Monitoring of Water Flow in the Springs of the Golesh Massif, Kosovo

Abstract

Water spring are vital to all human activities. The integration of hydrological, geological, hydrogeological and ecological characteristics of resource ecosystems provides a much needed tool for recognizing the characteristics and their distribution. The objective of this study was to identify springs in the study area, in order to evaluate their hydrogeological characteristics and parameters. Eight springs have been identified in the Golesh Massif area. They are mainly of lithological contact. Water flow ranging from 0.03 to 5 l/s, the temperature, pH and total hardness in the water of spring Curreli range within 11.1°C to 15.7°C, 5.51°C to 8.03°C and 18.8 to 21.67ºdH, respectively. Their recharge mainly depends on the amount of precipitations that falls in the area.

Keywords

• spring
• golesh massif
• physico-chemical parameters
• flow