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| [[Africa Groundwater Atlas Home | Africa Groundwater Atlas]] >> [[Additional resources | Resource pages]] >> [[Hydrogeology Maps Of Africa | Hydrogeology and Groundwater Maps of Africa]] >> List of Groundwater and Hydrogeology Maps in Africa
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| ==List of Groundwater and Hydrogeology Maps in Africa==
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| ===Continental Maps===
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| |Groundwater resources of Africa ||2018 || || ||BGR / WHYMAP ||Paper map with marginalia || ||Special edition produced for 7th Africa Water Week. Depicts current status on groundwater resources mapping in Africa. Includes cross sections, TBA maps and information from regional hydrogeological studies
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| |World Karst Aquifer Map ||2017 || || ||WHYMAP ||Vector shapefile; paper map on poster; available to view in online portal||[https://produktcenter.bgr.de/terraCatalog/OpenSearch.do?search=473d851c-4694-4050-a37f-ee421170eca8&type=/Query/OpenSearch.do Shapefile download] ; [https://www.whymap.org/whymap/EN/Maps_Data/Wokam/wokam_node_en.html Online map portal] ||
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| |Global transboundary aquifer (TBA) maps ||2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 || || ||IGRAC and UNESCO-IHP ||Created as shapefiles; available to view in online portal; paper map on poster ||[https://tbamap.un-igrac.org Online map portal]||
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| |Global Groundwater vulnerability to floods & droughts||2015 ||1: 25 million || ||WHYMAP ||Vector shapefile; paper map on poster; available to view in online portal ||[https://produktcenter.bgr.de/terraCatalog/OpenSearch.do?search=0cf5c86b-ac00-4c3d-845b-792f8bdce023&type=/Query/OpenSearch.do Shapefile download] ; [https://marportal.un-igrac.org Online map portal] ; [https://www.whymap.org/whymap/EN/Maps_Data/Gwes/gwes_node_en.html Scanned pdf map on poster] ||
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| |Groundwater (aquifer) productivity for Africa ||2012 ||nominal 1:20 million || MacDonald et al ||BGS ||xyz tab-delimited text file (easily convertible to raster/grid in GIS) ||[https://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/international/africangroundwater/mapsDownload.html Download digital map] ||Part of Quantitative Maps of Africa set. Shows estimated relative aquifer productivity based on potential borehole yield (properly located, constructed etc) as a proxy, with 6 classes from Very High (> 20 l/s) to Very Low (< 0.1 l/s)
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| |Groundwater storage for Africa ||2012 ||nominal 1:20 million || MacDonald et al ||BGS ||xyz tab-delimited text file (easily convertible to raster/grid in GIS) ||[https://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/international/africangroundwater/mapsDownload.html Download digital map] ||Part of Quantitative Maps of Africa set. Shows potential groundwater storage as water depth in mm, with 6 classes from 0 to > 50,000 mm
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| |Depth to groundwater for Africa ||2012 ||nominal 1:20 million || MacDonald et al ||BGS ||xyz tab-delimited text file (easily convertible to raster/grid in GIS) ||[https://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/international/africangroundwater/mapsDownload.html Download digital map] ||Part of Quantitative Maps of Africa set. Shows potential groundwater storage as water depth in mm, with 6 classes from 0 to > 50,000 mm
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| |Groundwater and river basins of the world ||2012 || || ||WHYMAP ||Scanned pdf ||[https://www.un-igrac.org/sites/default/files/resources/files/whymap_ed2015_25m_map.pdf Scanned pdf] || | |
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| |Groundwater resources map of Africa||2008 || || || WHYMAP ||Scanned pdf map||[https://www.whymap.org/whymap/EN/Maps_Data/Additional_maps/gwrm_africa_pdf.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2 Scanned pdf map] ||Extract from ‘Groundwater Resources map of the World
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| |Carte hydrogeologique de l’Afrique Hydrogeological map of Africa ||2008 ||1:10 million ||Jean Jaques Seguin et al ||BRGM || || ||
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| |Groundwater resources of the world ||2008 ||1:25 million & 1:40 million || ||WHYMAP || ||[https://produktcenter.bgr.de/terraCatalog/OpenSearch.do?search=29949f35-6fe1-4775-bc97-62274a30c70b&type=/Query/OpenSearch.do Vector shapefile to download]; [https://www.whymap.org/whymap/EN/Maps_Data/Gwrw/gwrw_node_en.html Paper map on poster]; [https://tbamap.un-igrac.org Available to view in online portal]. ||
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| ===Regional / Multi-Country===
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| |Ramotswa Aquifer ||2018? || || ||Ramotswa project consortium ||Created as shapefiles. Available to view in online portal.||[https://ramotswa.un-igrac.org Ramotswa Information Management System] (RIMS) ||Online portal with maps of the Ramotswa aquifer (Botswana + South Africa). Multiple map layers including aquifer boundary, location of springs, groundwater levels and quality parameters, recharge.
