U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

USGS Afghanistan Project Product Number 166

Open File Report 2007–1294

Prepared under the auspices of the U.S. Agency for International Development

Ground-Water Levels in the Kabul Basin, Afghanistan, 

2004–2007
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over photograph: Hydrologists and engineers from the Afghanistan Geological Survey installing a water-level monitor at a 

borehole in Kabul, Afghanistan. 
Ground-Water Levels in the Kabul Basin, 

Afghanistan, 2004–07

By M. Amin Akbari, Mohammad Tahir, David W. Litke, and Michael P. Chornack

Prepared under the auspices of the U.S. Agency for International Development

This study was funded by Interagency Agreement 07C442100KB between the 

U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Geological Survey.

Open File Report 2007–1294

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

USGS Afghanistan Project Product Number 166
U.S. Department of the Interior

DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary

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Mark D. Myers, Director

U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2007

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Contents

Abstract...........................................................................................................................................................1

Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1

Acknowledgments................................................................................................................................1

Description of Study Area ...................................................................................................................1

Well Locations.......................................................................................................................................3

Data-Collection Methods ....................................................................................................................3

Water-Level Summary Plots for 2004–07 ...................................................................................................3

Central Kabul Ground-Water Area.....................................................................................................4

Logar Ground-Water Area.................................................................................................................18

Deh Sabz Ground-Water Area..........................................................................................................24

Paghman/Upper Kabul Ground-Water Area ..................................................................................30

Shomali Ground-Water Area ............................................................................................................37

References Cited..........................................................................................................................................45

Figures

1–6. Maps showing:

1. Location of Kabul Basin study area..................................................................................2

2. Locations of wells in the Central Kabul ground-water area ........................................4

3. Locations of wells in the Logar ground-water area ....................................................18

4. Locations of wells in the Deh Sabz ground-water area..............................................24

5. Locations of wells in the Paghman/Upper Kabul ground-water area ......................30

6. Locations of wells in the Shomali ground-water area ................................................37
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Conversion Factors and Datum

SI to Inch/Pound

Multiply By To obtain

kilometer (km) 0.6214 mile (mi)

meter (m) 3.281 foot (ft) 

meter (m) 1.094 yard (yd) 

square kilometer (km2) 247.1 acre

Temperature in degrees Celsius (°C) may be converted to degrees Fahrenheit (°F) as follows:

°F=(1.8×°C)+32

Vertical and horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the World Geodetic System 1984 

(WGS 84).
Ground-Water Levels in the Kabul Basin, Afghanistan, 

2004–07

By M. Amin Akbari, Mohammad Tahir, David W. Litke, and Michael P. Chornack

and presents hydrographs of the water-level data for each well 

in the monitoring network.

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge the efforts of the engineers and 

support staff in the AGS Hydrogeology Group who collected 

and processed the water-level data contained in this report: Ali 

Mohammad, Hashim Sadiq, Abdul Hamid, Najibullah Majedy, 

Fazil Haq Khesravy, Saed Jamaluddin, Fahima Hasanzada, 

Anisa Mayar Wardak, Abdul Samad Tarin, Amir Mohammad, 

Baba Haedar Sha, and Yama Wardak. This study was completed under Interagency Ageement 07C442100KB between 

the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. 

Geological Survey.

Description of Study Area

Afghanistan is a rugged, land-locked country in southcentral Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, 

Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and China. The climate is arid to 

semi-arid with cold winters and hot summers. Its terrain is 

dominated by the Hindu Kush Mountains and associated 

mountain ranges extending across the north-central part of the 

country in a northeast to southwest arc. This mountainous terrain separates the southern Kandahar-Helmond desert region 

from the plains that border the Amu Darya River in northern 

Afghanistan.

The geology of the Kabul Basin area has been described 

by Broshears and others (2005). The Kabul Basin is formed by 

faults, resulting in a series of subbasins surrounded by mountains. These subbasins define five general ground-water areas 

(fig. 1): Paghman/Upper Kabul, Logar, Central Kabul, Deh 

Sabz, and Shomali. The boundaries for the five areas generally 

coincide with drainage basins and encompass the major rivers 

flowing through the Kabul Basin.

The ground-water flow system of the Kabul Basin has 

been described by Broshears and others (2005). Groundwater flow is primarily through saturated alluvium and other 

basin-fill sediments. The water-table surface generally mirrors 

topography, and ground water generally flows in the direction 

of surface-water drainage. The major source of ground-water 

Abstract

Water levels were monitored in 69 wells in the Kabul 

Basin, Afghanistan, starting in July 2004 and continuing 

through March 2007. The monitoring network is composed of 

existing water-supply wells; therefore, both static and dynamic 

water levels were recorded. Very little information is available 

about the construction or completion of the wells, and there 

are no geologic logs for the wells being monitored. The 

majority of the wells are completed in Tertiary or Quaternary 

sediments. Water levels were measured periodically, generally monthly, by engineers from the Afghanistan Geological 

Survey using 100-meter electric tapes.

Well depths in the study area ranged from 4.9 to 

160 meters. Water levels below land surface ranged from 

less than 1.5 to 68 meters, while static water levels ranged 

from 1.5 to 40 meters. Seasonal water-level fluctuations from 

September 2005 through May 2006 ranged from less than 1 to 

8 meters. Water level trends during the study period showed 

both increases and decreases. Drawdowns due to pumping 

ranged from 5 to 25 meters.

