Ground water origin and movement in the upper Yarmouk Basin,Northern Jordan |
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| Authors: | Nizar Abu-Jaber Alaa Kharabsheh |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, 21163, Jordan |
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| Abstract: | The Upper Yarmouk basin in northern Jordan has become an increasingly important groundwater resource in recent years. Despite
this, studies of groundwater recharge and movement in the area are limited, and mostly parts of larger scale regional data
syntheses. Detailed analysis of the hydrogeology, hydrochemistry and isotopic data indicate a more complex system than previously
presented. Whereas earlier studies suggested that groundwater is derived from a single aquifer, this study suggests abstraction
from multiple aquifers. Moreover, faults and lineaments in the area may be causing segmentation and limited flow within individual
aquifers. The isotopic and hydrochemical data suggest that local recharge plays a significant role in the hydrogeologic situation
in the study area. This appears to be mostly happening in the hilly zone in the central part of the study area. |
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| Keywords: | Water resources Ground water Isotopes |
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