THE HIGH WATER TABLE PROBLEM IN MOSUL CITY ITS REASONS AND SOLUTIONS

AbstractMosul city suffers from high water tables. This problem appears clearly duringthe rainy season. In this research thirty wells were chosed in an area in Mosul cityon both sides of the Tigris river. A topographical map was prepared after surveyingthe area above the mean sea level. Then the water levels in these wells aremeasured every month during the rainy season (2001 -2002). The sources ofground water recharge were determined.The computer program ( surfer 32) is usedfor preparing contour maps. Also the seasonal variations of the ground water levelswere studied. The results show that the rain was the main source for recharging theground water. The maximum levels of the water table in the wells occurred in Marchand minimum levels in October. In 20% of the wells, the water levels less than onemeter from the surface of the ground. The ground water moves in both sides of thestudy area toward Tigris river. Different solutions were proposed to minimize thewater table in the area under study