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GroMoPo Metadata for Modjo River catchment MODFLOW model


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Abstract

In recent years, groundwater pumping has increased for domestic, industrial, and irrigation use in the Modjo River catchment. Understanding changes in groundwater levels is crucial for the sustainable use and management of aquifer. This study investigates the groundwater flow system and aquifer response to increased groundwater pumping and reduced recharge using the calibrated steady-state groundwater level and budget as a baseline. The groundwater flow corresponds to the direction of the Modjo River flow, following the topographic gradient. The simulated groundwater budget indicates that recharge from precipitation and surface water (crater lakes and river) are the main inflow to the aquifer, while the outflow from the aquifer is due to groundwater pumping, natural subsurface flow to downstream area, and base flow. Analysis of the different scenarios reveals that both an increase in well pumping and a decline in recharge resulted in a decrease of the base flow to Bishoftu crater lakes and Mojo River, and to the downstream subsurface flow. In conclusion, increasing human demand for groundwater and variability in recharge will affect groundwater contribution to surface water and ultimately will be a source of concern in the future for both environmental flows and groundwater management.

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Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Place/Area Name:
Ethiopia
North Latitude
9.0106°
East Longitude
39.1456°
South Latitude
8.3270°
West Longitude
39.0230°

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Additional Metadata

Name Value
DOI 10.1007/s40808-020-01040-0
Depth 1000
Scale 1 001 - 10 000 km²
Layers 1
Purpose Groundwater resources
GroMoPo_ID 214
IsVerified True
Model Code MODFLOW
Model Link https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-020-01040-0
Model Time SS
Model Year 2021
Model Authors Gebere, A; Kawo, NS; Karuppannan, S; Hordofa, AT; Paron, P
Model Country Ethiopia
Data Available Report/paper only
Developer Email nafyad.serre@gmail.com
Dominant Geology Model focuses on multiple geologic materials
Developer Country Ethiopia; USA; Netherlands
Publication Title Numerical modeling of groundwater flow system in the Modjo River catchment, Central Ethiopia
Original Developer No
Additional Information This study investigates the groundwater flow system and aquifer response to increased groundwater pumping and reduced recharge using the calibrated steady-state groundwater level and budget as a baseline. The groundwater flow corresponds to the direction of the Modjo River flow, following the topographic gradient. The simulated groundwater budget indicates that recharge from precipitation and surface water (crater lakes and river) are the main inflow to the aquifer, while the outflow from the aquifer is due to groundwater pumping, natural subsurface flow to downstream area, and base flow.
Integration or Coupling Water use;Water management
Evaluation or Calibration Static water levels;Dynamic water levels
Geologic Data Availability Yes

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GroMoPo, E. Leijnse (2023). GroMoPo Metadata for Modjo River catchment MODFLOW model, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/d11eae822f9e497d9e6173f15bef6c92

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