is the U.S. Geological Survey. Incooperation mostly with the State Engineer Office, the Interstate StreamCommission, and the Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, and to alesser extent with other State and Federal agencies, the Geological Survey has been concerned with investigating and interpreting water conditions in the State for many years. These studies involve the yields ofstreams, the availability of ground water, the sediment content and

chemical quality of surface water, and the chemical quality of ground

water. Other agencies have collected data along similar lines, primari

ly in the course of work in action programs.

The intent of this report is to present a summary of water facts

that have been gathered through the years by the Geological Survey in

cooperation with the various agencies with which it works, to show the

general availability of water, and to discuss some of the characteristics

of the supply. The work does not attempt to analyze various problems

associated with the development of the water resource. Further, not all

parts of the State are treated. Ground—water conditions in many areas

have not yet been investigated, and much work needs to be done to com

plete coverage of the State. The writers attempt only to present some

of the more important general information that has been gathered to date.

Hopefully, a following report may dwell at more length on 1) interpreting

water conditions, 2) the problems that result from development of water,

and 3) the effects that certain conservation practices would have on the

water supply. Finally, a Statewide report on the total quantitative

aspects of the water supply would be desirable.

Presentation of Data

Ground water and surface water are closely related. The ground

water reservoirs receive most of their recharge from seepage during

floodflow periods along normally dry stream courses. Conversely, most

of the dry-weather flow in perennial streams is maintained by discharge

of ground water from the lower ends of the ground—water reservoirs.

Thus, diversions or alterations of streamflow affect the ground—water

system, and pumping from ground—water reservoirs affects flows in nearby

perennial streams. But the characteristics of surface— and ground-water

supplies are different. Surface water is subject to sharp fluctutation.

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The response to precipitation is immediate. Chemical quality and sedi

ment load are just as variable. Except in man—made reservoirs, storage

of surface water in New Mexico is practically nil. Ground-water systems

are primarily storage reservoirs; the supply may vary but the trends in

storage are more steady. Change is slow. Quality of ground water is

more constant. Areas in New Mexico where ground water is available are,

of course, more widespread than areas of surface—water occurrence.

Various tables and graphs herein depict the variability of dis

charge, sediment load, and chemical quality of surface water. Ground

water conditions are treated as if they were more or less static, and

maps are used to illustrate the general availability of water, depth to

ground water, and quality of water. Maps are also used to illustrate

changes in storage; fluctuations in water level at specific points are

illustrated with hydrographs. Also included are statements and illus

trations pertaining to water use and operation of interstate compacts.

General Statement of Availability and Use of Water

New Mexico annually receives a Statewide average of somewhat more

than a foot of water as precipitation -- an aggregate of more than 90

million acre-feet. Of this amount slightly less than 3 million acre—

feet or about 3 percent appears as runoff in streams; the remainder

returns to the atmosphere through evaporation and use by natural vegeta

tion, or percolates into the ground as recharge to aquifers. Average

annual supply and use of surface water in New Mexico are estimated to be

as follows. All units are in acre—feet.

In—State precipitation, recovered in streams 2,700,000

Surface—water inflow from Colorado

San Juan River 2,100,000

Rio Grande 450,000e. 2,550,000

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Ground-water inflow from Colorado (San Juan

River and Rio Grande) which appears as

surface flow in New Mexico streams 300,000

Surface inflow from Arizona (Gila River tributaries) 2,000

Total average annual New Mexico surface-water supply 5,552,000

Surface-water outflow from New Mexico, to

Utah (San Juan River) 2,200,000

Texas(Pecos River) 240,000

Texas and Mexico (Rio Grande) 650,000

Texas and Oklahoma (Cimarron and

Canadian Rivers) 220,000

Arizona (Gila and Little Colorado Rivers) 194,000

Total outflow 3,504,000

Net average annual surface—water supply 2,048,000

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Net average annual surface-water supply (continued) 2,048,000 aa

Evaporation from lakes and streams 330,000

Use by phreatophytes and other uneconomic

vegetation 830,000 1,160,000 • c

Available for annual beneficial consumptive use 888,000 r

Average annual beneficial consumptive use:Irrigation 868,000

Municipal a.nd industrial 20,000 888,000

The total volume of ground water in storage in New Mexico is esti—

mated to be of the order of 20 billion acre—feet, a quantity sufficient

to cover the land surface of the State to a depth of 300 feet. Of this

amount, roughly one—fourth or about 5 billion acre—feet is fresh or only

slightly brackish water that might be used for many purposes without

treatment. Not all of this fresh water is extractable, and in places

removal of ground water from storage would diminish the surface-water

supply. In fact, ground—water and surface—water bodies are frequently

interconnected, with water moving freely from one to the other -— both

naturally and under the influence of man’s withdrawals, or additions.

As has been seen, New Mexico receives from Colorado an estimated

300,000 acre—feet of ground water annually, principally as underfiow to

the Rio Grande and the San Juan River systems. Most of this water eventu

ally appears as surface flows in New Mexico and is accounted for in the

estimated annual surface—water supply. An estimated 600,000 acre-feet of

ground water flows out of the State annually to Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma,

and Mexico —— much of it as underf low to rivers and most of it to appear

eventually as surface water in those cOmmonwealths.

Average annual consumptive use of water pumped from wells in New

Mexico is estimated to be as follows: Irrigation (including ground water

pumped to help serve surface-water rights), 900,000 acre—feet; municipal

and industrial, 50,000 acre—feet; rural domestic and livestock, 16,000

acre—feet. Data are not available from which to compute the portion of

this water that is being mined nor to compute annual recharge to ground

water aquifers which are not connected with surface streams in New Mexico

(aquifers from which water is being mined).

History of Hydrologic Investigations

The Geological Survey began to collect records of streamflow in New

Mexico in December 1888, when the first discharge measurements were made

on the Rio Grande in the vicinity of the present gaging station at

Embudo. Daily records of discharge were begun at this station on

January 1, 1889, and later in the same year stations were established on

the Rio Grande near Del Norte, Cob., and at El Paso, Tex. In 1895

additional stations were installed on the Rio Grande and on the San Juan

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and Piedra Rivers at Arboles, Cob. Records for Mora River at La Cueva

and Sapelbo River near Watrous were begun in 1905.

Passage

of the Reclamation Act in 1902 and interest in reclamation

in the Pecos Valley gave impetus to the expanding stream-gaging program

00 during the period 1903—06. The program received further impetus in 1907

when the Territorial Legislature enacted the basic surface-water code

providing that the surface waters of New Mexico belong to the public and

are subject to appropriation, and creating the position of Territorial

(later State) Engineer to administer the statutes. In 1907 a cooperative

program with the Territorial Engineer of New Mexico resulted in the esta

blishment of many stations in the Rio Grande basin. The cooperative

arrangement was continued until 1915, at which time the State assumed

full charge of the program. Cooperation with the State was resumed in

1931 after a lapse of some 16 years.

Shortly after 1931 many new stations were established to determine

available water supplies and irrigation requirements for use in negotia

tion of water-allocation compacts on interstate streams. Since its

creation in 1935 the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission has borne

New Mexico’s share of the cost of such stations. In 1937 the Rio Grande

Compact Commission launched extensive investigations to make an account

ing of the water supply of that river above Fort Quitman, Tex. The Rio

Grande Joint Investigation during 1936—38 and the Pecos River Joint

Investigation during 1939-40, sponsored by the National Resources Commit

•0 tee and the National Resources Planning Board, respectively, resulted in

tu- expansion of the stream—gaging program during these years. Only a few

of the joint-investigation stations were continued in operation after the

FOf study programs were completed.

ar The Bureau of Reclamation has cooperated to expand New Mexico’s

surface-water program, its principal objectives being construction of new

irrigation facilities, rehabilitation of existing projects, and conserva

tion of water.

After passage of the Flood Control Act of 1936, the U.S. Army Corps

of Engineers expanded its stream-gaging program in collaboration with the

Geological Survey. This program has continued to expand.

In 1949 the State Highway Department increased its cooperative pro

gram with the Geological Survey, its principal objective being expansion

of the crest-stage program to provide more data on floodf lows.

Other Federal and State agencies have, at times, assisted the

Geological Survey in its stream—gaging program.

The quality—of-water investigations of the Geological Survey are

concerned with the chemical and physical characteristics of the surface—

and ground—water supplies. Analyses of chemical composition, suspended

sediment, and temperature provide a basis for determining suitability of

waters for industrial, agricultural, and domestic uses.

The Geological Survey began to collect quality—of—water data in

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New Mexico in 1905. During the period 1905—07, chemical-quality and

suspended-sediment records were obtained at eight established gaging

stations on the Rio Grande, the Rio Hondo, and on the Pecos, Gallinas, m

San Francisco, and Sapello Rivers. This early work was done in coopera

tion with the U.S. Reclamation Service (now Bureau of Reclamation) to

determine the influence of the salinity of the waters on the growth of ti

vegetation and the effect of suspended matter in silting canals and res— Si

ervoirs in connection with reclamation projects. A few ground-water

samples from the Pecos River basin also were collected and analyzed in Th

connection with this program.

During the period 1936—38, quality—of-water investigations were

conducted in the Rio Grande basin as a part of the Rio Grande Joint

Investigation. Some of the field work and most of the laboratory work t

was done by the Geological Survey. A report on the quality of water of

the Rio Grande, prepared for the joint investigation by the Bureau of a

Plant Industry of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was published ink

1938 as Geological Survey Water—Supply Paper 839.t

In 1937 the Geological Survey established the Southwestern Labora

tory in Roswell and a systematic sampling program was begun in the Pecos

River basin in cooperation with the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commis

sion. During the period 1939—40, quality—of—water investigations in the

Pecos River basin were expanded by the Geological Survey as a part of the

Pecos River Joint Investigation.

After the two joint investigations were completed, many of the

quality—of—water stations were discontinued. However, a few stations in

the Rio Grande and Pecos River basins were continued in cooperation with

the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission.

About 1943, the office and laboratory of the Quality-of-Water Branch

were moved from Roswell to Albuquerque where operations have continued

until the present time.

In 1947, an intensive sediment-investigation program was started in

the Rio Grande basin financed with Federal funds allotted directly to

the Geological Survey. This program continued until 1958 when the

Federal funds were reduced considerably. Since 1958, sediment has been

investigated in the Rio Grande basin partly with direct Federal financing

and partly under cooperative agreement with the New Mexico Interstate

Stream Commission.

Since 1947, quality-of-water investigations have been extended to

most major stream basins in the State. Most of this work has been accom

plished with direct Federal financing or under cooperative agreement

with the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission. Other agencies coop

erating with the Geological Survey in quality-of-water work in New Mexico

are the State Engineer, Pecos River Commission, U.S. Bureau of Reclama

tion, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S. Soil Conservation Service.

Many other Federal and State agencies have, at times, assisted the

Geological Survey in its quality-of-water investigations.

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In addition to quality-of—water investigations of surface water,many investigations of ground—water quality have been made.

Investigations of ground-water supplies in New Mexico were begun bythe Geological Survey while New Mexico was still a territory. Water-Supply Paper 10 (1898) described irrigation by pumping from wells inMesilla Valley, on the Rio Grande, between Fort Selden, N. Mex., and ElPaso, Tex. Nine water—supply papers concerned with ground water in NewMexico had been published when New Mexico attained statehood in 1912.

The Geological Survey entered into cooperative agreement with theNew Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station in 1911 to make studies ofthe occurrence of ground water. Water—Supply Paper 343 (1915), reporting on the ground—water resources of the Tularosa Basin, by 0. E. Meinzerand R. F. Hare, and Water-Supply Paper 422 (1918), reporting on the areaknown then as northern Grant County, by A. T. Schwennesen, resulted fromthis cooperative agreement.

A number of investigations of ground— and surface—water resources inNew Mexico have been made by the Geological Survey using Federal funds;however, most investigations have been made in cooperation with State

heagencies under the system of cooperative programs authorized by Congress

theabout 1888 and vigorously promoted by N. C. Grover, chief HydraulicEngineer from 1913 to 1939. Some of the earlier studies made were underthe direct supervision of the Territorial and State Engineers, but underthe present system all cooperative work is directly under the supervision

in of the Geological Survey.

Extensive development of the artesian aquifer in the Roswell basinand subsequent decline in artesian pressures in the early 1900’s ledcitizens of the area in 1924 to request a thorough investigation of thebasin’s hydrology. The State Engineer entered into a cooperative agreement with the Geological Survey to sponsor the study, and the agreementeventually included as cooperators the chaves and Eddy County Commissions.The resulting report by A. G. Fiedler and S. S. Nye (Water-Supply Paper639, 1933) indicated clearly the desirability of stringent control of

the development and use of ground water in the basin.

The New Mexico legislature in 1927 enacted a statute relating tothe appropriation and administration of certain ground waters in areas tobe designated by the State Engineer. This act gave impetus to coopera

tive agreements between the Geological Survey and various State agencies

for carrying out ground-water investigations. The act of 1927 was de

clared to be unconstitutional, but the legislature in 1931 passed a newact that has been upheld in every subsequent test in court. The U.S.

Congress had, in 1929, enacted legislation recognizing and authorizing

continuation and expansion of the matching—dollar cooperative system in

financing investigative programs of the Geological Survey and New Mexico

was quick to take advantage of this opportunity to promote study of her

Water resources. To finance participation of his office in cooperative

water—resources investigations, the State Engineer uses money from the

budget appropriated to him by the State legislature.

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Subsequent to enactment of the basic New Mexico ground—water

statute of 1931, and under cooperative agreement with the Geological a

Survey as authorized by Congress in 1929, the State Engineer continued B

and expanded the program of hydrologic and geologic investigations in a

areas where regulation of ground-water development might be needed. c

Periodic measurements of water levels, begun in 1925 in the course of g

the Roswell areal investigation, were continued and the program was ex- d

panded from time to time to obtain data on changes and fluctuations of s

water level and related information in heavily pumped and newly devel- a

oped areas. About 3,400 measurements were made in 1900 wells in 27 f

areas of development in 1960. D

The State legislature also appropriates funds to the State Bureau

of Mines and Mineral Resources to help finance cooperative hydrologic

investigations. Under this program, areal hydrologic and geologic d

studies are made which are deemed to be in the best interest of the v

general public, but which are not necessarily concerned with the regula- o

tory activities of the State Engineer. These studies, in general, in

volve investigations of unincorporated populated areas where supplies of

water are inadequate or difficult to find, or where the supply available B

is of poor quality. In some cases the Bureau and State Engineer have i

joined with city governments in four-way cooperative programs of investi

gation with the Geological Survey. sU

The cooperative program with the Pecos River Commission has been a

directed primarily toward studies involving ways and means of improving ]

the quality of water in the Pecos River and ways and means of salvaging Iwasted water. The Surface Water Branch, Quality of Water Branch, and t

Ground Water Branch have worked’in particularly close association on the

problems of the Pecos River.

City, county, and tribal governments and irrigation and conservancy

districts also enter into cooperative agreements with the Geological

Survey for the purpose of making hydrologic studies. These agreements

generally are entered for the purpose of studying specific water prob

lems. Some of the cooperative agreements have continued over many

years, and have involved numerous Separate though related projects. The

Pecos River Commission, for example, has maintained a program continu

ously since 1950.

As a rule, since 1929 cooperative agreements for hydrologic investi

gations have been made on a matching-dollar basis, with the Survey fur

nishing the project personnel. However, the cooperator occasionally

furnishes services and personnel who work with members of the staff of

the Geological Survey, both in the field and in compiling project reports.

The findings of some of the investigations made by the Geological

Survey have been released to the public in the form of open—file reports;

a great many others have been published by the cooperators in various

series of technical reports. Still others have been published by the

Geological Survey as water—supply papers, circulars, bulletins, and

professional papers of the agency.

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Since the outbreak of World War II, various Federal government

agencies and departments have utilized the services of the Ground Water

Branch. The programs undertaken for these agencies are not cooperative,

as the other Federal agencies furnish all funds needed for their parti

cular studies. These studies are an important part of the overall pro

gram of the New Mexico District, and generally benefit the State, bothdirectly and indirectly. The State Engineer has published reports resulting from studies made by the Geological Survey for other Federalagencies. Among Federal agencies for whom the Geological Survey performs hydrologic investigations are the Atomic Energy Commission,Department of Defense, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service,National Forest Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Most of the funds of the Ground Water Branch in New Mexico arederived from cooperative programs and from other Federal agencies. Avery small percentage of the budget utilizes Geological Survey fundsonly.

of Much land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the

le Bureau of Indian Affairs lies in the western part of the State. This landis arid or semiarid, and supports very little vegetation. Erosion is

i- widespread. Sediment originating on the relatively barren and infertilesoil is transported downstream in large quantities during freshets. Theuseful lives of water—resources projects are shortened and land is damaged by this sediment. The Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau ofIndian Affairs are building numerous small conservation structuresdesigned to retard erosion, to keep sediment at its source, and to rehabilitate the land.

eIn New Mexico information pertaining to the hydrology of most small

watersheds is lacking. Data on volume of runoff and sediment yields arecy particularly scarce. Information available for large watersheds is of

little value in the design of small conservation structures. In 1951 aprogram was initiated by the U.S. Department of the Interior to obtaindata on the hydrology of selected small watersheds. Under the Soil andMoisture Conservation Program, the Geological Survey is responsible for

he furnishing this information.

Definition of Terms and Abbreviations

The terms and abbreviations of streamfiow and other hydrologic data,as used in this report, are defined as follows:

rtsAcre-foot (ac-f t) is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to

the depth of 1 foot and is equivalent to 325,851 gallons or 43,560cubic feet.

Climatic year represents a continuous 12—month period during which acomplete hydrologic cycle occurs.

Reservoir content is the volume of water in a reservoir. Unless otherwise indicated, volume is computed on the basis of a level pool and

does not include bank storage.

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Crest-stage station is a particular site on a stream where systematic

observations of peak-stage discharge are obtained.

Cubic foot per second (cfs) is the rate of discharge of a stream whose

channel is 1 square foot in cross—sectional area and whose average

velocity is 1 foot per second.

Cubic feet per second per square mile (cfsm) is the average number of

cubic feet of water flowing per second from each square mile of

area drained, assuming that runoff is distributed uniformly in time

and area.

Dissolved solids is the general term applied to dissolved mineral matter

in water, or its total concentration, and is usually reported in

parts per million.

Drainage area of a stream at a specified location is that area, measured

in a horizontal plane, which is so enclosed by a topographic divide

that direct surface runoff from precipitation normally would drain

by gravity into the stream above the specified point.

Gaging station is a particular site on a stream, canal, lake, or reser

voir where systematic observations of gage height or discharge are

obtained. When used in connection with a discharge record, the term

is applied herein only to those gaging stations where a continuous

record of discharge is obtained.

Parts per million (ppm) is the ratio of 1 unit weight of a constituent to

a million unit weights of solution. One milligram of constituent

per kilogram of solution is 1 ppm.

Runoff in inches shows the depth to whiph the drainage area would be

covered if all the runoff for a given period were uniformly distri

buted on it.

Suspended sediment refers only to fluvial sediment transported in

suspension.

Water year is a 12-month period, October 1 through September 30. The

water year is designated by the year in which it ends.

Description of the State

New Mexico is a land of contrasts, physically and socially. It

encompasses the junction of the Interior Plains, th.. Southwestern Desert,

and the Rocky Mountains. Its inhabitants have a varied background:

native Indians, descendants of Spanish colonists, immigrants from foreign

lands, and Americans from every state. The physical environment deter

mines the availability of water; the inhabitants decide its use.

New Mexico, now the fifth largest state, has a total area of

121,700 square miles, of which about 220 are covered by water. Only

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four states have less inland water area than New Mexico, but each of the

four has a much larger average annual precipitation and each has many

perennial streams. The climate of New Mexico is generally considered to

be arid, and most of the water in the few perennial streams in the State

comes from the higher mountains in New Mexico and Colorado where the pre

cipitation is much more than the average for New Mexico as a whole.

New Mexico has not been provided with large natural lakes and flowing

streams; however, a considerable amount of water has been stored under

ground in natural reservoirs or aquifers composed of porous and permeable

soiland rock fox’niations. Such underground-water supplies are not every

where present and quite frequently are of limited extent.

Topography and Drainage

Broad plains, wide valleys and basins, high plateaus and precipi

tous mountains give New Mexico a varied landscape. Altitudes within the

State range from lower than 3,000 feet in the southeastern part to higher

than 13,000 feet in the mountains in the north—central part (fig. 1).

Total relief, thus, exceeds 10,000 feet.

The eastern third of the State consists of a nearly featureless

plain, interrupted by only a few broad stream valleys, high mesas and

longsinuous escarpments. The altitude of the plains ranges from 3,000

feet in the southeast to about 6,500 feet in the northeast. Relief is

greatest in the north where volcanic cones rise sharply 1,000 to 2,000

feet above the surrounding plain. The principal streams that traverse

the plains are the Cimarron, Canadian, and Pecos Rivers. The streams

that drain the area at times carry large volumes of floodwater; however,

much of the plains area lacks established streams that contribute region

al runoff except after unusually heavy precipitation.

Stream valleys and basins occupy large areas in the western two—

thirds of the State. The valleys and basins generally are separated by

narrow mountain ranges. The Rio Grande valley, or trough, begins in

Colorado and traverses the State from north to south. The altitude of

the valley floor ranges from somewhat lower than 4,000 feet near El Paso,

Tex., to about 7,600 feet at the Colorado line. From the State line to

Embudo, a distance of about 70 miles, the Rio Grande flows through a deep

canyon. Between Embudo and Caballo Dam the Rio Grande flows through a

series of narrow valleys and canyons. The tributaries that drain the

higher mountains in the northern part of the State contribute most of

their flow during spring and early summer when mountain snow is melting.

A high plateau occupies the west-central and northwestern part of

the State. This region is typified by large mesas, low mountain ranges,‘ and intervening valleys. Locally relief is sharp. The altitude of the

plateau ranges from 4,800 to about 8,000 feet, but much of the region is

between 6,000 and 8,000 feet. The principal stream in this plateau is

the San Juan River, which heads in the high mountains of southwestern

Colorado. The southern part of the plateau is drained by tributaries of

the Little Colorado River.

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A smaller plateau lies in the western part of Colfax County alongthe northern border of New Mexico. This plateau ranges in altitude from6,400 to about 10,000 feet and slopes steeply to the southeast; it isdrained by the headwaters of the Canadian River.

High mountains occupy large areas in the north-central, central,south-central, and southwestern parts of the State. These mountainsare typified by sheer cliffs, broad steep slopes, and deep gorges.Altitudes in the mountains generally range from 8,000 to 10,000 feet;several peaks exceed 12,000 feet. The highest point in New Mexico,Wheeler Peak in the north-central part of the State, has an altitude of13,160 feet. Relief of 5,000 feet in 4 to 6 miles is coimnon in themountainous areas. Most of the perennial streams in New Mexico head inhigh mountains. The streams in all but the western part of the Statedrain to the Rio Grande and the Pecos and Canadian Rivers. Streams originating in the western mountains drain to the San Juan, Gila, and SanFrancisco Rivers and to tributaries of the Little Colorado River.

[n New Mexico large perennial streams are few and some that areconsidered to be perennial have at times been dry in long reaches. Muchmore common are sandy washes that infrequently are filled for briefperiods by storm runoff.

The principal drainage basins are those of the Rio Grande and theCimarron, Canadian, Pecos, San Juan, Gila, and San Francisco Rivers.Other basins drain intermittently to rivers in Arizona and Texas or areclosed topographically and do not contribute runoff to major streams.About one-fifth of the StateTs total area is thus closed and does notcontribute surface water to through—drainage systems. Included are theJornada del Muerto, San Augustin Plains, North Plains, and the Estancia,Salt, Tularosa, Animas, Hachita, Mimbres, Playas, San Luis, and Wamelbasins, as well as large areas in the Pecos River basin (see plate 1).

Climatological Data

Precipitation

The mean annual precipitation in New Mexico ranges from about 8inches at lower altitudes along the San Juan River and the lower RioGrande valley to more than 20 inches in the higher mountains.

Figure 2 shows the variation in mean annual precipitation withinthe State. The lines of equal precipitation on this map are based onthe records of the U.S. Weather Bureau for the period 1931 through 1952.In areas where records are not available the precipitation has been estimated (by the Geological Survey) on the basis of relative elevations.In some areas, estimated values of precipitation were obtained by comparing the runoff from that area with runoff from an area where theaverage precipitation is known.

