Salinization and dilution history of ground water discharging into the Sea of Galilee,the Dead Sea Transform,Israel |
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| Institution: | 1. Earth Sciences Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John''s, NL A1B 3X5, Canada;2. Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Mines, 80626 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey;1. ENS — 24, rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France;2. Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris — Sorbonne Paris cite, Univ. Paris Diderot, UMR 7154 CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France;3. Université de Liège — Allée du 6 août, Sart Tilman, B-4000 Liège, Belgium;4. UMR CNRS 5805 EPOC — Allée Geoffroy St Hilaire, 33615 Pessac Cedex, France |
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| Abstract: | The mechanism governing salinization of ground water discharging into the Sea of Galilee in Israel has been the subject of debate for several decades. Because the lake provides 25% of the water consumed annually in Israel, correct identification of the salt sources is essential for the establishment of suitable water-management strategies for the lake and the ground water in the surrounding aquifers. Existing salinization models were evaluated in light of available and newly acquired data including general chemistry, and O, H, C and Cl isotopes. Based on the chemical and isotopic observations, the proposed salt source is an ancient, intensively evaporated brine (21- to 33-fold seawater) which percolated through the valley formations from a lake which had formed in the Rift Valley following seawater intrusion during the late Miocene. Low Na:Cl and high Br:Cl values support the extensive evaporation, whereas high Ca:Cl and low Mg:Cl values indicate the impact of dolomitization of the carbonate host rock on the residual solution. Based on radiocarbon and other isotope data, the dilution of the original brine occurred in two stages: the first took place ～30 000 a ago by slightly evaporated fresh-to-brackish lake water to form the Sea of Galilee Brine. The second dilution phase is associated with the current hydrological regime as the Sea of Galilee Brine migrates upward along the Rift faults and mixes with the actively circulating fresh ground water to form the saline springs. The spatially variable chemical and isotopic features of the saline springs suggest not only differential dilution by fresh meteoric water, but also differential percolation timing of the original brine into the tectonically disconnected blocks, registering different evaporation stages in the original brine. Consequently, various operations to reduce the brine contribution to the lake may be differentially effective in the various areas. |
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