Identification

Title

Groundwater-related data from basement aquifers in the Romwe Catchment, Southern Zimbabwe

Abstract

These files include hydrochemical data and groundwater level time series for a number of boreholes and wells within the basement aquifers of the Romwe catchment. For each borehole/well there are associated depth, geology and use data. A time series study of abstraction was also carried out for a subset of wells. Time series rainfall data for a rain gauge in the catchment is also included. These data were collected through a series of projects: Small scale irrigation using collector wells: pilot project (CEH/BGS/Zimbabwe Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Water Development; DfID funded) Sustainability of yield from wells and boreholes in hard rock aquifers (BGS; DfID funded) Regional groundwater recharge assessment in semi-arid areas (CEH/BGS; DfID-funded) The Hydrology of a dry land catchment in southern Zimbabwe, and the effects of climatic and land use change on shallow groundwater resources (PhD project, Uni. Reading/CEH) Integrated Catchment Management and Sustainable Water Resource Development in Semi-arid Zimbabwe (PhD project, Uni. Reading/CEH) Note: CEH (Center of Ecology and Hydrology) was known as ‘IH’ during the period of the study

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item130006

name: Data

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607535

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Groundwater

Aquifers

Ground water recharge

Water supply

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011

Keyword set

keyword value

NERC_DDC

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

30.7000

East bounding longitude

30.8000

North bounding latitude

-20.7000

South bounding latitude

-20.8000

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1979

code identifying the extent

ZIMBABWE [id=677000]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009

code identifying the extent

ZW

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009

code identifying the extent

ZWE

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1992-04-01

End position

2000-03-31

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2019-09-11

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Large areas of the world are underlain by crystalline basement rock of igneous or metamorphic origin, for many people in arid and semi-arid areas these aquifers are seasonally important. Romwe Catchment was a site at which a number of projects undertook complementary research to assess controls on recharge to and yield from weathered basement aquifers. A range of data were collected including rainfall, groundwater levels and water chemistry of groundwaters, surface waters and precipitation. A geological map was also produced for the study area. Full methodology for the study can be found within the outputs from this work.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Data format

name of format

MS Excel

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford

WALLINGFORD

OX10 8BB

United Kingdom

telephone number

01491 838800

facsimile number

01491 692345

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

distributor

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford

WALLINGFORD

OX10 8BB

United Kingdom

telephone number

01491 838800

facsimile number

01491 692345

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

distributor

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford

WALLINGFORD

OX10 8BB

United Kingdom

telephone number

01491 838800

facsimile number

01491 692345

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford

WALLINGFORD

OX10 8BB

United Kingdom

telephone number

01491 838800

facsimile number

01491 692345

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford

Wallingford

OX10 8BB

telephone number

+44 115 936 3100

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-07-05

Metadata language