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Groundwater recharge by natural replenishment for the unconsolidated alluvial aquifer in Wadi Al-Yammaniyah is estimated on a daily basis instead of the conventional monthly basis The study reveals that during the two-year period (1978 and 1979), the estimated recharge in the area is about 40% of the total average annual rainfall of 155 mm Subsurface underflow estimated at 36×10−6 m3/yr from the Wadi Al-Yammaniyah aquifer occurs in the vicinity of Wadi Ash-Shamiyah A comparison of the recharge and extracted volumes of water from the aquifer indicates that there is a net increase of 10 million m3 and 38 million m3 of water in the storage for 1978 and 1979, respectively
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Memon, B.A., Kazi, A., Powell, W.J. et al. Estimation of groundwater recharge in Wadi Al-Yammaniyah, Saudi Arabia. Environ. Geol. Water Sci 8, 153–160 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02509903
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