Research Article

Comparative Hydrological and Geoelectrical Study on the Quaternary Aquifer in the Deltas of Wadi Badaa and Ghweiba, El Ain El Sukhna Area, Northwest Suez Gulf, Egypt

Table 2

The ranges of the resistivities and the corresponding thicknesses of the geoelectrical layers.

Geoelectrical layerResistivity range (Ohm·m)Thickness range (m)Lithological description
MinimumMaximumMinimumMaximum

A140306050.93.1Surface layer
B127506.5738.6Dry Quaternary deposit (sand and gravels)
B221.0245.878.4101.7Saturated Quaternary zone consist from clayey sand
C12.89.71725.5clayey sand & gravelsSaturated Pliocene-Miocene
C247110.3Limestone