Hueco-Mesilla Bolsons AquiferGroundwater Availability Model (GAM)

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Albuquerque in cooperation with El Paso Water Utilities has developed a numerical groundwater flow model of the Hueco Bolson Aquifer in Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.

CH2M Hill in cooperation with El Paso Water Utilities has developed a numerical flow model of the Mesilla Bolson Aquifer in Texas based on a previous model by A. Curtis Weeden, Jr and Thomas Maddock III (Simulation of Groundwater Flow in the Rincon Valley Area and Mesilla Basin, New Mexico and Texas).

Model Report

"Simulated Ground-Water Flow in the Hueco Bolson, an Alluvial-Basin Aquifer System near El Paso, Texas." | USGS WRIR 02-4108

"Documentation of Files for Steady State and Annual Versions of Groundwater Flow Model of Hueco Bolson."

"Groundwater Modeling of the Cañutillo Wellfield."

"Documentation of Files for Cañutillo Wellfield Groundwater Flow Model."

Model Files

Please contact David Thorkildsen (512-936-0871) for a copy of model files. The model files are available in an electronic format with a small processing fee per CD/DVD.

Other Resources

Please see the Hueco-Mesilla Bolsons Aquifer page for other reports and publications.