Introduction

In 2004, the Afghanistan Geological Survey (AGS), in 

cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), established a water-level monitoring network in the Kabul Basin of 

Afghanistan (fig. 1), in order to assess the effects of a 10-year 

drought on the water supply of Kabul and the surrounding 

area, and to assess the spatial and temporal variability in water 

levels. The 69 wells in the water-level monitoring network 

were selected from an inventory of 148 wells (Broshears and 

others, 2005, fig. 4a), which included information on well 

location, depth, access, inventory water-levels, and waterquality measurements. The 69 wells are spatially distributed 

throughout five ground-water areas that form the Kabul Basin 

(fig. 1). Water levels in the 69 wells have been monitored 

periodically, generally monthly, from July 2004 to the present 

(2007). This report, prepared in cooperation with the U.S. 

Agency for International Development, describes the equipment and methods used to collect and process water-level data, 
Deh Sabz

Area

Paghman/Upper Kabul

Area

Shomali

Area

Central Kabul Area

Logar

Area

AFGHANISTAN

0 2.5 5 10 Kilometers

0 2.5 5 10 Miles

EXPLANATION

Streams

Ground-Water Areas

Water-Level Monitoring Well

34°30' N.

69°10' E. 69°20' E. 69°30' E.

34°50' N.

34°40' N.

69°0' E.

Base from U.S. Geological Survey Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

data, 2000, 90-meter resolution, World Geodetic System 1984

Universal Transverse Mercator projection, Zone 42 N

Panjshir River

Study Area

Logar Logar

Barik

Ob

River

River

River

River

River

Stream

Paghman

Kabul

Kabul

Figure 1. Location of Kabul Basin study area.

   Ground-Water Levels in the Kabul Basin, Afghanistan, 2004–07
recharge in the Kabul Basin is from snowmelt runoff from the 

surrounding mountains. Local precipitation during the winter 

months and summer monsoonal storms also contribute to the 

ground-water recharge. Afghanistan has experienced drought 

conditions since 1998 (Girardet and Walter, 2004), with the 

exception of near normal precipitation during the 2004-05 

water year. Since 1998, the major rivers that transect the Kabul 

Basin have flowed only for a few months each year, from late 

winter until early spring. The result has been a measurable 

decline in water levels in many of the monitoring wells in the 

Kabul Basin (Broshears and others, 2005).

Well Locations

Well locations were determined in World Geodetic 

System 1984 (WGS 84) coordinates by differential global 

positioning system (GPS) measurements using Garmin 76S 

instruments and Rhino-Rover software developed by U.S. 

Positioning Inc. The three-dimensional satellite survey 

originated from a benchmark provided by the Louis Berger 

Group, Inc. (Ed Coban, Louis Berger Group, Inc., oral and 

written commun., September 13, 2004). This benchmark has 

been used for road construction and for a survey of wells 

and other structures by international agencies in Kabul. A 

derivative base station was established at the AGS building in 

Kabul. Locations of all wells in the network were surveyed by 

collecting 30 minutes of spatial data at 1-second intervals from 

6 to 9 satellites. The height of the GPS antenna above land 

surface was recorded for use in post-processing of the data. 

Satellite quality-control data were obtained from the continuously operating reference stations operated by the National 

Geodetic Survey (http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS). Postprocessing of the resulting files was accomplished with the 

Rhino-Rover software operating in carrier phase. Uncertainty 

of ground-surface measurement in all three spatial dimensions 

(latitude, longitude, and altitude) at each well site is believed 

to be less than 1 m.

Data-Collection Methods

Two field teams, Team A and Team B, were formed 

within the AGS Hydrogeology Group to measure the water 

levels in the monitoring wells. The teams generally would 

conduct field work on alternating days during the Afghanistan 

work week which begins on Saturday and ends on Thursday. 

To be able to maintain consistency in the water-level data base, 

Team A was responsible for wells numbered 1 through 99 

and Team B had wells numbered 100 and higher. Team A was 

responsible for wells in the Deh Sabz area and the Shomali 

area (fig. 1), and Team B was responsible for the Central 

Kabul, Logar, and Paghman/Upper Kabul areas.

Water-level data were collected in the Kabul Basin by 

means of monthly manual measurements. The only well in 

the monitoring network that is measured more frequently is 

Well 64, which is located on the grounds of the AGS building.

Depth-to-water measurements were taken using 100-m 

electric tapes that are graduated in millimeters, with a manufacturers stated accuracy of ± 0.001 m. Correction factors were 

not applied to the water-level data contained in this report 

for several reasons. The depths to water being measured are 

generally shallow with only about 20 percent being greater 

than 20 m. Therefore, it is assumed that any mechanical 

stretch of the electric tapes is negligible and that calibration of 

the tape is not required. Depth corrections for well deviation 

were not considered because of the lack of well construction 

information combined with the shallow depths to water being 

measured.

A predetermined reference point was used to maintain 

consistency for the water-level measurements. The distance 

from the reference point to land surface was measured and 

recorded on the field form. (The reference point is used to 

determine the depth reading on the electric tape each time a 

water-level measurement is taken.) The depth to water from 

ground surface was calculated by subtracting or adding the 

reference point distance from the water-level measurement. 

Water-table altitude can be calculated by subtracting the measured depth to water from the land-surface altitude.

