HYDROGEOLOGICAL POTENTIALITIES OF A MOROC CAN LITTORAL PLAIN (OUED-LAOU, TETOUAN-CHEFCHAOUEN)

Authors
RKIOUAK S PULIDOBOSCH A GAIZ A
Citation
S. Rkiouak et al., HYDROGEOLOGICAL POTENTIALITIES OF A MOROC CAN LITTORAL PLAIN (OUED-LAOU, TETOUAN-CHEFCHAOUEN), Hydrological sciences journal, 42(1), 1997, pp. 101-117
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Water Resources
Journal title
Hydrological sciences journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
02626667
Volume
42
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
101 - 117
Database
ISI
SICI code
0262-6667(1997)42:1<101:HPOAMC>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The alluvial aquifer of Oued Laou has an area of 18 km(2) and an avera ge ground-water resource of 17.1 hm(3) year(-1) the mean saturated thi ckness fluctuates between 40 and 60 m, and the transmissivity values r ange from 500-4000 m(2) day(-1). The main chemical facies are magnesiu m and calcium carbonate, with salt content varying from 200 to 600 mg 1(-1). The construction of a new dam across the Laou river and the rai sing of an already existing dam threaten to change the hydrogeological functioning of the river/aquifer system.