Hydrogeology of the Superficial Groundwater of the Koular Watershed and the Risk of Salt Wedge Intrusion

Cheikh Tidiane Wade^*

Department of Geology, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal, West Africa

*Corresponding Author : Cheikh Tidiane Wade
Department of Geology, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal, West Africa
Tel: +221 777575366
E-mail: tidianecheikh04@hotmail.com

Received: February 19, 2020 Accepted: March 03, 2020 Published: March 11, 2020

Citation: Wade CT (2020) Hydrogeology of the Superficial Groundwater of the Koular Watershed and the Risk of Salt Wedge Intrusion. J Hydrogeol Hydrol Eng 9:1. doi: 10.37532/jhhe.2020.9(1).191

The hydrogeological study of the Koular surficial groundwater shows an average depth of the static level equal to 10 m in the zone. This facilitates access to and exploitation of groundwater, which is increasing with the increase in population, thus leading to an increase in the depth of the groundwater. This favors the rupture of the freshwater-salt water interface, hence the saline-water invasion.