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Table 4.5 Correlation <strong>of</strong> Lithology With Hydraulic Conductivity and Specific Yield<br />

(MMP/HTS, 1982; Davies and Herbert, 1990)<br />

Lithology<br />

Clay<br />

Silt<br />

Very fine sand<br />

Fine sand<br />

Fine-medium sand<br />

Medium-fine sand<br />

Medium sand<br />

Medium-coarse sand<br />

Coarse-medium sand<br />

Coarse sand<br />

Gravel (clayey)<br />

Source: BGS-DPHE (2001)<br />

Characteristic<br />

Hydraulic Conductivity (m d -<br />

1 )<br />

A-24<br />

Characteristic<br />

Specific Yield (%)<br />

Terraces Floodplains Terraces Floodplains<br />

-<br />

-<br />

8<br />

13<br />

17<br />

21<br />

25<br />

34<br />

38<br />

46<br />

25<br />

-<br />

0.4<br />

-<br />

12<br />

26<br />

43<br />

57<br />

61<br />

63<br />

95<br />

40<br />

Table 4.6 Region-Wise Abstract <strong>of</strong> Aquifer Test Analysis Results Conducted by BWDB<br />

Transmissivity (T)<br />

m 2 Sl. no. Regions<br />

Storativity (S) Permeability (K)<br />

/day<br />

m/day<br />

max. min. max. min. max min.<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8<br />

01 North-Eastern 3000 200 0.10 0.002 90 3<br />

02 North-Western 4000 300 0.23 0.003 114 12<br />

03 South-Western 3200 900 0.15 0.01 65 11<br />

04 South-Eastern 1900 140 0.07 0.0007 23 5<br />

Source: BWDB<br />

Table 4.7 District-wise Aquifer Test Analysis Results Conducted by BWDB<br />

Transmissivity (T)<br />

m 2 Sl. Administrative District<br />

Storativity (S) Permeability (K)<br />

no.<br />

/day<br />

m/day<br />

max. min. max. min. max min.<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8<br />

01 Thakurgaon 1300 1900 0.095 0.12 23 40<br />

02 Dinajpur 850 2500 0.01 0.15 17 48<br />

03 Kurigram 1032.4 2000 0.08 0.143 20 37<br />

04 Rangpur 259.76 2500 0.021 0.226 24 113<br />

05 Gaibanda 884.27 3300 0.037 0.20 66 102<br />

06 Lalmonirhat 499.96 1479.63 0.02 0.633 27 51<br />

07 Nilphamari 500 1300 0.08 0.13 12 20<br />

08 Rajshahi 418 2399 0.0003 0.10 14 40<br />

09 Naogaon 405 2000 0.0001 0.40 20 64<br />

10 Natore 1200 2500 0.004 0.06 25 56<br />

11 Ch. Nawabganj 223 2458 0.0002 0.20 12 100<br />

12 Bogra 600 3000 0.01 0.09 35 75<br />

13 Joypurhat 900 2360 0.003 0.08 40 64<br />

14 Pabna 1200 4000 0.04 0.10 26 82<br />

15 Sirajganj 1233.48 3500 0.02 0.10 33 114<br />

16 Jessore 161.15 2300 0.0041 0.07 24 31<br />

17 Jhenaidah 485.95 2500 0.0025 0.198 14 50<br />

18 Magura 1000 2400 0.01 0.10 18 32<br />

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