The distribution of precipitation during the year varies considerably at different locations within the State. At most locations, the

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greatest precipitation is during July, August, and September. In eastern New Mexico precipitation is considerable also during May, June, andOctober. At higher elevations in the north precipitation is more evenlydistributed throughout the year.

Figure 3, furnished by the State Engineer of New Mexico, shows themean monthly precipitation patterns at selected stations in New Mexico.Figure 4 shows the variation in annual precipitation for the period ofrecord at five stations.

Evaporation

The loss of water by evaporation varies considerably in differentparts of the State. This loss includes evaporation from the free watersurfaces, such as streams and lakes, from the surface of moist land, andfrom the vegetative cover. The rate of evaporation from a free watersurface depends on the air and water temperatures, relative humidity,wind movement, size and configuration of the water body, and otherfactors.

Direct measurement of evaporation from a natural body of water isdifficult because of the many factors involved. The usual practice isto measure evaporation from a large pan in which the daily and monthlychanges in the level of the water can be accurately measured. A correlation of pan evaporation with measurable evaporation losses from largerbodies of water provides a factor that can be used to convert from panevaporation to actual evaporation. Because of the transfer of energyinvolved the monthly pattern of evaporation from larger lakes and reservoirs differs from the pattern for small reservoirs.

Figure 5, prepared by the office of the State Engineer of New Mexico,shows the mean monthly pan evaporation at selected stations in the Statefor the period 1931—60. Figure 6 shows the approximate annual evaporation that may be expected from the smaller lakes and reservoirs.

Temperature

The average annual air temperature ranges from more than 60°F atlower altitudes in the southern part of the State to slightly more than40°F in the higher mountains in the northern part of the State. Figure 7,furnished by the State Engineer of New Mexico, shows the variation in theaverage annual temperature from place to place in the State. Table 1shows means of the maximum and minimum daily temperatures, by months,computed for the period 1931—52, for six locations in the State. Meanmonthly temperatures at 21 selected stations for the period 1931—60 areshown in figure 3.

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SURFACE WATER

Table 2, summary of gaging—station records, is an index of thestreamflow records obtained in or adjacent to New Mexico. Omitted fromthe list are data for canals and stations with less than one completewater year of record. The stations are listed in the same downstreamorder as in the annual series of water-supply papers of the GeologicalSurvey. The stations are numbered consecutively beginning with the upstream station in the Arkansas River basin in New Mexico. The locationof each station is indicated in plate 1 by a symbol and the assignednumber.

The bar chart on the left side of table 2 shows the availablestreamflow record at each station. Stations for which records areavailable only on a seasonal basis are flagged with the symbol “d” inthe column for average runoff. Records at all other stations are forthe water years for which measurements of annual runoff have beenpublished.

The drainage area listed for the main-stream stations on the RioGrande include 2,940 square miles in the closed drainage basin in SanLuis Valley in Colorado. With a few exceptions the remaining areascontribute to surface runoff.

The average annual runoff listed is for the period of record shownin the bar graph. For stations with less than 5 years of record, theaverage runoff is not listed.

In general, the maximum discharge listed is one during the periodof record; however, if the maximum discharge occurred outside the periodof record and the magnitude is known, it is listed.

Tables 3 and 4 present minimum and maximum daily dissolved-solidsand suspended-sediment concentrations and loads, map reference numbers,and bar graphs of periods of record for stations with more than 1 yearof daily or periodic sampling. The locations of these stations areshown in plate 1. Most of the data have been collected and published bythe Geological Survey. Sources of published and unpublished data can befound in Federal Inter-Agency River Basin Committee Bulletins 1 (1948),2 (1949), 4 (1952), and 9 (1956).

The longest record of suspended-sediment loads at any station inNew Mexico is for the Rio Grande at San Marcial. Data from this stationare available since 1897. Records for the period 1897 to 1946 are basedon intermittent or periodic sampling and are published in InternationalBoundary Commission Water Bulletins 1 through 16 (1932-46). Analyses ofdissolved solids began at San Marcial in 1935 and records through 1946also are published in the Boundary Commission water bulletins. The —

Geological Survey began daily sediment and chemical sampling at SanMarcial in 1947, and continuous records are available since that date inthe water-supply papers. Prior to March 1954, records were publishedunder the station name “Rio Grande at San Marcial.” Since March 1954,records have been published under the name, “Rio Grande Floodway at San

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Marcial.” In April 1950, Tiffany channel was cut to divert part of the

main-channel flow into San Marcial Lake. In 1954, the conveyance-channel system was completed through the San Marcial Lake area and

Tiffany Channel became part of the conveyance—channel system.

Table 5 is a listing of the peak discharges obtained by indirect

methods at crest-stage stations. Since this is a relatively new program

the period of record at most gages is short. The location of each gage

is indicated in plate 2 by a symbol and the identifying map number.

Table 6 is a listing of peak discharges obtained by indirect methods

at miscellaneous sites throughout the State. As these measurements are

made only where unusually high runoff has occurred, they represent a con

dition that is not likely to be equaled for many years. In some cases

centuries may pass before the peak discharge is exceeded. The sites at

which these determinations of peak flow were made are also shown in plate

2. Most of the peak discharges listed in tables 2, 5, and 6 are also

expressed in terms of cubic feet per second per square mile.

Figure 8 shows the approximate average flow in the major streams as

well as the approximate annual runoff in inches that might be expected

in different parts of the State. The lines of equal runoff as drawn on

this map are based on available streamflow and precipitation data.

Figure 9 illustrates approximate average annual dissolved-solids

loads for major streams and contains bar graphs of annual loads for sev

eral representative sites. The bar graphs are included to illustrate

the variability of annual dissolved-solids loads.

Figure 10 shows approximate annual sediment loads for major streams

as well as bar graphs of variability of annual sediment loads.

Figures 8, 9, and 10 are presented as qualitative illustrations

only. Extreme caution should be exercised when using their data for

other than comparative purposes, because the curves are based, in some

cases, on short—term records and experience.

The tabulation on page 23 presents mean monthly surface-water tem

peratures for selected stations for the periods of record shown. Monthly

mean water temperature at most locations varies about 36°F from the sum

mer to winter months, with an average month—to—month variation of about

5.5°F. Water temperature data are available at locations indicated by

“T” in plate 1. Temperature data for most of the stations are available

in Geological Survey publications; however, for a number of the monthly

or periodic sampling sites data are not published. These are available

in the Albuquerque office of the Geological Survey.

The flow-duration curve is a cumulative frequency curve that shows

the percent of time during which specified discharges were equaled or

exceeded in a given period. It combines in one curve the flow charac

teristics of a stream throughout the range in discharge without regard

to the sequence of occurrence. The differences in the geology of adja

cent drainage basins are reflected in the differences in the low-flow

ends of the flow-duration curves.

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MEAN MONTHLY WATER TEMPERATURES IN DEGREES FARRENHEIT FOR SELECTED STATIONS IN NEW MEXICO

(Map No.: See plate 1 for location of station)

Map Period ofNo. Station record Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

98 Rio baina near chainita 1951—59 58 44 36 36 41 46 53 59 67 72 72 68

107 Rio Grande at Otowi 1949—59 55 43 36 37 39 45 52 58 66 71 70 64

124 Rio Grande near Bernalillo 1948—59 54 40 36 37 39 44 50 58 66 70 70 62

150 Rio Grande at San Marcial 1949—59 64 49 43 42 46 53 62 68 76 79 78 72

182 Pecos River near Artesia 1949—59 64 52 45 45 49 55 63 71 78 81 80 75

222 San Juan River at Shiprock 1951-59 54 42 36 36 40 47 54 60 68 73 74 67

Flow—duration curves for several streams throughout the State arepresented in appendix A. The selected streams include some that are drypart of the time and some that have a high rate of sustained runoff fromground—water inflow.

The data for the curves were processed by an electronic computer.Flow—duration data for most of the other unregulated streams that havebeen gaged are available in the Santa Fe office of the Geological Survey.

At the time the data were processed for flow—duration studies, theywere also processed to determine the highest and lowestmean discharge forperiods of different lengths varying from 1 day to 274 days. The highestmean discharges were processed on a water—year basis (October 1 toSeptember 30) and the lowest mean discharges on a climatic-year basis(April 1 to March 31). Quite often all periods of highest mean dischargefell in the same water year and quite often all periods of lowest meandischarge fell in the year with the lowest discharge, but this is notalways the case. Table 7 is a listing of the highest and lowest meandischarge for selected stations.

Figures 11 through 13 show the variation in unit discharge with thesize of the drainage area. Very few rains produce a uniform amount ofprecipitation over a large area. Summer storms commonly produce largeamounts of precipitation on small areas. This variation in rainfall overthe drainage area causes variation in flood runoff per unit area. Floodscaused by the melting of snow usually have a lower unit discharge thanfloods caused by rains.

Flood—frequency curves, based on the annual maximum discharge, havebeen computed for several of the stations listed in table 2. These curvesare presented in appendix B.

Bar graphs reflecting annual mean discharge of seven New Mexicostreams for periods of record at selected stations are presented in appendix C.

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The percent of time that a specific dissolved—solids or suspended—

sediment load was equaled or exceeded during a certain period can be

determined from a load—duration or frequency curve compiled for that

period. Values from such a curve can be applied only loosely to periods

other than the base. Figures 14 and 15 present load—duration curves of

daily dissolved-solids loads and daily suspended-sediment loads, respec

tively, for typical stations in three basins. The daily dissolved—solids

loads were weighted by the number of days in the composite period which

varied from 1 to 31 days. For a description of methods of coiipositing

see Rainwater and Thatcher (1960, p. 32-39).

Table 8 is a compilation of annual dissolved solids loads for sta

tions listed in table 3. The data in this table were assembled from

water-supply papers of the Geological Survey and water bulletins of the

International Boundary and Water Commission. Only data for entire water

years for streams are presented; however, several water years include

some estimation in order to present a continuous record.

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sediment loads for stations listed in table 4, covering the period

1947-59. Table 10 is similar to table 9 and shows the record for the

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The following tabulation shows average median diameters of streambed

material for selected stations throughout the State. These values are

the arithmetic average of all bed-material samples obtained at the parti

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107 Rio Grande at Otowi Bridge .62

110 Galisteo Creek at Domingo .40

124 Rio Grande near Bernalillo .30

129 Rio Grande Conveyance hannel near Bernardo .26

146 Rio Puerco near Bernardo .24

150 Rio Grande at San Marcial .14

182 Pecos River near Artesia .16

222 San Juan River at Shiprock .35

Several reservoirs have been constructed along major streams to

control flood runoff and to store water for irrigation; Abiquiu, Jemez,

and Two Rivers Reservoirs are designed for flood protection only. Other

reservoirs impound for industrial, municipal, and recreational uses only.

Table 11 lists data for reservoirs in New Mexico having storage capacity

of 30,000 acre-feet or more. Locations are shown in plate 1. Table 12

shows the storage on March 31 by years for reservoirs used principally

for irrigation.

Small conservation reservoirs on public lands controlled by the

Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Indian Affairs are used as gaging

sites in collecting volume-runoff and volume-sediment data. The loca

tions of the reservoir gaging stations are shown in figures 16 and 17.

A summary of the runoff, sediment, and drainage-basin data is given in

table 13.

Table 13 is self-explanatory except for the subheadings under the

main heading of “drainage basin data.” Maximum relief is the difference

in elevation in feet between the lowest and highest points in the water

shed. Length refers to the length in feet of the longest watercourse.

Relief ratio is the quotient of the maximum relief divided by the length

of the longest watercourse.

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— Zia2. — San Louis Wash I3.— do 24.— do 35. — Cornfield Wash 56.— do 177.— do 68.— do 169.— do 70.— do 4II.— do 312.— do 9

Mop No. Reservoir

24.— RIo Colorado25.— Victorino Wash26.— Ladron Peak I27.— do a28.— Hot Springs I29.— do 230.— Nordstrom Wash I31.— do 232.— do 333.— Oak Creek34 — Stanford

FIGURE 16. —- Reservoir gaging stations operated in conjunction withsmall watershed studies made by the U.S. Geological Survey in NewMexico, 1961.

EXPLANATION

Map No. Reservoir

Reservoir gaging station

Map No. Reservoir

3.— Cornfield Wash 134.—5.—

16.—7.—

18.—9.—

20.—21.—22.—23.—

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Retarding reservoir

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Storage reservoir

Bucket—precipitation gage

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FIGURE 17. —— Reservoirs, precipitation gages, and reservoir-stage

recorders in the Cornfield Wash study area, Sandoval County.

(For general areal location see figure 16.)

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GROUND WATER

Geology is a critical factor in the occurrence of ground water,because the type, extent, thickness, and attitude of the rocks determine,to a great extent, the yield and quality of water that can be developedat a particular site. Most water in the rocks, of course, originates asprecipitation. Sand and gravel, limestone, and sandstone make up themore important water—bearing beds in New Mexico. To a much lesser degreerocks of igneous origin contain and yield ground water. Clay, shale,anhydrite, and most igneous rocks retard movement of water; where theserocks dominate, large supplies of water of satisfactory quality are difficult or impossible to obtain.

Figure 18 shows areas in New Mexico where ground—water studies havebeen made. The areal distribution of the principal sand and gravel aquifers in the State is shown in figure 19. Some hard sandstones and conglomerates of Tertiary age are included in the areas shown in figure 19because they are closely associated hydraulically with the adjacent oroverlying deposits of sand and gravel.

The sands and gravels underlying the High Plains are the westernpart of an extensive group of aquifers in Texas and Oklahoma and statesfarther north. In parts of Lea and Curry Counties, individual wells

yield more than 1,000 gpm from this aquifer; yields of more than 300 gpm

are common. Depths to water range from about 30 feet to more than 180

feet in northern Lea County. In parts of Curry County the depth to water

is more than 350 feet. In most of the other parts of the High Plains the

depth to water is about 100 feet.

Entrance of sand into wells in Lea County and at other places on the

High Plains is a common problem. This problem might be avoided at some

places by finishing wells in beds of gravel that occur in buried stream

valleys at the base of the sand and gravel aquifers.

The quality of the ground water on the High Plains is generally

good. However, the fluoride content of the water at many places exceeds

the limit recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service.

In Portales basin the alluvium has yielded 300 to 1,000 gpm to in

dividual wells. Initial depths to water were 15 to 30 feet. The quality

of the water is good but has deteriorated somewhat as a result of re

charge from irrigation-return water.

The alluvium in the region between the escarpment of the High Plains

and the lower terraces of the Pecos River south of De Baca County is

commonly thin. Large supplies of water are not generally available in

this area. In a locality southwest from Jal, however, ground water in a

thick alluvial deposit probably will supply the town for the foreseeable

future. This thick alluvial deposit probably is the northern extension

of a much thicker alluvial trough in Texas to the south.

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FIGURE 18. -- Areas in New Mexico for which ground-water investigationsof the U.S. Geological Survey have been published by the GeologicalSurvey, the State Engineer, and New Mexico Institute of Mining andTechnology.

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Aquifers in sand and gravel of Quaternory age Aquifers in sand and gravel of Tertiary age

FIGURE 19. -- Distribution of principal sand and gravel aquifersin New Mexico.

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Another deep alluvium-filled trough extends into New Mexico from

Texas a few miles west of the trough that supplies water for Jal. Both

troughs were created by solution of salt that underlies mu:thof the region

and in Texas they are as deep as 1,500 feet. Water of good quality

exists in the upper part of the fill.

The sand and gravel aquifer in the Pecos Valley extending south

from the vicinity of Roswell to Lake McMillan and south of Carlsbad to

Black River has been utilized extensively for irrigation supplies for

many years. Well yields of more than 1,000 gpm are common. The higher

yields generally are obtained from fractures and solution zones in the

conglomerates in the valley fill. In both the Roswell and Carlsbad

areas the alluvium is thicker than might ordinarily be expected. Solu

tion of the underlying gypsum and limestone has caused the alluvium to

subside below the original valley floor.

In the Salt and Tularosa basins in Otero County thick alluvium and

bolson deposits exist. However, the zone of saturation is below the

alluvium in southeastern Otero County, and the aquifer in the central

part of the Tularosa basin contains water that is too saline for use

without extensive treatment. Considerable fresh water does exist in the

alluvium along the slopes of the bordering mountains. Water has been

developed for irrigation and municipal use along the eastern margin of

the basin in the vicinity of Carrizozo southward to Alamogordo. Along

the western margin water has been developed from the alluvium to supply

the White Sands Missile Range. There are large volumes of fresh water

along the basints western margin south of White Sands that presently are

not being developed but which may be needed in the future at the various

defense installations.

The alluvium bordering Highway 41 in Estancia basin yields 200 to

1,200 gpm to wells. Farther east in this basin the water at places is

too saline for irrigation use. The alluvium thins to the west. Depths

to water are about 150 feet, and yields from wells are small.

In the southern Jornada del Muerto there seems to be a good poten

tial for development of large supplies of potable water although the

area for the most part is untested. Farther north the water ordinarily

is not potable but at places may be suitable for irrigation.

The hydrology of the Rio Grande valley is remarkable. The river

flows in a system of connected downfaulted blocks throughout its course

in New Mexico. Various blocks have been displaced downward thousands of

feet and most of the trench has been filled with alluvium. The depth of

this fill is not known at many places but in the vicinity of Albuquerque

it is at least 6,000 feet. The total displacement of rocks along some

of the faults is of the order of 20,000 feet or about 4 miles from the

crest of the mountains to the top of the equivalent rocks in the trough.

The Rio Grande trough is 15 to 30 miles wide from the vicinity of

Socorro northward to the Colorado line and is much narrower in places

south of Socorro to the Texas line. Thus, there appears to be a vast

quantity of water in the alluvium of the Rio Grande valley and much of

the water is of good quality. Tributary valleys such as the Rios Puerco

and Salado contribute moderately saline water.

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Large yields of water are obtained from the alluvium, and beneaththe river’s flood plain the depth to water is only a few feet below landsurface. Away from the valley floor, the increasing depth to water isabout equivalent to the difference in elevation between the land surfaceon the slopes and on the flood plain.

The lowest part of the water table in the vicinity of Belerinorthward to the vicinity of Los Alamos is not along the river as mightgenerally be expected but several miles west of the river. At placesalong this depression the water table is as much as 40 feet below theriver level to the east. Such a depression in the water table may bethe result of lack of recharge on the west, but more probably the sandsand gravels here are more permeable and much thicker than in the vicinityof the river. The depth to the water table at places is more than 1,000feet along the west margin of the Rio Grande trough in this locality.

In the Rio Grande valley, as in most river valleys, the water in thealluvium is hydraulically interrelated with the surface waters. Intensive development of ground water therefore diminishes inflow to the riverand in time may cause the river to lose water to the ground—water reser

voir. In areas such as the Rio Grande valley where surface waters arefully appropriated, uncontrolled development of the adjacent ground-water

reservoir would create hydrologic and legal problems. Yet, here is a

valley in which usable supplies of ground water extend to great depths.

In the Basin and Range province in the southwestern part of the

State and west of the Rio Grande extensive deposits of sand and gravel

and older sandstones and conglomerate exist in the intermontane valleys

and in the mountains north of Silver City. One of the older irrigation

developments in the State, the Deming area, obtains water from the allu

vium in this region. Here the depth to water is commonly less than 100

feet. Other irrigation developments include the Animas and Playas basins

and, more recently, an area near Lordsburg where water is obtained mostly

from the upper part of a sand and gravel section. In the Lordsburg

region hard conglomerate occurs at relatively shallow depths, and this

has discouraged drilling to some extent; however, water exists at depth

in some of the softer units and probably in fractures in the conglomerate.

Moderate to large water supplies probably could be developed from sands

and gravels that are interbedded with basalt flows in the higher lands,

but the depth to water commonly is great.

Farther north in the valley of the Rio San Jose, water has been

developed for irrigation and industrial use near Grants. Downstream,

water could be developed at places for irrigation or industrial use on

the Acoma-Laguna Indian Reservations. However, in much of the lower

valley of the Rio San Jose the water may be too highly mineralized even

for irrigation use. The alluvium in the San Juan River valley yields

potable water at places, but the soil mantle is very thin and spotty and

in many areas contains saline water. Towns along the San Juan River

utilize surface water for municipal supply.

The principal areas in which limestone aquifers have been developed

or contain water of fair quality are shown in figure 20. These areas

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FIGURE 20. —- Distribution of principal limestoneaquifers in New Mexico.

U. S. G eoloqicol Survey base a OpEXPLANATION

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Assen.bled by W. E. Hole, 1962

Aquifers in limestone of Perrnian oge Aquifers in limestone of Pennsylvanian age

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are in the Pecos basin, southeastern Otero County, some mountainousareas as in the Sandia and Manzano ranges, the area in the general vicinity of Grants, and a few small areas in the southwestern part of theState.

Limes tones of Pennsylvanian age contain water in the upper PecosRiver drainage. These limestones commonly contain much clayey materialthaL has retarded solution and the limestone itself has a low permeability. Small supplies of water generally are obtained from fractures inthe limestone. Summer homes in this mountainous region should obtainadequate supplies for domestic use from this limestone aquifer, butlittle information is available at present concerning depth to water ordepth of wells required to develop these supplies. Farther south, inthe vicinity of Santa Rosa, large supplies of water can be developedfrom the San Andres Limestone from wells drilled to a depth that is belowthe elevation of the Pecos River, A large part of the recharge to thisaquifer is from the river. As the water moves southward through theaquifer it dissolves large amounts of sulfate from the gypsum within andadjacent to the aquifer. From Santa Rosa southward to Puerto de Luna,the aquifer discharges to the Pecos River large amounts of water of highsulfate content. The water is suitable for irrigation use.

The limestone aquifer in the San Andres in the vicinity of SantaRosa is probably continuous with the aquifer farther south in the vicinity of Roswell. It is not so shown on the map because in parts of the

intervening area the aquifer contains saline water and in other parts

data are lacking,

In this region, several tens of miles north of Roswell, water in the

San Andres may move east of the river and into the southeast corner of

the State. Much of the water is highly saline, but if an appreciable

amount of water is involved it offers some salvage possibilities. Per

haps the recharge for this part of the system could be prevented from

entering the aquifer by diverting it more directly to the Pecos River.

The water might be better utilized through retarding recharge by holding

the water on the land to promote more luxuriant growths of grass, for it

seems that little recharge of ground water takes place unless the water

is ponded or enters streani channels.

The San Andres Limestone, together with the limestone in the

younger Grayburg Formation, forms the famous artesian aquifer of the

Rosweli. basin. In the western part of the Roswell basin the water is

unconfined and the water table is 300 to more than 1,000 feet below the

land surface at places. Farther east, where the aquifer dips to the

east, the San Andres is overlain by partially confining beds. In the

early l9OOs more than a thousand flowing wells were constructed in the

artesian aquifer. The artesian pressure has declined over the years and

many of the artesian wells have been equipped with pumps. The area of

flowing wells is now a narrow band along the river, extending up some of

the larger tributary valleys. In depth, wells range from a few hundred

feet in the northern part of the basin to more than 1,000 feet in the

southern part. Yields of a few thousand gallons per minute are common.

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The limestone aquifer continues eastward from the Pecos River, andalthough most of the fresh water in the system is discharged from theaquifer into the alluvium or the semiconfining beds and thence into theriver, some of the fresh water may possibly move eastward from the river.Near Artesia, relatively fresh water has been developed from a well inthe limestone a few miles east of the river. This band of fresh watermay persist for several additional miles to the east.

Water is available in the limestone of the Yeso Formation in theSacramento Mountains at shallow depths along the principal drainagewaysin quantities sufficient for irrigation. On the higher lands water fromrain and snow infiltrates through the San Andres Limestone cap and movesdownward and eastward through the limestones of the Yeso Formation.Depths to water in many of the stock wells in the Sacramento Mountainsare more than 500 feet. A part of the water moving eastward through thissystem of rocks discharges into the San Andres Limestone and may constitute a substantial part of the recharge to the artesian system of theRoswell basin. The zone along which the water moves from the Yeso Formation and an immediately overlying sandstone aquifer into the San AndresLimestone is defined remarkably well by the change in slope of the watertable or pressure gradient. To the east, in the San Andres, the gradientof the water table is a few feet to the mile; to the west, in the Yeso,the gradient of the water table is 75 to 100 feet to the mile.

The limestone aquifer in the Carlsbad area is somewhat younger thanthe San Andres and is separate from the system of the Roswell basin.These rocks have a general dip of a little north of east. In the highlands of the Guadalupe Mountains a series of limestone units are stackedone upon another and separated by semipermeable silty sandstone beds.The water in these units moves to the east and north to merge into acommon aquifer along the east front of the Guadalupe Mountains. Thiscommon aquifer is a very permeable reef limestone which serves as a largecollecting gallery for the less permeable limestone aquifers in the highcountry of the Guadalupe Mountains. The reef limestone aquifer dis

charges much of its water to the Pecos River at Carlsbad Springs.

