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[[Africa Groundwater Atlas Home | Africa Groundwater Atlas]] >> [[Hydrogeology by country | Hydrogeology by country]] >> Hydrogeology of Liberia | [[Africa Groundwater Atlas Home | Africa Groundwater Atlas]] >> [[Hydrogeology by country | Hydrogeology by country]] >> Hydrogeology of Liberia | ||
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+ | '''This page has limited information and needs to be updated. If you have more information on the hydrogeology of Liberia , please get in touch!''' | ||
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'''Dr Kirsty Upton''' and '''Brighid Ó Dochartaigh''', British Geological Survey, UK | '''Dr Kirsty Upton''' and '''Brighid Ó Dochartaigh''', British Geological Survey, UK | ||
− | Please cite this page as: Upton | + | Please cite this page as: Upton & Ó Dochartaigh, 2016. |
− | Bibliographic reference: Upton K | + | Bibliographic reference: Upton, K. & Ó Dochartaigh, B.É. 2016. Africa Groundwater Atlas: Hydrogeology of Liberia. British Geological Survey. Accessed [date you accessed the information]. http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Hydrogeology_of_Liberia |
==Terms and conditions== | ==Terms and conditions== | ||
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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
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{| class = "wikitable" | {| class = "wikitable" | ||
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− | |Capital | + | |Estimated Population in 2013* || 4,294,077 |
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+ | |Rural Population (% of total) (2013)* || 51.1% | ||
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+ | |Total Surface Area* || 96,320 sq km | ||
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+ | |Agricultural Land (% of total area) (2012)* || 28.1% | ||
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+ | |Capital City || Monrovia | ||
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+ | |Region || Western Africa | ||
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− | | | + | |Border Countries || Sierra Leone, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire |
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− | | | + | |Annual Freshwater Withdrawal (2013)* || 130.8 Million cubic metres |
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− | | | + | |Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Agriculture (2013)* || 9.4% |
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− | | | + | |Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Domestic Use (2013)* || 54.4% |
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− | | | + | |Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Industry (2013)* || 36.2% |
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− | | | + | |Rural Population with Access to Improved Water Source (2012)* || 63% |
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− | | | + | |Urban Population with Access to Improved Water Source (2012)* || 86.8% |
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− | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Source: | + | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Source: World Bank |
===Climate=== | ===Climate=== | ||
− | [[ | + | These maps and graphs were developed from the CRU TS 3.21 dataset produced by the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, UK. For more information see the [[Climate | climate resource page]]. |
− | + | <gallery widths="375px" heights=365px mode=nolines> | |
+ | File:Liberia_ClimateZones.png |Koppen Geiger Climate Zones | ||
+ | File:Liberia_ClimatePrecip.png |Average Annual Precipitation | ||
+ | File:Liberia_ClimateTemp.png |Average Temperature | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
− | + | [[File:Liberia_pre_Monthly.png| 255x124px| Average monthly precipitation for Liberia showing minimum and maximum (light blue), 25th and 75th percentile (blue), and median (dark blue) rainfall]] [[File:Liberia_tmp_Monthly.png| 255x124px| Average monthly temperature for Liberia showing minimum and maximum (orange), 25th and 75th percentile (red), and median (black) temperature]] [[File:Liberia_pre_Qts.png | 255x124px | Quarterly precipitation over the period 1950-2012]] [[File:Liberia_pre_Mts.png|255x124px | Monthly precipitation (blue) over the period 2000-2012 compared with the long term monthly average (red)]] | |
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===Surface water=== | ===Surface water=== | ||
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| [[File:Liberia_Hydrology.png | frame | Major surface water features of Liberia. Map developed from World Wildlife Fund HydroSHEDS; Digital Chart of the World drainage; and FAO Inland Water Bodies. For more information on the map development and datasets see the [[Surface water | surface water resource page]].]] | | [[File:Liberia_Hydrology.png | frame | Major surface water features of Liberia. Map developed from World Wildlife Fund HydroSHEDS; Digital Chart of the World drainage; and FAO Inland Water Bodies. For more information on the map development and datasets see the [[Surface water | surface water resource page]].]] | ||
