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The issue of groundwater recharge has gained importance in countries where there is not enough water supply to the aquifer. However, groundwater recharge is a difficult parameter to determine. This difficulty stems from factors such as the location of the area to be studied, time, cost, and hydrological data. Numerical, isotope, and chemical approaches are used in groundwater recharge investigations. Numerical and chemical approaches are more costly and time-consuming than chemical approaches. This study aims to ascertain alluvial aquifer recharge in Alaşehir (Manisa) sub-basin using chemical approaches (Chloride Mass Balance Method) and its applicability. For this purpose, research wells were drilled at 25 different points in the alluvial aquifer, water sampling was done in wet and dry periods, and rainwater water samples were collected. Groundwater recharge was calculated by using chemical approaches from the chloride concentrations of the water samples collected. An annual average of 74.84 mm of recharge was found in the Alaşehir sub-basin. This value corresponds to 16.38% of annual rainfall. At the same time, it was examined the groundwater and geothermal mixing mechanism to demonstrate the applicability of the Chloride Mass Balance Method. It was concluded that geothermal fluid in Alaşehir sub-basin mixed with groundwater at a rate of 17%.
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This work was financially supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) with Project Number 115Y065.
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Tonkul, S., Baba, A., Şimşek, C. et al. Groundwater recharge estımatıon ın the Alaşehir sub-basın usıng hydro-geochemical data; Alaşehir case study. Environ Earth Sci 80, 261 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09543-4
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