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Geophysical investigation of probable interconnection between the deep and shallow aquifers in the western bank of the Nile River from Aswan to Sohag governorates, Upper Egypt

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Geology

Abstract

Studying groundwater resources in Egypt is essential, especially under the water scarcity issue we face nowadays in our hyper-arid region. The recharge from deep mega aquifers towards shallow aquifers is important because it feeds the easily accessible and highly consumed shallow aquifers, this feeding is achieved via vertical and sub-vertical faults. The present study aims to predict the connection status between the deep Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS) and the shallow Quaternary Aquifer System (QAS) in Upper Egypt in the western bank of the Nile River from Aswan to Sohag governorates. Aeromagnetic data was analysed to reveal the subsurface deep-seated major faults and major surface faults were traced from the published geological maps of Egypt. The analysis and interpretation of the aeromagnetic data and surface faults revealed that the main structural trends prevailing are extending in the E-W, NW-SE and NE-SW directions for deep and surface faults. It was deduced that these faults are regional and extends from the deep subsurface to the shallow surface. The continuity between the deep-seated and surface faults forecasts the vertical connection between the deep NSAS and the QAS. In the meantime, the isotopic analyses of previous published works supports this connection.

DOI

10.21608/aunj.2024.307412.1087

Keywords

Groundwater aquifers interconnection, Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS), Quaternary Aquifer System (QAS), aeromagnetic data analysis

Authors

First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt

Email

ibrahimaboasem@science.aun.edu.eg

City

Alfath, Assiut Governorate

Orcid

0000-0001-6913-6633

First Name

Abotalib

Last Name

Abotalib

MiddleName

Zaki

Affiliation

Division of Geological Applications and Mineral Resources, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Cairo, Egypt

Email

afarag@usc.edu

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-5852-0370

First Name

Haby

Last Name

Mohamed Hasan

MiddleName

Salah El-Din

Affiliation

Faculty of science, Department of Geology, Assiut University, Egypt

Email

habysalaheldin@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

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First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Senosy

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

Email

senosy@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

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-

Volume

54

Article Issue

1

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52460

Issue Date

2025-01-01

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2024-07-28

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

44

Page End

64

Print ISSN

2812-5029

Online ISSN

2812-5037

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Assiut University Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research

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Geophysical investigation of probable interconnection between the deep and shallow aquifers in the western bank of the Nile River from Aswan to Sohag governorates, Upper Egypt

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28 Dec 2024