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| |SADC Hydrogeological map ||2010 ||1:2.5 million || ||Sweco Internationl (Sweden); Council for Geoscience (South Africa); Water Geosciences Consulting (South Africa) and Water Resources Consultants (Botswana). ||Created as shapefiles. || [www.sadc-gip.un-igrac.org Online map portal] || Hydrogeological map shows aquifer lithology, flow type and groundwater potential
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| |Middle East Hydrogeology / Vorderer Orient Hydrogeologie ||1990 ||1: 8 million ||Schöler et al ||Universität Tübingen, Germany || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Hydrogeological Map of the Arab Region and Adjacent Areas ||1988 ||1:5 million ||J Khouri & A Droubi ||Regional Office for Science & Technology in the Arab States, ACSAD; WRD & UNESCO || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS]||Covers Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, (CAR?), Algeria, Morocco, WS, Mauritania, parts of Mali, Niger & Chad
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| |Map of groundwater resource potentiality of West and Central Africa ||1986 ||1: 5 million || ||BRGM Paris || || Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal] ||Combines type of reservoir, mainly based on lithology and potentiality grades, based on number of wells/sources inventoried.
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| |North Africa – Tunesia, Algeria||1983 ||1: 1 million || Stuckmann et al ||German Research Society, Berlin || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Carte de Planification des Ressources en Eau du Gabon et du Congo||1982 ||1: 1 million || || Comité Interafricain d’Etudes Hydrauliques, Ouagadougou & BRGM, Orléans || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal] ||Represents ‘renewable resource of aquifers as fraction of mean effective precipitation. Also shows exploitable reserves, main geological formations, rivers, main wells
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| |Carte de Planification des ressources en eau du Ghana, du Togo et due Benin ||1978 ||1:1 million ||Bourgeois||Comite Interafricain d’Etudes Hydrauliques, Ougadougou / BRGM || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal] ||
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| |Carte de planification pour l’exploitation des eaux souterraines de l’Afrique soudano-sahelienne||1976 ||1:1.5 million || ||BRGM with Bureau Central d’Etudes pour les equipments Outre-Mer (Mali) & Comite Inter-africain d’Etudes Hydrauliques (Niger) || || ||
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| |Groundwater in North and West Africa||1975 ||1:4 million || || || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Carte hydrogeologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda Urundi ||1957 ||1:5 million || M J Snel ||Service Geologique du Congo Belge || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| ===National / Country===
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| |MAR suitability map for South Africa ||2009 || || ||DWP || ||Available to view in [https://marportal.un-igrac.org online map portal] ||
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| |Carte Hydrogeologie de Madagascar||2008 ||1:500,000 ||Davies ||BGS || || ||
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| |Hydrogeological Map of the Republic of South Africa ||2004 ||1:2 million ||I du Toit || Department of Water Affairs & Forestry, Pretoria|| ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Hydrogeological Map of Namibia||2001 ||1:1 million ||van Wyk et al ||Geological Survey Namibia, Department of Water Affairs, Windhoek & Bundesanstalt fur Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR), Hannover || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]; explanations in report [https://www.bgr.bund.de/EN/Themen/Wasser/Projekte/abgeschlossen/TZ/Namibia/groundwater_namibia.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3 Groundwater in Namibia] (Christelis and Struckmeier 2001/2011)||
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| |Ethiopia: Water security and drought||2001 ||1:3.5 million ||MacDonald et al ||BGS ||Created in GIS. Available as pdf image ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Ile Maurice Carte Geologique au 1:50 000 Schema hydrogeologique||1999 ||1:50,000 ||Giorgi et al||Republique du Maurice; Union Europeene; Ministere des Affaires Etrangers Cooperation et Francophonie || || ||
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| |Groundwater harvest potential of the Republic of South Africa ||1996 ||1:3 million ||Seymour et al ||DWAF, Pretoria || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]. See also [https://www.dwaf.gov.za DWAF].||
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| |Groundwater resources of the Republic of South Africa – Sheet 1 ||1995 ||1: 2.5 million || Vegter et al ||DWAF, Pretoria || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]. See also [https://www.dwaf.gov.za DWAF].||
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| |Groundwater resources of the Republic of South Africa – Sheet 2 ||1995 ||1: 2.5 million || Vegter et al ||DWAF, Pretoria || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]. See also [https://www.dwaf.gov.za DWAF].||
