Valorisation and management of water resources using hydrogeological modelling and GIS : Case of Mougheul aquifer

• Autorzy: Bekhira Abdelghani , Habi Mohammed , Morsli Boutkhil , Bendida Ali , Merzougui Touhami , Amri Sarra

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/jwld.2025.154249

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Groundwater level measurement is of fundamental importance in hydrogeology. Besides, the groundwater level of the aquifer can be used for several purposes including a hydrograph plot, together with the construction of a piezometric map which is necessary in order to know the extension of the groundwater, the direction and the velocity of the flow of groundwater, as well as the area of accumulation thereof. In actual fact, hydrodynamic modelling is a tool to model groundwater flow in the studied area. Nonetheless, this modelling will make it possible to visualise the zones where the water circulates more quickly or more slowly, as well as the zones where there is a recharge or a discharge of the water table. In light of this, the results showed the direction of water movement from the northeast to the southwest with a weak slope, which suggests a slow speed in the water. Likewise, they alike demonstrated a change in the height of the water in the groundwater from 1,073 m in the northeast to 973 m in the southwest, the fact of which confirms that the areas of its accumulation are in the south of the basin, whilst the feeding areas are in the north of the basin.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

aquifer; modelling; simulation; Wadi Mougheul watershed; water resource

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo ITP
• Czasopismo: Journal of Water and Land Development
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: no. 65
• Strony: 45--54
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 23 poz., mapy, rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Bekhira Abdelghani

• University Centre Nour Bachir, Institute of Science, P.O. box 900, 32000, El-Bayadh, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1743-9557

autor

Habi Mohammed

• Abou Bakr Belkaid University, Faculty of Technology, P.O. box 230, Chetouane, 13000, Tlemcen, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2822-1967

autor

Morsli Boutkhil

• National Institute for Forest Research (NIFR), P.O. box 622, 13000, Tlemcen, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7302-7648

autor

Bendida Ali

• Tahri Mohamed University, Faculty of Technology, P.O. box 417, 08000, Bechar, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2584-0968

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Merzougui Touhami

• Tahri Mohamed University, Faculty of Technology, P.O. box 417, 08000, Bechar, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4976-0919

autor

Amri Sarra

• University Centre Nour Bachir, Institute of Science, P.O. box 900, 32000, El-Bayadh, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8135-773X

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