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==Geology== | ==Geology== | ||
− | + | The geology map on this page shows a simplified version of the geology at a national scale (see the [[Geology | Geology resource page]] for more details). More information is available in the report [http://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/fulldetails.cfm?id=AGLA060040 UN (1988)] (see References section, below). | |
− | The geology map on this page shows a simplified version of the geology at a national scale (see the [[Geology | Geology resource page]] for more details). More information is available in the report [ | ||
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− | | [[File:Liberia_Geology.png | frame | Geology of Liberia | + | | [[File:Liberia_Geology.png | frame | Geology of Liberia.Developed from USGS map (Persits et al. 2002). For more information on the map development and datasets see the [[Geology | geology resource page]].]] |
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==Hydrogeology== | ==Hydrogeology== | ||
− | The hydrogeology map below shows a simplified version of the type and productivity of the main aquifers at a national scale (see the [[ | + | The hydrogeology map below shows a simplified version of the type and productivity of the main aquifers at a national scale (see the [[Hydrogeology Map | Hydrogeology Map]] resource page for more details). |
− | More information on the hydrogeology of Liberia is available in the report [ | + | More information on the hydrogeology of Liberia is available in the report [http://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/fulldetails.cfm?id=AGLA060040 United Nations (1988)] (see References section, below). |
− | [[File:Liberia_Hydrogeology.png | + | [[File:Liberia_Hydrogeology.png]] [[File: Hydrogeology_Key.png | 500x195px]] |
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Water point databases exist with information on more than 3,000 hand dug wells and more than 600 boreholes in Liberia, although information for some parts of the country is not yet recorded. Most of this information was collated during the 2011 [http://wash-liberia.org/data-maps/ Liberian Waterpoint mapping project]. Most of the waterpoints recorded are groundwater sources - hand dug wells or boreholes, although only protected (improved) hand dug wells are recorded in the database. The waterpoint database does not contain much groundwater information: no geological log information is available for the groundwater sources, and most have no information on groundwater (rest/static) level. Some qualitative water quality information is available. The waterpoint database is available to view and download at the [http://wash-liberia.org/data-maps/ WASH Liberia] website. | Water point databases exist with information on more than 3,000 hand dug wells and more than 600 boreholes in Liberia, although information for some parts of the country is not yet recorded. Most of this information was collated during the 2011 [http://wash-liberia.org/data-maps/ Liberian Waterpoint mapping project]. Most of the waterpoints recorded are groundwater sources - hand dug wells or boreholes, although only protected (improved) hand dug wells are recorded in the database. The waterpoint database does not contain much groundwater information: no geological log information is available for the groundwater sources, and most have no information on groundwater (rest/static) level. Some qualitative water quality information is available. The waterpoint database is available to view and download at the [http://wash-liberia.org/data-maps/ WASH Liberia] website. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
− | + | References with more information on the geology and hydrogeology of Liberia can be accessed through the [http://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/searchResults.cfm?title_search=&author_search=&category_search=&country_search=LR&placeboolean=AND&singlecountry=1 Africa Groundwater Literature Archive]. | |
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− | United Nations. 1988. [ | + | United Nations. 1988. [http://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/fulldetails.cfm?id=AGLA060040 Groundwater in North and West Africa: Liberia]. United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development and Economic Commission for Africa. |
− | Return to the index pages | + | ==Return to the index pages== |
[[Africa Groundwater Atlas Home | Africa Groundwater Atlas]] >> [[Hydrogeology by country | Hydrogeology by country]] >> Hydrogeology of Liberia | [[Africa Groundwater Atlas Home | Africa Groundwater Atlas]] >> [[Hydrogeology by country | Hydrogeology by country]] >> Hydrogeology of Liberia | ||