Hydrohistorian
High Plains / Ogallala
Effectively non-recharging in eastern Colorado; declines are storage depletion, a separate ledger line.
Because this aquifer does not recharge on a human timescale, a decline here is storage being removed, not a stream being short. It is kept out of the stream-depletion math for that reason.
Water-level record
3 measurements from 1962-06-09 to 1983-09-16. Most recent water-level elevation 4693.84 ft, 259.9 ft below ground.
Chart: water level at this well over time, 1962-06-09 to 1983-09-16, 3 measurements. Rising elevation means more water. The values are downloadable as CSV from the link above.
The well itself
| Designated basin | LOST CREEK |
|---|---|
| Total depth | 540.0 ft |
| Ground elevation | 4953.74 ft |
| Location | 40.05000, -104.30000 |
What this page is not
Monitoring records are irregular: measurements cluster where somebody chose to look, so a trend describes this well's record, not the aquifer as a whole. Levels are DWR's published measurements, unedited. A trend here is not a prediction, and it is not a determination about anyone's water right.