Depth-to-water measurements collected for each site visit 

to a well were recorded on a field form. Standard information 

was included in the field-form header such as well number, 

inventory date, and location information if it was the first time 

the well site was measured. Additional information recorded 

on the field form includes well status (static or pumping) 

and when the measurement was taken. If the well had been 

pumped recently, the length of time since pumping had 

stopped was recorded. The information recorded on the field 

forms was transferred to the project database at the AGS building in Kabul when the field teams returned to the office at the 

end of each field day. The monthly water-level database was 

e-mailed to the USGS team members each month.

Water-Level Summary Plots for 2004–07

The remainder of this report consists of water-level summary plots for the 69 wells in the Kabul Basin that are part of 

the AGS monthly monitoring network. For each well, a short 

summary is given about the location and basic attributes of the 

well. Water-level summary plots all have the same time scale, 

from July 1, 2004, through March 31, 2007, although not all 

wells have data for this entire period. The vertical axis for the 

plots displays the water level in meters below land surface, 

and the vertical axis scale is different for each well so as to 

display adequate detail of water-level variations for each well. 

Discrete water-level measurements are indicated with a solid 

diamond symbol; the discrete measurements are connected 

with a solid line to indicate the trend in water levels at the 

well, although water levels could have varied by an unknown 

amount between the measurements. Continuous water-level 

sensors have been deployed at five wells in the Kabul Basin, 

Water-Level Summary Plots for 2004–07 
Bagrami

Deh Sabz

Bagrami

Kabul

64

220

219

218

214

213 212

211

210

208

204

203 202 201

173

172

170

168

167

165 163

157 156

153

152

148

143

140

139

135

133

129 128,

988

127

124

116

115

113

112

162.2

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0 1 2 4 Miles

EXPLANATION

Monitoring well and

well identification number

District boundary

Base from U.S. Geological Survey Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

data, 2000, 90-meter resolution, World Geodetic System 1984

Universal Transverse Mercator projection, Zone 42 N

69°20' E.

157

69°10' E.

34°30' N.

34°35' N.

Khair Khana

well field

Microrayan

well field

Logar River

Kabul

River

Figure 2. Locations of wells in the Central Kabul ground-water area.

and preliminary data from these sensors indicate that water 

levels do not vary substantially on an hourly or daily basis. 

Most of the water-level measurements are considered to reflect 

static conditions; however, in instances where water levels 

are thought to be taken under dynamic conditions (a pump is 

operating or has been operated recently), an open diamond 

symbol is shown on the x-axis to indicate that the water level 

is a dynamic water level.

Wells are designated by numbers; the wells in the monitoring network are a subset of a larger group of wells that were 

initially chosen for water-level measurements and waterquality sampling; therefore, there are breaks in the sequential 

numbering of the wells in the monitoring network. All of the 

wells in the monitoring network have X, Y, and Z coordinates.

Each water-level summary plot has an explanation 

containing information on the attributes of the well site. The 

“NUMBER” is the identifying number for the well in the 

AGS database. The “NAME” is generally the descriptive 

name of the location of the well. This name is usually the 

village where the well is located, but can include the name of 

the person who gave permission to access the well. The 

“LOCATION” is the latitude and longitude in WGS 84 datum. 

The “DATUM” is the elevation in meters above sea level. The 

“DEPTH” is the total drilled depth of the well below land 

surface. The “SURFICIAL GEOLOGY” is the stratigraphic 

unit abbreviation and the description of the unit at the well 

location using the nomenclature from Bohannon (2005). The 

“DESCRIPTION” provides a more detailed description of 

the location of the well and can include the well’s proximity 

to a local landmark, or can provide the municipal well field 

designation for that well.

Central Kabul Ground-Water Area

The Central Kabul ground-water area (fig. 2) encompasses 419 km2

 and includes the primary population center of 

Afghanistan (the city of Kabul) in the western part of the area 

and more rural lands in the eastern part of the area. This area 

encompasses the Kabul River downstream from the confluence with the Paghman Stream. There are 24 monitoring wells 

   Ground-Water Levels in the Kabul Basin, Afghanistan, 2004–07
in the Central Kabul ground-water area, ranging in total depth 

from 6.6 to 160 m. The majority of the wells (21 wells) are 

located in the western part of this area which coincides with 

the primary population center. The surficial geology at all well 

sites consists of Quaternary loess, fan alluvium and colluvium, 

or conglomerate and sandstone, except at Well 124 where the 

surface geology consists of gneiss (Bohannon, 2005). Wells 

in two municipal well fields are included in the monitoring 

network: the Microrayan municipal well field (Wells 208 and 

210), and the Khair Khana municipal well field (Wells 218, 

219, and 220). The Microrayan wells are located within 1 km 

of the Kabul River. The Khair Khana wells are in the northwestern corner of the Central Kabul ground-water area on an 

alluvial fan developed on the flanks of the Paleoproterozoic 

gneiss that forms the hills to the north and west of Kabul. In 

addition to the wells in the municipal well fields, a number of 

the other monitoring wells in the Central Kabul ground-water 

area are major water-supply wells for the inhabitants of Kabul.

In the Central Kabul ground-water area, static water 

levels range from a minimum of about 2.5 m below land 

surface (Well 156, June 2005) to a maximum of about 23 m 

below land surface (Well 220, January and February 2006). 

