Hydraulic parameters of groundwater aquifers in Khan-Al-Baghdadi area

Abstract EN

The mainly objective of groundwater studies is assessment the physical characterizations of water-bearing layers.

Conducting and analyzing aquifer tests is one of the most efficient ways to assessment these characterizations.

The aim of this research is to carry out hydrogeological investigation in Khan AlBaghdadi area within Anbar Governorate in the west of Iraq to evaluate hydraulic properties of the most important groundwater aquifers in order to achieve optimum use of groundwater in term of sustainable water management by using Cooper-Jacob and Theis Recovery Test methods to calculate transmissivity and storage coefficient after field investigation of aquifers extended in the area where geographical position, elevations, static water levels, depths, thicknesses and maximum yields were carried out.

The results showed that Khan Al-Baghdadi area has only confined aquifer within the geological formation extended in area.

The average transmissivity and storage coefficient parameters, which calculated using two wells, drilled in the area were (33.966-1171) m2/day and (2.2*10-42.07*10-2) respectively, dependent on cooper-Jacob and Theis recovery solutions.

Transmissivity distribution contour map showed increased values towards southwest part of the area while gradually decreased values was recorded in the eastern and southeast part of the area.