Impact of
Sedimentary Nature on Groundwater, South-West of Nile Delta, Egyptr
Bothaina M. Moussa and Galal H. Galal
Desert Research Center Cairo, Egypt |
The south west of Nile Delta is a promising
area and a good feeding source for Cairo and the new settlement of 6 October City. This
area has three main Pliocene and Lower Miocene and Oligocene aquifers. The last two
aquifers are connected through the basaltic sheet by faults.
The study area has some recharge from the Nile Delta basin through the old buried branch
PaleoNile (Late Pliocene). Cross sections and maps for this study clarify the geologic
situation and structure and their impact on groundwater. The sedimentatry study and the
petrophysical analysis reveal tracing of the old branch of the Nile (PaleoNile), grain
size, porosity, hydrochemical characteristics and the specific yield which affect the
groundwater resources in this area.
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