In general, it appears that wells located near the Kabul River 

(such as Wells 64, 124, and 208) have decreasing depths to 

water during the monitoring period, and wells that are distant 

from the river (such as Wells 167, 168, 170, 218, 219, and 

220) have increasing depths to water. Static water levels have 

seasonal fluctuations from 0.5 to 3 m. Pumping appears to 

cause a drawdown of about 8 m in Well 208, while the Khair 

Khana wells (Wells 218, 219, 220) appear to have pumping 

drawdowns of about 25 m.

NUMBER.–64

NAME.–Well 64

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.52926, Longitude 69.19799

DATUM.–1,792.4 m

DEPTH.–40 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–AGS deep well

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Black diamond shows water-level

measurement.

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NUMBER.–124

NAME.–Well at Pole Artal village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.51121, Longitude 69.16301

DATUM.–1,799.2 m

DEPTH.–60 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Xgn-gneiss

DESCRIPTION.–Pole Artal

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Black diamond shows water-level

measurement. Open diamond on

X axis indicates recent pumping

(dynamic water level).

NUMBER.–127

NAME.–Saed Jalalludin Well at Pole Baghe Omomi village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.5195, Longitude 69.17716

DATUM.–1,803 m

DEPTH.–45 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Dental Clinic

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Black diamond shows water-level

measurement. Open diamond on

X axis indicates recent pumping

(dynamic water level).

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NUMBER.–128

NAME.–Gh Sakhi Plumber Well

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.52014, Longitude 69.1783

DATUM.–1,826 m

DEPTH.–35 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Near Froshga Kabul Hotel

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Black diamond shows water-level

measurement. Open diamond on

X axis indicates recent pumping

(dynamic water level).

NUMBER.–129

NAME.–Permit by Head of Municipality Well

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.52203, Longitude 69.17452

DATUM.–1,806 m

DEPTH.–40 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Kabul Municipality

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Black diamond shows water-level

measurement. Open diamond on

X axis indicates recent pumping

(dynamic water level).

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NUMBER.–133

NAME.–Head of Fabric (near Chamane Hozori) Well at Darwazy Lahury

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.5126, Longitude 69.19366

DATUM.–1,793.2 m

DEPTH.–27 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q4a-conglomerate and sandstone

DESCRIPTION.–Vaccine Production Center

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Black diamond shows water-level

measurement.

NUMBER.–148

NAME.–Well at Sare Pole village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.55044, Longitude 69.35595

DATUM.–1,781.3 m

DEPTH.–20.6 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q2a-conglomerate and sandstone

DESCRIPTION.–Beside the fuel station

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NUMBER.–152

NAME.–Well at Jabarkhan village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.53638, Longitude 69.3557

DATUM.–1,788.9 m

DEPTH.–27 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q4a-conglomerate and sandstone

DESCRIPTION.–Village SCA hand pump 116

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Black diamond shows water-level

measurement. Open diamond on

X axis indicates recent pumping

(dynamic water level).

NUMBER.–153

NAME.–Permit by Authority of Fabric Well at Parkhae Sonati village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.55288, Longitude 69.29295

DATUM.–1,781.9 m

DEPTH.–160 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q34ac-fan alluvium and colluvium

DESCRIPTION.–Spingar Fabric

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Black diamond shows water-level

measurement. Open diamond on

X axis indicates recent pumping

(dynamic water level).

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NUMBER.–156

NAME.–Esmatullah Khan Well at Shashahaid village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.50799, Longitude 69.19984

DATUM.–1,792.7 m

DEPTH.–6.6 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Beside the Shahshahid Shrine

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Black diamond shows water-level

measurement.

NUMBER.–157

NAME.–Abdul Razaq Well at Karte Now village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.51001, Longitude 69.2248

DATUM.–1,794.7 m

DEPTH.–35 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q2a-conglomerate and sandstone

DESCRIPTION.–Street N 3, Haji Ghulam Ali Building

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Black diamond shows water-level

measurement. Open diamond on

X axis indicates recent pumping

(dynamic water level).

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NUMBER.–162.2

NAME.–Well at Yakatoot village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.54127, Longitude 69.21484

DATUM.–1,799 m

DEPTH.–19.5 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Beside the radio station

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Black diamond shows water-level

measurement. Open diamond on

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NUMBER.–163

NAME.–Haji Mohamad Anwar Well at Khoja Rawash village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.55521, Longitude 69.21991

DATUM.–1,787.7 m

DEPTH.–20 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–East of airport

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NUMBER.–165

NAME.–Permit by pump station workers. Well at Qala-i-Fathulla village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.55466, Longitude 69.16157

DATUM.–1,788.2 m

DEPTH.–51.3 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Pay kobe Naswar

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NUMBER.–167

NAME.–Mohammad Rahim Well at Khair Khana village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.57458, Longitude 69.12952

DATUM.–1,796.7 m

DEPTH.–60 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q34ac-fan alluvium and colluvium

DESCRIPTION.–Inside the Khedamat Takhniky

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NUMBER.–168

NAME.–Well at Shahrak Police village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.56309, Longitude 69.13136

DATUM.–1,790.7 m

DEPTH.–25 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q34ac-fan alluvium and colluvium

DESCRIPTION.–Pump station beside Qamat khana-i-hasan sabah

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NUMBER.–170

NAME.–Mohaqmmad Naser Well at Kolola Pashta Blocks village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.5397, Longitude 69.15087

