The use of GIS in the exploitation of rainwater running in the region from Fouka to Ras Alam al-Rum in the northwestern coast of Egypt

Abstract

The aim of the study is to employ geographic information systems in the exploitation of rainwater runoff in the region from Fouka to Ras Alam al-Rum in the northwestern coast of Egypt, where this region is characterized by highly variable precipitation, and the northwest coast depends entirely on rainwater for agriculture, drinking and domestic uses. Therefore, rainwater must be exploited during periods of rain interruption by selecting the optimal sites for its collection, depending on the geology of the region, the climatic and hydrological characteristics, the surface characteristics, and the topographical characteristics. We used the GIS program to analyze and process the data. It is located south of Ras El Hikma and includes part of the Fuka Basin, The study data spans the period 1990-2019.