Surface water and groundwater relationships in a tropical river of Mali

The annual average of the groundwater levels in 27 wells is connected to the annual climate impact on the groundwater resources in the Bani river basin (Donna, 101 600 square kilometers). The groundwater level variations are well correlated to rainfall variations, and for the lowest levels of ground...

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Published inComptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences. Série II. Fascicule a, Sciences de la terre et des planètes Vol. 330; no. 10; pp. 689 - 692
Main Authors Mahe, G, Olivry, J C, Dessouassi, R, Orange, D, Bamba, F, Servat, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published 01.01.2000
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Summary:The annual average of the groundwater levels in 27 wells is connected to the annual climate impact on the groundwater resources in the Bani river basin (Donna, 101 600 square kilometers). The groundwater level variations are well correlated to rainfall variations, and for the lowest levels of groundwater, the runoff stops in the dry season at Donna. The humid year of 1994 caused a rise in the groundwater level to the same level as 1981, together with a reduction of the depletion coefficient. But the runoff is still weak, showing that the rainfall-runoff relationships are modified over the long term.Original Abstract: La moyenne annuelle des niveaux piezometriques de 27 puits est representative de l'impact annuel du climat sur les ressources en eaux souterraines du bassin du Bani (Donna, 101 600 km super(2)). Les variations du niveau de la nappe sont bien correlees avec les variations de pluie, et les annees d'etiage nul a Douna correspondent aux niveaux de nappe les plus bas de la serie de 15 annees d'observations. L'excedent pluviometrique de 1994 fait remonter la nappe au niveau de 1981, en concordance avec un coefficient de tarissement faible, mais les ecoulements restent faibles, indiquant une relation pluie debit durablement modifiee.
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ISSN:1251-8050
DOI:10.1016/S1251-8050(00)00188-9