STUDIES OF RESOURCES OF UNDERGROUND WATERS OF THE RIVER BASINS OF THE AZAT AND VEDI RIVERS BY THE METHOD OF VES OF ELECTRICAL PROSPECTING

Abstract

For a scientifically grounded solution to the problem of groundwater development of the river basin of the Armenian highlands, we have interpreted and generalized the data of long-term (complex) studies carried out in the basins of the Azat and Vedi Rivers. For the stadied territories, according to geophysical studies performed by the method of vertical electrical sounding (VES) and boreholes, we have compiled a relief map of the regional aquiclude on a scale of 1 : 50 000. The study area is located on the Western section of the Geghama ridge, where the basins of the Vedi and Azat Rivers are located. The total underground runoff of the Azat River catchment basin, taking into account the additional runoff, estimated about 1 m³/s. Deep underground runoff of the Vedi River, calculated by the Darcy is formula using the results of geophysical studies in the paleo-relief, is estimated at about 1,9 m³/s.