Hydrohistorian
NORBYE, OLAF M.
Monitored well · 766 · Division 1 · Water District 65
Its well permit here · Well permit at DWR ↗ · Download levels (CSV)
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
39 measurements from 1980-12-10 to 2024-02-21. Most recent water-level elevation 5375.71 ft, 133.8 ft below ground.
Over the record the level is no trend at -2.56 ft per decade (p = 0.2211, n = 39). Mann–Kendall with the Hamed–Rao autocorrelation correction, on water-level elevation; rising elevation means more water.
Chart: water level at this well over time, 1980-12-10 to 2024-02-21, 39 measurements. The record is no trend at -2.56 feet per decade (p equals 0.2211), measured on water-level elevation. Rising elevation means more water. The values are downloadable as CSV from the link above.
The well itself
| Aquifer | OGALLALA |
|---|---|
| Designated basin | NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS |
| Total depth | 135.0 ft |
| Perforated interval | 129.0–135.0 ft |
| Ground elevation | 5509.51 ft |
| Permit | 23231 |
| Location | 39.50000, -103.59000 |
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.