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
9 measurements from 1974-12-17 to 1982-10-19. Most recent water-level elevation 5985.62 ft, 57.44 ft below ground.
Chart: water level at this well over time, 1974-12-17 to 1982-10-19, 9 measurements. Rising elevation means more water. The values are downloadable as CSV from the link above.
The well itself
| Designated basin | UPPER BIG SANDY |
|---|---|
| Total depth | 155.0 ft |
| Ground elevation | 6043.06 ft |
| Location | 39.20000, -104.07000 |
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.