Large supplies of water can be obtained from the reef limestone.It probably is as permeable as any part of the artesian limestone aquifer

of the Roswell basin. Within the reef aquifer, water levels are only

slightly higher than the altitude of Carlsbad Springs several miles to

the southeast. Because of recharge of slightly saline water to the lime

stone system north of Carlsbad, the water under parts of Carlsbad is

highly mineralized. Farther to the southwest the water is of good quali

ty and the city has recently extended its well field to that locality to

obtain the better water. Small supplies of water of fair quality can be

obtained from perched aquifers in the less permeable limestone west of

Carlsbad.

Water also is obtained from a limestone unit in the Rustler Forma

tion east and south of Carlsbad. In much of the area the water is sa

line, but at other places the quality is suitable for stock use.

In southeastern Otero County, limestones of the Yeso, Hueco, and

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Bone Springs Formations are very permeable and yield large supplies to

wells. These limestones are the northern part of the limestone aquifer

which has been developed intensively in the Dell City area in Texas.

However, the land surface rises to the north and east in New Mexico; and,

because the water table is nearly flat, the depth to water becomes in

creasingly great, reaching 800 feet about 20 miles north and west of

Dell City. Here the water is only of fair quality but is suitable for

irrigation.

In the Sandia and Manzano Mountains, limestones of Pennsylvanian

age similar to those in the headwaters of the Pecos River yield small

supplies of water to wells. This water is generally available in suffi

cient quantity and is of acceptable quality to supply the large number

of homes being built in the area.

Important supplies of hot water are obtained from an artesian aqui

fer in limestone at Truth or Consequences. Farther southwest, small

supplies of fresh water are obtained from the limestortes for use in the

mining industry near Santa Rita.

Water of good quality from the limestone aquifer in the San Andres

in the vicinity of Grants is obtained from wells only a few hundred feet

deep. The water is suitable for industrial, irrigation, and municipal

uses. Northwest of Grants, a distance of several miles from outcrops in

the Zuni Mountains, wells tap water in the San Andres at depths of more

than 1,000 feet, but at places along the flank of the Zuni Mountains

flowing wells of small to moderate yield have been constructed in the

San Andres Limestone at shallow depths.

Sandstone aquifers tend to be more uniform in yield than sand and

gravel or limestone aquifers. The permeability of the sandstones in

general is quite low, but at places where a thick sequence of sandstones

exists moderate to large yields of water can be obtained.

The principal sandstone aquifers in the State are outlined in fig

ure 21. They are chiefly in the northern part of the State. The sand

stone aquifers are represented by a number of units ranging in age from

Pennsylvanian to Tertiary.

The Sangre de Cristo Sandstone on the eastern and southern flanks

of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the north—central part of the State

probably will yield small supplies of water of good quality. The

Glorieta Sandstone yields small to moderate supplies of water to wells

in San Miguel, Torrance, and Lincoln Counties.

The younger Santa Rosa Sandstone yields small supplies of water in

southeastern Santa Fe County. The Santa Rosa also yields small to moder

ate supplies of water to wells in Guadalupe County and east of the Pecos

River in Chaves, Eddy, and Lea Counties. Sandstone beds in the Qiinle

Formation in parts of Guadalupe and Quay Counties yield only a few gal

lons per minute to wells, but at many of these places it is the only

water of suitable quality for domestic and stock use. The sandstones of

the Ghinle also yield small supplies of water in Roosevelt, chaves, and

Lea Counties.

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EXPLANATION

Aquifers in sandstones of undifferentiated age

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FIGURE 21. —— Distribution of principal sandstone aquifers inNew Mexico.

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The Entrada Sandstone is an important aquifer near Tucumcari.Moderate supplies of water of good quality have been developed in thissandstone for municipal use by the city of Tucumcari.

Farther north, the Dakota Sandstone yields water of usable qualityat places. In the higher country, beneath basalt, the Raton and PoisonCanyon Formations may be expected to yield water to wells.

The sandstone aquifers in northwestern New Mexico are varLed incharacter. Some contain a large ratio of clay and silt to sand; someconsist of well-sorted sand grains and the sand grains vary in size fromvery fine to coarse. Most of the sandstone is firmly cemented, althoughsome units are loosely cemented and friable.

The Gallup Sandstone yields as much as 250 gallons per minute ofpotable water to wells at Gallup, and yields of 10 to 75 gpm from theGallup Sandstone are common where it occurs in the subsurface throughoutsouthern McKinley County. The Ojo Alamo Sandstone yields as much as 30gpm of potable water to wells in eastern San Juan, western Rio Arriba,and Northern Sandoval Counties. The San Jose Formation yields as muchas 60 gpm of potable water to wells in western Rio Arriba County, but theground-water potential of the formation has not been tested.

Electric logs of wells that have been drilled for oil and gas indicate that the cumulative thickness of water-bearing sandstone in the OjoAlamo, Nacimiento, and San Jose Formations in western Rio Arriba Countyis as much as 1,800 feet. A properly constructed well that tapped allthese beds of sandstone possibly would yield as much as 3,500 gpm ofwater -- based on the yields of wells that tap only a few feet of sandstone. Western Rio Arriba County probably has the greatest potential forground—water production of any area in northwestern New Mexico, exclusiveof the Grants—Bluewater area.

Yields of other sandstone aquifers in northwestern New Mexico generally are less than 10 gpm. Domestic— and stock—water supplies generallycan be obtained from sandstone aquifers in the northwestern part of theState, although potable water supplies are scarce in some broad areas.

Figure 22 shows in a general way the areas in which small, moderate,and large yields of relatively fresh ground water can be obtained. Theseare the same areas in which limestone and sand and gravel (alluvial)aquifers are prevalent. In many of the higher-yield areas supplies ofmore than 1,000 gallons per minute are common.

The depth to water is an important economic aspect of ground-watersupply. Figure 23 shows the depth to water in variable intervals, lessthan 200 feet, 200 to 500 feet, and more than 500 feet. In most of thevalleys and plains areas the depth to water is less than 200 feet, and itis in this depth range that water for irrigation use has been most intensively developed. In a few places, such as Curry County and parts ofthe Pecos Valley,where lifts of more than 200 feet are required, wateralso is being utilized for irrigation. In Curry County, where rainfallmay almost be sufficient to produce a crop, it apparently has been

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Less than 100 gpm, highly

saline water areas, or areas

for which data are inadequate

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Potential yield of wells

FIGURE 22. -- General availability of relatively fresh ground water in

New Mexico.

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200 to 500 feet More than 500 feet Areas in which igneousrocks predominate andassumed to be dry

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economical to pump for short periods at these greater lifts in order tomature crops. Pumping from greater depths is not so critical a factorfor supplies developed for municipal and industrial use.

In several areas of the State the depth to the water table is morethan 500 feet and at places is more than 1,000 feet. One such area is insouthwestern Eddy County. Other areas are in the high country in northern Grant County and southern Catron County. Still another area is alongthe west margin of the Rio Grande valley between Albuquerque and LosAlamos. In one small area along the south flank of the Jemez Mountainsthe depth to water probably is more than 1,500 feet.

In many areas where the depth to water is more than 500 feet, wellshave been abandoned as dry because it was simply not realized that thedepth to water could be so great. Shown also on figure 23 are areas believed to be essentially dry. These are areas where Precambrian rocks origneous intrusive rocks are exposed.

In general, ground-water conditions have been presented as being

more or less static; however, this usually is not the actual situation.

Water is continually being added to many aquifers by seepage from streams,

to a lesser extent by direct precipitation, and in some areas by seepage

from irrigation.

Water is discharged naturally from aquifers in the lowest parts ofthe systems into streams. Water also is discharged naturally by evaporation from the soil and by transpiration by plants in localities where

a shallow water table exists, particularly in the inner river valleys.Artificial discharge from aquifers through wells is large in areas whereground water has been developed intensively for irrigation.

Fluctuations of water levels •in wells in several areas, mostly inareas where water has been developed for irrigation, are shown graphically in appendix D. As will be observed from an inspection of thesehydrographs, the long-term trend in water levels in many of these areasis downward and is caused by large withdrawals of water for irrigation

use.

Areas in which water levels have declined as a result of intensivedevelopment of water are shown in appendix E.

Plate 3 shows areas in which ground water at relatively shallowdepths generally contains more than 1,000 ppm of dissolved solids. The

plate also shows data of quality of ground water at selected sites through

out the State. Well data were selected to represent ground—water quality

generally, but emphasis was given to municipal, industrial, and irriga

tion supplies. Some important wells that yield water of good quality in

a generally saline area are shown. Wells in water—bearing landforins such

as bajadas, playas, and karst topographies are represented generally,

even though some of these forms are located in undeveloped areas. Data

for a few springs and minor supplies are shown in order to generalize the

picture.

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Slightly saline water (containing 1,000 to 3,000 ppm total dissolvedsolids) is frequently used for drinking, irrigation, and industrial purposes in those parts of the State where water of better quality is notavailable or is in short supply. Under certain conditions water classedas moderately saline (3,000 to 10,000 ppm) is used for irrigation and inindustry. As demand for water increases, and as desalinization becomesmore economical, larger amounts of saline ground water will be consumedand it will become practical to utilize water classed as very saline(10,000 to 35,000 ppm) and as brine (more than 35,000 ppm). Thus, thelarge quantities of saline ground water in storage in New Mexico must beconsidered as a part of the total water resource.

Generally speaking, saline waters occur at greater depths than freshwater, and in many parts of New Mexico the saline-water aquifers are over—lain by zones of potable ground water containing less than 1,000 ppm.Similarly, in many areas the shallower saline—water zones are underlainby other saline aquifers.

The saline-water aquifers depicted in figure 24 are at relativelyshallow depths, and in most instances are overlain by aquifers whosewaters are less saline (see plate 3).

USE OF WATER

Irrigation has been practiced for many years in semiarid New Mexico,where precipitation is insufficient or too variable to mature most crops.Surface water from streams was first used for irrigation, and more recently ground water from wells has been developed for that purpose. Waterhas been used in progressively larger amounts as the population has increased and the irrigation of lands has expanded. The supply of surfacewater was almost entirely appropriated in most areas at an early date,and —- as the surface supply is essentially fixed, by natural occurrenceand by interstate water agreements —- the increased demands for water forirrigation as well as for domestic, stock, municipal, and industrial usesin recent years has been supplied mostly from ground—water sources. InNew Mexico, far more water is used for irrigation than for any other purpose. The more intensively irrigated areas are shown in figure 25.Figure 26 shows drainage areas wherein the development and use of surfacewater is subject to one or more of the seven interstate water compacts towhich New Mexico is a party.

The first wells for irrigation in New Mexico were constructed nearthe end of the 19th century; however, large—scale irrigation was notpracticed except in areas of very shallow water or areas in which flowingartesian wells could be developed. The only major area of flowing wellsin New Mexico was in the Roswell basin where development of ground water -

for domestic use was begun in 1891, for irrigation use in 1902. Largescale use of shallow water for irrigation was begun in the Mimbres basinabout 1908 and in the Portales area about 1910. Shallow-water development was expanded somewhat in these and other areas in the late 1920’s,

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FIGURE 25. -- Lands in New Mexico irrigated with ground water,surface water, and ground water and surface water combined.

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Areas irrigated with ground water

EXPLANATION

Areas irrigated with surface water

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E X P L A NATION

Colorado River Compact, 922 Costilla Creek Compact, 1944

Upper Colorado River Compact, 1948 Pecos River Compact, 1948

Lo Plato River Compact, 1922 Canadian River Compact, 1950

Rio Grande Compact, 938

FIGURE 26. —— Drainage areas in New Mexico under interstate compacts.

09’U.S. Geologisel Sroey Bose Mop

Modified froo, figure 2, New Meoiso Stoteo,ont,in Cormoittee PrInt 6, 5. Roe. 48 86 Congress, 1960

20 40 60 80 Miles

51

but the greatest expansion occurred from 1946 through 1955. The acreageirrigated by ground water in most of the intensively developed areasthrough 1960 is listed by year in table 14.

The total acreage irrigated in New Mexico in 1954 was estimated tobe 880,000 of which about 335,000 acres was irrigated entirely with surface water, 400,000 acres entirely with ground water, and 145,000 acreswith a combination of ground and surface water. The irrigated acreage in1960 was estimated to be 959,000, of which about 484,000 acres was irrigated entirely with ground water and about 140,000 acres with a combination of ground and surface water. There appeared to be no significantchange in the acreage irrigated by surface water in the period 1954-60.

As the acreage irrigated with ground water has increased, the amountof water pumped has generally increased. Since 1954, however, the amountof water pumped has fluctuated somewhat from year to year, depending onprecipitation during the growing season as well as on acreage irrigated.About 1,300,000 acre—feet of water was pumped in 1954 for use on 545,000acres of land, 145,000 acres of which also received some surface water.About 1,070,000 acre—feet of ground water was applied to a larger acreageof land in 1960.

In 1960 public water systems supplied an average of 107.6 mgd toabout 660,000 people, or about 160 gpd per person. This included somewater for industry as well as for domestic use, lawn watering, firefighting, street use, swimming pools, and other municipal uses. Thefollowing tabulation shows that of the 107.6 mgd diverted for public supply in 1960, 84.0 mgd was supplied from wells and 23.6 mgd was from surface sources. Municipal water use increased about 15 percent between1955 and 1960.

Ground Surface Totalwater water Total ac—ft

1955 mgd mgd mgd per yr

Public supply 85.3 8.4 93.7 105,000

Industrial, self supplied 8.1 .5 8.6 9,600

Fuel-electric power 2.1 12.5 14.6 16,400

Rural domestic & livestock 16.9 4.9 21.8 24,400

TOTAL 112.4 26.3 138.7 155,400

1960

Public supply 84.0 23.6 107.6 120,600

Industrial, self supplied 12.4 4.1 16.5 18,500

Fuel-electric power 4.0 14.1 18.1 20,300

Rural domestic & livestock 19.9 5.1 25.0 28,000

TOTAL 120.3 46.9 167.2 187,400

52

Part of the water used by industry is self-supplied, and part ispurchased from public systems. Self—supplied industrial water in 1960averaged 16.5 mgd, of which 12.4 mgd was from wells and 4.1 mgd was fromsurface sources. Self-supplied industrial water almost doubled in theperiod from 1955 to 1960. Water for fuel—electric power is not includedin the above figures. An average of 18.1 mgd was used for this purposein 1960, of which 4.0 mgd was ground water and 14.1 mgd was surface water.

Rural use of water averaged 25 mgd in 1960, of which 19.9 nigd wasfrom underground sources and 5.1 mgd was from surface sources. The sameuse averaged 21.8 gpd in 1955, 16.9 gpd of which was pumped from wells.Rural use of water for livestock remained about constant during theperiod: 15 mgd, of which 10.5 iugd was ground water and 4.5 mgd was surface water. Rural domestic use of water increased from 6.8 mgd in 1955to 10.0 mgd in 1960 -- an indication that rural per capita requirementsare increasing, as rural population declines.

New Mexico law provides that the surface and underground waters ofthe State belong to the public and are subject to appropriation for beneficial use. Such use is the basis, the measure, and the limit to theright to use of water, and priority in time gives the better right. Theunderlying principle is known as the appropriative doctrine of waterrights. ‘ere it applies, the mere physical presence of water upon orwithin or adjacent to land does not confer upon the owner of the land

ownership of the water or even a right to its use. Rather, water rightsare established exclusively through use, and rights established firstmust be served first. In New Mexico the doctrine was followed by customand court declaration for many years before it found expression in the

statutes. It was enunciated in the surface—water codes of 1905 and 1907,

in the State Constitution in 1911, and in the ground—water statutes of

1927 and 1931.

Water rights in New Mexico are administered by the State Engineer in

accordance with provisions of the Constitution and the statutes, the

terms of interstate water compacts and international treaties, and rules

and regulations of the State Engineer. The seven interstate compacts to

which the State is signatory profoundly affect development and use of

water in New Mexico. Situations in which there is intimate relationship

between occurrence of ground water and the flow of surface streams re

quire coordinated administration of diversions by wells and by surface

works in order to insure that valid water rights are served and that the

State’s ability to meet interstate water—delivery obligations is

preserved.

All ground water in the State belongs to the public and is subject

to public administration, but its development and use are administered

only in designated areas where such administration is deemed to be in

the public interest and the interest of holders of valid water rights.

The statutes provide that when the State Engineer finds the waters of an

underground stream, channel, artesian basin, reservoir or lake has rea

sonably ascertainable boundaries, and when he so proclaims, he assumes

jurisdiction over the appropriation and use of such waters. As of June

30, 1964, the State Engineer had proclaimed or declared 20 such “under

ground-water-basins,”encompassing some 25,000 square miles —- roughly a

fifth of the State’s area (see figure 27).

53

I. MIMBRES VALLEY2. ROSWELL ARTESIAN3. LEA COUNTY4. HOT SPRINGS5. VIRDEN VALLEY6. CARLSBAD7. ANIMAS VALLEY6. ESTANCIA9. PORTALES

IC. HONDOII. PENASCO2. PLAVAS VALLEYIS. BLUEWATER

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55

TABLE 2

SUNSCARY OF GAGING STATION RECORDS SN NEW MEXICO

(Map No. I See plate 1 for location of etarion.)

Peindograord Drainagea!!!:r

Peak dienharge

° ° ° ° ° No. Station (eq ai) per year Date ofe perof. eqoi

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN: Part 7

I Ctnarron River near Guy 545 8,470 Oct. 5, 1954 8,550 15.62 Ciearron River near Polena 895 7,460 May 17, 1928 4,300 4.803 Canadian River near Rekrnn 229 3,940 May 19, 1955 a6,865 30.04 Ckinorina Creek below Lake MaIoya 26 2,140 May 18, 1955 2,230 85.85 Cbioorion Creek below Eaet Pork near Baton 71 4,200 - - -

6 Chionrina Creek near Baton 87 - June 12, 1913 6,100 70.17 BRa de Gato Creek near Rebron 224 - July 7, 1949 ailS 3.218 Ckioorioa Creek near Rebron 381 9,120 b 15,000 39.4

Vernejo River near Dauson 299 14,410 AuR. 6, 1940 o9,050 30.110 Mnrenn Creek at Ragle Rent 82 d Sept. 1, 1946 240 2.93

— 11 Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Neat 56 d Apr. 23, 1942 500 8.93— 12 Six Mile Creek near Eagle Neat 11 d Apr. 11, 1937 125 11.36

13 Ci,aarrnn Creek below Eagle Neat Da. 167 9,050 June 14, 1955 255 0.23— — 14 Ciearrnn Creek at Ute Perk 260 e22,800 May 10, 1916 700 2.69

15 Cinarran Creek near Ciearrnn 294 13,610 June 6, 1958 580 1.97

16 Ponil Creek near Ciearrnn 171 9,120 Aug. 8, 1929 5,200 30.417 Bayadn Creek at Sankle Ranck near Cinarron 65 10,210 Apr. 23, 0942 850 13.118 Bayadn Creek near Miani 76 3,530 Apr. 23, 1942 - -

19 Bayadn Creek near Springer 77 - - - -

20 Drraoa Creek near Cie,arron 6.3 - June 10, 1913 - -

21 Ciearron Creek at Springer 1,032 12,810 June 6, 1958 06,250 6.0622 Canadian River near Taylor Springo 2,853 77,460 Sept.29, 1904 91,100 31.923 Raat Pork Orate Creak at Orate 35 3,980 - - -

24 Canadian River near Roy 4,066 99,180 Apr. 23, 0942 063,000 15.725 Rio Agea Negra near Roloan 57 8,540 July 22, 1954 4,700 82.5

26 Vigil Canyon at Rolean 2.8 - June 6, 1958 87 31.127 Agua Pria Creek near Roman 9.2 — Aug. 6, 1959 138 15.028 Rio de la Caea near Cleveland 23 - Aug. 6, 1959 2,260 98.329 Mora River at La Coeva 173 20,340 Sept.23, 1941 fl,530 8.9635 Cebnlla River near Golondrinae 64 - Aug. -, 1952 9,305 145.3

31 More River near Golnndrinae 267 25,410 Aug. 22, 1952 fl4,000 52.432 Coyote Creek below Blank Lake 48 2,860 June 6, 1958 913 19.033 Coyote Creek above Guadalupita 71 June 6, 1958 1,390 19.634 Coyote Creek at Guadalupita 90 - - -

35 Coynre Creek near Gnlnndrieaa 215 8,470 July 11, 1955 f3,200 14.9

36 horn River near ‘datrnue 521 - Aug. 4, 1957 f2,150 4.1337 Manualitea ionok flur Roriada 52 — Aug. 23, 1957 1,410 27.138 Sapello River at Sapello 132 20,710 Aug. 4, 1957 6,160 46.739 Sapello River at Loa Alaxon 14’) — June 11, 1913 11,400 79.140 Sapello River near Watrowe 213 — A..6. 5, 1957 05,860 27.5

41 Mora River near Shoemaker 1,104 43,730 June 3, 1948 f15,200 13.842 Canadian River near Sanohea 6,015 175,200 Dept. 2, 1942 107,800 14.643 Canadian River near Ball Banob 6,200 128,100 June 3, 1937 f47,800 7.7144 Conohae River at Variadern 523 14,680 Sept. 1, 1942 44,000 04.145 Canadian River below Conokan Dan 7,417 77,460 June 3, 1937 f73,000 9.84

46 Ste Creek near eueyeroa 620 12,160 Aug. 16, 1953 39,000 62.947 Ste Creek near Logan 2,073 23,310 - 1941 70,000 33.848 Canadian River at Logan 11,141 g195,500 Sept.30, 1904 278,000 25.0

BBAZOS RIVER BASIN: Part 8

49 Running Water Draw near Clnvie 109 - Dept. 6, 1957 7,090 65.0

RIO GRASIDE BASIN: Part 8

50 ian Antonio River at Ortin, Cole. 110 19,110 Apr. 15, 1937 1,750 15.951 Lao Pinoa River near Ortiu, Cole. 167 91,940 May 12, 1941 3,160 18.952 Rio Grande near Lobatue, CoIn. 7,700 465,500 June 8, 1905 13,200 1.7153 Coatilla Creek above Coetilla Dae 26 d July 22, 1954 3,870 14954 Caeiae Creek near Coetilla 19 d June 11, 0957 122 i.42

55 Santiatevan Creek near Coetilla 2.5 d Aug. 11, 1941 18 7.2056 Coetilla Creek below Coatilla Sao, 55 12,160 May 9, 1942 286 5.2057 Coetilla Creek near Aiualia 140 d Apr. 25, 1958 689 4.9258 Ore Creek near Aiualia 12 d June 8, 1955 69 5.7559 Coerilla Creek near Coetilla 195 33,520 May 11, 1942 1,150 5.90

60 Coatilla Creek below dioereion dam, at Coetilla 197 d July 22, 1954 525 2.6661 Coetille Creek at Gurnia, Cob. 200 d May Il, 1942 61,000 5.0062 Coatilla Creek near Jaroan, Cola. 290 1,780 May 19, 1958 360 1.2463 Latir Creek near Cerro 10 4,820 June 3, 1942 121 — 12.164 Bio Grande near Cerro 8,440 257,700 June 22, 1949 9,740 1.15

65 Bed River near Bed River 19.1 13,470 June 12, 1952 264 i3.866 Red River near Queeta 113 41,700 May 25, 1942 j886 7.8467 Cabreato Creek near Queeta 36.7 7,530 May 25, 1942 6200 5.4568 Bed giver below Queara 180 61,470 - - -

69 Bed River at .eutk, near Queeta 190 59,220 Jan. 18, 1952 647 3.41

Son Canton inn ut ond of Cabin.

56

TABLE 2 (continued)

SUMMARY OF GAGING STATION RECORDS IN NEW MEDICO

(Map Mu. See plate 1 For location of station.)

