Cristopher Morton

I am a hydrogeologist in the Aquifer Mapping Program and CKAN Curator for the Water Data Initiative at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology. From collecting data in the field for the Healy Collaborative Groundwater Monitoring Network to publishing data on our CKAN data catalog, my work is focused on getting water data to the public. Born/raised in the Pacific Northwest, I received my B.S. and M.S. from Central Washington University. Working in the technical and research side of water resource management is as rewarding as it is challenging, and I enjoy serving the people of New Mexico across the Land of Enchantment.

CWU B.S. Environmental Studies

CWU M.S. Cultural and Environmental Resource Management

Thesis Title: "Evaluating Floodplain Hydrologic Connectivity, Yakima River, WA" Fall 2018

Healy Collaborative Groundwater Monitoring Network

Delaware Basin 3-D Modeling

Salt Basin Hydrologic Assessment

Water Data Initiative CKAN Curation

New Mexico Hydrogeologic Atlas

Fichera, M.M., Newton, B.T., Morton, C., Sturgis, L., Baca, A., and Doherty, A., 2024, Three-dimensional hydrogeologic framework of aquifer units in the Delaware basin, southeastern New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Open-File Report 623, 116 p. https://doi.org/10.58799/OFR-623