Estimation of Water Balance Components in the Hasa Basin with GIS based WetSpass Model

Abu-Saleem, A.; Al-Zu’bi, Y.; Rimawi, Omar; Al-Zu'bi, J.; Alouran, N.

doi:10.3923/ja.2010.119.125

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“…Recent studies showed that the WetSpass model was implemented in different regions by different authors and their findings showed that their simulation results were acceptable, these simulation results were stated as follows as cited by Zarei et al (2016). Abu-Saleem et al (2010) evaluate the water balance components using WetSpass model for the Hasa basin in Jordan. According to their results, mean annual groundwater recharge and surface runoffs were 0.98 and 23.64 mm/ year, respectively.…”

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Estimation of groundwater recharge using GIS-based WetSpass model for Birki watershed, the eastern zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Meresa

Taye

2018

Sustain. Water Resour. Manag.

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This research aimed to use WetSpass model to estimate long-term average annual and seasonal groundwater recharge for Birki watershed (45 km 2) in northern Ethiopia using long-term (10 years) hydro-meteorological and biophysical (soil, land use, topography, slope and groundwater depth) data of the watershed. Both primary and secondary input data were collected using field survey and disk-based data collection methods. The model was used to understand the groundwater recharge potential of the given area for wise utilization, proper management and future planning of the water resource. The results showed that, summer (rainy season) recharge ranges from 0 to 41.09 mm/year with mean value of 24.1 mm/year (96.5%), winter (dry season) recharge ranges from 0 to 1.9 mm/year with mean value of 0.8 mm/year (3.5%) and yearly recharge ranges from 0 to 42.6 mm/year with mean value of 24.9 mm/year. Ten years of mean annual precipitation 573 mm contributed to 7.4% as recharge to the groundwater, 7.1% of surface runoff and 85.5% lost as evapotranspiration. Annually, 1.1205 million m 3 water recharges into the groundwater table as recharge from the precipitation for the entire watershed area. Annually on average 0.17 m 3 /d/ha groundwater can be extracted safely without depleting the groundwater. Understanding the groundwater recharge of the Birki watershed is important for management, proper utilization and future planning of water resources for sustainable management. It is also good baseline information for water resource experts and policymakers of the region for further investigation of water resources, design, and developmental activities and for planning purpose.

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Estimation of groundwater recharge using GIS-based WetSpass model for Birki watershed, the eastern zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Meresa

Taye

2018

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“…The spatial distribution of groundwater recharge and evapotranspiration were estimated by the WetSpass-M model [71]. The WetSpass model has been applied to assess water balance components in different regions around the world [72][73][74][75][76][77]. The WetSpass model considers the spatial distribution of the soil, land use, slope, groundwater depth, and the meteorological data of every grid cell are divided into four fractions (vegetated, bare soil, open water surface).…”

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Hydrological Modeling to Assess the Efficiency of Groundwater Replenishment through Natural Reservoirs in the Hungarian Drava River Floodplain

Salem

Dezső

El-Rawy

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Growing drought hazard and water demand for agriculture, ecosystem conservation, and tourism in the Hungarian Drava river floodplain call for novel approaches to maintain wetland habitats and enhance agricultural productivity. Floodplain rehabilitation should be viewed as a complex landscape ecological issue which, beyond water management goals to relieve water deficit, ensures a high level of provision for a broad range of ecosystem services. This paper explores the hydrological feasibility of alternative water management, i.e., the restoration of natural reservoirs (abandoned paleochannels) to mitigate water shortage problems. To predict the efficiency of the project, an integrated surface water (Wetspass-M) and groundwater model (MODFLOW-NWT) was developed and calibrated with an eight-year data series. Different management scenarios for two natural reservoirs were simulated with filling rates ranging from 0.5 m3 s−1 to 1.5 m3 s−1. In both instances, a natural reservoir with a feeding rate of 1 m3 s−1 was found to be the best scenario. In this case 14 days of filling are required to reach the possible maximum reservoir stage of +2 m. The first meter rise increases the saturation of soil pores and the second creates an open surface water body. Two filling periods per year, each lasting for around 180 days, are required. The simulated water balance shows that reservoir–groundwater interactions are mainly governed by the inflow into and outflow from the reservoir. Such an integrated management scheme is applicable for floodplain rehabilitation in other regions with similar hydromorphological conditions and hazards, too.

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“…WetSpass was first applied in Europe for a land-planning project in the Grote Nete basin, Belgium [22]. It has been utilized effectively in various environments across geographical regions throughout the world like Mashhad basin, Iran [23], Hasa and Jafr basin, Jordan [24,25], Geba basin and Werii watershed, Ethiopia [26,27], Takelsa multilayer aquifer, Tunisia [28], Nile River, Egypt [29], Gaza Strip, Palestine [30], the Drava basin, Hungary [31][32][33], the Varaždin Alluvial Aquifer, Croatia [34] and in Khadir Canal Sub-Division, Pakistan [35].…”

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Spatial-Temporal Water Balance Components Estimation Using Integrated GIS-Based Wetspass-M Model in Moulouya Basin, Morocco

Amiri

Salem

Ghzal

2022

IJGI

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The Moulouya basin in Morocco is one of many river basins around the world that are regulated with physical flow control, a range of regulations and storage structures. The water budget of the basin is unbalanced; the available water resources are insufficient for agricultural productivity, nature conservation and ecosystem services. This study evaluates spatial and temporal distributions of actual evapotranspiration, groundwater recharge and surface runoff for the period 2000–2020 using the WetSpass-M model in the Moulouya basin, Morocco. The WetSpass-M model’s input data are created in grid maps with the ArcGIS tool. They include monthly meteorological parameters (e.g., temperature, wind speed, rainfall,), soil map, land cover, topography, slope and groundwater depth. A good correlation has been observed between the simulated groundwater recharge and base flow, with the value of R2 = 0.98. The long-term spatial and temporal average annual precipitation of 298 mm is distributed as 45 mm (15.1%) groundwater recharge and 44 mm (14.8%) surface runoff, while 209 mm (70.1%) is lost through evapotranspiration. The simulated results showed that the average groundwater recharge of 15.1 mm (30%) falls during the summer and spring seasons, while the remaining 29.5 mm (70%) occurs during the winter and autumn seasons. Annually, 2430 million m3 of water recharges to the groundwater system from the rainfall for the entire basin. The study’s findings would help local stakeholders and policymakers in developing sustainable and effective management of available surface water and groundwater resources in the Moulouya basin.

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Estimation of Water Balance Components in the Hasa Basin with GIS based WetSpass Model

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Estimation of groundwater recharge using GIS-based WetSpass model for Birki watershed, the eastern zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Estimation of groundwater recharge using GIS-based WetSpass model for Birki watershed, the eastern zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Hydrological Modeling to Assess the Efficiency of Groundwater Replenishment through Natural Reservoirs in the Hungarian Drava River Floodplain

Spatial-Temporal Water Balance Components Estimation Using Integrated GIS-Based Wetspass-M Model in Moulouya Basin, Morocco

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