AverageFeriod of record Draieege runoff Peak diocherge

Water years Map area acre—feet

g ° ° ° ° ° ° No. Station (sq .1) per yearcfo per

0’ Nate cfe sqel

ELE

7071727374

7576777W79

858162MS

64

MS96878889

NE91929394

9596979899

100101102103104

105106107108109

110Hi112113114

115116117116119

120121122123124

125126127128129

130131132133134

135136137136139

140141142143144

Rio Rondo near Valdeefin Rondo at Valdeefin Rondo at Arrnyo RondoRio Pueblo de Taos near TaosRio Pueblo de Taos sod North Channel at Taoe

fin Lucero acer Arroyo Decoflu Lucern below diversions, near Arroyo DecoRio Fernando de Taos, near Taosfin Poebln do Taos near Rannhitnfin Grande de Ranchos near Talpa

fin Chiquito near Talpafin foeblo de Toon at Los Cordovasfin Pueblo de Tano below Los Cordovasfin Grarde below Tann Junntinn RridMe,near TaosPueblo Creek near fehasco

Rio Santa Rsrbara neat LianoEabudo Creek at Dixonfin Grande at Enbudof in Ckans near Ckanafin Rranos near Mranos

Rio Chaea at Rack ViewRio Ckas,a near La foenteWillow Creek near Park Viewfin Cba,sa below El Vado DarnRio Chaea near Abiquio

ii Rim near RI fitofin Valleritna at VnllerimosRio Ojo Culiente at Lo Naderafin Chena near ChaniraSanta Crus River at Cundiyn

Santa Crue River at RiversideDnnta Clara Creek near EspannlaRio Narnke near Notefajeaque Creek at Pojeaque Rridge, near Na,teTesuque Creek above diversinno, near Santo Fe

Little Tesoque Creeb near Dante Fefin Tesuqne ar TssuqueRio Graode at Growl Rridge near San Ildefnnn.’Rio Grande at Cnckiti5u..tr Pu Diver near Danra Fe

Galisten Creek at DnaingnRio Grande et Dan PelipeRita San Antonio near Los Alaeaa.Ieaee River near Jeane SprinMsEast Fork Jenee River near Los Alarnon

lanE Fork Jnnen River near Jenen springsJeano River below East Fork near Jeans RprinMsRio Las Vucas near Cubafin Guadalupe at Ron Canyon, near JeeenRio Guadalupe near Jeneo Springs

Jeanr River near JeeenJenen River at Eon YsidroJenne River above Jenec Canyon DanScene River below .Innee Canyon DanRio Grunde near Rernalillo

Rio Grnnde at AlbuquerqueTijeras Arroyo eear AlbuquerqueRio Grarde near isletafin Grocdn rear Edenfin Grunde cnor Rernardo

La Sara Creek rear La .JeraRio Fuercn rear CabennrRio Puerco at Cabeeonf in Puerao above Chico Arroyo, neor GuadalupeChico Arroyn near Guadalupn

Eluewater Creek below Rluewarer DarnRiunwater Creek near RluewatcrOluewarer Creel at Grantsfin San Soon near GrantsRio San Jose rear Ian Fidel

Rio Dan Jose near Caaa Rlnncafncinol Creek near Caaa RlanraFaguate Creel near LugunaRio San Jose near LagunaRio Sun Jose at Corren

36.23865.666.6MD

16.62564

19983

37.0339360

9,730

38305

10,400

131

405480193677

2,284

50.5

4193,144

86

18836.738.2

11.6

14,30014,600

18.2

64016,110

173

233239

470854961

1,04017,300

17.44076.3

17,90018,23019,230

360397420

1,390

201209

1,0201,1501,185

2,330

27,37019, 76021, 79024,25018,390

17,5203,6107,530

13,;90

43,290

556,730

43,360

21,07060,090

771,800

248,300244, 700

16,290290,300297,600

13,180

53,070409,80022,010

7,0203,3207,6709,5602,320

927

1,135,000990,400

6,130

7,3101,057,001

51,620

48,360

48,87036,920

834,000

815,9001,050

1,383,000705,905791350

6,6407,010

10,14018,100

6347,3804,0505,0 204,990

5,660

8,980

May 13, 1941

Aug. 2;, 1933May 14. 1941May 14, 1941

May 13, 1941May 14, 1941

May LI, 1937May 19, 1958

May 13, 1958May 14, 1941Au6. 24, 1957June 3, 1948

May 13, 1941

Aug. 23, 1957Aug. 22, 1946June 19, 1903May 7, 1916May 14, 1915

May 21, 1926June 7, 1957Apr. 23. 1942May 22, 1920July 28, 1952

Apr. 23, 1942May 21, 1912Apr. 21. 1958May 22, 1920Sept.24, 1931

Aug. 10, 1951Sept.22, 1941July 31, 1955July 31, 1935Aug. 24, 1957

July 19, 1938Auf. 24, 1957May 23, 1920May 13, 1941Aug. 14, 1921

Aug. 20, 1933June 26, 1937July 10, 1950July 23, 1949Mar. 6, 1950

Mar. 16, 1950Apr. 21, 1958May 13, 1941Apr. 21, 1936May 13, 1941

May -, 1941July 28, 1939Nov. 5, 19, 1957Aug. 29, 1943May 16, 1941

Apr. 24, 1942July 19, 1944Jcne 27, 1937Apr. 24, 1942Apr. 25, 1942

June 5, 1932June 28, 1943Aug. 2, 1946Aug. 12, 1952July 17, 1953

July 1-3,1952July - .1919Aug. 28, 1952Aug. 21, 1947May 1,4, 1941

July 26, 1937

Aug. 1, 1937Aug. 1, 1937Aug. 21, 1935

341

hl,200970930

300273

600342

1441,8302,3609,730

1,440

3772,180

16,200k2,040k3,240

kID, 000kM 040k4, 550k9,000k7,870

1,240970

3,140kls,000

2,420

1,030970

5,58018,300

632

1861,498

24,40023,4001,500

a24,30027,300

Nh4.0

412,5201,5301,4403,190

hA, 0004,100

23, 10016,38025,400

25,5006,410nl4,205

23,10821, 108

194,4502,4404,000

12,200

58

p4.000pl ,760

1,330418

1,330

1743,400

qil,000

14.9

18.314.611.9

18.110.9

3.024.12

3.895.106.261.00

9.927.151.56

24.7

24.716.823.310.33.45

24.6

7.494.77

28.1

5.4826.4

14k

34.5

23.2

1.711.60

82.4

38.01.70

14.6

6.1313.3

12.84.80

24.015.71.47

1.4364.0

.791.271.10

12.26.159.528.78

.2919. 11.731.16

.35

4.35

HSee Cuutnureu ci end cC table.

57

TABLE 2 (continued)

SUMMARY OF GAGING STATION RECORDS IN NEW MEXICO

Map No.: See plate 1 for location of station.)

Faiodoir:cord Drainage Peak discharge

g o No. Station (sq at) per yeasDate cia cia per

.° -. -‘ — .0 sqoi

145146147148149

150151

152153154

155156

157150159160141

162163164165166

— — 167— — — — — — 168— — 169

— - — — 170— 171

— 172173

— 174— 175

— 176

— 177— 176

179— 180— 181

— 182— 183

— 184— 185— 186

187188189190191

192193194

195196

— — — 197— —

— 198—— — — 199

— 200

201202203204205

206207

Kin Fuernn at Rio PnernoRio Puerco near MernardoRio Salado near San AnaniaRio Grande at San AnantaEta Orande at San Antonio

Rio Grande at San MarnialRio Grande at narrowa in Elephant ButteReservoirAlaenoa River near MonticelloRio Grande below Elephant Butte DanRio Grande below Caballo Dan

Las Crunea Arrnyo near Las CruneaRtn Grande at El Paao, Texas

FECOS RIVER BASIN I Part 8

Penos River near CowlesPecan River near PenosPenns River near San JosePerns River near Anton ChicoSouth Park Gallinas River near El Porvenir

Gallinas River near MnntenunaGallinao River at Mnnteno,naGallinas River near LourdesGallinas River near CnloniasPenna River at Santa Rosa

Pecos River near Poerto de LunaParns River below Alanogordn DanPenos River near Port SuonerFerns River near AnneRio Ruidooo at Nollywnod

Rio Ruidoso at RondoRio Bonito at AngusRio Bonito at RondoKin Rando at PinanhoRio Rondo at Dia,snnd A Ranch near Roewell

North Spring River at RoswellRio Pelix at old hiRhway bridge, near BagarnanRio Pelix near BagernanPecos River near Lain ArthurCottonwood Creek near Lake Arthur

Feces River near ArtesiaRio Fehasca near SunkenRio Pessco at DaytonPour Mile Draw near LahewoodPecos River below MnMillan Sax

Ferns River below Major Johnson SpringsFenos River at dacasire 3, near CarlsbadPesos River below Avalon SaxPanes River at CarlsbadBlank River abnve Malaga

Blank River at MalagaFerns River near MalagaPenos River at Pierre Canyon Croseing nearMalagaPenos River at Red BluffDelaware River near Red BIsRE

MIMBRES RIVER BASIN: Part 8

Bear Canyon near MiahrssMicebree River near Mi,shresMiahres River near PaywoodSan Virente Arroyo at Silver City

TULABI3SA VALLEY BASIN I Fart 8

Three Rivers near Three RiversIndian Crack near Three RiversIndian Creek F luas near Three RiversIndian Creak at south near Thrss RiversRio Tolsroea near Bent

Rio Tularosa near TularossAlaso Creek at Mood Ranch near Alasogordo

5,4606,2201, 3B0

26,77027,400

27,70028,500

40329,45030,700

13.532,207

160189539

1,05025

8487

313610

2,650

3,9704,3905,300

11,380120

29045.5

295715947

19.5932934

14,760199

15,300

5801,070

265lh, 990

17,98018,08018,100

343

36019,19019,260

19,540689

14.515246026.5

6.96.B

10.9120

140

47,42040,900

9,050828,950391,700

970,8004B0, 000

5,980771,050689,200

636. 400

89,77073,B40

103,50010,570

14,70014,1909,850

13,320110,800

172,300168,700173,000159,300

7,190

i3,760

7,460

2i .570

13,54020, 710

220, 8004,620

252, 700

3,9801,150

7B,190

133,90033,590

168, 7009,700

194,000175,250

181,00010,860

5797,2409,480

586

7,150

11 ,OBS1,370

Sept.23, 1929Sept.23, 1929AOR. 12, 1929Sept.23, 1929Oct. 11, 1904

Oct. 11, 1904Sept. 3, 1957

Aug. 21, 1936May 22, 1942May 20, 1942

Aug. 23, 1959June 12, 1905

May 27, 1912Iept.21, 1929July 14, 1939Sept.30, 1904Apr. —, 1919

Aug. 4, 1957Sept.29, 1904Aug. 16, 1957June 1, 1937June 2, 1937

Jone 3, 1937lept. 1, 1942Sept.30, 1904May 28, 1937July 26, 1957

Sept.29, 1941Apr. 22, 1931Sept.29, 1941May 14, 1958Sept.22, 1941

July 17, 1959Oct. 7, 1954May 29, 1937May 30, 1937

Oct. 2, 1904Sept.22, 1941Sept.22, 1941Ont. 7, 1954

May 22, 1941Oct. 7, 1954Oct. 2, 1904Sept.21, 1941

Sept.21, 1941

May 24, 1941Oct. 2, 1955

Sept.29, 1941Aug. 2, 1952Aug. 4, 1939Aug. 11, 1960

May 15, 1958June 17, 1958Oct. 12, 1958July 36, 1957July 12, 1950

lept. 3, 1938July 17, 1933

37,70035,00027,400

h50, 00050,000

50,000f8,500

10,300r8,220r7,650

1,06024,000

1,8004,5002,220

73,000

5,40011,6004,180

23,00055,200

60,000r142,800

53,00053,0001,070

12,400121

11,0003,510

27,000

B. 974,00023,60051,500

h60, 00070, 000

660, 0007,650

h40,005

60, 00041,50090,00033,000

63,700

52,60081, 400

1231,560

20,000t3,h60

211307

131,7802,360

9,6407.7

6.905.63

19.91.871.82

1.81.30

25.6.28.25

78.5.75

11.223.84.12

69.5

64.313313.437.720.8

15.19.75

10.04.668.92

42.82.66

37.34.91

28.5

.4679.425.33.49

3.9212156.128.9

2.35

3.342.274.97

96.2

3.32

2.69118

8.4810,343.5

138

30.645.1

16319.7

68.9

Gre feotun tm at mod of table.

58

TABLE 2 (continued)

SUMMARY OF GAGING STATION RECORDS 55 NEW MEXICO

(Nap No.: Bee plate I for location of otation;

I

o Nootnun rorordod; a greator discharge occurred in April 1962.

b Probably occurred Apr. 23, 1942.

Nooimuo recorded 1 p00k diocharge of Aug. 2, 1921, probably nocneded 10,005 cfo.

Soasocol rerordo; overago discharge not available.

o SInce conpletion of login Nest lou.

Nonioun rocordod1 o greater discharge occurred Sept. 29 or 30, 1904.

N hone conpietion of Conohos Sam.

h Eqoul to or greater thon.

5 A grootor dlecharge nay have occurred Juno 15, 1921.

k Noniouo recorded ; o greater flood occurred Oct. 5 or 6, 1911.

o A greater discharge nay hove occurred on June 26, 1937.

o Noaieoo for period 193h-3N.

p Nooiaun rocorded; o groetor flood occurred Sept. 6, 1909, when Bluewater Don washed out.

A greeter dincherge may hove occurred Sept. 23, 1929.

Naninoo doily discharge oboe coopletton of den.

o August 1893, Oct. 2, 1904, July 25, 1905, Apr. 17, 1915, Aug. y, l9lh, and Nay 30, 1937.

Naainun recorded; the ilood of July 21, 1895, probably enceeded 10,000 cfe,

u linen coapletion of Vollocitos San.

v Nooioun recorded; the flood of Oct. h, 1911, may have eaceeded 130,000 cfe.

o Neoteum recorded; e greater flood occurred Oct. 14, 191b.

2

Period of recordMater years

2

StatIon

Drainage Average

area runoff

(sq ml) sore—feetper year

Peek diecherge

Date cfs

208209210211212

213214215216217

218219

220221222

cfs persq at

1,990448510

583,260

3,5 hO5,4101,0901,2701,360

7,240331

351583

12,900

888.300u158,500

544,80520,270

994, 700

1,047,0001,126,000

663,900866,600700,800

1, 878, 00025,480

14,33020, 425

1,740,000

June 29, 1927Jane 29, 1927July 27, 1957July 19, 1957July 27, 1957

Aug. 11, 1929Oct. 6, 1911June 19, 1949Oct. h, 1911Jane 29, 1927

June 29, 1927Aug. 24, 1957

Oct. 6, 1904

Aug. 11, 1929

k25, 000h 7,000

b,400362

18,900

h25,00080,000

h13,lO030,000

b25, 000

hh8, 0054,750

8,000

v81,000

223224

12.615.617.5

6. Sf5.82

7.0214.812,023. h18.4

9.3914.4

22.0

h:2C

OAR SNAIl gjygg BAIDS: Port 9

Son Juan RIver at WosoLos Piooo giver at Igooclo, Cob,Lee Pfooe giver at La horn, Cob.Sprlog treek ot La Noca, tolo.Ion Jean giver near Archuleta

Ion Jean giver near Blencolao Juan giver ot BlooafieldAninas giver near tedor 8111Anines giver at AoterAninas hivor at Parnbogtoo

lao Juan hirer at PornfngtorLa Plata giver at tolorade-New Neaioo StatelineLa Plate River at La PlateLa Pleta giver near Poro,iogtooSon Juan giver at Shiproch

LIflLi COLORADO WIVEW BASIN: Part 9

Zuni giver at BlachroehPuerro giver at Oallup

OILA RIVER BASIN: Port 9

Oiba hiver near Silver CityOila giver near OilaOils giver near CliffOtla River near Red hockOfla River hobo glue Creek near Virden

lila giver at Virden Bridge near Ouooan, ArmOfbo gIver at Role Nonico-Arteona State linenear VirdenSac Pranolero giver near AlasWhitewater Creek near NogollooIan Prancioco giver near Olenoood

Son Prancinco giver at Clifton, Arie.Sen Omen troek near Rodeo

692558

19,2206,200 Aug. 6, 1959

225226227228229

230231

232233234

23523h

9,270 lb. h

l,hOOl,8h42,4382,8293,203

3,2903,360

1,56034

1,653

2,766497

128,00089, 05086,150

141,200116,600

110,000

12,60045,320

130,3002,100

Oct. 14, 1916Sept.29, 1941Sept.29, 1941Sept.29, 1941Sept.29, 1941

Aug. H, 1930Sept.29, 1941

Nov. 26, 1905

Jon. 13, 1949

Jon. 19, 191h

25,400

40,00041,700

7,45039,500

25,000

o 7,800

o90, SOS

13.6

14.113.0

2.2511.8

lh.0

4.72

32.5

59

TABLE 3

SUMMASY OF CHEMICAL-QUALITY STATION SEaISOS FOR STSSAMS SN NOW MSSICO

(Map No. See plate S for looatios of station

SailyPeriod of reoord Fm— dissolved Sionoived

water yearn Map qoeooy solids ooltdsNo. Station of 0000eatratino load

° sea— (opal (tons/day)a, ‘a ems’ a, a a- piinga: m a e: a a, a: rn Mao Mis Mao Mm.

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN: Fart 7

9 Vermejo River near Damson M 365 188 —

10 Moreno frank at Eagle Neat M 224 144 —

11 Cieoagoilla Creak near Eagle Nant M 174 75 —

12 Ste Mile Creek near Eagle Neat N 177 84 —

14 CImarron Craet at Uta Park 5 285 lOS 7N 2.1

17 Rayedo Creak at Saobie Ranok near Ciaarroo H 116 50 —

21 Clwarron Creek at Springer 8 2,840 1,200 —

22 Canadian Riser Sear Taylor Springs 8 2,S7i l,57S —

38 lapelle Slyer at Len Alamen S S12 142 —

42 Canadian River Sear Sawekee S 2,32i 133 4,450 .8

48 Ste Creek near Neeyeraa S 674 142 RS3 .3847 Eta Creak near togae 5 1,210 2St i,74S 1.1748 Canadian Rtver at Logaa 5 6,880 224 4,180 1.72

RIO GRANDS SASIN: Part 8

52 Rio Sraade akove Celebra Creek Sear Lebaten,Cola, 0 805 lR4 2,690 .34

107 Rio Grande at Otowi Sridge near San Ildefeaso 0 884 137 4,730 93.4113 Seaee River near Seaez Springs N 184 117 7.6 2.8115 Rant Fork Seaee River near Jeaee Spriaga N 133 76 4.3 t.SS1RA Isaac Ricer above Rio Guadalupe near Semen 5 587 216 — —

119 Bin Guadalupe aear Semen Spriagn S 295 103 Si 2,6120 Jeeen Ricer Sear Jewee M 4S9 170 — —

125 Sin Grasde at Alkuqavrqoe M 361 119 2,130 42,4129 Sin Grande aear Sersarde 5 1,080 2S7 8,270 3.88146 Rio rueren Sear Bernarde M

— — — —

148 Sin Grande at San Anacin 5 :183 18,100 .2

150 Sin Grande (Tiffany Channel) at San Mareial 0 1,730 225 2,840 .24150 Sin Grande Conveyance Ckaanel at Saa Marelal 0 2,010 390 4,430 .58150 Sin Graade Floodway at San Marniale 5 1,950 233 18,400 .72153 Sin Irande kelew Elephant Bntte Saw W 1,170 426 3,79S 5,2

154 Rio Grande Seine Cakalie Dna D 912 375 7,710 2.3SS4A Rio Grande below Leaaborg Dee 5 1,260 419 7,77S S3.2SiR Rio Granda at El man, Tea. S 3,830 426 6,280 22.8

ECOS RIVER BASIN: Part 8

160 Pecan River near Anion Chine 0 185 96 810 18162 lehman Ricer near Monneeuma 0 386 12S 136 2166 Pennn River at Santa Rena S 2,320 174 2,490 30167 Panes River at Puerin de Lena S 2,740 220 18,020 106168 eons River below Alawegerde Dam 5 2,130 435 9,930 .31

170 Feces Rivar Sear Anme 0 19,870 194 7l,9S5 2.1176 Rio Heedn at Diamond “A” Sannb near Reaweli M 1,330 382 1,820 7.16182 Feces Skver near Arteeia 5 16,300 479 99,700 .4182A Penna River near Dayton 5 5,120 748 30,100 1,060188 Penna Slyer below NeBulas Dna,t N 6,070 4,930 — —

SH6A Penna River at Ford Creanleg above Ma,jeeSebasas Springs near Lakewend M 6,160 1,470 — —

187 Peens River below Major Snhnsnn Spriaga -

Sear Carlsbad B — — — —

188 Fauna Ricer at Dawoine 3 0 4,970 316 — —

189 Carlsbad wale canal at bead near Carlabad 5 7,430 552 5,700 14.5i89A Penna River abnve Carlsbad flume at Carlsbad B — — — —

595 Pence River at Carlsbad S 3,8i0 360 79,700 ii7S9SA Slant Ricer below Mayes Rasnh near Whine City B — — — —

191 lank River at Harley Crnaming acer Melaga B 2,000 480 — —

193 Feces River near Malaga 5 8,100 384 123,400 133t94 Feces River at Pierce Canyon Crensiag near

Malaga 5 23,700 280 100,010 103

191 Penna River at Red Bluff 5 22,800 456 95,500 106

SAN SOAR RIVER BASSO: Part 9

212 San loan Riser near Arehnleta 5 411 65 6,670 tSR213 San Scan River near Blance 0 1,030 80 4,730 53.3211 nines River at Farwiagtnn 0 1,500 ill 4,080 38.2221 La Piece River sear rarmtng000 N 4,050 705 - —

222 San Scan River at Sbiprooh D 2,980 115 17,460 91.5

ILA RIVER BASSO: Part 9

232 lee Franotave River near Alma 0 474 138 775 5

0 Published as Rio Graeue at San Marnmal prier to 1954.

Samples noliectvd from NeBulas Reservoir when gates net open.

Estimated from specific conduntesnecalue,

60

TABLE 4

SUflAAY OP SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT STATION RECOSDO SON STREMS IN NEW MEXICO

(Map No.: See plate 1 for looatton of station.)

Daily

Period of reoord Pee— suspended— Suspended—

water yearn Map quenoy sediment sediment

No. Station of coooentratioo load

earn— (pp.) (Coon/day)

AMEANRAS RIVER RABIN: Part 7

NP 79,600 0

NP 94,500 0

4 r200,000 .5

NP 840,000 0

S9

35k46

679499

107106

110111123123A124

125128129133134

144145146147148

145149150

150150

150156

166167176162164

206212213214217

222

226

cbloorloa Creek Rear Ilebroe

Voraejo River near Dawooo

Morn River at Lena Parda

Etc Creek near Rueperoe

RIO GRANGE RABIN: Part 8

Rio Graode at Eabudo

Rio Cbaaa near Abiqulu

Rio Ckema Rear Ckaaita

Rio Graede at Gtowi RridRe, near Ian Iidefonoo

Rio Grands at Coebiti

Galieteo Creek at Go.ingo

Rio Grands at San Pelipe

Scare River below Semen Canyon Darn

Piedra Lien Arroyo near Sernalllie

Rio Graode near Reroalillo

Rio Grande at Albuquerque

Rio Grande near Reiwn

Rio Grande Rear Rernardo

Rio Puerco below Cabeeon

Ckico Arroyo near Guadalupe

Rio Sao June at Correo

Rio Puerco at Rio Pueroo

Rio Puerco Rear Sereardo

Rio Salade Rear San Aoaoia

Rio Graode CoovePanoe Ckaeoei at Rae Aoaoia

Rio Grande Floodway at Rae Aoaoia

Rio Grande at Ran Antonio

Rio Grande Conveyaoee CkaRnel. below beading

near Rae NarcialRio Grande (Tiffaoy Cbaooel) at Rae Marcini

Rio Grande Conveyance Ckaonel at Ian Marcial

Rio Grande Floodway at Ran Marcialu

Rio Gre.ode at El Pane

P8400 RIVER RARIN: Part 6

PRone River at Santa Rosa

Peene Riser at Puerto de t,Rina

Rio SoRdu at Diamond ‘A’ Rand, Rear Roewell

Peoun River near Arieeia

Rio Peoaeeo at Daytoo

RAN JUAN RIVER RABIN: Part 9

Ian Juan River at RosaRan Juan Ricer near Arekuleta

Ran Juan River Rear Rianeu

Ran Juan River at Slooafirld

oi.ae Ricer at Paralngton

ian Juan River at Sbiprook

ILk RIVER RABIN: Part 9

iia River Rear Gila

4<,509<.5

022

000

<.5

G0I

I0II0

II

0II

0

4000

28,40039,600

21 • 700

10,20059,00055,50042,61144,700

96,30038,300

116,00013,60575,000

62,30023,900

166,000113,000

120,000210,000230,000162,000131,000

196,000122,000

138,00041,700

119,000

117,000

17,90059,20064,90020,80030,000

14,70034,20051,300

101,00036,100

86,000

DUUU

UUUUS

USUUU

SNIUU

UUUUU

UU

UUU

UU

UUUDU

UUUUD

U

U

3NP16

6

NP64NPNPNP

ii24

NPNP

NPNPNPNPNP

NPNP

NPNPNP

NP

1320NPNPNP

3987

6

51,000246,000209,000362,000160,000

1,600 ,00086,100

167,000570

1,680,000

610,00088,200

346,000730,000

1,220,000

364,0001,800,0002,240,000

793,000345,000

1,700,0001,200,000

294,00040,600

334,000

966,000

86,8001,510,000

630,000163,000600,000

77,400522,000416,000

1,110,000337,000

1,700,000

35

4<.5

Note: NP, Re flow.

