WATER RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SINAI PENINSULA - EGYPT
MEDHAT ABD El-SALAM MAHMOUD EL-BIHERY;
Abstract
The present study deals with the groundwater resources and sustainable development of the lower Cretaceous aquifer in Sinai. The lower Cretaceous sandstone aquifer system is the
most promising groundwater system in Sinai due to its wide extension, huge storage, and better quality. The lower cretaceous sandstone aquifer covers an area of about 41,000 km', of which 30,000 km' occur in Sinai and 11,000 km'within Israel.
The lower Cretaceous aquifer system occurs under confined
conditions with the exception of the vicinity of the outcrops in the south where the aquifer occurs under unconfined conditions. The aquifer thickness increases from the south to the north from about 150 m to more than 400 m. The direction of groundwater flow is generally from the south to the northeast and to the west. This flow direction is distorted by the eastwest Raqabet El Naam fault in the central part of Sinai, and is also interrupted at faults in its northern part. The aquifer has a gradient generally less than 0.5/1000. The aquifer system attains a low hydraulic conductivity.
most promising groundwater system in Sinai due to its wide extension, huge storage, and better quality. The lower cretaceous sandstone aquifer covers an area of about 41,000 km', of which 30,000 km' occur in Sinai and 11,000 km'within Israel.
The lower Cretaceous aquifer system occurs under confined
conditions with the exception of the vicinity of the outcrops in the south where the aquifer occurs under unconfined conditions. The aquifer thickness increases from the south to the north from about 150 m to more than 400 m. The direction of groundwater flow is generally from the south to the northeast and to the west. This flow direction is distorted by the eastwest Raqabet El Naam fault in the central part of Sinai, and is also interrupted at faults in its northern part. The aquifer has a gradient generally less than 0.5/1000. The aquifer system attains a low hydraulic conductivity.
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| Title | WATER RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SINAI PENINSULA - EGYPT | Other Titles | مصادر المياه والتنمية طويلة المدى فى شبة جزيرة سيناء - مصر | Authors | MEDHAT ABD El-SALAM MAHMOUD EL-BIHERY | Issue Date | 1998 |
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