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Characteristic of groundwater potentialities in West Nile Valley South, Minia Governorate, Egypt

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The main aim of the present study is to detect the status of groundwater resources in west Mallawi area which represented one of the new reclamation lands. In order to achieve this aim, the hydrogeological and hydrogeochemical studies are carried out, based on the results of 21 pumping tests and chemical analysis of 29 water samples. Two water-bearing units are detected in the study area, namely, the Eocene fractured limestone aquifer which occupies the east portion of the studied area. The second aquifer consists of friable sediments of sand and gravel and may be related to the late Oligocene–early Miocene age and overlies the limestone rocks in the west, and this aquifer were studied for the first time in this work. Regionally, the groundwater flow in the area under study occurs toward the north and east directions. There is a hydraulic connection between both aquifers through the structural pattern affected the area. The partial recharge of the both aquifers takes place through the upward leakage from deep aquifers and the Nile water. There is a general decrease in the water salinity from west to east direction. The groundwater of both aquifers was evaluated for the different purposes and concluded that, it is considered suitable for different uses.

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  1. Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, El Minia, Egypt

    Esam Ismail & Esam El-Sayed

  2. Groundwater Sector, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Cairo, Egypt

    Sameh Sakr & Emad Youssef

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Ismail, E., El-Sayed, E., Sakr, S. et al. Characteristic of groundwater potentialities in West Nile Valley South, Minia Governorate, Egypt. Arab J Geosci 10, 521 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-017-3302-8

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