This metadata describes three separate comma deliminated tables that contain the groundwater well elevations and construction data for 2008 and 2016. Each table has data from sources including the U.S. Geological Survey, Kirtland Air Force Base Air Force Civil Engineering Center, City of Albuquerque, and Sandia National Laboratory. Data provided include source, well name, latitude, longitude, reference elevation, screened interval (top and bottom) in feet, screened interval (top and bottom) in elevation, water level collection date, water level in feet, water-level elevation, and notes.

This data release contains files of the data from 2008, the data from 2016, the data from sites with measurements in both years that were used to determined water table change, and the metadata for the three files. These data were used to support the following published online map which contains the contours for 2008 and 2016 and the water-table elevation change layer: Flickinger, A.K., Mitchell, A.C., 2020, Water-table Elevation Maps for 2008 and 2016 and Water-table Elevation Changes of the Aquifer System Underlying Eastern Albuquerque, New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report

This data release contains files of the data from 2008, the data from 2016, the data from sites with measurements in both years that were used to determined water table change, and the metadata for the three files. These data were used to support the following published online map which contains the contours for 2008 and 2016 and the water-table elevation change layer: Flickinger, A.K., Mitchell, A.C., 2020, Water-table Elevation Maps for 2008 and 2016 and Water-table Elevation Changes of the Aquifer System Underlying Eastern Albuquerque, New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report

This tabular dataset contains the location and construction information of select wells in the Albuquerque area, central New Mexico, and groundwater-level measurements at those wells from 2014 to 2018. Wells in this dataset are screened or assumed to be screened in the production zone (generally the interval of the aquifer where production wells are screened) of the Santa Fe Group aquifer system. Groundwater-level elevations from this dataset were used to create groundwater-level contours for winter of water year 2016.

This tabular dataset contains the location and construction information of select wells in the Albuquerque area, central New Mexico, and groundwater-level measurements at those wells from 2014 to 2018. Wells in this dataset are screened or assumed to be screened in the production zone (generally the interval of the aquifer where production wells are screened) of the Santa Fe Group aquifer system. Groundwater-level elevations from this dataset were used to create groundwater-level contours for winter of water year 2016.

This dataset provides well-site information and construction data for wells SF-3A, SF-3B, SF-3C, SF-4A, SF-4B, SF-4C, SF-5A, SF-5B, and SF-5C that were installed in the Buckman well field, Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The data include well-site information, borehole diameters and depths, well casing and screen diameters and depths, and annular materials and depths. The data were collected by contract and USGS personnel during drilling of the wells in the fall of 1987.

This dataset provides well-site information and construction data for wells SF-3A, SF-3B, SF-3C, SF-4A, SF-4B, SF-4C, SF-5A, SF-5B, and SF-5C that were installed in the Buckman well field, Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The data include well-site information, borehole diameters and depths, well casing and screen diameters and depths, and annular materials and depths. The data were collected by contract and USGS personnel during drilling of the wells in the fall of 1987.

Groundwater-quality data collected between 1993 and 2015 were compiled from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Information System (NWIS) database for 722 wells in the San Joaquin Valley (SJV). Groundwater-quality data retrieved included lab analyses of complete major ion data (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, sulfate, nitrate, alkalinity, bicarbonate, carbonate, silica, and TDS) for 613 samples, and an additional 109 samples with measured values of specific conductance. Most of these wells were sampled as part of the California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program Priority Basin Project or the USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. In addition to GW quality data, the dataset includes well depths, measured or interpolated water levels, summary land-use information, and a tritium-based groundwater age classification. Each well was assigned to a geospatial grid cell in one of six SJV regions (https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5892423ee4b072a7ac145e06). These data support the following publication: Hansen, J.A., Jurgens, B.C, Fram, M.S., Quantifying Anthropogenic Contributions to Century-Scale Groundwater Salinity Changes, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA: Science of the Total Environment, vol. XX, no. X, pp. XX-XX, 2018.

Groundwater-quality data collected between 1993 and 2015 were compiled from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Information System (NWIS) database for 722 wells in the San Joaquin Valley (SJV). Groundwater-quality data retrieved included lab analyses of complete major ion data (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, sulfate, nitrate, alkalinity, bicarbonate, carbonate, silica, and TDS) for 613 samples, and an additional 109 samples with measured values of specific conductance. Most of these wells were sampled as part of the California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program Priority Basin Project or the USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. In addition to GW quality data, the dataset includes well depths, measured or interpolated water levels, summary land-use information, and a tritium-based groundwater age classification. Each well was assigned to a geospatial grid cell in one of six SJV regions (https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5892423ee4b072a7ac145e06). These data support the following publication: Hansen, J.A., Jurgens, B.C, Fram, M.S., Quantifying Anthropogenic Contributions to Century-Scale Groundwater Salinity Changes, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA: Science of the Total Environment, vol. XX, no. X, pp. XX-XX, 2018.

Groundwater in the arid Mountain Home area is vital to agricultural, municipal, industrial and other water users who are concerned about declining groundwater levels. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR), developed a hydrogeologic framework to provide a conceptual understanding of groundwater resources in the Mountain Home area. As part of the hydrogeologic framework, water-table contour and groundwater-level change maps were produced to describe the occurrence, movement, and change in groundwater. Water-table contours for spring 2023 (March 20 to 24, 2023) and autumn 2023 (November 1 to 7, 2023) were created for the regional aquifer and perched groundwater zone in the Mountain Home area. The well numbers and station names for sites used to create the water-table contours and groundwater-level change and groundwater storage change rasters are provided in this data release. The location, depth to water, and groundwater altitude for these wells can be accessed on USGS National Water Information System (NWIS), IDWR groundwater portal, or an annual water level monitoring report for IDWR permit 61-12090 (HDR, 2024). The interpreted 50-foot contours of the water table are also provided in this data release. The contours are referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). The water-table contours are divided into two water-bearing units - regional and perched groundwater zone - based on well depth and groundwater altitude. The water-table contours ranged from 2,350 to 3,650 feet above NAVD 88. The groundwater-level change at well sites from spring to autumn 2023 were interpolated over the study area and are provided in a raster. Groundwater-level change ranged from 22.01 ft decline to 15.44 ft rise. Groundwater-level change was multiplied by hydrogeologic unit storativity to estimate groundwater storage change from spring to autumn 2023. More information on the generation of the water-table contours, groundwater change maps, and perched groundwater delineation and limitations can be found in the companion report, SIR 2024-5124 (Hydrogeologic framework of the Mountain Home area, southern Idaho by L.M. Zinsser and S.D. Ducar).