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• TITLE: Application of Spatial Techniques for the Identification of Discontinuous Aquifers of the Basement in Semi-Arid Environment: A Case of Bagzan Mount Plateau, Aïr Massif (North, Niger)

  AUTHORS: Illias Alhassane, Abdou Babaye Maman Sani, Issa Malan S. Souleymane, Ibrahim Wagani

  KEYWORDS: Fractured Aquifers, Remote Sensing, Basement, Bagzan, Niger

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Water Resource and Protection, Vol.15 No.11, November 10, 2023

  ABSTRACT: Bagzan mount is located in the Aïr massifs region. This locality, which is constituted only by the granites and volcanic formations, knows the difficulty of water supply that depends on rainfall. This present study has the objective of fracture mapping that allowed to the fractured aquifer in Bagzan mount. The methodological approach used has a treatment of Digital Elevation Model (DEM imagery), hydrogeological and geological approach in the field. This process allowed us to map the lineaments and elaborate a fracturing map after the validation stage. The fracturing map showed that the fractures network is distributed in the N70°-N80°, N60°-N70°, N50°-N60°, and two secondary directions N90°-N100° and N120°-N140°. These fracturing maps allowed us to have precious information in groundwater research in Bagzan mount, due to their geological and hydrogeological complexity.