Publieked me Rio Grande at Ran Macvial prior to 1954.

e Eetiaated.

61

TABLE 5

MEASUREMENTS OF PEAK DISCHARGE MADE EY INDIRECT METEODS AT CRESTSTAGE STATIONS IN MEW MEXICO

(Map No.: See plate 2 for Soentive of nIelSen,)

Parlod at DraInage Peak dleckargeMaPrecord area efe peran. Stattoa

water years aq. aS. date eta eq. aS.

23723623924E241

242243244245246

247248249

250251252253254

201256257256259

26E261262263

264ZEN266267266

269270271

272273274275276277

276279260

261282

283264285266287

286289290291292

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN:

517 Ciwarren River at Felon.Carrizuzo Creak fleer Keaton, Okia.Retea Creek at BabeCanadian River Tributary near MumDog Creek near Skoeaaker

Treeeatina Creek at TreaeotiaaPajarito Creek at NeakirkUte Creek near GledateneMacpeeve Creak at BoeyerenCarrine Creak near Hey

Plaza Large Creek Tributary near RagiandSandy Arreyn Trikutary acer ClaytnaSandy Arruye acer Clayton

RIO GRANDK BASIN:

Canada Anaka Tributary near Santa FeGalinteo Creak at CanenaitaSan Criatebai Arreyn near GalieteoJaape Arrnye Triiuinry acer GalinteeSaa Pedre Creek near Golden

Juan Tern Canyon near MicraTijerne Arruyn near AlbuquerqueBluewnter Creek ekeve Dual near BiuewaterRio lee Jove Tributary near OracleArreye Culnrade acer Corren

Sen June Arreye near MentirelleLumber Canyon Tributary near MonticelloPercka Creek at Cakallo De.. near ArreyNb Grende Trikutary near Radian Ipringe

PECGS RIVER BASIN:

Tevelete Creek at TeneleteYene Arreyo acer Ft. SumnerCloud Canyon near GallieneRin Bonito Tributary near Ft. StantonUigkl Mile Drew near Ronwell

Curtie Canyon near MeykiliDiueneter Creek near DunkeeRocky Arreyu near Carlokad

MIMRRES RIVER 64216:

Little Waivut Creek nene Silver CitySulve Creek Tributary at Silver CItylIme Creek at Silver CityPinea Altun Creek at Silver CityCanerve Creek at CeatrnlCHerry Creek near Ntlte Signal

TDIARGSA VALLEY:

Minnie Hell Dram near Three RiveraThree Rivera at Three RlvernTulervnn Renin Tributary near Three Rivera

ESTAZICIA VALLIY:

Canoe de Tvrreen at TerreenCanede de Leon near Meuntelneir

SAlt JUAN RIVER BASIN:

Vnqneroe Canyen near DvbernederGokerendor Canyon near GebarnedorMeneaneren Canyon near TurleyValdee Draw near NleemfleldGellegee Canyen Tributary near Mageeni

Sen June River Tributary near KlrtlnndVazele Week near Meelvnn SpringnCaunan Week near Meaiaen SprlngnCatren Week near Menivan SprungnBleak Spriegn Week near Meaivan Iprlege

1922—SN1953—SN1923—591954—SN1954—59

19591954—591953— 591957—5919S4—SN

1NS2—591N52-S91923—SN

1940—46, 1952—SN1955—56, INSN195S—SN1952—SN1553—59

19551953—591953—591952—591953—59

19591952—291NS3—SN1955—SN

1954—SN1937, 1952—SN1957—SN1952—SN1541, iNS2—S9

1NSN1916—SN1953—19

1NSN1958—SN1956—SN1958—SN1954-SN1958—SN

1NN6—SN1N56—SN1952—SN

1954-SN1953—SN

iNS 6—SN1NS6—SN1956—SN1N56—591N52—SN

1951—SN, 1927-SN1953—54, 1996—SN1N535N1924, 1956—591954—SN

7311114.44.2

11.2

6535

2563466

D.S

42

1.2311.3

1161.5

42.2

1.5713371

.03437

27.9

11940

122242

10.72

397

10.3143254

5.102.12

104.63

19.63.80

9.6996.013.8

16.2

60223.11.3

3,02.18.7

26.97.02

May iN, 1951July 6, 1958Aug. 19, 1926

19S7Dept. 25, 1952

Aug. 24, 19591957

Aug. 16, 1953July 30, 1927May 14, 1926

July 16, 1956July 16, 1956Jane —, 1953

1957Prier In 1955July 19, 1916Aug. 12, 1952Sept. 24, 1955

Aug. 24, 1NIN1952

July —, 1923Aug. 24, 1927Jnly 26, 1957

Aug. 21, 1929May 15, 1958Sept. 13, 1956Aug. —. 1NSN

Sept. 24, 1952Get. 7, 1924Aug. 24, 1927Sept. 24, 1955

1941

1959Prior to 1926Gel. 7, 1924

Aug. 14, 1919Aug. 28, 1959Aug. 12, 1959Aug. 21, 1956Aug. 26, 1959Dept. —, 1928

Aug. 22, 1929July 26, 1957Aug. 10, 1925

July 7, 1928Sept. 25, 1954

July 27, 1927July 27, 1917July 26, 1927July 26, 1957Get. 25, 1958

Aug. 29, 1927Aug. 17, 1958July 18, 1953Aug. 19, 1918Aug. 18, 1955

4,50015,6501,820

9181,230

2,7701,540

10,6003,4001,110

1,170388

10,300

2205,3003,0702,960

10,900

412,2003,570

1124,890

1,600400

7,629332

7,20014,800

639240

22,200

3114,400

63,300

391492

1,600852

2,290565

4,9706,6002,340

1,3301,710

1,7401,1401,560

293239

812945

4,4002,5902,160

61.6141128219137

42.644.041.4

10016.3

2,340

245

179469

26.51,907

239

26.116.147.6

3,73311.2

19.344464.0

830

19.061.263.9

333S5.N

30.230.6

249

76.7227160184112149

50368.8

170

73.1

29.051.8

203225

271450S06

96.3306

62

TABLE 5 (continued)

MEAOTJNEMENTS OP PEON DISC2IABOE MADE BY INDIRECT METhODS AT CREST-STAGE STATIONS IN NEW MEXICO

(Map No.: See plate 2 for location of station,)

1

Moo Period of Drainage Peak diocharge

no. Statioo record oroo cia per

water yeara nq. at. date cia sq. ml.

SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN (cootinood):

293 CRaco River near Waterflow 1959 4,350 Aog. 7, 1959 3,160 .7

294 Pnjaritn Crook nnar Skiprnck 1953—58 MS Aog. 6, 1955 941 11.6

LITCLE COLORADO SEVEN BAN IN:

295 Carrino Creek near Salt Lake 1957—59 560 Aog. 25, 1959 M,3N0 15.0

296 Poerco River Trihotary near Pt. Wingotn 1949, 1953—59 14.5 1949 1,360 03.4

297 Poerco River Tribotary near Oaaerno 1951—59 5.42 Aug. 17, 1958 437 1,040

OSLO RIVEN BASIN:

298 Dtaaond Creek nnar Beaverbead 1957—59 106 Aog. t6, 1957 323 3.05

299 Dock Creek at Cliff 1957—59 228 Sog. 19, 1959 5,160 22.6

3N0 Trnot Creek near N.Mnn.—Arta. State linenear than 1958—59 9.9 1958 36 3.64

301 Troot Creek near Lana 1954—59 32 Aog. 20, 1955 1,835 57.2

302 Tolarnaa Nierr nrar Aragon 1955-59 89 1958 , 25 .28

303 Nito Negritn at Aragea 1956—59 9.46 Sept. —, 1958 457 48.3

304 Apacle Creek near Apaake Creek 195759 94.6 Joly 28, 1959 2,100 23.2

305 Tolaroaa River aear Nenerve 1956—59 426 Joly —, 1956 2, 180 5.35

306 Colt Canyon at Pleaaantan 1959 3.1 Aug. 19, 1959 1,030 332

I

63

TABLE 6

MEASUREMENTS OP PEAK DISCHARGE MADE BY INDIRECT METHODS AT MISCELLANEOUS S ITES IN NEW MEXICO

(Map No.: Sea plata 2 far location of otatton.)

Map Draiaagu Peak diackargaaa. Stream Tributary to Looetiea area ala per

oq. nO. date ofa eq. ml.

307308309310311

312313314315316

317318319320321

322313324325326

337328328338

331

332333334335336

337338339340341

342343344345346

347348349350301

352353354355356

36735M319360361

362363364361366

367368369370371

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN:

UtaanedDoBeDo

CHieoriea Creek

UaaanedDo

Doate CreekRho ColoradoUanoned

Lot Dtoyraaoa ArroyoUaaamedTrintbera CreekTeqoraqeite CreekArreyo del Alamo

UanomedDaDoDo

Eorroaea Creek

Eaaa ConyooTraqueo CreekCarrtoo CreekCteaeguilla Creek

REE RIVER BASIN:

Blaaeo Creek

RID GREASE BASIN:

Arroyo del AlamoUanuoodTierra Amarillo ArroyoUaaoeed

Do

DoDoDoDo

Little Teoaqae Creek

EanunedSamoa Martiaez ArroyoCeaada AatkaSoata Pc River

Do

Arrayo RoatbitoArroya dv Sm PiedraArroyo BarraaeaArroyo MaaearaaSaata Pr Ricer

Nortk PrijoIro ArroyoArroye Ar be PrijoleaUaaau,edIaa Maroaa Arroyo

Do

EaaomedDoDoDo

Caokilla Arroyo

UoaamedDo

Yalleeitoo CreakCar.kaaa ArroyoDanamod

DoDoDoSo

Caaoa del Agua

Claorroa River

Carrloooo CreekCaaadiaa Ricer

Cimarrea Creek

Coaadian RicerSopallo River

Maaoellaaa CreakCaaadiea RiverUte CreekTeqeeaqoite Croak

Plaaa Large Creek

do

Rovoelto Creek

Caaadiaa River

Nortk Caoadiua

Rod River

Rio Poeblo Sr ThooArropo del AlamoRio Graade

dodo

Caaoaotto Ac ha MaderaRio Teouqer

Pojoaqee RiverSaab Pa RiverRio Dranda

Arroyo Ar la PiadroArroyo Maoeoraa

Saata Pr RiverRho Graade

Arropo do ba PrijoleaArropo Calaba000Sac Morton ArropoGaliateo Creek

San Pedro Arroyo

Toaque Arreyo

Cuokillo ArroyoRio 100dalopeJeaeo CreekRio SaladeCoekana Arroyo

Samoa Crack

Rio Droade

acme Eontoa, 0kb.

near Moooaakooa Lake Maloya

near Cinorronin Ciaarronat Coboorat San Sgnaeioacme Son Ignoolo

noar lapello01 TSarro Moatenear T0000eariacme Moaqoeroacme Moaqoero

at Raglandnear Eaglandnear Qaoy

donear Norton

acne Porteraaor Nara Yiaanear Clayton

near Clovia

arar Raotkon do Taoo

at PIlarat Rkneooada

near Lydeonear DJo Calientenear Santa Pa

at El Ranobonear Santa Prat CaatShlo St. In Santa Prat Don Danpar it. in Santa Pr

in Santa Pa

near Santa Pa

arar Carrilloo

at Cerrilloa

near Golden

at Golden

near Jenea Sprlnga

near San Vaidro

at BarnalIllo

do

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4.2

27.4

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May 18, 1955

Jane 5, 1958

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Aag. 7, 1957May 16, 19541937 or 1942May 16, 1954

Joly 1R, 1958

Jaly 17, 1956Jaly 16, 1958Aog. 23, 1959

July 16, 1958Aug. 23, 1954May 28, 1917

— 1941

May —, 1941

Aug. 1, 1959

July 28, 1952Joly 26, 1919

Aog. 6, 1959

July 26, 1959June 14, i9S9Aug. 24, 1957

Aug. 22, 1952Aeg. 24, 1957

July 28, 1952

Aog. 24, 1957

doJaly 30, 1953

Sept. 13, 1958Aug. 24, 1957June 17, 1958

Sept. 24, 1955

Joly 31, 1916UokaoaaMay 14, 1959

Jaly 23, 1951

July 19, 1956

4,2901,9302, 41R

3072,455

3371,870

25,5001,660

544

7,050445

2,74036,0003,440

1,1504,7303,4102,4003,870

2,91020,40029,50524,000

26,000

17359

4,650388

1,490

159283

1,100606

1,060

6331,780

8051,450

635

5201,6001,1003,0402,410

1945,345

2092,9908,090

2,4002,7502,950

962987

2,000410

3,1351,590

552

4,15014,0001,320

1045,400

116257492

2,047263

6,7401,299

332

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42.122.3

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3,104

5,3002,1771,667

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482

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1,058485

5881,8292,090

90.687.9

8512,989

7011,569

470

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3082,400

8302,5921,0315,2001,374

64

TABLE 6 (continued)

MAASURRMRMTS OF PEAK DOSDEARGE MADE MY IBDESECT METRDDS AT MISCELLANEOUS S 5755 IN NEW MSXICD

(Map No.: See plate 2 for location of -station.)

Map DrainagePeak discharge

an. Stream Tributary to Location area vfs par

eq. ml. date eta aq. ml.

372373

374375376

377378379380381

382383384385386

387388389390391

392393394395396

397398399400401

402403404

405406

407408409410411

412413414415416417

418419420431422423

424425426427428

429430431432433

434435436

RIO GRA34DE BASIN (voetlaued):

Uanaaedcanon La Qseva

Arruyo dv Domingo BaeaArroyo del PIneArroyu del Embado

Unnamed (Campus Bled)Abe (Wash) ArroyoAbe ArroynUnnamed

Do

DoDoDoDoDo

DoDo

Eactoal ArroynUnnamedMeyer Drae

Bokart creekDok canyonUnnamed

DoLa (Hlnva) Jencia creek

UsneeedDoDo

Nogal ArreyeFour Mile canyon

UnoaeedBoa CanyonSotorro canyon

(flood cbaeaol)Uaoaeed

Do

DoDo

Sam Joee ArroynDiehillo Negro RicerUnnamed

Mod Springa casyonKing’a canyonPaloeae RicerSeee creekMonteyn ArreyePlaeitae Arroyo

Broad canyonUnnamedFaulkner canyonTertugao ArreyaPillaore ArreynUnnamed

PECOS ROVER 86019:

Tevolote creakBeaver creakUnnamedGallinan RiverUnnamed

Rio RondoRocky ArreyoRio RondoSouth Fork Spring RiverSouth Berrevda creek

Rio FeliaEagle creakDomed canyon

Rio GrandeAlbuquerque drainage

eye tee

do

Rio Grasde

Rite OlguinMItchell Draw

San Matee creek

doRio San Jose

Rio MequinoArreyo Pedro Padilla

Arroyo SinRio PagoateRio San Jose

doRio Salade

La Jenela CreebRio Grande

dodo

Socormo canyna

Arroyo da Ia Meatenaa

Rio Umandado

do

do

dododo

do

doMenquite draInage ditch

Pecan RiverGallivan River

doPevee RiverPinlada Arreyo

Peeee RiverRio HondaPeevn RiverRio Rondo

Peooa Ricer

Rio Penance

at Bernalille

near Alboqoerquedo

at San Matee Blvd. inAlboqoarqoe

at Glrard St. In Albuquerquenear Bvballeat Vequitayear La Veatananear Therean

near Precutat Prewtttnear San Macco

near Grantaat New Lagoaaat Moquinenear Moqoine

near Pagoatenear Laguaa

near Magdalesa

doat Polvadera

In Soeorro

near San Marvini

near Truth or Coaaequencesdo

near Las Paloaasat Las Paloaaonear cahalleat Arreyat Hatch

near Rodmnn Springsat Radioe Spriagn

doat State Universitynear Tortogaanear Macquite

near CEapellenear El Perveairat Galiisaa

donear Mtlagro

near Reowell

in Roawellnear Ronwell

near Hagermansear Artesiaat Elk

2.63

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July 27, 1955

do

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July 19, 1956

do1956

Aug. 10, 1954Prier to 1958

AuR. 21, 1958

May 23, 1959Juiy 26, 1959

doUnknown

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doJnne 26, 1954Aug. 25, 1957July 12, 1950

do

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Aug. 22, 1958do

Jnne 1, 1937Aug. 4, 1957

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Oct. 7, 1954

May 17, 1954June 1, 1937

Dvi. 7, 1954

Aug. 30, 1957

1,540

1,925977

1,150

2,360

62918,3509,350

2431,930

2,350430928

1,0201,500

4,8203,3908,3202,9702,310

4,8451,450

761917

2,970

4,350720905

4,670989

9,4806,2107,850

215223

203214

5,89021,400

1,840

10,90029,50518,0009,0009,8003,360

11,4001,1904,6405,8804,100

809

20,500619

2,2504,1106,800

7,2506,620

9344,270

37,700

81,00012,5055,450

586

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935585

125269

3401,579

20621240838.9

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1,479142

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77.3319

1,421250181

1,487

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I

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65

TABLE 6 (continued)

MEASUREMENTS OF PEAK DIECRARGE MADE BY INDIRECT METhODS AT MISCELlANEOUS ElVES IN NEW MEXICO

(Map No., See plate 2 for lonatton of station.)

Map Drainage Peak dinekargeno. Stream Tributary to Loaotlon orea eta par

sq. vi. date ado oq. ml,

PECOS

437 Elk Canyon Rio Penaoeo eeoc Elk 160 Aug. 3E, 1957 3,410 21.7438 Paoiber Canyon Little Felix Canyon do 7.5 July 5, 1958 4,63E 917439 Little Felix Caoyoe Rio Penaoao do 19.5 Dot. W, 1954 8,599 41444E NunS Sevon Rivera Peeoo Steer near Labanood 312 Dot. 7, 1954 20,800 66.7441 Little MeKiitrivi Draw Dark Canyon near Carlsbad 49.2 Aug. 19, 1957 lR,5E9 40E442 Dark Canyon Peaoa River do 449 do 20,799 46.1

MIMEREE RIVER RAEIW:

443 Unoa,ead Mimbren River near Dwyer 6.34 Sept. -, 1956 2,79E 440444 Do do nenr Spaldlog — July 25, 1957 465 —

442 Do do do — Sept. 12, 1958 1,910 —

446 Do Lae,pbrigbt Draw near Faywood 24.1 July 25, 1957 2,490 99.R447 Do do do 4.6 do 2,370 516

449 Do Miabrea River near Florida .6 Sept. 13, 1956 695 1,159449 Do do do — do 1,570 -

410 Do do near Akela 40 do 2,270 06.9421 Reese Canyoo McDonald Drae near White Signal 1.24 Sept.—, 1958 914 769452 Unnamed Raeor Canyon do .19 do 329 1,664

453 Do Walking E Canyon do 1.19 do 770 647454 Palonae Arroyo Mimbren River near Waterloo

— Aug. 6, 1954 721 —

455 Unna,ned Palonaa Arroyo do L.5 Sept. 11, 1956 474 316456 Rernanan Dean Simpoon Draw near Rereanen 24.5 do 618 25.2457 Sinpeon Draw Unnamed lagoea in Meaioo do 94 1942 3,55E 37.2458 Unnaned Lagoon de Goaman near Coluabuw 5.3 Sept. 11, 1958 467 96.1

FIATAS VALLEY,

459 Granite Paon Arreye 0jo do lea Menqoitou near Raebita 4.0 Sopt. —, 1958 1,200 300

TUIAROSA VALLEY,

460 White DoSe Draw Tularona Valley near Carrizouo 31 July 26, 1959 7,690 246461 Unanwed do near Aianogordo .42 Aug. —, 1955 102 227

ESTANCIA VAIJ,EY,

462 Canadn de lnn Rarrlnn Ryar Draw near San Pedro 1.53 Sept. 24, 1955 2,220 1,451463 Ran Laaaraa Gulch Canada de lao Narriaa do SR do 950 1,636464 Canada de lao Rarriao Ryar Draw do 5.71 do 4,830 646460 Unnnaed Eataneia Valley near Cadar Grove 1.21 do 1,140 942466 Bachelor Drae do near Edgenoed — Unknoea 19,590 —

467 Tejlque Creek do 09 Yajiqoe — July 14, 1952 1,110 —

468 Unnamed do near Eoianoia 13.2 July 7, 1922 4,660 303469 Arroyw del Caerre do near Torreon — Aug. 2, 1920 3,259 -

470 Unnamed do evar M000tainair — July 7, 1952 3,560 -

CSLKED RAn 59:

471 Unnamed Ran Rinon Senle near Carlobad .15 Sept. —, 1956 143 953

SAN JGAI6 RIVER 84559:

472 Unnamed Rlanoe Wnnb near Nageeal — Aug. 12, 1957 196 —

473 Do do do — do 519 —

474 Do San Juan River near Watertlew 138 1955 4,620 33.5475 Figoredo Bans CRoon River near Meniaan Sprlnge 72 Aug. 19, 1958 3,510 46.8476 Unnamed do at Naoebiti 8.6 Aug. 6, 1959 2,490 283

LITTLE CUSLORADO RIVER BASIN,

477 Unnamed Poeren River near Coolidge .6 do 877 1,462478 Do do do .8 do 722 902479 Punter Canyen do do 16.7 Snknonn 1,660 99.4480 Rnitb Canyon do do 6.6 do 534 80.9481 Unnamed do do 5.1 Aug. 6, 1959 5,209 1,029

482 Four Mile Canyna do do 10.4 Prior to 1956 690 66.3483 Unnamed do at Wingate 3.6 Rept. —, 1956 1,590 442484 Do Fuereo River vributary near Gallup .52 July 31, 2956 1,230 2,360485 Sn Foerea River do 9 do 4,940 549486 Do do at Dotianee 39 Aug. 17, 1928 3,810 97.7

66

TABLE 6 (continued)

MEASIRNMENTS OP PEAK DISCHARGE MADE BY INDIRECT METHODS AT MISCELlANEOUS SITES 114 NEW MEXICO

(Map No. See plate 2 for l000tion of station.)

Mop DrainagePoak discborge

no. Streais Tributary to Location orea cia persq. ui. date cia nq. si.

DIM RIVER B4SIN

487 Unaa,sod Snob Creek in Cliff 1 1958 1,570 1,570

488 Do Largo Canyon near Keaerve .8 July 19, 1959 882 1,102

489 Do Salle canyon do .3 do 414 1,380

495 Do Steina Creek near Steina Sopc. —, 1958 380 —

ANIISAS VALLEY

491 Animas Crook Aaimau Valley near Rodoo 248 Sept. 13 1956 1,030 4.15

492 ljoauned A9lnas Creek do 4.78 Uakaowa 450 94.1

493 Do Lordubdrg Dma eear Separ 47.6 Sepi. -, 1958 2,310 154

494 Do do do 43.3 do 4,73D 109

495 Do Wood canyon near Lordoburg — do 432 —

496 Petereon canyon do do — do 603 -

497 Unaaaad Peteruon canyon do — do 518 -

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TABLE 8 (continued)

ANNUAL SISSOLVES-SOLISS 055066600, IN TWIUSANSS OF TONS, AT SOLOIStS STATIONS IN NON MOXII, (936-59

(Map No.: Sea plate 1 for locatloa of atatloo.)

