Hydrogeology and possible effects of the Mw 7.4 Marmara Earthquake (17 August 1999) on the spring waters in the Orhangazi-Bursa Area, Turkey
JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, vol.63, no.3, pp.313-322, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 63 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2004
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.313-322
- Keywords: hydrogeology, spring water, earthquake, Marmara, Turkey
- Ankara University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Nadir, Kaynarca and Ilipinar springs are important water supply sources for the town of Orhangazi, Turkey. These originated from the Middle to Upper Palaeozoic marble formations that overly low-permeability Lower Paleozoic basement schists. Pliocene lake sediments and younger alluvial sediments act as confining layers and contain low volume confined aquifers in their coarser materials to the east of the springs. These springs appear at the boundary of the confining units and along faults and fractures near the town of Orhangazi.