The North Plains Groundwater Conservation District will be conducting winter water level measurements in all eight counties of the district. These water level measurements are used to calculate decline rates, depth to water, depletion, and saturated thickness across the district. We measure over 400 wells over the span of 3 months starting in January and wrapping up in March. The data collected over the years is used to create hydrographs, each hydrograph creates a trend line from all the past measurements. Trendline analyses are done and combined with the depletion and decline rate calculations to create contour maps to show the differences in water levels across the district.

You can find this information in the Hydrology Report here.

Definitions:

Depth to water- the distance from the land surface to the top of the water table or aquifer.

Hydrograph- a way of displaying water level information over time.

Saturated thickness- the water contained in the aquifer between the bottom of the aquifer or redbed and the top of the water table.

Natural Resource Specialist Vickie Brown!

My name is Vickie Brown. I am the newest member of the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District. I excel at being positive, hard working, talkative, and a team player.

By coming to the NPGCD, I am able to have a great work/life balance. I can focus on doing my work at work and then be home to spend time with my “grands” who came to live with me about 3 years ago. I enjoy watching them in their sporting events, hearing about their school day and closing our evening by all sitting together discussing our day. It is sometimes a challenge to get a word in because they have so much to say. The grands and I enjoy staying active outside; by swimming, fishing and enjoying friends around the grill.

Since coming to NPGCD, I have learned a lot about wells, water measurements and how water affects everyone. I have also confirmed that I would be lost without GPS. I now feel I am a geographical guru…with GPS.