USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
350056106370101 09N.03E.10.334 MONTESSA SITE
Rio Grande aquifer system
Santa Fe Group, Upper Part
LOCATION - Lat 35°00'57.10", long 106°37'02.34" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.10, T.9 N., R.3 E., Bernalillo County, NM, Hydrologic Unit 13020203,
REVISIONS HISTORY -
Well casing failed and well began to fill with mud around April 1, 2009. After review and comparison with continuous water levels from the deep Mesa del Sol well (345758106364001) the period of record from April 1, 2009 to June 12, 2015 was determined to be unrepresentative of water level conditions in the aquifer. Prior to June 18, 2024 the datum of the site was 5100 ft above NGVD29 (determined via topographic map) and updated to 5094 ft above NAVD88 (determined via Lidar) on September 15, 2017. Discrete water levels have previously been published on NWIS Web using old datum(s).
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 1,628 ft. Upper casing diameter 2.5 in; top of first opening 1,618 ft, bottom of last opening 1,623 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 5,094 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: TOP OF PVC CASING, 1.44 ft above land-surface datum, Sep. 17, 1997 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - 1998 to current year
GAGE - Data logger with differential pressure transducer
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest: 202.86 ft. below land surface datum on September 26 - 30, 2013, 2012; Lowest: 221.42 ft. below land surface datum on June 22, 2008.