Iran-Water Resources Research

Iran-Water Resources Research

Studying the Contribution of Water Resources Recharging the Kani Brazan Wetland Using Hydrogeochemical and Stable Isotope Approaches

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 MSc. Student in Watershed Management, Department of Range & Watershed Management, Faculty of Natural Resources, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Range & Watershed Management, Faculty of Natural Resources, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
Abstract
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Simultanuous with the decrease in water level of Lake Urmia, the depth of its wetlands, including the Kani Brazan Wetland, has decreased during wet and dry periods. In this research, the hydrogeochemical interaction between surface water sources (wetland, rivers entering the wetland and springs), groundwater, and precipitation have been investigated in the watershed of Kani Brazan Wetland in Mahabad city (northwest of Iran) for one year (fall 2018 to summer 2019) using natural tracers, stable isotopes (2H,18O) and water geochemistry including anions (SO_4(2-) ،HCO_3(2-) ، CO_3(2-)، Cl-) and cations (Ca(2+)، Mg(2+)، K+، Na+). According to the results obtained from stable isotopes, the slope of the linear equation of the springs was estimated as 5.6 and that of the wetland was estimated as 4.73. The geochemical data show that the highest amount of anion and cations in samples from the well, spring and wetland belong to Cl-, Na+ respectively. In river samples, the highest amount of anions and cations are HCO_3(2-) and Ca(2+). Also, the Piper diagram using hydrogeochemical verified the feeding of the wetland by the spring. The statistical results showed that the water samples from the wetland are significantly different from the samples from the rainwater, river and well but showed a meaningful correlation with the spring samples. Therefore, in a natural state and without regulatory conditions, springs discharge the highest amount of water into the wetland compared to other recharging sources. Therefore, for the optimal management of Kani Brazan Wetland, the correct exploitation and use of the water of the springs in the studied area is of particular importance.
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  • Receive Date 10 December 2023
  • Revise Date 22 April 2024
  • Accept Date 30 April 2024