[ Etude Hydrogéologique préliminaire de la zone des flyschs à l'Ouest de Tétouan (Maroc) ]
Volume 14, Issue 3, February 2016, Pages 653–667
Yassir Tribak1, Karim El Morabiti2, and Rachid Hlila3
1 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tétouan, B.P 2121, Université Abdel Malek Essaâdi, Tétouan, Maroc
2 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Abdel Malek Essaâdi, Tétouan, Maroc
3 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tétouan, B.P 2121, Université Abdel Malek Essaâdi, Tétouan, Morocco
Original language: French
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The flysch formations, due to their lithology, are rarely characterized, as hydrogeological prospecting target. However they are full of significant water resources in the study area located in the west of the city of Tetouan in northern Morocco. These water resources were evaluated relaying on the limits determining and exploring of different aquifers included called "Limited aquifer systems". These aquifers three in number (Numidian system of Zinat, the Melloussa-Tisiren system and Quaternary-Tangier unit system), are characterized by a lithostratigraphic and structural context promoting storage of water. They were identified from: the inventory of water points, effectuation of lithologic and structural maps and geological cross-sections. This was complemented by measurement of groundwater levels and flow releases. So, it could reveal the impact of stratigraphic and structural context of the area on the establishment aquifer systems as well as their limitations.
Author Keywords: Flysch, aquifer system, lithology, release, Morocco.
Volume 14, Issue 3, February 2016, Pages 653–667
Yassir Tribak1, Karim El Morabiti2, and Rachid Hlila3
1 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tétouan, B.P 2121, Université Abdel Malek Essaâdi, Tétouan, Maroc
2 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Abdel Malek Essaâdi, Tétouan, Maroc
3 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tétouan, B.P 2121, Université Abdel Malek Essaâdi, Tétouan, Morocco
Original language: French
Copyright © 2016 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The flysch formations, due to their lithology, are rarely characterized, as hydrogeological prospecting target. However they are full of significant water resources in the study area located in the west of the city of Tetouan in northern Morocco. These water resources were evaluated relaying on the limits determining and exploring of different aquifers included called "Limited aquifer systems". These aquifers three in number (Numidian system of Zinat, the Melloussa-Tisiren system and Quaternary-Tangier unit system), are characterized by a lithostratigraphic and structural context promoting storage of water. They were identified from: the inventory of water points, effectuation of lithologic and structural maps and geological cross-sections. This was complemented by measurement of groundwater levels and flow releases. So, it could reveal the impact of stratigraphic and structural context of the area on the establishment aquifer systems as well as their limitations.
Author Keywords: Flysch, aquifer system, lithology, release, Morocco.
Abstract: (french)
Les formations des flyschs, par leur nature lithologique, sont rarement considérées comme cible de prospection hydrogéologique. Toutefois, elles contiennent des ressources en eau non négligeables dans la zone d'étude située à l'Ouest de la ville de Tétouan au Nord du Maroc. Ces ressources ont été évaluées en se basant sur la délimitation et l'exploration des différents aquifères, dénommés « systèmes aquifères limités ». Ces aquifères, au nombre de trois (le système numidien de Zinat, le système de Melloussa Tisirène et le système de l'Unité de Tanger-Quaternaire) sont caractérisés par un contexte lithostratigraphique et structural favorisant un stockage d'eau plus ou moins important. Ils ont été identifiés à partir de l'inventaire des points d'eau, de l'élaboration des cartes lithologiques et structurales et des coupes géologiques. Les mesures des niveaux piézométriques et des débits des sources ont été effectuées. Tout ceci a permis de démontrer la répercussion du contexte stratigraphique et structural de la zone sur la mise en place des systèmes aquifères et de leurs limites.
Author Keywords: Flysch, système aquifère, lithologie, source, Maroc.
How to Cite this Article
Yassir Tribak, Karim El Morabiti, and Rachid Hlila, “Hydrogeological preliminary study of the flysch area west of Tetouan (Morocco),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 653–667, February 2016.