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Map No. 110 154 1543, 1S6 160 166 167 168 170

1936 668 5571937 628 1971638 664 600 203 2651636 463 164 215 3661640 342 622 621 INN 46.3 SIN 344 334T9jr’ 1,360 171 587 198 62,1 436 434 1,3101642 1,160 964 1,030 1,200 363 6931643 314 531 166 666 372 4601944 119 557 171 617 333 3261941 417 159 512 609 280 277

0 1946 178 106 123 177 251 2460. 1947 300 550 168 139 270 248 2230 1948 476 140 541 490 266 241 270

1949 493 434 417 471 351 214 340A (950 217 460 481 499 311 341 404ioir 112 342 242 341 362

1912 419 286 271 272 2391913 231 275 260 212 2061914 227 141 217 198 1581911 310 95,5 289 211 367TEW 156 64.2 226 290 2741917 612 105 260 222 2171918 797 344 319 220 e3641919 270 440 207 217

U I ::Map No. 182 190 193 194 195 212 213 217 222

193619371938 364 302 563 8321939 969 268 515 686 7351940 717 214 493 646 688

T4T 2,260 2,520 2,870 e3,100 3,270 3791942 2,770 2,450 3,020 3,380 314 1,0701943 1,050 657 1,060 1,260 201 591(944 726 299 637 765 227 6701945 610 264 515 I 675 185 5841946 548 161 356 540 I 108 160

5, 1947 577 467 642 154 2031948 523 297 481 228 2481949 766 426 649 264 2511950 796 681 877 ailS1951 620 568 781 1 86.21952 483 95,2 213 360 394 313(953 385 88.1 165 335 340 127 1721954 352 81.9 139 327 328 149 1891955 1,130 199 488 660 717 I1956 593 209 383 548 e6031957 342 63.1 203 359 372 292 2921958 578 241 412 548 620 341 306 827(959 476 194 412 595 631 105 161 581

a period October (953—March 1954, 6 Period AprIl 1954—Sep(raber 1954. NP No flow, a (Nt(aa(ed,

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TABLE 9

dOOttAl. WATER OItCItddOE 60Sf ttePEeOaP-sEDI9tOT rOde AT SeLItItt ITATIONS It ItT 600160, 1047-50

ICep to, tee plate 1 ftr toattoe of etsttoo.)

leseloo Ito roses near rteet ta alt lrsnde at beet IrIdge lallsteo rreek so loslego Jeeet Oleer telte 3eeee Ito tretde tear Ierestt tie Ole Orsode tear toroerdo

eear Oat lldefocee Ceefte Pee

Rap ee, 98 100 Itt 113 124 lIt

Waler tuepeeded- ester leepeeded- ester leepeeded- ester loepeeded- ester tuepeeded- eater tuepeeded

Water dtectsrgoeedleett teed dIscharge eedtseel lead dtertsrgesedteeet lead dIscharge eedteent teed dtstksrga eodtseet lead d teeterge eedtsett lead

pear ttteuosede of )tteuenode of )thoeestls or )thtttesede of )lteueaode of )tttesatde of )theueeode of )ttoeesode of )ttttueaods of )tteeeeode of )thouaatde tf )ttoueseds ee

acre—feet) total acre-feet) tenet etre—eeet) tees) acre—feet) tote) ecre—feet) tee.) lore—feet) tees)

1148 550 0,110 1,360 4,ate t),240 t6,tlO l,ttO t,300

1941 4t8 1,610 t,300 3,890 12.8 1,400 54,9 503 1,230 6,103 1,133 6,140

1150 304 1,080 163 1,730 6.36 1,1St 10.2 356 531 3,171 42) 3,030

1151 144 110 39t tot 2,ee 203 13,e itt 202 1,701 170 Itt

1152 566 3,360 2,360 4,470 I_pt 1,393 33,1 5)5 2,273 1,110 1,113 t,dtt

lees 167 tel Ode 732 1.28 006 dId 61.7 429 1,370 327 950

1854 177 t,000 45) t,330 7.42 620 20,2 69) 332 1,810 207 Itt

1855 142 1,660 432 2,430 20.0 3,200 10.7 768 355 6,530 216 2,600

1650 141 536 377 7)4 4.60 740 t3,3 220 27) 1,770 lIt 717

1657 523 2,240 1,300 4,530 16,6 2,270 35,0 316 1,210 O,tIO 1,020 5,670

lIsa 561 5, 470 1, tOO 7,t60 12,3 1,440 111 668 1,510 11,700 1,430 8, 140

1651 237 1,000 510 1,420 2.41 213 332 1,450 314 1,100

SIstIne Ste foorro talre Cetetet chIco trreye near leo does RIcer at rprrep RIo Pee-co at Eta Poerco Ott Peorco near eprtsrdo Ito tatedo sear

alp to. 133 134 144 141 146 147

Waler tuepettded— Waler euspeeded— eater Seepeeded— ester toeretdod— Waler Suapeeded- Water luepeoded—

Racer d tectsrao sedleent lead dtecherge sedteoottesd dictAtree eedlaeottetd dletterge eedlseotlosd dttohtrge eadteeeeloed dIed argo so dleoet load

fear )ttouesede of )tI,oueande of )0000esode of )thooeaodt of )tteeeatde of )ttoeeaede of )eteuestde ef )thtoesede of )ttooaende of )t)ouessde of )t000eseds of )ttooesede of

acre—feet) tens) acre—feel) tote) sore—feet) teoa) acre—feet) teas) sore—feet) lena) acre—feet) tote)

1940 7.11 1,103 17,4 1,630 7.05 274 30,5 5,040 29.3 S7S0 7.07 1, 500

1650 1.76 305 10,4 1,420 2.70 156 12,7 2,570 12,0 2,750 4.41 602

leSt 3,25 751 12.1 1,440 5.02 227 22.2 4, 120 23,) 4,6)) 12.) 2,530

1852 5,15 534 aBa 1160 1.46 260 17.1 3,540 13,4 2,950 5,89 1,110

1953 4.18 985 11,1 3,163 1.25 254 94,1 6,060 34,0 6,650 4.03 2,030

1804 8.03 1,200 37,3 4,503 16,7 1,160 70.7 14,300 78.3 14,800 20,1 4,000

1055 11.3 3,070 77,0 4,950 77.1 1,370 R2.5 16,300 65,3 14,300 22,3 3, 920

12,3 3,423

1157 86.0 18,100

ttsttoo rhtcortce Creek lear octrot tormojo 61 ocr near Oae000 Morn Rleer so Lees fsrde toe track seer Buereree RIo hrseda at Esbudo RIo roses near 60140)u

Map 00. 9 9 356 46 87 94

ester toepeoded— eater loepeedod— ester leepended— Water Itepeoded— eater toepoctad— ester lueret004—

Wetrr discoarea eedtsentlosd dteckarae sed)eeettoad discoerge eedteoet)ced dteckaree eedtnentload 4 terharge eod)aeltlesd 4 tsrherge eedlsoctlea4

fear )000ueeede of )5000eaode of )tkoosaeda ef I Otoosaote of )0000esnde of )t000eaode of )thtoesefe of )lkeeeae8e of ttheoesnta of )thouasett of )0001eeode of )theuestde of

acre—feet) looe) arce—foek) tees) scro—feet) lone) sore—feet) Ills) acre—feel) lone) ecer—f000) tote)

11481049 880 402 371 1,470

1050 7,11 310 5,40 69 6.73 18,7 18,2 266 341 37.6 30) 617

105) 1,46 4,0 5.69 27,6 17.9 395 247 14,4 138 706

1152 19,9 23) 14.4 395 7ff 409 470 1,030

1957 14.0 842 373 63.0 150 444

1054 3,66 10.6 pOe 36.4 168 716

lest ceO 126 147 1,310

19501050

See fence01st at end of taSte.

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71

TABLE 9 (continued)

ANNUAL WATeR 010000001 AND IUSPOWOO8—NIeI2EWr IDAII AT NILIOTOI STATIONS 19 WOW MeXIcO, 1947-SW

hap 10, lee plate 1 Per leoattee of etattee.)

ttattoo tererroealecaoaloer to Ste lratdeattao Adele ltelraedeettaeAeteele Rletratdelttee earclal NlelraedaattlPaso Pacts Wlesrettaeta Real

Map to. 148 148 141 110 158 160Water Ouspeoded— Water tuspeeded— Water Wuepeoded- Water tuspetded- Water tuepetded- Water teerWeted

Water dlerharte ,edlaeot load dIscharge aedtaett load dIscharge sedlMeet load dlecl,erge aedlaett lead dlecherae eedtaent load dIscharge eedleeet teedyear )et,00eaede of ltheuaaeee ef )theuaetds ef )thcueatte of )the,,saeds ee )theeeaede ef )aheeaacde ef )theeeeede ef )thoueatde ef )thoeeatde of )thoueatds ef )thoueatda ofacre—feet) teach aUra—feet) teal) ecrefeet) tees) acre—feetl tote) acre—feet) local acre—feet) teoal

1947 487 15,107 Alt e4,5001940 45.5 421 1,000 11,000 1,040 4,300 421 4071848 57.4 480 1080 10,100 1040 4,460 481 3281950 44.7 376 405 4,720 364 1,210 481 8241951 30,9 564 160 5,300 144 1,110 274 lOt

1652 50.6 447 1,060 8,610 1,040 15,100 elf 9250 064 1961053 453 083 321 7,460 266 6,430 287 1,910 266 2251054 40.6 810 263 14,700 216 10,600 198 3,760 102 0241955 3e.1 970 301 20,300 258 8,210 69.7 2631150 175 1,330 09.0 66.t

1657 672 12,700 137 3491t56 1,360 18,200 365 4491656 342 4,420 306 395 90,1 510

ttatico recoa 0 leer at Ole Neodo at tlaaood A recoW WIoWr tear Arcade ate Peteloo at tapttt lao Suet 6 leer at Seae leo .fuae 610WrPuerto AW heal leech, oeer toeeell tWer Archuleta

Map cc. 157 176 180 164 208 212

Waler fuereoded— Water Ouspeoded— Water Suspended— Water Seeeeoded— Water Suepeeded— Water leereoded—Water d Otcheree aedlaeotload d tertarge eedleeatload A lectarge eedlaeetload 41101erIe aedtWeotload dlectarge eedlreeottoad A tertarae sedlaeooloadyear )ohoueaede of thcueaode of )ttoeeaods of )thoeeaeda of (thousands of )ttoocatde of )0100eaade of (ttoueaoda of )ttoeWaWde of )ttooWaede of )ttouastde of )610leands of

lore—feet) toast acre—Peel) tool) acre—feet) 0068) More—feet) tote) arre—feWt) tone) acre— feet) too.)

1650 154 2,370 212 1,040 437 4761951 87.4 764 139 584

1951 126 1,640 5.74 302 150 563 0,29 4.61650 00.8 2,520 5,04 438 00,0 381 1.35 57.01954 003 2,050 1.30 365 74.2 403 3,04 43.31655 173 5,700 236 1,520 311 1,110 16.8 6751956 82.6 1,500 3.60 122 131 387 1.63 28.5 558 1,180

1957 174 4,040 9.15 524 19.5 500 129 70.0 1,500 5,3501900 307 2,300 23.7 161 220 1,450 1.06 66.5 1,460 4,6101919 8.88 74,3 024 527 0 0 204 lOW

ttetloo lao Sub 0 10cr lear dance See deao Wteer Aoteae I leer at lea 5112 I17cr at Sltprottat llooafleld raralla000

lap We. 413 214 217 222

Water tuapeoded— WatWr Odepetded— Water luerecled— Water tAapeeded—Water dIaroarea eedlaeel load dlscharae eedteett load discoarge asdlMett load discharge aedlatoc loadyear )ttouaeods of )e000agtde of )0000aaooe or )ttoueatda of Otheoeaode of )ttouWaode ef )theeWatde of )thedeatdW of

arre— feet) toast acre—feel) tote) acre—feet) total arrt—faet) total

1947194800490650 535 3061951 331 45t

1952 1,490 3,530 t31 1,040 2,480 11,2101953 leo 509 374 370 873 2,2401054 514 1,030 31t 1,270 943 11,0001955 413 813 956 t2,OeO1950 1537 13,950 385 504 600 5,090

1657 1,550 14,100 910 1,690 2, SAX 11,800OttO 1,533 8,290 913 1,440 2,360 10,3301959 350 753 179 236 024 2,330

a. lee teblel for record forprbor fears.

I. rerled Woeeeher 1947 to tepteatar 1948.

72

TABLE 10

ANNUAL WATER D ISCHARGE AND SUSPENDED- SED IMENT

LOADS OF THE RIO GRANDE AT SAN MARCIAL, N. MEX.

Map No. 150 (See plate 1.)

Suspended- Suspended-

Water sediment Water sediment

discharge load discharge load

Calendar (thousands (thousands Calendar (thousands (thousands

year of ac.ft.) of tons) year of ac.ft.) of tons)

1897 2,220 43,700 1922 964 13,300

1898 961 17,000 1923 1,220 19,400

1899 239 5,900 1924 1,440 14,600

1900 468 10,900 1925 419 6,800

1901 656 21,300 1926 1,050 9,600

1902 201 7,000 1927 1,350 30,700

1903 1,270 14,200 1928 591 4,800

1904 710 19,300 1929 1,460 60,000

1905 2,420 21,800 1930 731 6,200

1906 1,560 16,000 1931 490 15,000

1907 2,160 27,500 1932 1,400 23,300

1908 774 17,800 1933 717 25,700

1909 1,280 22,200 1934 244 6,700

1910 852 7,500 1935 1,030 22,500

1911 1,800 85,200 1936 867 13,900

1912 1,500 25,300 1937 1,560 15,100

1913 525 5,800 1938 1,050 6,300

1914 1,180 40,500 1939 525 3,600

1915 1,350 25,000 1940 369 4,200

1916 1,650 30,000 1941 2,830 23,100

1917 1,050 9,400 1942 1,940 11,700

1918 410 3,700 1943 418 4,790

1919 1,580 45,800 1944 1,020 6,890

1920 2,220 31,500 1945 814 2,700

1921 1,630 42,900 1946 830 3,900

Note: Data from 1897 through 1930

1. Stevens, J. C., 1936, The Silt Problem: Am. Soc.

Civil Engineers Trans., v. 101, p. 227-228.

Data from 1931 through 19462. International Boundary and Water Commission, 1932-1946,

Flow of the Rio Grande and Tributary Contributions:

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TABLE 12

STORAGE IN RESERVOIRS IN THOUSANDS OF ACRE-FEET AS OF MARCH 31, 1915-59

Alamo- Blue— Eagle Elephant JemezYear gordo water Caballo Conchas Nest Butte El Vado Canyon McMillan

19151916191719181919

19201921192219231924

19251926192719281929

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19351936193719381939

19401941194219431944

19451946194719481949

19501951195219531954

19551956195719581959

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11.625.6

57.9485.1680.6501.9294.9

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1,584.81,030.91,082.91,378.7

961.9

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504.6727.9804.9

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1,885.01,693.51,173.0

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656.2248 .818.9

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TABLE 13

908840EV OP 0000FF 000 SEDIMENT YIELD SOYA 090 SMALL 1000090109 IN NEW MEXICO

Mop no, So. figure 10 fop ioc.tioo. of p.o. rooms. Sedoo000 yb12 for perIod of peyopd: Iooludoooedi.eot deposited incolonel iccediotelyobooeepllleeyeleootloo.

tesey001r: Mooiouo relief, e.ter000p.e 1.ogtb, peltof polio, eydioeotocdpuouffooere. looludediopecorde ofteet do.netpe.. goge. Db.cb.rge ooeropill000: lo.11,08oiO perceotoftot.iruooff;

oodertto, 10 to 30 peoooot of totoi ounoef; Ionic, coop 3d yeec000 of runoff.

Sodloect yield for Otooff for period MLOEOu.

Oc.to.getloiod.o.POPESPOC F porbodofpocopd ofeedt.eotpeoord flood

DPIM1001 Ocepoge goouel Onp.,e oont°1

Locotloo PerIod Ape. lou. p-upon ic—ft pepoot op—el op—ft Di200opgeMop Regepcoip of .9 police leogcb blEd pepoqeupeey Tocol pepoc Totol perIl coop or—no. ScoTt. pep-pd ol ft ft potbueoo_ ft .1 .o—foip— fc on—Ic *1 Ic—ft .0—el 01 oplne.y ft Eatee

010 100001 10011

1 71. 16, 101131 1014—cl 2.4 570 19, 500 0.020 59,9 24.1 43.7 17.2 2.0 1.2 121.0 20.8 8.7 eodepote 77.0 7—27—cc

2 toe Cute Coot 1 4, 171171 1853—50 1.00 — — — 10.3 15.4 10.0 4.7 .66 .02 100 .0 25.7 73.2 e.o1l 20.0 7—20, 07—15

3 Do. 2 4, 17978 1953—59 .91 — — — 11.0 14.0 10.2 5,0 .70 .76 180,7 20.4 30.8 0081 04.2 7—27—cc

4 Do. 3 1, 10129 1153-50 .07 — — — 22.1 03,6 10.6 3,0 .41 .62 105.11 21.5 39.5 coolS 10.7 10-10,19—57

5 curoeleld toot 1 23, 00070 1951—50 1.04 280 8,940 .031 8,2 8.8 3.1 S.d .71 .69 100.0 20,1 06.3 Eopge 30.0 7—21,22—59

6 cEo. 17 00, 19678 1955—59 .58 — — — 18.3 31,0 17.4 .9 — — 67,0 — — .0.11 — —

7 Do. 6 3d, 191137 1951—59 12.77 360 11,dOO .032 44,6 16,2 6.2 21,8 4.71 1.70 034,0 77.8 21.1 loppe — —

0 .00. 16 33, 19539 1955—59 .55 — — — 28,9 52,1 20.8 3.2 — — 109,5 — — 0000 — —

8 00. 7 22, 101170 1051—50 eD .07 310 11,040 .000 15.0 14.0 1.6 20.9 1.57 2,27 233,0 41.4 08.7 loppe — —

10 0°, 4 35, 18538 1951—59 1.18 260 11,400 .003 12,1 10.7 17.4 4,8 .52 .25 171.0 10.1 10.2 ,odecote 29,0 7—21,22—54

12 Do. 8 2, 10036 1951—co .10 120 2,960 .040 5,9 23,6 0.5 3.8 .42 1,60 81,0 9.0 36.0 lope, 7,2 7—21, 22—54

12 Do. 9 33, 19038 1951—59 .09 120 1,480 .081 4,6 01.1 3,1 2,0 .20 2,32 48.4 5.4 tA B *0211 6.1 7—21, 22—cd

13 Do, 12 10, ‘Snow lId—co .33 220 5, 170 .043 7,4 22.4 .3 9,c 1.00 3.20 132.2 14,0 44.5 lgpge 16.2 6—7—57

14 00, 2 9, 18638 1811—58 47 230 6,390 .035 54.1 62.2 41.1 0.8 1.00 1.25 100,8 b.c 01.7 6000 26.0 7—11, 17—53

15 cOo. 20 16, 10t30 0057—59 .26 — — — 10.1 106.7 26.2 1.0 — — 17.1 — — 0000 — —

16 Do. 12 17, 189s8 1851—59 d7 .07 340 30,250 .011 323,8 23.1 126.0 212.9 02.76 3.23 2, 155,2 241.3 32.9 eodopote— —

17 oto, 15 29, 19028 1953—59 1.04 — — — 17.4 16,7 17.4 0 — — 16,8 — — tote 5.4 7—9—54

Lw Do. 10 32, 08139 1851—58 e3.0l 310 18,190 .019 40.6 15,9 36.9 12.0 1.33 .44 453,3 27.8 9,1 .0011 — —

18 eDo. 21 5, 16130 1857—co .03 — — — 8.2 27,4 8,2 I — — 1,6 — — floe. — —

20 000. 18 6, 18928 1957—59 .02 — — — 4.4 020.0 4.2 0 — — 1.4 — — 6050 — —

21 ooo. 19 6, 18931 1957—59 .18 — — — 12.4 74.4 13.4 .d — — 16.0 — — 0000 — —

22 Do. 11 18, 18028 1851—ce f3.09 226 14,120 .016 166.8 55,0 86.3 76.3 8.74 2.80 970.8 111.1 36.7 0000 — —

23 Do. 1 19, 18138 1951—50 .09 105 4,doo .022 24.0 82.8 11.6 13.8 1,53 1.20 153.6 17.1 56.9 oooll 20.9 7—41—51

24 RIo Polopo2o 25, 8918 1857—59 55.0 — — — 910,0 16.5 661.2 48.8 28.4 .44 2,130. 1,070 16.4 *0011 1,120, 7—24,25—97

2SVIctoplto 91*0 32, cr178 1854—56 110.1 — — — 128.5 12,7 ooc.9 9.70 0.40 .24 272.2 118.c 11.0 .odep.te 190 0—20—cc1958

20 Lodroo Peck 1 12, 2928 iocl—c8 .79 — — — 10.7 13,5 10.1 .70 .08 .10 — — — 0000 — —

27 Do. 2 32,3928 1951—cl .51 — — — 31,2 01,3 21,2 0 0 0 — — — 0000 — —

26 001 1rpm0 80.0 1 14, 1d551 1951—59 1.02 — — — 5.1 5,0 5.0 .10 .01 .01 — — — oooll — —

28 Do. 2 11, 13058 loll—cc .90 — — — 11.4 11,6 9.0 2.4 .48 .49 — — — 1.pge — —

20 0urdolpoc loot 1 27, 10158 1911—ce 1.00 — — — 28.0 20,6 24.0 9.0 .44 .44 — — — 0000 — —

dl Do. 2 27, 16158 1951—18 .17 — — — 8,5 10.0 4,8 4.2 .47 2,77 — — — 0000 — —

32 Do. 3 27, 10058 1851—58 .59 — — — 21,8 44,9 21.4 4.5 .50 .00 — — — 0000 — —

LIc’pLE 00006400 111000 84219

03 oil cc-ok i°, 109180 1955—50 9.4 000 23,400 .021 235 25,7 140.0 195.4 39.1 4,4 1,420 284.4 30.1 10000 20 9—8,8—59

GILD 01000 01229

34 150010yd 27, 205118 1953—59 114.6 100 21,900 .004 203 00,5 297.0 8.0 .86 .06 4,520 047 43.7 lorpe 4,700 7—11—50

* 4,1011088 of ooet,o,e pelbef diolded by Deogtt of longest w090pcotple.

