BACKGROUND

The University of New Mexico has a series of wells on the east and west banks of the Rio Grande just south of Alameda Boulevard near the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA) Diversion Dam as shown in the Vicinity Map under the link “where is this project?”. There are four sets of five wells arranged in an approximate 60 meter square pattern with one well at each corner and one in the center. The four corner wells are approximately located north, south, east and west. The wells are used for monitoring ground water elevation that is used in analyzing the surface water/ground water interaction between the river and the banks. Water elevation is collected and logged at 15 minute intervals. Soil cores have been done at each well.

OBJECTIVE

My objective with this project is to develop a 3-D soil profile at each grouping of wells by interpolating between the individual soil cores using Arc Scene. Water elevation could then be interpolated and shown within the profile allowing a comparison between the water level rise and soil type.