DATUM.–1,779.4 m

DEPTH.–42.9 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Block 5

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NUMBER.–172

NAME.–Well at Share Now village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.53276, Longitude 69.16683

DATUM.–1,794.9 m

DEPTH.–59.7 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–In the park

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NUMBER.–173

NAME.–Well at Taimany village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.55091, Longitude 69.1484

DATUM.–1,786.9 m

DEPTH.–34.9 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Esmailia Mosque

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NUMBER.–208

NAME.–Well at Microrayan village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.52307, Longitude 69.19807

DATUM.–1,792.7 m

DEPTH.–38.9 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q4a-conglomerate and sandstone

DESCRIPTION.–Microrayan Well 1

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NUMBER.–210

NAME.–Well at Microrayan village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.53587, Longitude 69.21091

DATUM.–1,790.5 m

DEPTH.–27.4 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Microrayan N 4 Well 6

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NUMBER.–218

NAME.–Well at Khair Khana part 2 village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.58351, Longitude 69.14602

DATUM.–1,799.3 m

DEPTH.–124.4 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q34ac-fan alluvium and colluvium

DESCRIPTION.–Supplemental Well 1

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NUMBER.–219

NAME.–Well at Khair Khana part 2 village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.58813, Longitude 69.13959

DATUM.–1,812.9 m

DEPTH.–94.6 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q34ac-fan alluvium and colluvium

DESCRIPTION.–Supplemental Well 3

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NUMBER.–220

NAME.–Well at Khair Khana part 2 village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.58457, Longitude 69.15013

DATUM.–1,801.4 m

DEPTH.–119.5 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q34ac-fan alluvium and colluvium

DESCRIPTION.–Supplemental Well 4

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Figure 3. Locations of wells in the Logar ground-water area.

Bagrami

Bagrami

Chahar Asyab Musayi

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204

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201

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Logar River

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0 0.5 1 2 Miles

69°15' E.

34°30' N.

69°10' E.

34°25' N.

Base from U.S. Geological Survey Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

data, 2000, 90-meter resolution, World Geodetic System 1984

Universal Transverse Mercator projection, Zone 42 N

EXPLANATION

Monitoring well and

well identification number

District boundary

116

Logar Ground-Water Area

The Logar ground-water area (fig. 3) encompasses 

190 km2 and includes both urban and rural lands. There are 

nine monitoring wells in the Logar ground-water area, ranging in total depth from 25 m to 79.1 m. The surficial geology at the wells varies from Quaternary loess to Quaternary 

conglomerate and sandstone. Four of the wells are municipal 

water-supply wells in the Logar well field (Wells 201, 202, 

203, and 204) and are adjacent to the Logar River. The remaining wells are village supply wells or irrigation wells.

In the Logar ground-water area, static water levels range 

from a minimum of 1.5 m below land surface (Well 201, 

May 2005) to a maximum of 10.2 m below land surface 

(Well 140, fall of 2004 and October 2006). Long-term trends 

in water levels are not evident in this area, except at Well 116, 

where depth to water has decreased during the study period 

from approximately 6.4 m below land surface to 2.5 m below 

land surface. Static water levels have seasonal fluctuations of 

1.3 to 4 m. Pumping appears to cause a drawdown of about 

6 m in wells in the Logar well field (Wells 201–204), but wells 

recover fairly quickly once pumping has stopped.

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NUMBER.–116

NAME.–Gullalam Land Well at Khairabad village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.41707, Longitude 69.17664

DATUM.–1,809.2 m

DEPTH.–30 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–None

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NUMBER.–135

NAME.–Noorolhaq Well at Qala-i-Baqhalak village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.46769, Longitude 69.20792

DATUM.–1,797.1 m

DEPTH.–26 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–None

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NUMBER.–139

NAME.–Haji Abdul Qhader Well at Kamari village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.47263, Longitude 69.27918

DATUM.–1,791.5 m

DEPTH.–26 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Behind the mosque

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NUMBER.–140

NAME.–Mohammad Naim Well at Kamari village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.48175, Longitude 69.29065

DATUM.–1,791.3 m

DEPTH.–60 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–None

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NUMBER.–143

NAME.–Hafizullah Khan Well at Noborja village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.46485, Longitude 69.26209

DATUM.–1,792.5 m

DEPTH.–25 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q4a-conglomerate and sandstone

DESCRIPTION.–Inside the village

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NUMBER.–201

NAME.–Well at Logar village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.48979, Longitude 69.27529

DATUM.–1,784.9 m

DEPTH.–54.3 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q4a-conglomerate and sandstone

DESCRIPTION.–Logar Well 1

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NUMBER.–202

NAME.–Well at Logar village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.48793, Longitude 69.27443

DATUM.–1,787.9 m

DEPTH.–51.5 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q4a-conglomerate and sandstone

DESCRIPTION.–Logar Well 3 02468

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NUMBER.–203

NAME.–Well at Logar village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.4857, Longitude 69.27415

DATUM.–1,786.9 m

DEPTH.–64.3 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q4a-conglomerate and sandstone

DESCRIPTION.–Logar Well 5 0123456789

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NUMBER.–204

NAME.–Well at Logar village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.48055, Longitude 69.27399

DATUM.–1,787.2 m

DEPTH.–79.1 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q4a-conglomerate and sandstone

DESCRIPTION.–Logar Well 10

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Deh Sabz

Kalakan

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2.2 59.1 0 1.5 3 6 Kilometers

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EXPLANATION

Monitoring well and

well identification number

District boundary

15

69°20' E.