Neeep001reocg009ed II, 1454 2 op.bcoeo orco reduced to 6.01 eq 01 by coootpuctioe of doe 20

t Dp619leelroiredmced000.1909,lbyc001S0000l060fdo.17 e Opemn.po Mreoredunedtol,tllqelbp000clponlloeofdoels

Dr010100 Opel peduced to 2,52 eq •1 by 000elpuctloo of doom 16 7 Dr.lr.ge one. reduced to 0,00 09 .1 Ip oeoetouot los of doe. 18, 19, 21

8 Portly oootrolled Oyopetpeo,peceprolpo

76

TABLE 14ESTIMATED ACRES I6RIOATOD ADD GROUSE WATER PUMPED POD IRRIGATIOS ES AcED—PlUS DV YEARS IA SELECTED ASDAS IS SEW ME31136, 1636—60,

I I

1936 1933 1930 1939 WASIrrigated Sitar SrrigSted Water Irrigated eater Irrigated Water Irrigated WaterArea area pied area pt—pad area puaped area pt-p.) area p,edbored (ann—feyti (acres) (acre—feet) (sores) (acre—feet) (acree) )acre—feet) C acree) sorE—feet)

Utica Conety— — — — — — - — - —

hones area, 00cr Coontp 190 390 250 — 476 — 480 — 785 1,570Clottearee,Eorryonsoty

— — — — — — — — — —

Pontiac caller, Snoeere)t Cototy 11,000 22,000 11,000 22,000 11,006 16,500 12,000 9,500 13,006 25,500Caleey—Ltcgoerea,Rooaetelty070ty — — — — — — — — — —

Tatus—Lnclogtoc—Oubbe area, Lee mouSy — — 1,500 1,800 1,850 1,700 2,400 2,200 2,850 3,100Soeeell beast, CS acre as) Eddy C0001lee — — —

— a54,000 2)6,000 e98,000 254,000 1)01,406 291,000ranlabadarea,lddyCounty — — — — — — — — — —

Bonds Valley, Litoo)oCoatty — — — — — — — — — —

Penascooelley,rbareeaodoteroCooctiee — — — — — — — — — ——

eetant)a ValleU,TnrratroandoeotayeC0000lee —— — — — — — — —

Tulartea—Alteoeordoarea,00errC000ty — — — — — — — — — —

Salt beelt, hero r0101y— — — — — — — — — —

000shiteoelley,Taoarootty — — — — — — — — — —

Rio Greode Valley beteaao Teoa and Sierra

800 0prlnee area, SIerra County — — — — — — — — — -

Rltton sod Mea)lla Val)eye, S lerrn EtADone One Couttoee

— — — — — — — — — -

OrentS—Dlueeatererea, Vlletcie County — — — — — — — — — —

Retest Valley, Oldalgo Count0 — — — — — — — — — —

Plays, Valley, Nldnlgo Cooety — — — — — — — — — —

Lnrdeborg Seller, SIdaSgo Enoety — — — — — — — — — —

let Olson Valley, oldalgo Cnonty — — — — — — — — — —

Virdos Ocher, Oida)gr Cootly — — — — — — — — — —

Mlebree Valley, Loss County 9,860 14,500 9,500 15,660 9,100 15,100 11,300 19,700 11,730 20,500lyper Nletree Valley, Greet County — — — — — — — — — -

Uypnr Ella Valley, Grant Cnooty — — — — — — — — — —

1941 1942 1943 1944 1945

lrrleated Saber Errlgaoed Water Irrigated Water Irrigated Water Irrigated SeOerArea area poaped area poeped area yunped area paed area pt-peA(acres) litre—feat) (corns) (acre—feet) (anne) batre—fent) (atm,) (acre—feet) )aeree))aore—toet)UniteCoonty

— — — - — — - - — —

9nose area, 5055 Cootty 820 580 1,250 2,500 1,300 2,300 1,500 2,560 1,000 4,250Clotlearea,CorryCoorty — — — — — — — — — —

roroalre Valley, tooeeeelt County 15,000 9,750 15,700 23,500 17,000 45,000 20,500 23,500 22,000 37,500CaoaeV—Ltoeoarea,000enteltcoonty — — — — — — — — —

Tstoe—i,tnloetto—IIobls erea, Lea County 2,600 1,550 3,000 3,500 3,200 6,000 3,400 3,500 3,800 0,500Roeeell basis, Chatees no 00AV Cuotties a503,000 168,000 alOA,000 314,000 sulG,000 341,000 a113,000 316,000 a114,60t 376,000rerlsbedarea,EddyConnty — — — — — — — — — —

Botde Valley, Lltoolo CubEs— — — — — —

— — —

Penasce Valley, Chates sod Otero C000ttee — — — — — — — — — —

Estanola Valley, Sorrante and Rests Es Countlee 160 500 100 70 150 150 200 150 250 500Tnlarneu-Alaaogordn area, Otert County — - - - - - — - - -

tall Insle, Item County— — — — — — — — — —

tnosbiea Velley, Sane County — — — — — — — — — —

tb Oraode Valley, beteeet Taos and S terraCulottes

— — — — — — — — — —

900 Sprltas area, Sierra County — — — — — — — — — —

tlocon etA Meelila callers, SIerra aed000aonaConotles

— — — — — - - — — -

Grents-Sl oeeater erea, Veleooia Counoy — - — — — - - — eltOn 3,500Anisas Valley, Oldalgt C000ty — — — — — — — — — —

Plapaa Valley, Sidelgo County — — — — — — — — — —

Lordeturg Oalley, Eldalgn Countp — — — — — - — — -

lao Steon Valley, Sldalgt County — — — — — — — — — —

Vlrdan Valley, Pidalgo Ctuety— — — — — - — — — -

Mlabre. Valley, Cons County 02,170 20,106 13,000 13,400 13,750 28,000 15,000 32,Iot 16,000 32,000Grpsr Mlabree Valley, Gratenounty — — - — — — — — — —

Ipper Rita Valley, Grant County — — — — — — — — — —

See 000teotee ci cod of table,

77

TABLE 14 (continued)ESTIMATED ACRES IRRIGATED AND GROUND WATER P(3IPED URR IRRIGATION IN ACRG-FGET DY YEARS IN SELECTED AREAS IN NEW MEDICO, 1936-60.

1946 1947 0949 1948 a0A’Irrigated Water Irrigated Water Irrigated Water Irrtgated Water Irrigated jjT

Area araa puaped area pumped area pumped area pumped area pumped(acres) (acre—feet) ( acres) (acre—feet( islets) (acre— feet ( ( acres ( (acre—fee El (acres I acre— feed

DeiocCuutty — — — — — — — — — —

0cute area, %iay Couetp 3,000 5,600 3,100 7,7D0 3,800 4,300 3,800 2,300 4,410 5,500

Clooisarea,CurryCounty — — — — — — — — — —

Pnrtales Valley, Ynoseoe It Cuunty 24,500 37,000 28,050 45,000 32,000 37,000 37,100 37,000 43,000 52,000

Cautty—Lltguarru, Reeeevelt County — — — — — — — — — —

fatum-Locltg500—Rnbls area, Lea Ceuety 1,000 3,500 9,300 19,000 71,001 39,000 71,000 60,001 89,000 95,050

toseell latIn, Claces ucd Eddy Countlet allS,300 346,000 1115,001 396,000 al2l,SOO 370,000 allG,100 318,000 elSt,600 382,000

Carla lad arcs, Eddy County — — 521,500 — a25,500 — a2t,500 10,000 slA,000 15,050

Scndctalley,LinculoCnuniy— — — — — — — — — —

Peoascn Valley, Ctenet and Otero Cuont(et — — — — — — — — —

Entanpls Valley, Torraoce and Succa Fe Couotlss 725 1,000 5,000 5,000 6,000 5,400 10,000 5,000 19,000 19,000

Tularota—Alamngtrdoarea,OteroCounty— — — — — — — — — —

tult Gaaln,00eroCnoncy — — — — — — — — — —

Sunablneyalley,TansCnutty — — — — — — — — — —

tin Grands Veilay Aetceet Tact aisd SierraCouches — — — — — — — — — —

000Sprltgoarea,GierraCouoty — — — — — — — — — —

Y ltcne and Mesille Valleye, S lerra andboa dna Cnuntlet — — al,05R 4,000 ed,050 8,000 aS,010 10,000 a30,000 35,000

Grannu—Sl oeester arcs, Vulencia Cnunty 14,500 9,050 14,500 10,300 a4,051 9,300 ad,GRO 0,900 16,000 11,800

Atieat Valley, Sidalgn Connty — — NOD 1,200 4,050 5,405 8,800 11,000 7,900 15,000

yiayae Valley, Sidaign County - — — — 300 000 0,800 1,600 1,250 2,400

Lurdsburg VaIlcy, Wldal0o Coucty — — — — — — — — — —

Sat Simon Valley, Widalgo County — — — — — — — — — —

Virdon Valley, 8100lpo Cunoty — — — — — — — — — —

Mistret Valley, tune Cuuoty 18,000 40,500 19,000 47,000 24,500 56,000 25,800 54,000 25,800 58,500

EpperMletree Valley, Grant County — — — — — — — — — —

Epperoila Valley, GrletCnoetV — — — — — — — — — —

1851 1952 1953 195d 19513rrlgated Water Irrigated Water Irrigated Water Irrigated Wooer Irrigated Water

Area apes pumped ares pumped area pumped area pumped apes pusyed(acres( (acre—lest) (acres) larry— feet) I acres ( (acre—feet) ( acres) (sore— feet) (aspen I (acre—feel

UnlocCounty — — — — — — —— 4,370 R,000

Hnose area, 96ar Ccintr 4,200 8,000 4,030 5,300 3,240 5,700 3,300 5,000 3,575 5,400

Cl ocis area, Curry County — — 3,500 —- 20,000 — 55,000 — 74,000 80,000

pnrtalet Valley, Rooaenelt County 47,000 84,000 48,000 82,000 49,000 101,000 50,000 108,000 50,750 95,000

Causey—Llngn area, Rnosecelt County — — — — — — — — 3,500 5,500

Vatun—Locltptoe-Mot Ii area, Lea County 91,000 153,000 82,000 166,000 92,800 165,000 93,000 163,000 93,000 1(0,000

Rosoeli latin, Clacea aod Eddy Coutties a130,500 443,000 a136,WRR 413,000 a130,900 429,000 ai37,lR0 437,000 alSO,900 410,000

CIrlebad area, Eddy CouRt)’ alA,111 35,000 a27,000 39,080 a27,000 66,000 a24,200 59,000 a24,210 27,500

Rondo Valley, Ltncolc County — — — — — — — — .3,000 3,700

FenasyoValley, ClantSaodnternC000t(es — — — — — — — — — —

Estsccla Valley, 7orreoce atd Santa Ft C000tles 20,000 40,000 21,000 30,000 21,000 36,100 23,000 33,000 25,000 36,000

tolaross—Alasognrdo area, Otero County — — al,705 4,300 a2,000 5,105 e2,500 5,900 a3,005 11,000

Salt iauuo,00eroColtty — — — — — — —— 1,000 2,505

tuttAineVa(ley,TaosCooety — — — — — — —— 2,200 3,500

tin Orende Valley betseec Tens and SierraCu unties — — — — — — —

— alt,100 15,000Ilotlpriogtarea, Sierra Couoty — — — — — — — — — —

0 moot sod MeShlla Valleys, 1 ierra andInns Gnu Ccuttles aSO,000 50,000 aAl,000 100,000 aOS,000 110,000 — — — —

Oranto-Rl ueeacer area, Valnotia Cooncy aR,050 12,300 aS,000 10,400 aA,101 12,000 alIGn 12,600 a4,500 11,500

Gooses Valley, tidalgn County 9,000 18,000 10,900 21,000 11,000 24,000 11,400 19,500 11,400 19,500

Playas Valley, Oldalgo Couoty 1,300 2,000 1,300 2,500 1,350 2,900 928 1,500 1,270 2,200

Lordsturg Valley, hidalgo Couoty — — 10 — 10 — 10 — 135 350

San Diane Valley, Ridalgo County — — — — — — 800 2,000 1,200 3,000

Vlrdes Valley, Widslgs Coooty — — — — — — — — — —

Miabree Valley, tuna Cnuaty 27,000 88,000 27,600 68,000 33,800 91,000 32,000 80,000 33,500 84,000

Upper Mlebree Valley, Graot CS501V — — — — — — — — el,000 —

Upper Gila Va)ley, Grast Contsy — — — — — — — — — —

See fnoteotee at esd of table,

78

TABLE 14 (continued)

ESTIaATEU ACRES IRRIGATRO ASS REDCaP WATER PEEPER P135 )RRIGATIOS IS ACRE-PERT ST TEARS OR SELECTEE AREAS 25 SEW SEt)tt, )93R-AA,

1950 1957 5059 1959 1960

Irrigated Water Irrigated Water Irrigated Water Irrtgated Water Irrigated WaterArea area puapad area p180,ed area puapad area pumped area pumped

(acrea) (acre—faat) (atras) (acre—feat) (acraa( (acre—teat) (acres) (acre—feet( )aorea) (acre—feat)

UnIon Ccucty 4,40E S,ERO — — 4,000 R,RRO d,AAE REDO 4,000 8,000

Rcoat area, Quay Ccucty 3,380 3,400 3,250 3,300 3,000 3,000 3,000 4,500 3,00A 2,000

C) cc)a area, Currp Ccuctp 90,000 RR,000 R0,OER 90,000 77,000 80,000 RR,000 95,000 95,000 TREED

rcrta)ea Tafley, Rocaecelt County 50,250 100,ORO 51,000 89,000 51,000 70,000 56,000 60,000 50,000 75,000

Cauaay—Llcgc araa, Rcaaacalt County 5,000 7,800 9,000 10,000 5,000 10,000 5,000 10,000 6,000 8,500

Tatoa—Loctagtac—Rchsaaraa, Ins County 75,000 160,000 80,000 E4R,000 80,000 107,000 95,000 149,000 R5,000 105,000

Roaaatl 55010, Chaves atd eddy Cootttas al3A,T0O 460,000 ai3R,500 d49,ORO s,1E32,000 351,000 a,tilR,000 4iR,000 s,h125,000 391,000

Carlahad area, Eddy County a04,000 39,000 ald,200 54,000 a24,200 34,500 524,200 26,500 a24,200 27,500

Rctdo Taltay, Ltccn)c CoutRy a3,000 4,800 a3,000 4,800 s3,000 4,800 •3,000 4,800 a3,000 4,000

Pcoaaon Tallay, CSaces aad Otart Counties al,600 2,600 sl,R00 2,800 oE,R0O 2,000 al,600 2,000 ai,000 2,600

Eataccta CaEiey, Torranca aod Santa PaCounties 25,000 30,000 25,000 33,000 20,000 26,000 20,200 27,000 20,000 19,000

Tutarcaa—A)aaogtrdcares, Otaru Ccuatp aS,200 11,200 •5,800 12,000 aS,800 01,200 aS,R00 10,300 at,R00 11,400

Salt Rastn, Otarn Cnutitp 3,000 7,500 3,000 7,500 3,000 7,500 2,550 7,000 2,550 7,500

Sooshits Tailay, Tans Coucty 3,000 0,100 3,500 6,000 2,900 5,200 3,000 7,000 4,000 9,000

nb Aratde Talley Retaesa Taos and0 terra Couttlea alS,000 15,000 alS,000 15,000 alS,000 15,000 alt,000 15,000 a,ctc,000 19,500

Rot Doriags area, Sierra Ccuaty a800 — s800 — a800 — aSOO — s000 —

Sbocun sad assilla Tatlays, S terra andDons Ana ContRtaa aSl,000 258,000 aRE,000 150,000 sRi,100 — s81,000 — a,d89,400 —

Grants—n luasator araa, Talatcla County a3,000 12,000 a3,300 6,760 •3,300 — — 7,000 a3,300 7,000

Anisas Taliey, Rtdalgc County 12,500 22,700 12,800 19,500 12,800 1R,R00 11,800 20,900 12,000 27,500

Plsyas Tailey, Ridalgn CnuntT 1,590 2,080 1,700 2,580 1,450 1,900 1,450 2,300 1,170 2,500

iordshurg Tatlay, Oldalgn CounRy 200 370 435 600 000 790 1,080 1,780 0,490 3,000

San Simon Tailsy, Rtdalgn County 1,400 2,690 1,900 2,900 1,900 2,500 2,010 3,290 2,500 5,390

CtodaoTatiay, Rtdaiao Coutty a,a3,230 — a,a3,230 — a,a3,230 — s,e3,230 — a,e3,230 —

atebran Tallay, Lots County 34,000 95,000 33,700 80,000 34,500 70,000 36,000 92,000 37,000 108,000

Upper atabras tails7, RraoR Caooty at,000 1,500 al,000 1,500 si,000 1,500 al,000 1,500 st,000 1,500

Upper Oils Tsliey, Grant County — — — — — — — — ai,750 1,750

a, Inolodasacraagaaarcadhygraundeater tnlyatdbygroundaatarandsurfaoe aatarocahioad.

5. Irrigated acreage idjoatad from preaioualy pohitatad data on Saab of soorvey afactual 095w cuadootad Op the Dtata tagisear for the puryosa of adjudtcatttg aster rights.

0. Inoluden 4,500 acres outside the aiddie sin Orasda Cosearnascy Rtanriot which are irrtgstad with groundwater only aad which ware not tociodad to astlaatsa for pracodiog years,

0, Includes 8,000 acres outaide tha Riephant 9utRa Irrlgatito Dietrbnt ahich are trrigatad with around eater anly and which Were not included in esttautss for pracodbog years,

a, Inolodas shout 2,850 sores af surface—eater irrigstlna with aoppleaennal aster from estls. Tha remaining acreage Is Irrigated emS ground eater oaly.

79

APPENDIX A

DURATION CURVES OF STREAMFLOW AT SELECTED GAGING STATIONS ON

18 NEW MEXICO RIVERS, FOR VARYING PERIODS OF RECORD

80

I

Cimarron River near Guy1943—59.

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Percent of time indicated discharge was equaled or exceeded Percent of time indicated discharge was eoualed or exceeded

0i 90 99 9999

II 0 50 90 99 99.99

Percent of time indicated discharge was equaled or exceeded Percent of time indicated discharge was equaled or exceeded.

0.01 10 50 90 99 99.99 0.01 10 50 90 99 99.99

81

Conchas River at Variadero1937—59.

Ute Creek near Logan1943—59.

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0

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001 50 90

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82

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I

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Rio Grande at Otowi Bridge1896—1904, 1910—14, 1919—59.

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APPENDIX B

FREQUENCY CURVES OF ANNUAL PEAK FLOODS AT SELECTED GAGING STATIONS

ON 18 NEW MEXICO RIVERS, FOR VARYING PERIODS OF RECORD

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RAYADO CREEK AT SAUBLE RANCH

00 200

Drainage area: 6,015 sq.mi.Period: 1904,1913-1914,1936-1947

1949-1959

100,0CC

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CANADIAN RIVER NEAR SANCHEZ

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CONCAS RIVER AT VAR IADERO

50 lOb 200

Drainage area: 2,073 sq. mi.Period: 1909-1914

1941 - 1960

80,00C

60OC

4OOC

20,000

C

1.01 1.1 2 5 0 20 50 100 200

Recurrence interval, in years

TJTE CREEK NEAR LOGAN

88

a)

DO- C)

UU)

04_

DC)z

2 5 0 20

Recurrence interval, in years

EMBUDO CREEK AT DIXON

Drainage area: 19.2 sq. ml.Period: 1941-1958

300

200

100

—h-.

1.01 2 5 10 20 50100200

Recurrence interval, in years

RED RIVER NEAR RED RIVER

Drainage area: 305 sq. mi.Period: 927, 1934,1939-1958

a)‘-CDO

_C C.)ow(flU)

.O.

00

C

c13,00C

2,CCC

1,000

C, 0

1.01 1.1 50 100 00

89

F-.a,

00- UowU)U

•1-

00zC -

RIO CHAMA AT PARK VIEW

a,

00_C U(‘a,(OW

.4-

______ ______ ____

Cc).0

c1 0-F

Recurrence interval, in years

Drainage area: 11,360 sq.mi.Period: 1895-1905,1910-1914,1916,

1917,1919-1925,1927-1958.

3O0O(

o

1o,.oo(

--_______

1.01 1.1 2 - 0 20 50 00 200

Recurrence interval, in years

RIO GRANDE AT OTOWI BRIDGE

90

a)

00-c0(flu’

4-

.sC -

a)

‘-C00

_C C.)ow(flu,

a) 4-

C

Drainage area: 640 sq. ml.Period: 1935, l937, 1942-1958

30,00C

20,00C

1o’ooc

1.01 1.1 2 5 0 20

Recurrence interval, in years

GALISTEO CREEK AT DOMINGO

50 00 200

Drainage area: I040sq.mi.Period: 1929, 1936-1937

1943 - 1958

30,00C

20pcc

10,000

1.01 1.1 2 5 0 20 50 00 200

Recurrence interval, in years

JEZ RIVER ABOVE JEMEZ CANYON DAM

91

a)

DO.C C.)

WU)

4.-a)

DC.,.0

f C.)4-

a)

DO.c C.)ow(flU)

4-a)

CC)

C3r

4—

Drainage area: 17, 300 sq.mi.Period: 1941-1959

30,0CC

20,0CC

10,0cc-

1.01 1.1 2 5 0 20

Recurrence interval, in years

RIO GRANDE NEAR BERNALILLO

50 100 200

Drainage area: 5,860 sq.mi.Period: 1935, 1940 - 1959

3OPOC

20,0CC

10,0CC

7o

1.01 1.1 2 5 0 20

Recurrence interval, in years

RIO PUERCO NEAR BERNARDO

50 00 200

a)‘-CCO

_c C.)00)U)U)

xO.C

CU

C

f C.)

92

Drainage area; 24,760 sq. ml.Period: 1895-97, 19031905,

1907-10,1912,1916,1918-21,1923-24,1926,1929,1931- 1958

a)C,.0‘-CCO

_C C.)00)(flU)

.D.C

_

00

C.)

50,00(

10,00C

3OOC

20,00C

1O,00c

—________

1.01 1.1 2 0 20 50 100 200

Recurrence interval, in years

RIO GRANDE AT SAN MARC IAL

Drainage area: 189 sq. mi.Period: 1911—1922,1924,1926,

1928 -1931,1933-1958

600C

40,00C

-—

1.01 1.1 2 5 10 20 50 100 200

Recurrence interval, in years

PECOS RIVER NEAR PECOS (N. IvIEX.)

93

a)

00- C)owu,u,

.Q.0U

.0

U

00.c C)owUU)

-0.4-a)

go.0

Drainage area: 3,970 sq. ml.Period: 1937—1958

80,0CC

60,000

40,00C

20,00C

v—,

?—p-,

101 1.1 2 5 10 20 50 00 200

Recurrence interval, in years

PECOS RIVER NEAR PUERTO DE LUNA

Drainage area: 932 sq. ml.Period: 1932-1958

80,000

0

70,000

60,0CC

50,00C

40,0CC

30,0CC

20,000

10,0CC

1.01 1,1 2 0 20 50 100 200

Recurrence interval, in years

RIO FELIX AT OLD HIGHWAY BRIDGE NEAR HAGERMAN

a)

00_C C.)owU,U)

0

0c)

CCD

94

Drainage area: 15,300 sq.mi.Period: 1905-1926, 1930-1932,

1935- 1958

i00000

80,000

60,00:

40,0Cc

20,000

1.01 1.1

_

7oz

O7

flF

2 5 10 20

Recurrence interval, in years

PECOS RIVER NEAR ARTES IA

50 100 200

a)

DO.C C.)ow(flU)

wa)

DC.)

C

Drainage area: 689sq.mi.Period: 1938-1959

0J0(

ao,00c p

60,00(

40p0(

20,00C-

-

I

1.01 I.’ 2 5 0 20

Recurrence interval, in years

DELAWARE RIVER NEAR RED BLUFF

50 100 200

a)

iC00

_c C.)ow(flu)

4-a)

CL)

a)

00_c C.)owu,u)

4-a)

Cc)

95

Drainage area: 152 sq. ml.Period: 1931, 1932,1934,1936,

1938-1943,1945-1958

3,000

2,00D

1,002I)

1.01 1.1 2 5 0 20

Recurrence interval, in years

MThIBRES RIVER NEAR MIMBRES

50 00 200

Drainage area: 1,360 sq.mi.Period: 1909,1913-1932,

1924-1960

3O00

20000

1o,00c ,—.,

—1.01 1.1 2 5 0 20 50 100 200

Recurrence interval, in years

ANIiIAS RIVER AT FARMINGTON

96

w

.c C)owU)U)

0

_

DC.)3C.0

_____ ____

0—F

a,

DO.C C)(‘a,wu,

a,4,

DC)z .0c3r 0

5,000

—-

_______—

1.01 1.1 2 5 0 20

Recurrence interval, in years

GILA RIVER NEAR GILA

Drainage area: 12,900 sq.mi.Period: 1928-1960

80,00C

60,00C

4O0C

2000C

p

;

1.01 1.1 2 5 10 20 50 00 200

Recurrence interval, in years

SAN JUAN RIVER AT SHIPROCK

Drainage area: 1,870 sq.mi.Period: 1929-1941,

1943-1960

25,000

20,00C

15,0CC

0

10.000 —

50 00 200

97

APPENDIX C

ANNUAL MEAN STREAMFLOW AT SELECTED GAGING STATIONS ON SEVEN

NEW MEXICO RIVERS, FOR VARYING PERIODS OF RECORD

98

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V)1fl 0’—

[1 VI VYI 0

fri rA VIA>

—

L-4—

0

0a

WATER YEAR

Ro Gronde at Otowi Bridge near San Ildefonso

99

4,000

1

0

U

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I—‘UUiIi.

ci

2,000U

z

Ui

4

UIi,

0

z4Ui

/

ILJ0z0U

3,000

2,000

z

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4

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1,000

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U,

0’0

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II II

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I-.LILIU

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z

LIC,

0U,

0

zLI

0z00LIU,

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0

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100

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0

0It

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WATER YEAR

0In01

WATER YEAR

01

WATER YEAR

San Juan River at Shiprock Gio River near Gilo

101

APPENDIX D

FLUCTUATIONS OF WATER LEVELS IN WELLS IN 10 SELECTED AREAS OF GROUND

WATER DEVELOPMENT IN NEW XICO, FOR VARYING PERIODS OF RECORD

30

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ui:\ S..

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107

APPENDIX E

DECLINE OF WATER LEVELS IN WELLS IN SIX AREAS OF

GROUND-WATER DEVELOPMENT IN NEW MEXICO

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20S.

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S.

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110

Shallow-water aquifer,Roswell area,Qhaves and Eddy Counties,1938—60.

111

Artesian—water aquifer,Roswell area,chaves and Eddy Counties,1944-60

112

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T.

9N.

T8N.

I

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T.IIN

Contour showing declinein water level, in feet.Dashed where inferred.Interval 5 feet.

Estancia basin, Santa Fe and Torrance Counties, 1948-60.

IT W.

