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Published in: Hydrogeology Journal 8/2018

21-07-2018 | Report

Sone megafan: a non-Himalayan megafan of craton origin, forming a potential groundwater reservoir in marginal parts of Ganga Basin, India

Authors: S. Sahu, D. Saha, R. R. Shukla

Published in: Hydrogeology Journal | Issue 8/2018

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Abstract

The Sone River megafan in the Marginal Alluvial Plain (MAP) in the southern parts of the Ganga Basin (India) holds potential aquifer systems within a hydrogeologically poor region with limited groundwater potential. The work investigates the hydrostratigraphy and hydrogeological characteristics, including the yield potential and hydraulic parameters of the aquifer systems in the megafan, by analyzing borehole lithologs (n = 78), drill-cut sediment (n = 5), depth to water level (n = 112) and pumping test data (n = 19). The aquifer materials comprise oxidized and brownish-yellow fine to very coarse sand and gravels (mean size range 0.21–1.34 mm), constituting ~10–90% of the sedimentary column within the depth of 250 m below ground level (bgl). Two aquifer systems are delineated within the depth, marked by a middle clay layer lying at 87–139 m bgl. The phreatic aquifer within the top aquitard depicts shallow water levels, which varied between 0.6 and 12.0 m bgl. The discharge in the tube wells tapping the second aquifer system varies between ~46 and 250 m3/h. The transmissivity values were estimated up to 23,696 m2/d (generally 5,000–10,000 m2/d). The storativity values (range 2.6 × 10−9 to 5.0 × 10−3) indicate a confined state of groundwater in the aquifer system. The hydraulic conductivity values of 21–369 and 31–196 m/d, as estimated by a grain-size based empirical method, suggest high groundwater potential of both the first and second aquifer systems, respectively. The groundwater source availability in the megafan is supported by copious supply of source water where the palaeochannels act as conduits of recharge.

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Metadata
Title
Sone megafan: a non-Himalayan megafan of craton origin, forming a potential groundwater reservoir in marginal parts of Ganga Basin, India
Authors
S. Sahu
D. Saha
R. R. Shukla
Publication date
21-07-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Hydrogeology Journal / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 1431-2174
Electronic ISSN: 1435-0157
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-018-1829-8

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