34°40' N.

69°10' E.

34°35' N.

34°45' N.

Base from U.S. Geological Survey Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

data, 2000, 90-meter resolution, World Geodetic System 1984

Universal Transverse Mercator projection, Zone 42 N

Figure 4. Locations of wells in the Deh Sabz ground-water area.

Deh Sabz Ground-Water Area

The Deh Sabz ground-water area (fig. 4) encompasses 

464 km2 and is a very rural area. There are nine monthly monitoring wells in the Deh Sabz ground-water area. The wells 

range in depth from 7.2 to 150 m. The surficial geology at the 

wells varies from Quaternary loess to Quaternary conglomerate and sandstone. There are no perennial rivers or streams 

in this area, although there are some ephemeral streams and 

some perennial springs that discharge from the base of the 

mountains on the east side of this area. Seasonal water-level 

fluctuations are thought to be attributed to localized precipitation on the valley floor or mountains to the east. The wells 

in this area are family supply wells, village supply wells, or 

irrigation wells. Well 9 is the water-supply well for a construction project.

In the Deh Sabz ground-water area, static water levels 

range from a minimum of 4 m below land surface (Well 7, 

March 2007) to a maximum of 40 m below land surface 

(Well 59.1, August 2006). In this area, long-term trends during 

the monitoring period vary: depths to water have increased 

at Well 2.2 and Well 13, while depths to water decreased 

at Well 7 and Well 59.1. Static water levels have seasonal 

fluctuations from 0.5 to 2 m, except for Well 59.1, the deepest 

well in this area, where the seasonal fluctuation was as much 

as 9 m. Pumping causes a large drawdown of about 20 m at 

Well 59.1, but recovery is fairly rapid.

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NUMBER.–2.2

NAME.–En Rafellah Well at Sharak Sabz village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.63002, Longitude 69.30682

DATUM.–1,798.5 m

DEPTH.–100 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–West side, 100 m from Well 2.1

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NUMBER.–4

NAME.–Haji Den M Well at Akhand Zada village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.64028, Longitude 69.3846

DATUM.–1,976. m

DEPTH.–12 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q34ac-fan alluvium and colluvium

DESCRIPTION.–None

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NUMBER.–7

NAME.–Gul Ahmad Well at Akhand Zada village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.63932, Longitude 69.38481

DATUM.–1,967.6 m

DEPTH.–7.2 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q34ac-fan alluvium and colluvium

DESCRIPTION.–None

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NUMBER.–8

NAME.–Abdul Rashid Well at Bakhat Yaran village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.60595, Longitude 69.28092

DATUM.–1,775.7 m

DEPTH.–30 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–None

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NUMBER.–9

NAME.–Saed Mahbubolloh Well at Dehkada N 2 village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.65444, Longitude 69.33465

DATUM.–1,848.5 m

DEPTH.–70 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3a-conglomerate and sandstone

DESCRIPTION.–Construction project

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NUMBER.–13

NAME.–Shrine Padsha Saheb Well at Pacha Sahab village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.60388, Longitude 69.20809

DATUM.–1,783.6 m

DEPTH.–53.2 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q34ac-fan alluvium and colluvium

DESCRIPTION.–In the yard of the shrine

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NUMBER.–15

NAME.–Qhomandan Alli Gul Well at Khoja Chashat village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.65363, Longitude 69.24806

DATUM.–1,743.6 m

DEPTH.–39.3 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–In the garden

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NUMBER.–37

NAME.–Mohammad Qasem Well at Shekhu village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.757, Longitude 69.2235

DATUM.–1,646.2 m

DEPTH.–52 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3a-conglomerate and sandstone

DESCRIPTION.–In the garden

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28  Ground-Water Levels in the Kabul Basin, Afghanistan, 2004–07
NUMBER.–59.1

NAME.–Omar Zai Well at Kata Khel village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.61918, Longitude 69.35063

DATUM.–1,852.6 m

DEPTH.–150 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Inside the farm

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B

Chahar

Asyab

M

Kabul

Paghman

Chahar Asyab

217

216 214

213

212

211

117

115

113

112

104

100

Kabul River

Stream

Paghman

0 2 4 8 Kilometers

0 1 2 4 Miles

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data, 2000, 90-meter resolution, World Geodetic System 1984

Universal Transverse Mercator projection, Zone 42 N

69°0' E.

34°30' N.

69°10' E.

34°25' N.

EXPLANATION

Monitoring well and

well identification number

District boundary

211

Alluddin

well field

Afshar

well field

Figure 5. Locations of wells in the Paghman/Upper Kabul ground-water area.

Paghman/Upper Kabul Ground-Water Area

The Paghman/Upper Kabul ground-water area (fig. 5) 

encompasses 348 km2 and includes the urban population 

centers of western Kabul, and more rural lands in the western 

part of the area. There are 12 monthly monitoring wells in the 

Paghman/Upper Kabul ground-water area that range in depth 

from 4.9 to 99.7 m. The surficial geology at all well sites 

consists of Quaternary loess, alluvium, or colluvium, except 

at Well 100, which is located on an outcrop of gneiss. Five 

of the wells are municipal supply wells. Three of these wells 

(Wells 211, 212, and 213) are part of the Alluddin municipal 

well field. These wells are located approximately 1 km west 

of the Kabul River and close to the confluence of the Kabul 

River and Paghman Stream. The remaining two monitoring 

wells (Wells 216 and 217) are part of the Afshar municipal 

well field and are located much farther west of the Kabul 

River but within1 km of Paghman Stream. Well 216 is south 

of the stream and Well 217 is north of the stream. Most of the 

monthly water-level measurements taken in the Alluddin and 

Afshar municipal wells were collected under pumping conditions.

