Restoring Water and Salt Balance of Qarun Lake, Fayoum, Egypt.
Elgamal, M., El Alfy, K., Abdullah, M., Abdelhaleem, F., Elhamrawy, A. (2020). Restoring Water and Salt Balance of Qarun Lake, Fayoum, Egypt.. EKB Journal Management System, 42(4), 1-14. doi: 10.21608/bfemu.2020.97674
Mahmoud Mohamed Abd El Aziz Elgamal; Kasem Salah Abd El Wahab El Alfy; Mohamed Gamal Mohamed Abdullah; Fahmy Salah Abdelhaleem; Ahmad Mohamed Sedqi Elhamrawy. "Restoring Water and Salt Balance of Qarun Lake, Fayoum, Egypt.". EKB Journal Management System, 42, 4, 2020, 1-14. doi: 10.21608/bfemu.2020.97674
Elgamal, M., El Alfy, K., Abdullah, M., Abdelhaleem, F., Elhamrawy, A. (2020). 'Restoring Water and Salt Balance of Qarun Lake, Fayoum, Egypt.', EKB Journal Management System, 42(4), pp. 1-14. doi: 10.21608/bfemu.2020.97674
Elgamal, M., El Alfy, K., Abdullah, M., Abdelhaleem, F., Elhamrawy, A. Restoring Water and Salt Balance of Qarun Lake, Fayoum, Egypt.. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 42(4): 1-14. doi: 10.21608/bfemu.2020.97674

Restoring Water and Salt Balance of Qarun Lake, Fayoum, Egypt.

MEJ- Mansoura Engineering Journal
Article 4, Volume 42, Issue 4, December 2017, Page 1-14  XML PDF (1.63 MB)
Document Type: Research Studies
DOI: 10.21608/bfemu.2020.97674
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Authors
Mahmoud Mohamed Abd El Aziz Elgamal1; Kasem Salah Abd El Wahab El Alfy2; Mohamed Gamal Mohamed Abdullah3; Fahmy Salah Abdelhaleem4; Ahmad Mohamed Sedqi Elhamrawy email 5
1Professor, Irrigation and Hydraulics Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University
2Prof. of Hydraulics, Mansoura University, Dean of Mansoura High Institute of Eng. And Technology
3Associate Professor, Irrigation and Hydraulics Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University
4Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Dept., Benha Faculty of Engineering, Benha University
5Teaching Assistant, Irrigation and Hydraulics Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University.
Abstract
The current paper aims to study the water and salt balance of Qarun Lake in Fayoum, to find out the causes of the increase of water levels and salinity of the lake. Therefore, the field data, geographic data, climatic data, digital elevation maps and satellite images were combined to produce data for developing SOBEK- 1D2D model. With the new approach of adding new evaporation ponds to withdraw saltwater from the lake, to eliminate excess water from the lake, as well as to reduce the salt content of the lake. Several water and salt balance scenarios were designed. The results showed that the effectiveness of the new evaporation ponds in reduction of the water levels of Qarun Lake and reducing the salinity. Moreover, leading to increase the capacity of the lake to receive new quantities of the agricultural drainages, which provide the opportunity to increase the water share for Fayoum Governorate and reclaim new agricultural lands
Keywords
Fayoum; Qarun Lake; Water Balance; Salt Balance; Water Management
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