Evaluation of Groundwater in Terms of Agricultural Irrigation in Ahlat District
AHLAT (BİTLİS) İLÇESİNDEKİ YERALTI SULARININ TARIMSAL SULAMA AÇISINDAN İNCELENMESİ

Author : Necmettin ELMASTAŞ -- Hurşit YETMEN - Sedat BENEK - Mehmet ÖZCANLI
Number of pages : 13-26

Abstract

Agricultural areas in Ahlat district situated in northwest of Van lake closed basin and which has semi-arid climate are among the most important agricultural areas of the basin. Recently the pattern of agricultural products has started to change. Research area has been limited by agricultural areas betwen Van Lake coast (149 meters) and 1900 meters. Samples from boreholes have been taken in order to determine the quality of underground water springs. Physical and chemical water quality parameters have been analyzed from these samples. In order to effectively analyze the underground water data geographic information systems have been used. The aim of this research is to determine the quality of underground waters in Ahlat district and by taking these quality parameters into account decrease the efficiency lose in agriculture.

Keywords

Agricultural Irrigation, Underground Water, Ahlat District, Van Lake Basin

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