In the Paghman/Upper Kabul ground-water area, static 

water levels range from a minimum of 3 m below land surface 

(Well 212, April 2006)) to 28 m below land surface (Well 217, 

January 2006). In this area, long-term trends during the monitoring period vary: depths to water have increased at Wells 112 

and 114, while depths to water decreased at Wells 113, 115, 

and 117. Static water levels have seasonal fluctuations from 

0.5 to 3 m. Static water levels have seasonal fluctuations that 

are larger for wells near the Kabul River (Wells 113, 117, 211, 

and 213) than at wells that are not near major surface-water 

sources (Wells 100, 104, and 115). Pumping appears to cause 

a drawdown of about 5 m at Well 211 in the Alluddin well 

field, Well 214 at Kabul University, and at Well 216 in Afshar 

village.

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NUMBER.–100

NAME.–Swedish Well 224. Well at Chandal Bai Bazar village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.588, Longitude 68.95957

DATUM.–2,283.1 m

DEPTH.–4.9 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Xgn-gneiss

DESCRIPTION.–None

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NUMBER.–104

NAME.–DACAAR well 125. Well at Dodamast village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.56867, Longitude 69.00798

DATUM.–2,080.4 m

DEPTH.–19 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–In front of mosque

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NUMBER.–112

NAME.–Well at Kote Sangi village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.51202, Longitude 69.11918

DATUM.–1,818.6 m

DEPTH.–25 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Koche Halebi Sarzi, beside the road

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NUMBER.–113

NAME.–Well at Chelstoon village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.46974, Longitude 69.15351

DATUM.–1,814.5 m

DEPTH.–99.7 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Beside the Chelstoon garden

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NUMBER.–115

NAME.–Rishkhor Families Well at Rishkhor village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.43221, Longitude 69.14336

DATUM.–1,869.2 m

DEPTH.–70 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Beside the families’ mosque

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NUMBER.–117

NAME.–Clinic Tangi Saedon Well at Tangi Saedon village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.41479, Longitude 69.11069

DATUM.–1,853.7 m

DEPTH.–34.5 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q34ac-fan alluvium and colluvium

DESCRIPTION.–Inside the clinic

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NUMBER.–211

NAME.– Alluddin Well 1

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.49556, Longitude 69.14138

DATUM.–1,808.7 m

DEPTH.–49.8 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q4a-conglomerate and sandstone

DESCRIPTION.–None

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NUMBER.–212

NAME.– Alluddin Well 3

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.49138, Longitude 69.14391

DATUM.–1,808.4 m

DEPTH.–57.3 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–None

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NUMBER.–213

NAME.– Alluddin Well 4

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.48869, Longitude 69.14432

DATUM.–1,809.2 m

DEPTH.–44.5 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–None

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NUMBER.–214

NAME.–Well 214

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.51125, Longitude 69.12663

DATUM.–1,822 m

DEPTH.–40 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Kabul University

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NUMBER.–216

NAME.–Well at Afshar village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.51027, Longitude 69.07142

DATUM.–1,857.2 m

DEPTH.–47.8 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Afshar Well 6

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NUMBER.–217

NAME.–Well at Afshar village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.52248, Longitude 69.06788

DATUM.–1,868.3 m

DEPTH.–69.8 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Afshar Well 10

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Baghram

Qarabagh

Guldara

Kalakan

Mir Bacha Ko

Shakardara

Istalif

52

47 46

45

44

43

42 41

33

28

25

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22.1

Barik

Ob

River

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0 1.252.5 5 Miles

Base from U.S. Geological Survey Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

data, 2000, 90-meter resolution, World Geodetic System 1984

Universal Transverse Mercator projection, Zone 42 N

EXPLANATION

Monitoring well and

well identification number

District boundary

44

34°50' N.

69°20' E.

34°40' N.

69°10' E.

34°55' N.

34°45' N.

Figure 6. Locations of wells in the Shomali ground-water area.

Shomali Ground-Water Area

The Shomali ground-water area (fig. 6) encompasses 

785 km2 and is a predominantly rural area that contains the 

largest irrigated agricultural area in the Kabul Basin. There 

are 15 monthly monitoring wells in the Shomali ground-water 

area. The wells range in depth from 9 to 102 m. The surficial 

geology at the well locations consists of Quaternary loess or 

Quaternary fan alluvium and colluvium. Wells 33 and 52 are 

located at the base of the mountains on the west side of the 

Shomali ground-water area. The other wells are more centrally located in a generally north-south alignment with many 

being near small, ephemeral streams. There are a number 

of springs that discharge from the mountains on the western 

border of this area. The flow from these springs is the source 

for a number of small perennial streams in the western part of 

the Shomali ground-water area. The water in these streams is 

used for irrigation with much of it being diverted to irrigation 

canals. As a result, these small streams eventually dry up and 

do not contribute flow to the Barik Ob, the largest ephemeral 

stream in the area.

