ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY METHOD IN DELINEATING GROUNDWATER POTENTIALS OF IKARE AKOKO, SOUTHWESTERN....

Within Ikare Akoko, southwestern Nigeria, this inquiry uses the Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) approach to discover subsurface conductive zones as groundwater potential zones. The SAS 1000 Terrameter equipment was used to conduct fifteen vertical electrical soundings in an E-W direction across the site, using a Schlumberger array and horizontal profiling to narrow down the area of interest. Conductive zones have been discovered as possible groundwater flow pathways. The results showed that the conductive zones had the highest point on the graph, with good aquifer apparent resistivity values and relatively thick overburden, which were the major factors in determining the groundwater potential in the study area, whereas the non-conductive zones had the lowest point on the graph, with poor indication to the groundwater potential of the area. Stations VES 1, 2, and 3 displaying high aquiferous bearing zones were likely more suited for borehole construction in the research area.

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