The research area is located in the Syrian coast between the Sin and Rous river. This
research aims at studying the hydrogeological characteristics of the unconfined aquifer in
the research area and evaluating the conditions of its placed. The rese
arch was based on a
monitoring network consisting of 36 wells that penetrate the unconfined aquifer, and
measurements continued during the period (October 2016 until September 2017).
The unconfined groundwater depths in the research area range between 0.5-11.5 m, and
sometimes during the drought period reach to 13.5 m, while it is close to the surface in the
winter and up to 0.1m in some wells. The electrical conductivity ranges between
550-3700 μs/cm, increasing as we go west and reaching 9,000 μs/cm and more in the wells
near the sea during the dry period. Groundwater levels Lower in the dry period to below
sea level in near-shore wells, achieves the hydrodynamic conditions of the seawater
intrusion.