Stephanie A. Roussel Zoreya E. Ratigan Zachary M. Shephard Lane M. Lopez Maximilliano O. Trujillo Claire L. Revekant Gerad Montoya Stephanie Siemek Fletcher C. Brinkerhoff 20250720 spreadsheet https://doi.org/10.5066/P13YWUNO Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (the Refuge), located in central New Mexico was established in 1939 with the mission to provide habitats for federally listed species and other migrating waterfowl. The U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service jointly developed a study to evaluate uncertainty in the major water budget components. Before this study, it was not clear whether the accuracy and completeness of the water budget components were sufficient to evaluate water resources on the Refuge. The first item within the dataset contains all values needed to calculate hydraulic conductivity (K), raw calculated K values and averaged K values for each site. The second item contains a region of interest over which spatially averaged monthly mean evapotranspiration was calculated for 2022-2023 using various evapotranspiration models. The third item contains monthly staff plate readings used to determine the gradient between groundwater wells to the west of the Low Flow Conveyance Channel (LFCC) and the LFCC. These data were collected to determine the magnitude of groundwater flow volumes between the Low Flow Conveyance Channel of the Rio Grande and the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge relative to uncertainties in evapotranspiration volumes and surface water flow volumes. Derived groundwater flow could then be used in conjunction with surface water inputs, outputs, and evapotranspiration data to determine where data gaps and data uncertainties can be reduced to improve the overall water budget for the area. The data release includes tabular data and geospatial vector data. These datasets can be used for the purposes listed here. 20220101 20240430 observed Complete None planned -106.9700 -106.7500 33.8700 33.6800 ISO 19115 Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere environment inlandWaters geoscientificInformation elevation farming USGS Thesaurus watershed management water use water resources water resource management water supply and demand water budget groundwater and surface-water interaction groundwater flow freshwater ecosystems groundwater evaporation transpiration water level water elevation Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords groundwater inland waterways control of groundwater resources water resources watershed evapotranspiration USGS Metadata Identifier USGS:67c618e8d34ea599a3b996e5 Common geographic areas New Mexico Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Rio Grande aquifer system Rio Grande-Albuquerque National Wildlife Refuge FWS No access constraints. Please see 'Distribution Information' for details. These data are marked with a Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal (CC0-1.0) public domain dedication and do not have any use constraints. Users are advised to read the dataset's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations. USGS - New Mexico Water Science Center Stephanie A Roussel Hydrologist mailing and physical

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Albuquerque NM 87113 505-830-7900 sroussel@usgs.gov U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Data are considered accurate. Please see child items for further details. Data are within expected ranges and have reasonable agreement. Please see child items for further details. Data are representative of the irrigated and managed units within the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Please see child items for further details. Please see child items for detailed processing steps for each dataset. 20250720 Please see child items for detailed descriptions of each dataset. Ratigan, Z.E., Roussel, S.A., Shephard, Z.M., Lopez, L.M., Trujillo, M.O., Brinkerhoff, F.C., Revekant, C.L., Montoya, G., and Siemek, S.M., 2025, Channel bed hydraulic conductivity, stage, and evapotranspiration data at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, 2022-2024: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P13YWUNO. U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase mailing address

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