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Water-Related Publications

compiled by Shari Kelley and Peggy Johnson

 

Bureau of Geology Publications With Depth-to-Water Information

Ground water report series

  1. GW-1 - Geology and ground-water resources of the eastern part of Colfax County, New Mexico, by R. L. Griggs, 1948, 180 pp.
  2. GW-2 - Geology and ground-water resources of San Miguel County, New Mexico, by R. L. Griggs and G. E. Hendrickson, 1951, reprinted 1985, 121 pp.
  3. GW-3 - Geology and ground-water resources of Eddy County, New Mexico, by G. E. Hendrickson and R. S. Jones, 1952, reprinted 1985, 169 pp.
  4. GW-4 - Geology and ground-water resources of north-eastern Socorro County, New Mexico, by Z. Spiegel, 1955, 99 pp.
  5. GW-5 - Geology and ground-water resources of Torrance County, New Mexico, by R. E. Smith, 1957, 186 pp.
  6. GW-6 - Geology and ground-water conditions in southern Lea County, New Mexico, by A. Nicholson, Jr. and A. Clebsch, Jr., 1961, 123 pp.
  7. GW-7 - Geology and ground-water conditions in eastern Valencia County, New Mexico, by F. B. Titus, Jr., 1963, 113 pp.
  8. GW-8 - General occurrence and quality of ground water in Union County, New Mexico, by J. B. Cooper and L. V. Davis, 1967, 168 pp.
  9. GW-9 - Ground-water resources and geology of Quay County, New Mexico, by C. F. Berkstresser, Jr. and W. A. Mourant, 1966, 115 pp.
  10. GW-10 - Reconnaissance of water resources of De Baca County, New Mexico, by W. A. Mourant and J. W. Shomaker, 1970, 87 pp.

Hydologic report series:

  1. HR-3 Water resources of Guadalupe County, New Mexico, by G. A. Dinwiddie and A. Clebsch, Jr., 1973.
  2. HR-5 Ground water in the Sandia and northern Manzano Mountains, New Mexico, by F. B. Titus, Jr., 1980.
  3. HR-6 Hydrogeology and water resources of San Juan Basin, New Mexico, by W. J. Stone, F. P. Lyford, P. F. Frenzel, N. H. Mizell, and E. T. Padgett, 1983.

Hydrologic sheet series

  1. HS-1 Hydrogeology of Aztec quadrangle, San Juan County, by D. R. Brown and W. J. Stone, 1979, text, scale 1:62,500.
  2. HS-2 Hydrogeology of Ambrosia Lake - San Mateo area, McKinley and Cibola Counties, New Mexico, by R. C. Brod and W. J. Stone, 1981, text, scale 1:62,500.
  3. HS-4 Hydrogeology of Arroyo Chico - Torreon Wash area, McKinley and Sandoval Counties, New Mexico, by S. D. Craigg and W. J. Stone, 1983, text, scale 1:62,500.

Circulars, Bulletins, and Memoirs

  1. Circular 37—Ground-water data for Dwyer Quadrangle, Grant and Luna Counties, New Mexico, F. X. Bushman, 1955. The Dwyer quadrangle, comprising as area of about 250 mi2, lies between the parallels 32°30' and 32°45' N latitude and between the meridians 107°45' and 108°00' W longitude. All or parts of Townships 18, 19, 20, and 21 S, Ranges 9, 10, 11 W are included.
  2. Circular 46 - Guides for development of irrigation wells near Clayton, Union County, New Mexico, B. Baldwin and F. X. Bushman, 1957. This preliminary report on part of Union County, in northeastern New Mexico, summarizes ground-water conditions in Clayton and Seneca 15-min quadrangles and includes water table maps.
  3. Circular 93 - Structure, stratigraphy, and hydrogeology of the northern Roswell artesian basin, Chaves County, New Mexico, K. C. Havenor, 1968. Structural and stratigraphic controls of the quantity and quality of waters within the northernmost part of the Roswell artesian basin were studied using outcrops, cores, samples, and electric logs.
  4. Circular 211 - Hydrogeothermal studies in the Albuquerque Basin--a geophysical investigation of ground water flow characteristics by M. Reiter, 2003
  5. Bulletin 36: Mineral Resources of Fort Defiance and Tohatchi quadrangles, Arizona and New Mexico by J. E. Allen and R. Balk, 1954
  6. Bulletin 87: Mineral and Water Resources of New Mexico, compiled in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey, State Engineer of New Mexico, New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission, and U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1965, reprinted 1982
  7. Memoir 15: Geology and technology of the Grants uranium region--discusses ground water in this area compiled by V. C. Kelley, 1963, reprinted 1975, 1978, 1985, 128 p.

