DETERMINATION OF GROUNDWATER PARAMETERS IN CHIBIRI COMMUNITY, KUJE AREA COUNCIL, ABUJA, NIGERIA ....

The purpose of this study was to show how the Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) method of investigation may be used to determine groundwater characteristics in the Chibiri settlement of Kuje area council. The experiment was carried out using an ABEM Terrameter SAS 300C with a Schlumberger electrode array configuration and an electrode spacing of 1.5-150 m in data gathering. A total of 12 VES were conducted in various portions of the research region. To get initial model parameters and computer iterations using Win-Resist, the gathered field data were subjected to analysis and interpretation using a traditional curve matching method. The curves show that the area is divided into four and five geo-electric layer classes. The first layer is a low resistive topsoil layer with a thickness of 0.9-2.6 m. The thickness of the second lateritic clay layer ranges from 0.3 to 2.7 metres. The third layer is a heavily worn basement that is 2.6-25.5 m thick. The fourth cracked with weathered rock layer has a thickness of 4.4-39.7 m, whereas the fifth layer, fresh basement, has a thickness of 20 m and higher. The findings show that good aquifers can be found in the third and fourth strata. Borehole drilling in the research area is also possible, although only to a depth of 45 metres, which would allow for a significant reservoir within the aquifers. The weathered basement and fractured basement aquifers have been identified as two types of aquifers in this study; these aquifer units may have high groundwater potentia.

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