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A review of the 2003 measurements as compared to the 2002 measurements reveals that <br />the following water level changes have occurred since the last measurement period (2002): <br />. water level declines = 44 wells as compared with 30 in the 2001-02 report; <br />. water level rises = 35 wells as compared with 46 in the 2001-02 report; <br />. no measured change in water level = 9 wells as compared to 20 in the 2001-02 report. <br />The reader will note that where the water level is "9999" with no additional data entry, that no <br />water level measurement was taken during those measurement periods. <br />The average decline of water level within the network was —3.55 feet for 2003 as compared to <br />—3.17 feet in 2002 and —2.50 feet decline in 2001. The average rise in water level was 4.97 feet <br />for 2003 as compared to 1.83 feet in 2002 and 3.06 feet in 2001. <br />A map depicting the location of monitoring wells, as well as individual well data and selected <br />well hydrographs, has been modified by GPS information and replacement well information and <br />follows this text. <br />Ogallala Aquifer <br />A total of 21 wells are completed wholly or in part within the Ogallala aquifer within the <br />monitoring network. Six wells experienced declines of -0.40 to —8.40 feet. Three wells again <br />this year experienced rises in water levels. The average rise was +5.97 feet as compared to <br />+1.08 feet of rise in 2002 and +0.33 rise in 2001. In 2002-2003 the average decline of Ogallala <br />wells was —3.42 feet as compared to the average Ogallala well decline of —3.83 in 2001-2002. <br />The average of all changes was —1.58 feet of decline, as compared to -0.75 feet of average <br />change in 2001-2002. Primarily declines were greatest in the northeastern and southeastern <br />Baca county. <br />3 <br />