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Optimizing the Available Water Quantity for Sohag Governorate from the River Nile

Research Authors
M. A. Ashour, Salah EL. Elattar , Yasser M. Rafat , & Mahmoud F. Abed Elkader3
Research Department
Research Year
2009
Research Journal
1st International Conference
Economists& Management of Water in Arab World and Africa (EMWAWA)
Research Vol
Vol. 1,
Research Rank
1
Research_Pages
pp. 177 - 190
Research Abstract

The present study concerns Irrigated area of the lead status of 34662 Faddens in Akhmim Center irrigation management from Sohag governorate, a main canal takes its water from the east bank of river Nile to feed Sohag area ( Eastern Nag –Hammady canal ) with all off taking canals.
The canals and roads are located on the right bank of the Nile, and pass through the governorates of Assiut and Sohag. The area of study is located at km 66.00 of Eastern Nag Hamady canal. Area = 30662 Faddens , reclaimed area = 4000 Faddens,, side slope all canal 3:2 , longitudinal slope 5.0 cm / km , bed width of main canal = 24 m , bed level of main canal (61.80).
Sohag from Topographic Hydrogeological map of Egypt lands at (NG- 36) with 26º 00َ From the east and 33º 00َ at North. The present study deals with this problem which can be divided into two main parts:
 The first part is an experimental work using Monitoring of groundwater levels using groundwater wells and compared extracted tests from nature, and the use of regions and layers of soil at the site and several areas in the light of the classification of the soil layers and the permeability of water through which the investigations show us sufficient information about the layers of soil and water levels by the use of groundwater and hydrological department of the possible creation of a formulation of soil water zone and the calculation of degree of leakage of water in the region.
 The second part is the numerical investigation using the obtained soil properties from the experimental work and Monitoring the levels, discharge by the Department for distribution to the main canals and branch canals and distribution over more than fifteen-year registration of these levels and calculated according to actual needs and received from the agricultural departments in each of the study area and account for the rationing of agricultural crops and waste from the area and evaporation, leakage and the perceived lack of reform and tighten the gates and the ends of the mouths of canals and irrigation canals on the banks and the Nile, and to give periodic behavior of water with high control and tighten the requirement of crops and extended and thus the lack of access to water.