Groundwater Recharge Modeling at Godagari using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)

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Niamul Bari This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5338641/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Accurately assessing groundwater recharge is vital for effective water resource management, especially in low rainfall regions facing declining groundwater levels. This project developed a SWAT model in Godagari, northern Bangladesh, to estimate groundwater recharge from 1991 to 2022, using various geographical and climatic data. The model revealed that only 119.01 mm of the average annual rainfall of 1272.72 mm recharges the groundwater, with simulated annual recharge ranging from 83.89 to 194.78 mm. The model showed satisfactory performance, indicating SWAT's effectiveness in assessing groundwater recharge and informing sustainable water management policies like zoning and water harvesting. Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering Hydrology Groundwater recharge rainfall SWAT model ArcSWAT water balance Full Text Additional Declarations The authors declare no competing interests. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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