A Case Study for Determination of the Best Underground Dam Sites, Bursa Province, Turkey

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dc.authorid0000-0001-9397-4469
dc.authorid0000-0003-4207-7105
dc.authorid0000-0002-4767-6660
dc.contributor.authorAras, Egemen
dc.contributor.authorBoz, Burak
dc.contributor.authorVaheddoost, Babak
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Damla
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-08T15:15:42Z
dc.date.available2026-02-08T15:15:42Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentBursa Teknik Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractWater constitutes an indispensable resource vital for sustaining life. In this context, groundwater stands out as a paramount global water source. Throughout history, underground dams (UGDs) have been employed to augment the storage capacity of local aquifers. This study employs a multistep elimination approach to identify optimal locations for constructing UGDs in the Bursa district, Turkey. Initially, the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) is utilized to pinpoint the potential construction sites at the watershed scale. Criteria such as suitable topographic slope range, proximity to the transport infrastructures, presence of natural or artificial reservoirs, distance to active or inactive faults, proximity to the urban and rural settlements, location of the irrigation zones, geological conditions, distance to the consumption hubs, thickness of alluvium layer, and the groundwater depth are used to establish the buffer zones for exclusion of potential sites. Then, storage volume in the proposed sites is determined, and formal requests from the local communities are taken into consideration for determining the best UGD sites. The study concludes that five UGDs for irrigation and one for drinking water purposes could be recommended for further implementation. The potential locations of underground dams have been determined in the city of Bursa, which has a very high underground water potential. Twelve different criteria were applied to determine the project location. After all criteria were applied, six different underground dam locations were determined depending on the city's water and irrigation needs. image
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/gwat.13421
dc.identifier.endpage816
dc.identifier.issn0017-467X
dc.identifier.issn1745-6584
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.pmid38816964
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85194544669
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage804
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13421
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/5916
dc.identifier.volume62
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001235230200001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofGroundwater
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzWOS_KA_20260207
dc.subjectGroundwater Recharge
dc.subjectSuitable Sites
dc.subjectRiver-Basin
dc.subjectGis
dc.subjectDistrict
dc.subjectAquifer
dc.subjectSurface
dc.subjectAreas
dc.titleA Case Study for Determination of the Best Underground Dam Sites, Bursa Province, Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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