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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Electrical Resistivity Contrasts and High Flow Rates Discontinuous Aquifers Identification in a Sheared Crystallophyllian Basement Zone at Boniérédougou (North-Central Côte d’Ivoire)

  AUTHORS: Simon Pierre Djroh, Kouamelan Serge Kouamelan, Yacouba Ouattara, Serge Pacome Dégine Gnoleba

  KEYWORDS: Shear, Fractured Aquifer, High Flow Rate, Côte d’Ivoire

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, Vol.10 No.11, November 15, 2022

  ABSTRACT: This study proposes an alternative approach to the investigation of high flow hydrogeological fractures within the basement in the Dabakala region of north-central Côte d’Ivoire. The used approach consists of exploring the subsurface by measuring electrical resistivity contrasts along the main shear direction within crystallophyllian rocks. Electrical resistivity profiling and vertical electrical sounding techniques, coupled with boreholes monitoring, have identified fractured aquifers whose best flow rates are around 96 and 116 m3/h. These aquifers mostly hosted in granodiorite have an average strength of 10 meters and are located at depth of around 100 meters. They are associated with open fractures created by tangential shear stresses that have affected the Dabakala volcano-sedimentary trench formations. The search for fractured aquifers along the main shear direction offers great perspective for obtaining high flow rates.