Evaluation of Groundwater in Makhmur District for Irrigation Purposes Using Artificial Intelligence

Section: Research Paper
Published
Jul 1, 2025
Pages
123-134

Abstract

Groundwater occupies the forefront in areas where there is no surface runoff from streams and rivers. Therefore, it becomes a natural resource that can be relied upon to develop the areas where it exists if investments are made rationally and thoughtfully, especially in agriculture. Ground-water is studied in the Makhmur district. The research objectives are to highlight the suitability of groundwater for irrigation using one of the methods of artificial intelligence by studying the chemical properties and calculating irrigation coefficients (PI, PS, SAR, MAR, KR, Na%, and RSC) and comparing them with the international standards, then the spatial distribution of irrigation coefficients for the study area is studied. The results of the irrigation classification using artificial intelligence using the Fuzzy method showed that 4 wells were classified as poor, 9 wells are very poor, and one well is unsuitable. The spatial distribution shows that the best places for FIGQ were in the West of the study area on contrast to the southern region, where electrical conductivity increases significantly.

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Mohammed Rashid Al-Saffah, A., & Hazim Sabry Al-Mashhadany, M. (2025). Evaluation of Groundwater in Makhmur District for Irrigation Purposes Using Artificial Intelligence. Iraqi National Journal of Earth Science (INJES), 25(3), 123–134. https://doi.org/10.33899/earth.2024.147722.1245