In the Shomali ground-water area, static water levels 

range from a minimum of 3.4 m below land surface (Wells 33, 

May 2006; Well 41, October 2005) to a maximum of 27.8 m 

below land surface (Well 22.1, August 2004). In this area, 

long-term trends during the monitoring period primarily show 

decreasing depths to water, most notably at Well 22.1 where 

the depth to water decreased from approximately 26 m below 

land surface in March 2005 to about 13 m below land surface 

in May 2006. Static water levels have seasonal fluctuations 

from 0.5 to 8 m. The timing of the seasonal high water level 

varies from well to well, with highest water levels at Well 44 

occurring in late summer or fall, while highest water levels at 

other wells generally occurs in June or July.

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NUMBER.–20

NAME.–Khoja Mokhtar Well at Aqa Ali Khoja village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.67871, Longitude 69.05766

DATUM.–1,915.6 m

DEPTH.–18.3 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–None

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NUMBER.–21

NAME.–Well at Bazar Sari House village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.68757, Longitude 69.08891

DATUM.–1,812.1 m

DEPTH.–49.2 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–In front of mosque

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NUMBER.–22.1

NAME.–Mohammad Well at Salehkhil village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.71077, Longitude 69.07854

DATUM.–1,812.7 m

DEPTH.–102 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–In the garden

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NUMBER.–24

NAME.–Mir Amanullah Base Well at Gozar village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.71271, Longitude 69.10679

DATUM.–1,726. m

DEPTH.–61.7 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–None

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NUMBER.–25

NAME.–Well at Shekhan village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.73014, Longitude 69.11942

DATUM.–1,692.8 m

DEPTH.–39.8 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–In the Sakina clinic

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NUMBER.–28

NAME.–Mir Atiqullah Well at Obchakan Ball village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.73752, Longitude 69.1388

DATUM.–1,663.9 m

DEPTH.–93 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Southeast side of new school

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NUMBER.–33

NAME.–Dr. Moh Shafiq Well at Mir Afghan village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.79978, Longitude 69.07012

DATUM.–1,881.1 m

DEPTH.–40 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–In the Farza clinic

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NUMBER.–41

NAME.–Director of Qarabagh School Well at Qarabagh village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.84308, Longitude 69.15798

DATUM.–1,543.4 m

DEPTH.–48.1 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–Inside the school

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NUMBER.–42

NAME.–Mohammad Sediq Well at Godar village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.83614, Longitude 69.20496

DATUM.–1,513.9 m

DEPTH.–40 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–In the garden

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NUMBER.–43

NAME.–Mohammad Saber Well at Miyan Joy village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.85959, Longitude 69.18665

DATUM.–1,517 m

DEPTH.–44.7 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–In the garden

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NUMBER.–44

NAME.–Mohammad Karim Well at Nangikhele Bala village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.87738, Longitude 69.16038

DATUM.–1,547.8 m

DEPTH.–37.8 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q34ac-fan alluvium and colluvium

DESCRIPTION.–In the garden

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NUMBER.–45

NAME.–Well at Bagh Alam village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.88072, Longitude 69.2202

DATUM.–1,499.4 m

DEPTH.–39 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–None

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measurement. Open diamond on

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NUMBER.–46

NAME.–Abdul Tawab Well at Qala Musa-e-Pain village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.90355, Longitude 69.22738

DATUM.–1,496.1 m

DEPTH.–32 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–In the garden

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WATER LEVEL, IN METERS BELOW LAND SURFACE

Black diamond shows water-level

measurement.

NUMBER.–47

NAME.–Abdul Hai Well at Dewana village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.8973, Longitude 69.25698

DATUM.–1,474.2 m

DEPTH.–9 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–In the garden

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WATER LEVEL, IN METERS BELOW LAND SURFACE

Black diamond shows water-level

measurement. Open diamond on

X axis indicates recent pumping

(dynamic water level).

44 Ground-Water Levels in the Kabul Basin, Afghanistan, 2004–07
NUMBER.–52

NAME.–Maqhsood Khan Well at Gaza Kakakhel village

LOCATION.–Latitude 34.64474, Longitude 69.00852

DATUM.–2,110.5 m

DEPTH.–23.1 m

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY.–Q3loe-loess

DESCRIPTION.–In the garden

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WATER LEVEL, IN METERS BELOW LAND SURFACE

Black diamond shows water-level

measurement.

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Bohannon, R.G., 2005, Geologic map of quadrangle 3468, 

Chak-e-Wardak (509) and Kabul (510) quadrangles: Afghan 

Open-File Report (509/510) 2005-1001.

Broshears, R.E., Akbari, M.A., Chornack, M.P., Mueller, D.K., 

and Ruddy, B.C., 2005, Inventory of ground-water resources 

in the Kabul Basin, Afghanistan: U.S. Geological Survey 

Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5090, 34 p.

Girardet, Edward, and Walter, Jonathan, 2004, Afghanistan: 

Geneva, Switzerland, Crosslines Publications, 544 p.

Myslil, V., Eqrar, M. Naim, and Hafisi, M., 1982, 

Hydrogeology of Kabul Basin (translated from Russian): 

sponsored by the United Nations Children’s Fund and the 

Ministry of Water and Power, Democratic Republic of 

Afghanistan.

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