Physical characteristics and their influences on water dynamics in the
Sefrou watershed, Northern Tabular Middle Atlas, Morocco
Abstract
The Sebou watershed is the main receiver of rainwater contributions in
the North of Morocco. The present study is interested in the knowledge
of the global Physical characteristics on water dynamics in the Sefrou
watershed at the level of the Sefrou sub-watershed which belongs to this
large hydrological unit and which occupies its south-western part. The
approach followed in this study consisted initially, in acquiring the
data, organizing it, and processing it by a geographic information
system (GIS), in order to obtain a global idea on the distribution of
the different parameters in the entourage concerned by this study. The
application of geographic information system tools makes it possible to
establish a set of maps that will help develop an excellent descriptive
analysis characteristic of the watershed. In this paper, we present the
analysis results of the geological, climatic and hydrological
characteristics of an important area of the Middle Atlas, with the
notable importance of precipitation, runoff and rivers for irrigation
and the supply of drinking water. of cities in the region. The
hydrological study of the Sefrou watershed has shown a typical
Mediterranean regime, the watershed receives an average annual rainfall
of 454.22 mm, with a volume input of 183,96*10 ^6 ^3/year and an
average annual temperature of 16.62°C. The actual evapotranspiration in
the watershed is 389.22 mm/year which is 161,28.10^6 m^3/year.