Modeling Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Evidence from Borkena Catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia
The availability of sufficient water resources is critical for sustainable social and economic development globally. However, recurrent drought has been a precursor to inadequate water supply in the case of Borkena Catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia. To support the conjunctive use and management...
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| author | Wallelegn Jene Gobezie Ermias Teferi Yihun T. Dile Haimanote K. Bayabil Gebiaw T. Ayele Girma Y. Ebrahim |
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| description | The availability of sufficient water resources is critical for sustainable social and economic development globally. However, recurrent drought has been a precursor to inadequate water supply in the case of Borkena Catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia. To support the conjunctive use and management of surface water and groundwater in Borkena Catchment, an integrated model was developed using the SWAT–MODFLOW model. The model was designed to operate on a monthly time scale. The change in the water balance obtained from the SWAT–MODFLOW model provides a quantitative means to assess the effect of the climate variability and changes, as well as the impact of human activities, on water resources. To advance the understanding at the regional and local scales, surface water–groundwater interactions in the Borkena Catchment geochemical information and piezometer maps were integrated. The results show that the groundwater recharge in the study area is approximately 122 mm/a. The surface water–groundwater interaction results show that the areas around Harbu and Dessie are characterized as losing rivers, while the areas around Kemisse-Chefa and the highlands of Kutaber, where the Borkena River originates, are characterized as gaining rivers. A geochemical analysis indicated that there is an inter-basin groundwater transfer from the Abbay to the Awash basin. The integrated model generated key temporal and spatial information that is useful for the sustainable conjunctive management of surface and groundwater in Borkena Catchment for climate resilience in the face of climate variability and increasing demand. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f64c60a812384063af3d81bcccd0b8b42023-11-16T20:51:43ZengMDPI AGHydrology2306-53382023-02-011024210.3390/hydrology10020042Modeling Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Evidence from Borkena Catchment, Awash River Basin, EthiopiaWallelegn Jene Gobezie0Ermias Teferi1Yihun T. Dile2Haimanote K. Bayabil3Gebiaw T. Ayele4Girma Y. Ebrahim5Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa P.O. Box 1176, EthiopiaCenter for Environment and Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa P.O. Box 1176, EthiopiaSpatial Sciences Laboratory in the Development of Ecosystem Sciences and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USAAgricultural and Biological Engineering, Tropical Research and Education Centre, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Homestead, FL 33031, USAAustralia River Institute and School of Engineering, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, AustraliaInternational Water Management Institute, Addis Ababa P.O. Box 5689, EthiopiaThe availability of sufficient water resources is critical for sustainable social and economic development globally. However, recurrent drought has been a precursor to inadequate water supply in the case of Borkena Catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia. To support the conjunctive use and management of surface water and groundwater in Borkena Catchment, an integrated model was developed using the SWAT–MODFLOW model. The model was designed to operate on a monthly time scale. The change in the water balance obtained from the SWAT–MODFLOW model provides a quantitative means to assess the effect of the climate variability and changes, as well as the impact of human activities, on water resources. To advance the understanding at the regional and local scales, surface water–groundwater interactions in the Borkena Catchment geochemical information and piezometer maps were integrated. The results show that the groundwater recharge in the study area is approximately 122 mm/a. The surface water–groundwater interaction results show that the areas around Harbu and Dessie are characterized as losing rivers, while the areas around Kemisse-Chefa and the highlands of Kutaber, where the Borkena River originates, are characterized as gaining rivers. A geochemical analysis indicated that there is an inter-basin groundwater transfer from the Abbay to the Awash basin. The integrated model generated key temporal and spatial information that is useful for the sustainable conjunctive management of surface and groundwater in Borkena Catchment for climate resilience in the face of climate variability and increasing demand.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/10/2/42Borkena Catchmentsurface watergroundwaterrechargemodelingSWAT–MODFLOW |
| spellingShingle | Wallelegn Jene Gobezie Ermias Teferi Yihun T. Dile Haimanote K. Bayabil Gebiaw T. Ayele Girma Y. Ebrahim Modeling Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Evidence from Borkena Catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia Hydrology Borkena Catchment surface water groundwater recharge modeling SWAT–MODFLOW |
| title | Modeling Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Evidence from Borkena Catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia |
| title_full | Modeling Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Evidence from Borkena Catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Modeling Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Evidence from Borkena Catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Evidence from Borkena Catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia |
| title_short | Modeling Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Evidence from Borkena Catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia |
| title_sort | modeling surface water groundwater interactions evidence from borkena catchment awash river basin ethiopia |
| topic | Borkena Catchment surface water groundwater recharge modeling SWAT–MODFLOW |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/10/2/42 |
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