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| |Groundwater pollution vulnerability map Republic of Botswana ||1995 ||1:1 million ||Busch & von Hoyer ||Geological Survey Department, Lobatse|| || ||
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| |Hydrogeological map of Lesotho ||>1993 ||1:300,000 ||Arduino et al ||Government of Lesotho Ministry of Natural Resources, Department of Water Affairs, Ground Water Division; Government of Italy General Directorate of Development Cooperation || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal] ||
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| |Groundwater resources of Swaziland - Hydrogeological Map ||1992 ||1:250,000 || ||Canadian International Development Agency; Kingdom of Swaziland Department of Geological Surveys and Mines|| ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Mapa Hidrogeologico de Angola ||1990 ||1:1.5 million || ||Hidroprojecto Consultores de Hidraulica e Salubridade SA, Lisboa & MacDonald & Partners Ltd Cambridge || || Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal] ||
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| |Hydrogeological map of Tanzania ||1990 ||1:500,000 || ||Sir M MacDonald & Partners Ltd, Cambridge with Hidroprojecto Consultores de Hidraulica e Salubridade, SA, Lisboa || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Hydrogeological map of Uganda ||1989 ||1: 1.5 million || ||Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners / Institute of Hydrology / BGS|| ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwrWHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Hydrogeological Map of Sudan ||1989 ||1:2 million || ||National Corporation for Development of Rural Water Resources, Sudan & TNO-DGV Institute of Applied Geoscience, The Netherlands || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwrWHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Hydrogeological Map of Ethiopia ||1988 ||1:2 million ||Chernet ||Ethiopian Institute of Geological Surveys, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Addis Abeba || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Hydrogeological Map of Egypt ||1988 ||1:2 million || || Research Institute for Groundwater, Giza / Water Research Center, Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources Arab Republic of Egypt|| ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Carta Hidrogeologica de Mocambique||1987 ||1:1 million || Ferro & Bouman ||Direccao Nacional de Aguas, Ministerio da Constucao e Aguas, Maputo || || Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Groundwater resources map of the Republic of Botswana ||1987 ||1:1 million ||von Hoyer & Struckmeier ||Geological Survey Department, Lobatse || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Hydrogeological reconnaissance map of Malawi ||1987 ||1:250,000 ||Basali et al ||Department of Surveys, Blantyre || || ||
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| |Zimbabwe Regional Hydrogeological Map ||1986 || 1: 500,000|| ||Ministry of Energy & Water Resources & Development, Harare || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal] ||
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| |Carte de Reconnaissance des Eaux Souterraines de la Republique de Djibouti ||1983 ||1:300,000||Müller et al ||Service du Genie Rural, Djibouti & BGR, Hannover|| || Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal] ||
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| |10 maps of main aquifers in 10 African countries || 1977||1: 5 million || || BRGM|| Paper (hard copy) || ||Funded by EEC and FAC (French Fund for Aid & Cooperation). Based on inventory of docs in CNRS, UNESCO & BRGM. Represents main continuous & discontinuous aquifers, graded according to facies, mean thickness & overall flow rates & water quality
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| |Hydrogeological Map - Somalia ||1971 ||1:1 million ||Popov ||Ministry of Mining & Water Resources, Mogadiscio || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Carte Hydrogeologique de la Republique du Tchad ||1969 ||1:500,000 ||Scheider & Wolff || BRGM|| ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Groundwater maps of the Kingdom of Libya ||1964 ||1:4 million ||Jones ||USGS || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Carte de reconnaissance hydrogeologique du Niger Sud Oriental ||1964 ||1:1 million ||F Pirard ||BRGM || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal] ||
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| |Carte Hydrogeologique du Sud de Madagascar ||1957 ||1:500,000 ||J Aurouze ||Service Geologique de Madagascar || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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| |Hydrogeological Map of Zambia || ?|| 1:1.5 million|| MacDonald & Partners ||? Geological Survey Department, Lusaka; Department of Water Affairs || ||Scanned image available to view in [https://geoviewer.bgr.de/mapapps4/resources/apps/whymap/index.html?lang=en&tab=whymap_gwr WHYMAP/WHYMIS portal]||
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