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🌊 Shebelle Aquifer β€” Feasibility Study

IGAD Groundwater Information System Β· Target Aquifer AF044 Β· Jubba-Shabelle Basin

πŸ“ Basin area: 304,091 kmΒ² 🌍 Ethiopia Β· Somalia πŸ“… CRS: WGS84 UTM Zone 38N (EPSG:32638) πŸ—„οΈ Source: Combined Watersource Database V10
2,976
Water Sources in Basin
2,272
New β€” Not in GWIS
704
Already in GWIS (≀500m)
80.9
Avg Depth (m)
22.57
Avg Yield (l/s)
1,695
Named Sources
πŸ—ΊοΈ Spatial Distribution
Borehole (new) Borehole (matched) Spring HDW Dam Other
πŸ“‹ Water Sources 2,976 records
βœ• Reset
# Source Name Type Longitude Latitude Depth (m) SWL (m) Yield (l/s) pH EC (Β΅S/cm) Country Region Locality Status GWIS ID
1 (J15) Sh Ali Gure Borehole- MBH-6 Borehole 42.79611 9.32556 β€” β€” β€” 7.0 2,200 β€” β€” Shaalgre/Jijiga-Sh Ali Guure- New β€”
2 (J32) Sh Ali Gure Borehole Borehole 42.79803 9.31327 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Sh Ali Guure New β€”
3 (J33) Sh Ali Gure Borehole Borehole 42.79897 9.30989 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Sh Ali Guure New β€”
4 (J4) Sh Ali Gure Borehole Borehole 42.79469 9.32572 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Sh Ali Guure New β€”
5 (J6) Sh Ali Gure Borehole Borehole 42.79685 9.32141 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Sh Ali Guure New β€”
6 09235942014601 Alem Maya- Haro Maya Borehole 42.02944 9.39972 70.0 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” New β€”
7 300 HDW 43.67910 3.12940 7.0 β€” β€” 7.0 1,040 Somalia Bay- #NAME? In GWIS 1900-01-00-So-1383978
8 A/rahman SH- A/rahman Borehole 42.96662 2.41711 30.0 β€” 2.00 8.0 3,690 Somalia Bay-bay-South West Administration- #NAME? In GWIS 2005-06-29-So-8205234
9 ADELE Adele- Amigna Borehole 39.90922 7.79578 80.0 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” New β€”
10 ADELE STATE FARM Adele- Amigna Borehole 39.90694 7.79352 160.0 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” New β€”
11 AFRAX Dam 45.34263 2.54193 β€” β€” β€” 0.0 0 Somalia Hirshabelle β€” New β€”
12 AL NAJAX WATER SUPPLY Borehole 45.12284 2.15150 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Somalia Lower Shabelle-lower_shabele- #NAME? In GWIS 1998-01-13-So-8521381
13 ALEMAYA COLLAGE 4 Alem Maya- Haro Maya Borehole 42.00023 9.39647 51.8 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” New β€”
14 ALEMAYA COLLAGE 5 Alem Maya- Haro Maya Borehole 41.99932 9.39646 35.0 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” New β€”
15 ALFURQAAN Borehole 45.19940 4.73270 39.0 β€” 15.00 β€” β€” Somalia Hiraan-hiraan- #NAME? In GWIS 2005-11-14-So-2447672
16 ASSUN 11 AT 75M N 0f 10 Shilabo- Shilabo Borehole 44.72885 6.15311 129.7 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” New β€”
17 ASSUN NO 10 (SHILAVO) Shilabo- Shilabo Borehole 44.73789 6.15244 124.0 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” New β€”
18 AWARE 2 Aware- Aware Borehole 44.16013 8.25407 303.3 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” New β€”
19 Aarjano HDW 45.57770 3.85240 23.0 β€” β€” β€” β€” Somalia Hiraan- #NAME? In GWIS 5/13/2010-So-9158997
20 Aarrow Unknown 43.58690 2.35340 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” New β€”
21 Abal HDW 43.97730 4.02080 β€” β€” β€” 0.0 0 β€” Bakool-South West Administration- β€” New β€”
22 Abanale Dam 45.14313 2.22000 β€” β€” β€” 0.0 0 Somalia South West Administration β€” New β€”
23 Abdi Gudina- Micha -1- Bareda -1 Unknown 40.65043 8.88669 β€” β€” 6.50 β€” β€” Ethiopia Oromia β€” In GWIS 2020-01-01-Et-5390377
24 Abdi sid Dam 45.26068 2.39488 β€” β€” β€” 0.0 0 Somalia South West Administration Garas Weyne New β€”
25 Abdinuur Dam 44.77447 1.82860 β€” β€” β€” 0.0 0 Somalia South West Administration β€” New β€”
ℹ️ About this Study

This feasibility study covers the Jubba-Shabelle Aquifer System (AF044), one of three target aquifers under the IGAD Groundwater Programme funded by the World Bank.

The basin spans 304,091 kmΒ² across southern Ethiopia and Somalia, supporting pastoral and agricultural communities dependent on groundwater.

πŸ“Š Source Types
Borehole
1,071
Spring
612
Dam
492
HDW
396
Unknown
375
Other
9
Borehole (shallow well)
7
River
7
Borehole (deep well)
5
Irrigation
2
🌍 By Country
Unknown
2,068
Somalia
819
Ethiopia
89
πŸ” GWIS Status
New sources
76%
In GWIS
24%
πŸ“ Data Sources
SOM_Strategic_Water_…
351
WP_database_GW4E
315
SOM_wells_openstreet…
285
Spring_GSE
243
BH_GSE
233
Borehole locations i…
188
EGAD_GWIS_DB_well-SO…
170
HDW_GSE
145
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