1. Determine most suitable area to artificial groundwater recharge in Parsyan basin in IRAN By: Mandana Ashouri GIS Supervisor: Dr. Maidment

2. Introduction Where is Iran? –Asia –Population: 71.4 millions –Capital : Tehran –Varied Climate –Area:1648000 sq km

3. South Coast Tabriz (North West)

4. World

5. Asia

6. IRAN

8. Study Area

9. Satellite map

10. Iran is a Semi Arid area

11. Precipitation

12. Temperature

13. Problem In my study area: Temporary river Arid region Drinking water Agriculture Sending rainwater toward aquifer by canal

14. Criteria for suitable site Infiltration Rate –More than 20 mm/hr Slope – 0-8 % Depth to water table –More than 20 m

15. Study area base map

16. Hypsography

17. Infiltration Rate

18. Flow Direction

19. Soil and Flow Direction

20. Groundwater level

21. Land Use

22. Suitable sites

23. Selected Site in Satellite map

24. Conclusion The best site for artificial recharge is located in south east side of basin. Suitable area contains 15% of basin’s total area.

25. Data Sources English Data sources http://srtm.usgs.gov http://www.geographynetwork.com/ http://www.maproom.psu.edu/dcw/ http://edcimswww.cr.usgs.gov/pub/imswelcome http://www.gewex.org/ Persian Data Sources www.iranhydrology.com http://www.scwmri.ac.ir http://www.wrm.or.ir/ http://www.iranrivers.com/ http://www.irimo.ir