Geology and ground-water conditions in eastern Valencia County, New Mexico

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ID11796508
AuthorsJr Titus (corresponding author)
Year1963
Publication date1963-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeREPORT
PublisherNew Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.58799/gw-7
OpenAlexW4385522543
LanguageEN
References cited10

slope of the water table is much steeper near the margins of the graben than in the central part.The average depth to water under the Rio Grande flood plain is seven to nine feet.On both sides of the valley, the depth to water increases owing to the sharp topographic rise of the valley walls.Eastward toward the Ojuelos fault and westward toward the Lucero uplift, the depth to water ranges from 100 to several hundred feet.Springs discharge along the Ojuelos fault and the fault zone bounding the Lucero uplift.Ground water descends from land surface to depths several hundred feet below land surface as it crosses the Ojuelos fault.The amount of dissolved solids in ground water east of the axis of the water-table trough is low, and the water from this part of the area is potable.Westward from the axis of the trough, the dissolved solids increase as a result of recharge of very saline water from the Lucero uplift.Here the ground water is generally impotable.In the Rio San Jose valley in the northwestern part of the area, however, some potable water is obtained from the alluvium

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