Resource Map Series

  1. RM-5 Thickness of the Permian Guadalupian Capitan aquifer, southeast New Mexico and west Texas, by W. L. Hiss, 1975, scale 1:500,000.Map depicts positions and dimensions of the Capitan aquifer, an important source of ground water.
  2. RM-6 Structure of the Permian Guadalupian Capitan aquifer, southeast New Mexico and west Texas, by W. L. Hiss, 1976, scale 1:500,000.Map depicts the structural position of the Capitan Aquifer, an important source of ground water.

Open file reports

  1. OFR 33. Hydrogeology and water supply of  the Pueblo of Zuni, McKinley and Valencia [now Cibola] Counties, New Mexico, by W. K. Summers, 1972, 124 p., 11 tables, 24 figs., 4 plates, 7 appendices
  2. OFR 37. Geology and regional hydrology of the Pecos River basin, New Mexico, by W. K. Summers, 1972.
  3. OFR 51 Hydrogeology of the San Agustin Plains, New Mexico by D. D. Blodgett and F. B. Titus, 1973
  4. OFR 79. Geology and hydrology of a site proposed for burial of low-level solid radioactive waste, western Colfax County, New Mexico, prepared by Gordon Herkenhoff and Associates, Inc., and W. K. Summers and Associates, 1977, 985 p., 3 volumes, vol. 1—text, 226 p., vols. 2 and 3—appendices, 24 tables, 40 figs., 6 appendices
  5. OFR 89 Basic subsurface data compiled for hydrogeologic study of the San Juan Basin, northwest New Mexico by William J. Stone and N. H. Mizell, 1978
  6. OFR 95. Collection of hydrologic data Eastside Roswell Range EIS area, New Mexico, by Geohydrology Associates, Inc., for Bureau of Land Management, Denver, CO, 1978, 224 p., 6 tables, 24 figs., appendix
  7. OFR 130. Water-level data compiled for hydrogeologic study of Animas Valley, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, by K. M. O’Brien and W. J. Stone, 1981, 66 p., 5 maps
  8. OFR 133. A two-dimensional hydrologic model of the Animas Valley, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, by K. M. O’Brien and W. J. Stone, 1983, 63 p., 2 tables, 18 figs.
  9. OFR 323. Hydrogeologic framework of the Mesilla Basin in New Mexico and western Texas by John Hawley and Richard P. Lozinsky, 1992
  10. OFR 372. Preliminary work for a hydrologic report on Hidalgo County, New Mexico, by W. J. Stone and K. M. O’Brien, 1991, 143 p., 13 tables, 32 figs., 4 sheets
  11. OFR 387. Hydrogeologic framework of the northern Albuquerque Basin by John W. Hawley and Stephen C. Haase, 1992.
  12. OFR 402c. Characterization of hydrogeologic units in the northern Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico by W. C. Haneberg and J. W. Hawley, 1996.
  13. OFR 469. Hydrogeology and water resources of the Placitas area, Sandoval County, New Mexico, by Johnson, Peggy S.; LeFevre, Willliam, J.; Campbell, Andrew, 2002, CD-ROM .
  14. OFR 476. Initial paleoseismic and hydrologic assessment of the Southern Sangre de Cristo fault at the Taos Pueblo site, Taos, New Mexico, Kelson, Keith I.; Bauer, Paul W.; Love, David; Connell, Sean D.; Mansell, Mark; Rawling, Geoffrey, 2004, 1–46.