Hydrography and hydrogeology of the Blinaja River Basin, Kosovo
Session
Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Environment
Description
The aim of this paper is to reveal the hydrographic features and hydrogeological characteristics of the Blinajë catchment, which represents an important water basin for the water supply of the inhabitants living in this area. Fieldwork, analytical, and observational methods were used during the research. This basin has an area of 31.19 km2 with a relatively developed hydrographic network. It has a stretching direction from west to east. The western part is expanded and represented by hilly-mountainous terrain, while the middle and lower part of the basin is characterized by flat terrain. The air temperatures range from 0 to 23.4°C, with average annual precipitation being 660mm. The Blinaja River forms a stream in the Blinaja mountains and its upstream passes through the Paleozoic formations, while the lower part mainly cuts the Quartetnar formations. It has an asymmetry coefficient of 0.21 and menandering coefficient1.19. Water flows from the tens of cubic meters in the spring to several liters per second during the summer. The water regime depends on the rainfall. As far as the hydrogeological approach is concerned there may be distinguished: alluvial aquifer, crack and aquifer aquifer and limited aquifers. The water springs come into contact between the non-aqueous and aqueous formations. The water capacity in them varies from 0.25 to 7 l/s. The depth of the excavated wells and drilling wells varies from 3 to 60 m, while the static groundwater level varies from 0.50 to 20 m.
Keywords:
Hydrography, Hydrogeology, Basin, Blinaja, River
Session Chair
Hazir Çadraku
Session Co-Chair
Visar Krelani
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-19-2
Location
Pristina, Kosovo
Start Date
26-10-2019 3:30 PM
End Date
26-10-2019 5:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2019.216
Recommended Citation
Vuniqi, Labinot and Çadraku, Hazir, "Hydrography and hydrogeology of the Blinaja River Basin, Kosovo" (2019). UBT International Conference. 216.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2019/events/216
Hydrography and hydrogeology of the Blinaja River Basin, Kosovo
Pristina, Kosovo
The aim of this paper is to reveal the hydrographic features and hydrogeological characteristics of the Blinajë catchment, which represents an important water basin for the water supply of the inhabitants living in this area. Fieldwork, analytical, and observational methods were used during the research. This basin has an area of 31.19 km2 with a relatively developed hydrographic network. It has a stretching direction from west to east. The western part is expanded and represented by hilly-mountainous terrain, while the middle and lower part of the basin is characterized by flat terrain. The air temperatures range from 0 to 23.4°C, with average annual precipitation being 660mm. The Blinaja River forms a stream in the Blinaja mountains and its upstream passes through the Paleozoic formations, while the lower part mainly cuts the Quartetnar formations. It has an asymmetry coefficient of 0.21 and menandering coefficient1.19. Water flows from the tens of cubic meters in the spring to several liters per second during the summer. The water regime depends on the rainfall. As far as the hydrogeological approach is concerned there may be distinguished: alluvial aquifer, crack and aquifer aquifer and limited aquifers. The water springs come into contact between the non-aqueous and aqueous formations. The water capacity in them varies from 0.25 to 7 l/s. The depth of the excavated wells and drilling wells varies from 3 to 60 m, while the static groundwater level varies from 0.50 to 20 m.