location of lea county water planning region

LEA

OTERO

CATRON

EDDY

CHAVES

SOCORRO

CIBOLA

UNION

SIERRA

GRANT

SAN JUAN

LINCOLN

LUNA

MCKINLEY

RIO ARRIBA

QUAY

COLFAXTAOS

HIDALGO

DONA ANA

SANDOVAL

TORRANCE

DE BACA

HARDING

ROOSEVELT

CURRY

SANTA FE

VALENCIA

BERNALILLO

LOS ALAMOS

GUADALUPE

MORA

SAN MIGUEL

Lower Pecos Valley

Southwest New Mexico

Socorro-Sierra

San Juan Basin

NortheastNew Mexico

ColfaxTaos

LeaCounty

Northwest New Mexico

Rio Chama

Middle Rio Grande

Estancia Basin

LowerRio Grande

Tularosa-Sacramento-Salt Basins

Jemez ySangre

Mora-San Miguel-Guadalupe

LEA

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SAN JUAN

LINCOLN

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QUAY

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CURRY

SANTA FE

VALENCIA

BERNALILLO

LOS ALAMOS

GUADALUPE

MORA

SAN MIGUEL

Lower Pecos Valley

Southwest New Mexico

Socorro-Sierra

San Juan Basin

NortheastNew Mexico

ColfaxTaos

LeaCounty

Northwest New Mexico

Rio Chama

Middle Rio Grande

Estancia Basin

LowerRio Grande

Tularosa-Sacramento-Salt Basins

Jemez ySangre

Mora-San Miguel-Guadalupe

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Regional MapFigure 3-1

ExplanationStream (dashedwhere intermittent)LakeCityCountyWater planning region

Elevation (ft msl)< 4,0004,000 - 6,000

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Lea County


NMOSE-Declared Groundwater Basins and Groundwater ModelsFigure 4-1


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NMOSE groundwatermodel

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NOAA climate stationSelected station

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Average winter temperature (December, January, February)

Note: Incomplete temperature record for Summer 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1945-1947, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1991, and Winter 1919, 1920, 1925-1927, 1946, 1947, 1966, 1975.

LEA COUNTY REGIONAL WATER PLAN UPDATE

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Average Annual Precipitation (1980 to 2010)Figure 5-3


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Pecos

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Lost Draw

Monument-Seminole Draws

Mustang Draw

Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo

LowerPecos-

Red BluffReservoir

Sulphur Springs Draw

Mustang Draw

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Pecos

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Mustang Draw

Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo

LowerPecos-

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Mustang Draw


ExplanationSelected USGS stream gageUSGS stream gageStream (dashed where intermittent)LakeRiver basinWatershed

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Source: USGS, 2014c and 2014dNote: Only those USGS stream gages with daily data are shown.

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Great Plains(Lower Pecos

Valley Subsection)


Valley Subsection)

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Geology and Physiographic ProvincesFigure 5-10a

ExplanationPhysiographic provinceCountyWater planning region

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Geology ExplanationFigure 5-10b

Geology ExplanationKl - Lower Cretaceous, undivided

Playa - Playa deposits

Qa - Alluvium

Qe - Eolian deposits

Qep - Eolian and piedmont deposits

Qoa - Older alluvial deposits ofupland plains and piedmont areas,and calcic soils and eolian coversediments of High Plains region

Qp - Piedmont alluvial deposits

Qpl - Lacustrine and playa deposits

To - Ogallala Formation

Water - Water

^cu - Upper Chinle Group, GaritaCreek through Redonda Formations,undivided

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U.S. Geological Survey Wells andRecent Groundwater Elevation Change

Figure 5-11

Decreased more than 20 ftDecreased 10 to 20 ftDecreased 1 to 10 ftChanged less than 1 ftIncreased 1 to 10 ftIncreased more than 10 ft

Groundwater elevation change (ft)

Source: USGS, 2014b

Note: Groundwater elevation change calculatedby comparing median measurements for each wellfrom the time period 1985 through 1995 with thosefrom 2005 through 2014.

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3,630

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3,650

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324745103082001Notes: Ogallala Formation

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320042103103901Notes: Alluvium, Bolson Deposits and Other Surface Deposits

3,8703,8753,8803,8853,8903,8953,9003,9053,9103,9153,920

1935 1945 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005

330640103200501Notes: High Plains national aquifer, Ogallala Formation

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3,8523,8533,8543,8553,8563,8573,8583,8593,8603,8613,862

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Hydrographs of Selected WellsFigure 5-12

USGS, 2014bCompletion aquifer of well notedon each hydrograph.

Source:Note:

Ogallala Formation

High Plains national aquifer, Ogallala FormationHigh Plains national aquifer, Ogallala Formation

Ogallala Formation

Alluvium, bolson deposits and other surface deposits

Ogallala Formation

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Water Quality-Impaired ReachesFigure 5-13

ExplanationImpaired stream (none in this region)Impaired lake (none in this region)Stream (dashed where intermittent)Other lakeCityCountyWater planning region

Source: NMED, 2014a and 2014c

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Potential Sources of ContaminationFigure 5-14


Groundwaterdischarge permitPermitted activelandfillClosed landfill

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Commercial (self-supplied) Domestic (self-supplied)Industrial (self-supplied) Irrigated agricultureLivestock (self-supplied) Mining (self-supplied)Power (self-supplied) Public water supplyReservoir evaporation

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Total Regional Water Demand by Sector, 2010

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Surface Water Groundwater Total

Explanation

Total usage: 75 acre-feet Total usage: 197,024 acre-feet Total usage: 197,099 acre-feet

Source: Longworth et al., 2013 Note: Only categories with usage above 0.1% are shown.

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