Hydrological Profiles in the Ouaoumana River Basin in the Middle Atlas of Morocco (November 2021-May 2022)

Elkbichi, Omaima; LAYATI, Elhoucein; Nafia, Khouldia; El Ghachi, Mohamed

doi:10.33899/earth.2024.147026.1234

	Hydrological Profiles in the Ouaoumana River Basin in the Middle Atlas of Morocco (November 2021-May 2022)
Iraqi National Journal of Earth Science (INJES)
Article 28, Volume 25, Issue 2 - Serial Number 1, April 2025, Pages 365-375 PDF (527.84 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.147026.1234
Authors
Omaima Elkbichi^* ; Elhoucein LAYATI; Khouldia Nafia; Mohamed El Ghachi
Department of Geography, Dynamics of Landscapes, Risks and Heritage Laboratory, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco.
Abstract
Today, in the context of climate change and intensive over-exploitation by humans, Morocco's water resources have become very fragile. The water resources of the oued Ouaoumana catchment area, which forms our study area and is considered a tributary of the Oum Er-Rabia catchment area, play several important roles in the area. The aim of this study is to assess these water resources using a qualitative hydrological method based on flow measurements over the period (November 2021-May 2022) at 7 measurement points in order to produce hydrological profiles. The main results obtained show that the longitudinal evolution of the flow of the Ouaoumana river is characterised by a large variation on a spatial and temporal scale, as the population uses a large quantity of water from the river for irrigation (drawing water from motor-driven pumps), this consequently leads to a reduction in surface and groundwater.
Keywords
River Ouaoumana; Water resources; Variability of flows; Hydrological profiles

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