Region 6 - Northwest New Mexico Regional Water Plan

The water planning region encompasses Cibola County and portions of McKinley County. The principal river basins are the Puerco River and Zuni River, tributary to the Little Colorado River in McKinley County and the Rio San Jose, tributary to the Rio Grande in Cibola County. The principal aquifers are the Cow Springs- Bluff within the Bluewater Basin and the Crevasse Canyon Formation within the Gallup Basin. The region is bounded on the north by the continental divide within McKinley County, on the west by Arizona, on the south by Catron and Socorro counties and on the east by Valencia, Bernillilo and Sandoval counties.

Accepted by the Interstate Stream Commission in 2004.

• Executive Summary Cover and Table of Contents



• Executive Summary



• Appendices



• Maps
• Water Planning Region 6
• Planning Region
• Underground Water Basins in the Region
• Landuse in the Region
• Land Ownership in the Region
• Watersheds in the Region
• Proposed Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
• Planning Region 6a
• Underground Water Basins in the Region 6a
• Land Ownership in the Region 6a
• Watersheds in the Region 6a
• Planning Region 6b
• Underground Water Basins in the Region 6b
• Landuse in Region 6b
• Land Ownership in the Region 6b
• Watersheds in the Region 6b
• Planning Region 6c
• Underground Water Basins in the Region 6c
• Landuse in Region 6c
• Land Ownership in the Region 6c
• Watersheds in the Region 6c