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Springs are an important water resource both for anthropogenic use and support of ecosystems in the arid Southwest. Springs are classified into several different types for purposes of better management. Five spring types are found in the Cibola National Forest in northern New Mexico: Anthropogenic, Rheocrene, Helocrene, Hypocrene, and Limnocrene. In the Cibola National Forest, anthropogenic and rheocrene are dominant spring types. Some of the springs visited for this study were Cole, Big, and Upper Fourth of July (all anthropogenic) due to the human alterations to the spring itself. Torro Spring is a Rheocrene type due to its flow into a stream or a river. We collected samples from the spring water itself to be analyzed in the lab, wildlife demographics, and in field water quality parameters such as flow discharge and acidity and basic levels of the water at the source. In the lab we analyzed stable isotopes, pH levels, and major solute composition. These data are also compiled into a regional database to provide important baselines for future comparison. We show here the co-parative data for all sites visited in 2017, and compare results with other regional springs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]