F01_hpwicpd19t_Raster dataset of mapped water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer, predevelopment (about 1950) to 2019
Dates
Publication Date
2024-02-06
Start Date
1950
End Date
2019
Citation
McGuire, V.L., and Strauch, K.R., 2024, Data from maps of water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, predevelopment (about 1950) to 2019 and 2017 to 2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WPP01S.
Summary
The High Plains aquifer extends from approximately 32 to 44 degrees north latitude and 96 degrees 30 minutes to 106 degrees west longitude. The aquifer underlies about 175,000 square miles in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. This digital dataset consists of a raster of water-level changes for the High Plains aquifer, predevelopment (about 1950) to 2019. It was created using water-level measurements from 2,741 wells measured in both the predevelopment period (about 1950) and in 2019, the latest available static water level measured in 2015 to 2018 from 71 wells in New Mexico and using other published information on water-level change in areas with few water-level measurements. [...]
Summary
The High Plains aquifer extends from approximately 32 to 44 degrees north latitude and 96 degrees 30 minutes to 106 degrees west longitude. The aquifer underlies about 175,000 square miles in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. This digital dataset consists of a raster of water-level changes for the High Plains aquifer, predevelopment (about 1950) to 2019. It was created using water-level measurements from 2,741 wells measured in both the predevelopment period (about 1950) and in 2019, the latest available static water level measured in 2015 to 2018 from 71 wells in New Mexico and using other published information on water-level change in areas with few water-level measurements. The map was reviewed for consistency with the relevant data at a scale of 1:1,000,000. Negative raster-cell values correspond to decline in water level and positive raster-cell values correspond to water-level rise.
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hp_wlcpd19t.xml “Metadata: Raster of water-level changes, predevelopment to 2019, in ft” Original FGDC Metadata
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hpwlcpd19.jpg “Image: Map of water-level changes, predevelopment to 2019, in feet”
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Related External Resources
Type: Related Primary Publication
McGuire, V.L., and Strauch, K.R., 2024, Water-level and recoverable water in storage changes, High Plains Aquifer, predevelopment to 2019 and 2017 to 2019: Scientific Investigations Report, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235143.
This dataset, in raster format, was created to document water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer from predevelopment (about 1950) to 2019. This dataset is formatted for use in Geographic Information System software.
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Image: Map of water-level changes, predevelopment to 2019, in feet