Identification of Groundwater Potential Zones Using Proxy Data: Case study of Megech Watershed, Ethiopia

• Published in: Journal of hydrology. Regional studies Vol. 28; p. 100676
• Main Authors: Berhanu, Kibrit Gedam, Hatiye, Samuel Dagalo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: AHP; case studies; computer software; drainage; Ethiopia; geographic information systems; geomorphology; GIS and remote sensing; groundwater; Groundwater potential; information sources; inventories; lakes; land use and land cover maps; lithology; Overlay analysis; Proxy data; rain; remote sensing; soil; watersheds; zoning; Ethiopia; Overlay analysis; AHP; Proxy data; Groundwater potential; GIS and remote sensing

•Prospects of groundwater potential zones were identified for the Megech watershed.•Geology, lineament density, slope and geomorphology are the dominant and sensitive factors for groundwater zoning.•There was a good agreement observed between the qualitative result and the groundwater inventory data...