F02_hpwicpd19pt_Water-level change data from wells used to map 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 from 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 contains water-level measurements from wells screened in the High Plains aquifer and measured in both predevelopment (about 1950) and for 2019. There were 2,741 wells measured in both predevelopment (about 1950) and 2019 as well as 71 wells located in New Mexico, which were measured in predevelopment and at least once between 2015 and 2018. These water-level measurements were used to map water-level changes, predevelopment (about [...]
Summary
The High Plains aquifer extends from approximately 32 to 44 degrees north latitude and from 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 contains water-level measurements from wells screened in the High Plains aquifer and measured in both predevelopment (about 1950) and for 2019. There were 2,741 wells measured in both predevelopment (about 1950) and 2019 as well as 71 wells located in New Mexico, which were measured in predevelopment and at least once between 2015 and 2018. These water-level measurements were used to map water-level changes, predevelopment (about 1950) to 2019. The map was reviewed for consistency with the relevant data at a scale of 1:1,000,000.
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hp_wlcpd19_wells_A83.xml “Metadata: Wells with data to map water-level change, predev to 2019 (See report)” Original FGDC Metadata
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hpwells_wlcpd19.jpg “Image: Map of wells used to map water-level changes, predev to 2019”
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hp_wlcpd19_wells_A83.zip “Download: Shapefile of wells used, water-level change, predev to 2019”
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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, a point shapefile, is the water-level-change data used to map water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer from predevelopment (about 1950) to 2019. The dataset is formatted for use in Geographic Information System software.
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Image: Map of wells used to map water-level changes, predev to 2019