113

R. 10 W. R. 9 W. R. 8 W. R. 7 W.

1

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7.

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S.

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S.

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z

z00

T.

26

S.

Contour showing decline inwater level, in feet. Dashedwhere inferred. Interval 5feet

T.

27

S.

T.

28

S.

Mimbres basin, Luna County, 1940-60.

114

.1

Animas basin, Hidalgo County, 1948-60.

115

APPENDIX F

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Hollander, J. T., 1954, Possible flow of water between Rito Resumideraand Poleo Canyon Spring, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico: N. Mex.State Engineer Tech. Rept. 2, 18 p.

Hood, J. W., 1956, Sununary of results of ground-water investigations inthe vicinity of Boles well field, Otero County, New Mexico: U.S.Geol. Survey open—file rept., 17 p.

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1959, Ground water in the Tularosa basin, New Mexico, inGuidebook for Joint Field Conf., Permian Basin Sec., Soc. Econ.Paleontologists and Mineralogists and Roswell Geol. Soc., in theSacramento Mts. of Otero County, N. Mex. 1959: p. 236-250.

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1960, Saline ground water in the Roswell basin, Giaves andEddy Counties, New Mexico, 1958—59: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-SupplyPaper l539-M, 46 p.

Hood, J. W., and Herrick, E. H., 1965, Water resources of the ThreeRivers area, Otero and Lincoln Counties, New Mexico: U.S. Geol.Survey HA-l92, 1 p.

Hood, J. W., and Kister, L. R., 1960, Saline-water resources of NewMexico: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 1601, 67 p.

Hood, J. W., Mower, R. W., and Grogin, M. J., 1960, The occurrence ofsaline ground water near Roswell, haves County, New Mexico: N.Mex. State Engineer Tech. Rept. 17, 93 p.

Howard, C. S., and White, W. F., Jr., 1938, Cuemical character of PecosRiver water in New Mexico, 1937-38: N. Mex. State Engineer Bull. 4,

p. 1-14.

Howard, J. W., Jr., 1954, Reconnaissance of ground—water conditions inCurry County, New Mexico: N. Mex. State Engineer Tech. Rept. 1,35 p.

Hutchins, W. A., 1955, The New Mexico law of water rights: N. Mex.State Engineer Tech. Rept. 4, 47 p.

International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico,1931-1949, Flow of the Rio Grande and tributary contributions:Internat. Boundary and Water Comm. Water Bulls. 1-19.

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1950-59, Flow of the Rio Grande and related data: Internat.Boundary and Water Conun. Water Bulls. 20-29.

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[n. d.] Flow of the Rio Grande and related data - from SanMarcial, New Mexico, to the Gulf of Mexico, 1889-1955: Internat.Boundary and Water Conun. Summary Water Bull. 1, 89 p.

Kennon, F. W., and Peterson, H. V., 1960, Hydrology of Cornfield Wash,Sandoval County, New Mexico, 1951-55: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 1475-B, p. 45—103.

122

Lingle, R. T., and Linford, Dee, 1961, The Pecos River Commission ofNew Mexico and Texas -- A report of a decade of progress, 1950—60:Pecos River Comm., 284 p.

Loeltz, 0. J., Morgan, A. M., Murray, C. R., and Theis, C. V., 1962,Four ground—water studies near Lordsburg, New Mexico: N. Mex.State Engineer 16th and 17th Bienn. Repts.,, 1942—46, p.261—291.

Lohman, S. W., 1953, High Plains of west-central United States, generalaspects, in U. S. Cong., House Comm. Interior and Insular Affairs-- Subsurface facilities of water management and patterns of sup

ply—type area studies: chap. 4, p. 70—78.

Lohman, S. W., and Burtis, V. M., 1953, Areas of principal ground-waterinvestigations in the Arkansas, White, and Red River basins: U.S.Geol. Survey Hydrol. mv. Atlas HA-2, 1 sheet.

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1953, General availability of ground water and depth towater level in the Arkansas, White, and Red River basins: U.S.Geol. Survey Hydrol. mv. Atlas HA—3, 1 sheet.

McGuinness, C. L., 1963, The role of ground water in the national watersituation: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 1800, p. 554-603.

Meinzer, 0. E., 1911, Geology and water resources of Estancia Valley,New Mexico, with notes on ground-water conditions in adjacent partsof central New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey Water—Supply Paper 275,89 p.

Meinzer, 0. E., and Hare, R. F., 1915, Geology and water resources ofTularosa basin, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper343, 317 p.

Meinzer, 0. E., Renick, B. C., and Bryan, Kirk, 1926, Geology of No. 3reservoir site of the Carlsbad irrigation project, New Mexico, withreference to water-tightness: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper580, 39 p.

Montgomery, Randall F.,, 1958, The industrial use of water [in New Mexico]:Third Ann. N. Mex. Water Conf., University Park, N. Mex. State Univ.Agr.,Eng., Sci., p. 87-93.

Morgan, A. M., 1938, Geology and shallow-water resources of the Roswellartesian basin, New Mexico: N. Mex. State Engineer 12th and 13thBienn. Repts., 1934—38, p. 155-249; 1938, N. Mex. State EngineerBull. 5, 95 p.

Motts, W. S., and Cushman, R. L., 1964, An appraisal of the possibilitiesof artificial recharge to ground-water supplies in part of theRoswell basin, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper1785, 85 p.

123

Mourant, W. A., 1957, Reconnaissance of water resources in the upperpart of Sacramento River Canyon, Otero County, New Mexico: U.S.Geol. Survey open—file rept., 25 p.

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1963, Water resources and geology of the Hondo drainagebasin, Dhaves, Lincoln, and Otero Counties, New Mexico: N. Mex.State Engineer Tech. Rept. 28, 85 p.

Mower, R. W., 1960, Pumpage in the Roswell basin, shaves and EddyCounties, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey open-file rept., 88 p.

Mower, R. W., Hood, J. W., Cushman, R. L., and others, 1964, An appraisalof potential ground-water salvage along the Pecos River between Acmeand Artesia, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey Water—Supply Paper 1659,98 p.

Murray, C. R., 1959, Ground-water conditions in the nonthermal artesian—water basin south of Hot Springs, Sierra County, New Mexico: N.Mex. State Engineer Tech. Rept. 10, 33 p.

New Mexico State Engineer, 1914—64, Biennial reports —— State EngineerOffice, 1912—64, Interstate Stream Commission, 1936—64.

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1956, Climatological summary, New Mexico -— Temperature1850-1954, frost 1850-1954, evaporation 1912—1954: N. Mex. StateEngineer Tech. Rept. 5, 277 p.

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1956, Climatological summary, New Mexico —- Precipitation1849-1954: N. Mex. State Engineer Tech. Rept. 6, 407 p.

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1959, Hydrologic summary, New Mexico —- Streamflow andreservoir content 1888—1954: N. Mex. State Engineer Tech. Rept. 7,326 p.

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1959—63, Ground water levels in New Mexico, 1951-63: N.Mex. State Engineer Tech. Repts 13, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, and 27, andN. Mex. State Engineer basic data repts. ,l961, 1962, 1963 (seeReeder, H. 0.; Ballance, W. C.).

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1912-32, Surface water supply of New Mexico, 1888-1931: N.Mex. State Engineer, 15 v.

New Mexico statement to U.S. Senate Select Committee on National WaterResources (see Reynolds, S. E.).

Nicholson, Alexander, Jr., and Clebsch, Alfred, Jr., 1961, Geology andground—water conditions in southern Lea County, New Mexico: N.Mex. Inst. Mining and Technology, State Bur. Mines and Mm.Resources Ground-Water Rept. 6, 120 p.

Nordine, C. F., Jr., and Culbertson, J. K., 1961, Particle-size distribution of streambed material in the middle Rio Grande basin, NewMexico, in Short Papers in the Geologic and Hydrologic Sciences:U.S. Cool. Survey Prof. Paper 424-C, p. 323-326.

124

Nye, S. S., 1930, Shallow ground-water supplies in northern Lea County,New Mexico: N. Mex. State Engineer 9th Bienn. Rept., 1928—30, p.363—387.

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1932, Progress report on the ground—water supply of northernLea County, New Mexico: N. Mex. State Engineer 10th Bienn. Rept.,1930—1932, p. 229—251.

Rapp, J. R., 1959, Reconnaissance of the geology and ground—waterresources of the Farmington area, San Juan County, New Mexico: U.S.Geol. Survey open—file rept., 13 p.

Reeder, H. 0., 1957, Ground water in Animas Valley, Hidalgo County, NewMexico: N. Mex. State Engineer Tech. Rept. 11, 67 p.

Reeder, H. 0., and others, 1959, Annual water-level measurements inobservation wells, 1951—55, and atlas of maps showing changes inwater levels for various periods from beginning of record through1954, New Mexico: N. Mex. State Engineer Tech. Rept. 13, 339 p.

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1960, changes in water levels in 1955 and annual water—levelmeasurements in January and February 1956 in observation wells inNew Mexico: N. Mex. State Engineer Tech. Rept. 16, 145 p.

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1960, Ground—water levels in New Mexico, 1956: N. Mex.State Engineer Tech. Rept. 19, 251 p.

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1961, Ground-water levels in New Mexico, 1957: N. Mex. StateEngineer Tech. Rept. 22, 306 p.

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1962, Ground—water levels in New Mexico, 1958: N. Mex. StateEngineer Tech. Rept. 23, 288 p.

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1962, Ground-water levels in New Mexico, 1959: N. Mex. StateEngineer Tech. Rept. 24, 125 p. (see also Ballance, W.C.).

Reiland, L. J., and Haynes, G. L., Jr., 1963, Flow characteristics ofNew Mexico streams - Flow—duration, high—flow, and low-flow tablesfor selected stations through water year 1959: N. Mex. State Engineer special report, 342 p.

Renick, B. C., 1926, Geology and ground—water resources of the drainagebasin of the Rio Penasco above Hope, New Mexico: N. Mex. StateEngineer 7th Bienn. Rept., 1924—26, p. 103—138.

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1931, Geology and ground-water resources of Sandoval County,New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 620, 117 p.

Reynolds, S. E. (see also New Mexico State Engineer).

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1956, New Mexico water resources: First Ann. N. Mex. WaterConi., University Park, N. Mex. Agr., Eng., Sci., p. 6—17. 11957]

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Reynolds, S. E., 1959, New Mexico statement to U.S. Senate Select Committee on National Water Resources: N. Mex. State Engineer, 46 p.;1960, U.S. Senate Select Comm. Print 6, 86th Cong., 2nd sess.,

p. 228-254; 1960, revised, pursuant to request of Water ResourcesSubcommittee of New Mexico Advisory Committee on Long-Range StateDevelopment Objectives, 51 p.

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1960, State water program: Fifth Ann. N. Mex. Water Conf.,

University Park, N. Mex. State Univ. Agr., Eng., Sci., p. 80—86.

[1961]

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1961, An outline of the statutes governing the appropria

tion and use of ground water in New Mexico: Sixth Ann. N. Mex.

Water Conf., University Park, N. Mex. State Univ. Agr., Eng.,, Sci.,

p. 79—82. [1962]

Rittenhouse, Gordon, 1943, Transportation and deposition of heavy

minerals: Geol. Soc. America Bull., v. 54, no. 12, p. 1725-1780.

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1944, Sources of modern sands in the middle Rio Grande

Valley: Jour. Geology, v. 52, no. 3, p. 145-183.

Robinson, T. W., and Lang, W. B., 1938, Geology and ground-water condi

tions of the Pecos River valley in the vicinity of Laguna Grande de

la Sal, New Mexico, with special reference to the salt content of

the river water: N. Mex. State Engineer 12th and 13th Bienn. Repts.,

1934-38, p. 77—100; 1938, N. Mex. State Engineer Bull. 4, 24 p.

Schwennesen, A. T., 1918, Ground water in the Animas, Playas, Hachita,

and San Luis basins, N. Mex.: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper

422, 152 p.

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1919, Geology and water resources of the Gila and San Carlos

valleys in the San Carlos Indian Reservation, Arizona: U.S. Geol.

Survey Water-Supply Paper 450, 27 p.

Scofield, C. S., 1938, Quality of water of the Rio Grande basin above

Fort Quitman, Texas: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 839,

294 p.

Searcy, James K., 1959, Flow—duration curves, manual of hydrology, pt. 2,

Low-flow techniques: U.S. Geol. Survey Water—Supply Paper 1542-A,

33 p.

Slichter, C. S., 1905, Field measurements of the rate of movement of

underground waters: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 140,

122 p.

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1905, Observations of the ground waters of Rio Grande

valley: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 141, 83 p.

126

Smith, R. E., 1957, Geology and ground-water resources of TorranceCounty, New Mexico: N. Mex. Inst. Mining and Technology, StateBur. Mines and Mm. Resources Ground-Water Rept. 5, 186 p.

Spiegel, Zane, 1955, Geology and ground—water resources of northeasternSocorro County, New Mexico: N. Mex. Inst. Mining and Technology,State Bur. Mines and Mm. Resources Ground-Water Rept. 4, 99 p.

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1958, Ground—water trends in New Mexico: N. Mex. Prof.Engineer, pt. 1, v. 10, no. 3, p. 8—12; pt. 2, v. 10, no. 4,p. 8—li.

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1962, Hydraulics of certain stream—connected aquifersystems: N. Mex. State Engineer special rept., 105 p.

Spiegel, Zane, and Baldwin, Brewster, 1958, Geology and water resourcesof the Santa Fe area, New Mexico, with contributions by F. E.Kottlowski and E. L. Barrows and a section on geophysics by H. A.Winkler: U.S. Geol. Survey Water—Supply Paper 1525, 258 p.

Stevens, J. C., 1936, The silt problem: Am. Soc. Civil Engineers Proc.,no. 101, p. 207-246.

Stow, J. M., 1961, Quality of ground water —- changes and problems:Sixth Ann. Water Conf., University Park, N. Mex. State Univ. Agr.,Eng., Sci., p. 56—69. [1962)

Theis, C. V., 1932, Report on the ground water in Curry and RooseveltCounties, New Mexico: N. Mex. State Engineer 10th Bienn. Rept.,1930-32, p. 99—160.

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1934, Progress report on the ground-water supply of LeaCounty, New Mexico: N. Mex. State Engineer 11th Bienn. Rept.,1932—34, p. 127—153.

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1934, Progress report on the ground-water supply of thePortales Valley, New Mexico: N. Mex. State Engineer 11th Bienn.Rept., 1932—34, p. 87—108.

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1938, Origin of water in Major Johnson Springs, nearCarlsbad, New Mexico: N. Mex. State Engineer 12th and 13th Bienn.Repts., 1934—38, p. 251—262.

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1957, Effect on artesian aquifer of storage of floodwaterin the Hondo Reservoir, 1951: N. Mex. State Engineer Tech. Rept. 9,p. 33-36.

Theis, C. V., Conover, C. S., and Griggs, R. L., 1961, Geology andhydrology of Valle Grande and Valle Toledo, Sandoval County, NewMexico: U.S. Cool. Survey Water—Supply Paper 1619-Y, 37 p.

127

Theis, C. V., and others, 1942, Ground—water hydrology of areas in thePecos Valley, New Mexico, in [u.s.] Nati. Resources Planning Board,Regional Planning, pt. X, The Pecos River Joint Investigation inthe Pecos River Basin in New Mexico and Texas —— Summary, analyses,and findings: U.S. Govt. Printing Office, p. 83—89.

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1942, Geology and ground water, in [u.s.] Nati. ResourcesPlanning Board, Pecos River Joint Investigation - Reports of theparticipating agencies: U.S. Govt. Printing Office, p. 27-76.

Thomas, H. E., 1963, Causes of depletion of the Pecos River in NewMexico: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper l619—G, 14 p.

Titus, Frank B., Jr., 1963, Geology and ground—water conditions in eastern Valencia County, New Mexico: N. Mex. Inst. Mining and Technology, State Bur. of Mines and Mm. Resources Ground—Water Report7, 113 p.

Trauger, F. D., 1960, Availability of ground water at proposed well sitesin Gila National Forest, Sierra and Catron Counties, New Mexico:N. Mex. State Engineer Tech. Rept. 18, 20 p.

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1963, Geology and availability of ground water in the vicinity of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Catron County, NewMexico: U.S. Geol. Survey open—file rept., 24 p.

Trauger, F. D., and Herrick, E. H., 1962, Ground water in centralHachita Valley northeast of the Big Hatchet Mountains, HidalgoCounty, New Mexico: N. Mex. State Engineer Tech. Rept. 26, 21 p.

Trauger, F. D., and Bushman, F. X., 1963, Geology and ground water inthe vicinity of Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico: N. Mex. StateEngineer Tech. Rept. 30, 178 p.

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 1950, A basis for formulating a water-resources program for New Mexico: U.S. Bur. Reclamation open-filerept., 178 p.

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1960, Reconnaissance report on Pecos River basin, New Mexico-Texas: U.S. Burt Reclamation open-file rept.,176 p., app. A-E.

U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1962, Public HealthService -- Drinking water standards: Public Health Service Pub.956, 61 p.

U.S. Inter—Agency Committee on the Arkansas—White-Red River Basins, 1955,Inter-Agency Committee Report: U.S. 81st Cong., 2nd sess., sec. 205,Public Law 516.

U.S. Inter-Agency Committee on Water Resources, Subcommittee on Hydrologic Data, 1948, Inventory of published and unpublished chemicalanalyses of surface waters in the western United States: U.S. Geol.Survey Notes on Hydrol. Activities, Bull, no. 2, p. 11-43.

128

U.S. Inter—Agency Committee on Water Resources, Subconunittee on Sedimentation, 1949, Inventory of published and unpublished sediment-load data in the United States: U.S. Dept. Agr., Soil ConservationService Sedimentation Bull, no. 1, p. 31—46.

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1952, Inventory of published and unpublished sediment-loaddata in the United States —— Supplement, 1946—50: U.S. Geol. SurveySedimentation Bull, no. 4, p. 22-31.

U.S. Inter—Agency Committee on Water Resources, Subcommittee on Hydrology, 1956, Inventory of published and unpublished chemical analysesof surface waters in western United States, 1947—55: U.S. Geol.Survey Notes on Hydrol. Activities, Bull, no. 9, p. 23—61.

U.S. Geological Survey, 1936—57, 1963, Water levels and artesian pressures in observation wells in the United States, 1935—63: U.S.Geol. Survey Water-Supply Papers as follows:

Year WSP Year WSP Year WSP

1935 777 1942 949 1949 11611936 817 1943 991 1950 11701937 840 1944 1021 1951 11961938 845 1945 1028 1952 12261939 886 1946 1076 1953 12701940 911 1947 1101 1954 13261941 941 1948 1131 1955 1409

1963 1770

(See also New Mexico State Engineer, Ballance, W. C., and Reeder, H. 0.)

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1912-64, Quality of surface waters of the United States,1911—58: U.S. Geol. Survey Water—Supply Papers as follows:

Year WSP Year WSP Year WSP

1911 274 1949 1163 1954 13521938 839 1950 1188 13531941 942 1189 1955 14021942 950 1951 1199 14031943 970 1200 1956 14521944 1022 1952 1110—C 14531945 1030 1252 1957 15221946 1050 1253 15231947 1102 1953 1292 1958 15731948 1133 1293 1574

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U.S. Geological Survey, 1890-1961, Surface-water supply of the UnitedStates, 1899-1960: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Papers as follows:

Year WSP Year WSP Year WSP Year WSP

1899 37 1917 457 1932 732 1946 10571900 50 458 733 10581901 66 459 734 1059

75 1918 477 1933 747 1947 10871902 84 478 748 10881903 99 479 749 10891904 131 1919—20 507 1934 762 1948 1117

132 508 763 1118133 509 764 1119

1905 173 1921 527 1935 787 1949 1147174 528 788 1148175 529 789 1149

1906 209 1922 547 1936 807 1950 1177210 548 808 1178211 549 809 1179

1907—08 247 1923 567 1937 827 1951 1211248 568 828 1212249 569 829 1213

1909 267 1924 587 1938 857 1952 1241268 588 858 1242269 589 859 1243

1910 287 1925 607 1939 877 1953 1281288 608 878 1282289 609 879 1283

1911 307 1926 627 1940 897 1954 1341308 628 898 1342309 629 899 1343

1912 327 1927 647 1941 927 1955 1391328 648 928 1392329 649 929 1393

1913 357 1928 667 1942 957 1956 1441358 668 958 1442359 669 959 1443

1914 387 1929 687 1943 977 1957 1511388 688 978 1512389 689 979 1513

1915 407 1930 702 1944 1007 1958 1561408 703 1008 1562409 704 1009 1563

1916 437 1931 717 1945 1037 1959 1631438 718 1038 1632439 719 1039 1633

1960 171117121713

(See also New Mexico State Engineer.)

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[U.S.] National Resources Conunittee, 1938, Regional Planning, pt. VI,The Rio Grande Joint Investigation in the Upper Rio Grande Basin inColorado, New Mexico, and Texas, 1936-37: U.S. Govt. PrintingOffice, v. 1, 566 p.; v. 2, 22 p1.

[U.S.] National Resources Planning Board, 1942, Regional Planning, pt.X,The Pecos River Joint Investigation in the Pecos River Basin inNew Mexico and Texas -- Sununary, analyses, and findings: U.S. Govt.Printing Office, 185 p.

[U.S.] National Resources Planning Board, 1942, The Pecos River JointInvest±gatlon -— Reports of the participating agencies: U.S. Govt.Printing Office, 407 p.

[u.s.] National Resources Planning Board, 1942, The Pecos River JointInvestigation —- Atlas to accompany the reports of the Pecos RiverJoint Investigation: U.S. Govt. Printing Office, 34 p1.

U.S. Senate Select Committee on National Water Resources, Water ResourcesActivities in the U.S. —— Views and comments of the states: (seeReynolds, S. E.).

U.S. Weather Bureau, 1956, Climatic summary of the United States —— Supplement for 1931 through 1952, New Mexico: U.S. Govt. PrintingOffice, 96 p.

West, S. W., 1961, Availability of ground water in the Gallup area, NewMexico: U.S. Geol. Survey Circ. 443, 21 p.

West, S. W., and Baldwin, Helene L., 1965, The water supply of El MorroNational Monument: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 1766, 32 p.

White, W. N., 1931, Preliminary report on the ground-water supply ofMinibres Valley, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper637—B, p. 69—90.

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1934, Progress report on the ground-water supply of theMimbres Valley, New Mexico: N. Mex. State Engineer 11th Bienn.Rept., p. 109—125.

Winograd, I. J., 1955, Ground water for stock and domestic purposes inthe vicinity of Taos Junction, Tres Piedras, and No Agua, Taos andRio Arriba Counties, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey open—file rept.,20 p.

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1956, Occurrence and quality of ground water in the FortUnion area, Mora County, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey open—filerept., 11 p.

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1959, Ground-water conditions and geology of SunshineValley and western Taos County, New Mexico: N. Mex. State EngineerTech. Rept. 12, 70 p.

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Yates, J. C.1 1953, Water supply of Lea County Underground Water Basin,New Mexico: N. Mex. State Engineer open-file rept., 78 p.

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1961, c2hanges in quantity of ground water [in New Mexico]:Sixth Ann. N. Mex. Water Conf., University Park, N. Mex. StateUniv. Agr., Eng.,Sci., p. 23—30. [1962]

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C, chemical quality; 5, suspended sediment, T,woter temperature 30 V Ute Creek 12 San Francisco River

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suspended- sediment Station listed in table 4 3D V North Conadion Ricer

SOUTHERN H/OH PLA/NS CENTRAL CLOSED BASINS

4 V Rd River of Texas 154. Estancia Oasis

Boundary, major drainage bosin 5 Bravos River of Texas 150. Encino Basin

6 V Leo Plo/eva 15C. Pinns Wells Basin

64. Tuloroso BasinRIO GRANDE BASIN GB. Socramento River

Boundary, sub-basin within major drainage basin7 V Rio Gronde 16C. Shiloh Drain

75 V Cash/b Creek 160. Salt Basin70 V Rio Son Antonio

7C V Rio Chomo WESTERN CLOSED BASINS

70 V Jemea River /74 V North Plains7E V Ria Puerco l7B. San Agustin Plains

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within drainage basin 7’F V Rio Solodo SOUTHWESTERN CLOSED BASINS

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100 V Animas BasinB V Pecos River BC V Son Lois BasinBA V Rio Hondo

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SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN

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94 V Navajo River

90 V Choco River

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Key for do to at well or spring Spring

Plate 3. GENERAL QUALITY OF SHALLOW GROUND WATER IN NEW MEXICO.