Geophysical investigation of probable interconnection between the deep and shallow aquifers in the western bank of the Nile River from Aswan to Sohag governorates, Upper Egypt
Ibrahim, I., Abotalib, A., Mohamed Hasan, H., Senosy, M. (2025). Geophysical investigation of probable interconnection between the deep and shallow aquifers in the western bank of the Nile River from Aswan to Sohag governorates, Upper Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 54(1), 44-64. doi: 10.21608/aunj.2024.307412.1087
Ibrahim Ahmed Ibrahim; Abotalib Zaki Abotalib; Haby Salah El-Din Mohamed Hasan; Mahmoud Mohamed Senosy. "Geophysical investigation of probable interconnection between the deep and shallow aquifers in the western bank of the Nile River from Aswan to Sohag governorates, Upper Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 54, 1, 2025, 44-64. doi: 10.21608/aunj.2024.307412.1087
Ibrahim, I., Abotalib, A., Mohamed Hasan, H., Senosy, M. (2025). 'Geophysical investigation of probable interconnection between the deep and shallow aquifers in the western bank of the Nile River from Aswan to Sohag governorates, Upper Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 54(1), pp. 44-64. doi: 10.21608/aunj.2024.307412.1087
Ibrahim, I., Abotalib, A., Mohamed Hasan, H., Senosy, M. Geophysical investigation of probable interconnection between the deep and shallow aquifers in the western bank of the Nile River from Aswan to Sohag governorates, Upper Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 54(1): 44-64. doi: 10.21608/aunj.2024.307412.1087

Geophysical investigation of probable interconnection between the deep and shallow aquifers in the western bank of the Nile River from Aswan to Sohag governorates, Upper Egypt

Assiut University Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research
Volume 54, Issue 1, January 2025, Page 44-64  XML PDF (967.17 K)
Document Type: Novel Research Articles
DOI: 10.21608/aunj.2024.307412.1087
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Authors
Ibrahim Ahmed Ibrahim email orcid 1; Abotalib Zaki Abotaliborcid 2; Haby Salah El-Din Mohamed Hasan3; Mahmoud Mohamed Senosy4
1Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt
2Division of Geological Applications and Mineral Resources, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Cairo, Egypt
3Faculty of science, Department of Geology, Assiut University, Egypt
4Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Abstract
Studying groundwater resources in Egypt is essential, especially under the water scarcity issue we face nowadays in our hyper-arid region. The recharge from deep mega aquifers towards shallow aquifers is important because it feeds the easily accessible and highly consumed shallow aquifers, this feeding is achieved via vertical and sub-vertical faults. The present study aims to predict the connection status between the deep Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS) and the shallow Quaternary Aquifer System (QAS) in Upper Egypt in the western bank of the Nile River from Aswan to Sohag governorates. Aeromagnetic data was analysed to reveal the subsurface deep-seated major faults and major surface faults were traced from the published geological maps of Egypt. The analysis and interpretation of the aeromagnetic data and surface faults revealed that the main structural trends prevailing are extending in the E-W, NW-SE and NE-SW directions for deep and surface faults. It was deduced that these faults are regional and extends from the deep subsurface to the shallow surface. The continuity between the deep-seated and surface faults forecasts the vertical connection between the deep NSAS and the QAS. In the meantime, the isotopic analyses of previous published works supports this connection.
Keywords
Groundwater aquifers interconnection; Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS); Quaternary Aquifer System (QAS); aeromagnetic data analysis
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