Database Associated with the Assessment of Soil and Water Resources in The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico

Publication Date

2019-10-18

Start Date

1950

End Date

2018

Mitchell, A.C., Shephard, Z.M., Blake, J.M., Ball, G.P., Chavarria, S.B., Douglas-Mankin, K.R., 2019, Database Associated with the Assessment of Soil and Water Resources in The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9JVHA4Z.

The data release presents the data used to assess the hydrologic and soil resource of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. The overall objectives of this study are to improve the existing characterization of surface-water, groundwater, soil, and land form resources across the monument and provide hydrologic information related to potential future infrastructure development such as trails, roads, and campgrounds. Specific objectives of this project are to compile and document published literature and existing data related to hydrologic and soil resources, identify potential weathering and erosion sites through geologic maps and modeled methods, create a land form map in order to better identify soils in the monument, and use watershed models to determine the effects of different scenarios on the environment of the monument such as grazing, lack of vegetation, and other factors.

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