Skip to main content

Advertisement

Springer Nature Link
Log in

Appraisal of lineaments for groundwater prognosis in the Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria: a case study

  • Original Article
  • Published:
Sustainable Water Resources Management Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The Middle Benue Trough is a complex geologic environment consisting of a mix of sedimentary and basement rocks. It is challenged by the problem of water scarcity due to insufficient surface water sources and acute pollution of rivers and streams. Cases of borehole failures are reported during exploration for groundwater and this could be as a result inadequate geological knowledge of the major influences on the availability of groundwater, one of which is lineaments. This study, therefore, integrates the strengths of both aeromagnetic and remote sensing data to appraise the lineaments. The results obtained have important implications for groundwater search in the study area in that they confirm that higher borehole discharge rates are associated with higher density and intersection of lineaments.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
$34.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or eBook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5

Similar content being viewed by others

Data availability

The remote sensing data used were downloaded from glovis.usgs.gov. However, the magnetic data used are available with the reasonable request and with the permission of the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency.

References

  • Adelana SMA, Olasehinde PI, Bale RB, Vrbka P, Edet AE, Gom IB (2008) An overview of the geology and hydrogeology of Nigeria. In: Adelana SMA, MacDonald AM (eds) Applied groundwater studies in Africa. IAH selected papers in hydrogeology. Taylor and Francis, London, pp 222–259

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Adepoju MO, Odeyemi IB, Akinluyi FO (2021) Landsat-8 lineament analysis for detection of epigenetic mineralization zones in parts of Igarra schist belt southwestern Nigeria. Remote Sens Earth Syst Sci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41976-021-00046-1

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Akaamaa WW, Onoja SB, Nwakonobi TU (2014) Assessment of hydro-geological formation of Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State for borehole setting. PAT J 10(2):168–185

    Google Scholar 

  • Akande SO, Olusola JO, Adekeye OA, Egenhoff SO, Obaje NG, Erdtmann BD (2011) Stratigraphic evolution and petroleum potential of middle cretaceous sediments in the Lower and Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria: insights from new source rock facies evaluation. Pet Technol Dev J 1:1–34

    Google Scholar 

  • Alisiobi AR, Ako BD (2012) Groundwater Investigation Using Combined Geophysical Methods, adapted from extended abstract prepared in conjunction with poster presentation at AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, Long Beach, California.

  • Alonso-Contes CA (2011) Lineament mapping for groundwater exploration using remotely sensed imagery in a karst terrain: Rio Tanama and Rio de Arecibo basins in the northern karst of Puerto Rico 79

  • Beamish D (2008) The application of tilt derivatives to EM conductivity data. In: Near Surface 2008 – 14th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics Kraków, Poland, 15–17

  • Canny J (1986) A Computational Approach to Edge Detection. IEEE Trans Pattern Anal Machine Intell 8:679–714

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Constant C, Oluwagbenga OI, Orimoogunje DJ, Hlatywayo JO, Akinyede. (2013) Application of remote sensing and geographical information systems in determining the groundwater potential in the crystalline basement of Bulawayo Metropolitan Area, Zimbabwe. Adv Remote Sens 2:149–161

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cratchley CR, Jones GP (1965) An interpretation of Geology and Gravity anomalies of the Benue Valley Nigeria. Geophy Pap Overseas Geol Surv Lond 1:17–25

    Google Scholar 

  • Dinesh AC, Markose VJ, Jayappa KS (2013) Linfo – a visual basic program for lineament density, frequency and intersection density analysis. Earth Sci Inform. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2016.04.001

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Duru P (2017) Benue Government Executes 638 Water Projects in two years. Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved from: www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/benue-govt-executes-638-water-projects-two-years/amp/

  • El-Naqa A, Hammouri N, Ibrahim K, El-Taj M (2009) Integrated approach for groundwater exploration in WadiAraba using remote sensing and GIS. Jordan J Civil Eng 3(3):229–243

    Google Scholar 

  • Fagbohun BJ, Adeoti B, Aladejana OO (2017) Litho-structural analysis of eastern part of Ilesha schist belt, southwestern Nigeria. J Afr Earth Sc 133(2017):123–137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.05.017

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Falebita D, Olajuyigbe O, Abeiya SS, Christopher O, Aderoju A (2020) Interpretation of geophysical and GIS-Based remote sensing data for sustainable groundwater resource management in the basement of north-eastern Osun State Nigeria. SN Appl Sci 2:1608. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-03366-x

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Farrington JL (1952) A preliminary description of the Nigerian lead – zinc field. Bull Soc Econ Geol 47(6):583–608. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsecongeo.47.6.583

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fashae OA, Tijani MN, Talabi AO, Adedeji OI (2014) Delineation of Groundwater Potential zones in the crystalline basement terrain of SW-Nigeria: an integrated GIS and remote sensing approach. Appl Water Sci 4:19–38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-013-0127-9

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Galadima A, Garba ZN, Leke L, Almustapha MN, Adam IK (2011) Domestic water pollution among local communities in Nigeria - causes and consequences. Eur J Sci Res 52(4):592–603

    Google Scholar 

  • Geospasial (2015) http://www.info-geospasial.com/2015/07/kombinasi-band-citra-landsat-8.html. Accessed 4 Sep 2019

  • Gonzalez R, Woods R (1992) Digital Image Processing. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company

    Google Scholar 

  • Hammouri N, El-Naqa A, Barakat M (2012) An integrated approach to groundwater exploration using remote sensing and geographic information system. J Water Resour Prot 4(9):717–724. https://doi.org/10.4236/jwarp.2012.49081

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Haridas VR, Aravindan S, Currish G (1998) Remote sensing and its application for Groundwater favourable area Identification. Q J GARC 6(1):18–22

    Google Scholar 

  • Hoque M, Nwajide CS (1984) Tectono-sedimentological evolution of an elongate Intracratonic basin {aulacogen}: the case of the Benue Trough of Nigeria. J Min Geol 21(1&2):19–26

    Google Scholar 

  • Hung LQ, Batelaan O, De Smedt F (2005) Lineament extraction and analysis, comparison of Landsat ETM and Aster imagery Case study: Suoimuoi tropical karst catchment Vietnam. Proc SPIE Remote Sens Environ Monit GIS Appl Geol. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.627699

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ibrahim U, Mutua F (2014) Lineament Extraction using Landsat 8 (OLI) in Gedo, Somali. Int J Sci Res (IJSR) 3(9):291–296

    Google Scholar 

  • Jika HT, Mamah LI (2014) Application of electromagnetic method and electrical resistivity sounding in hydrogeological studies, a case study of Vandeikya area, central Nigeria. Int J Sci Technol Res 3(2):179–190

    Google Scholar 

  • Kim D (2013) Sobel Operators and Canny Edge Detectors. ECE 480 Fall 2013, Team 4, pp. 33–39

  • King LC (1950) Outline and disruption of Gondwana land. Geol Mag 87(5):353–359. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756800077311

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kogbe CA (1989) The Cretaceous Paleocene Sediments of southern Nigeria. In: Kogbe CA (ed) Geology of Nigeria. Rock View Ltd Jos, pp 325–334

    Google Scholar 

  • Mathew TG, Ariffin KS (2018) Remote Sensing Technique for Lineament Extraction in Association with Mineralization Pattern in Central Belt Peninsular Malaysia. J Phys Conf Ser 1082:012092. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1082/1/012092

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • McCurry P (1976) The geology of the precambrian to lower paleozoic rocks of northern Nigeria – a review. In: Kogbe CA (ed) Geology of Nigeria. Elizabethan Publishers, Lagos, pp 15–37

    Google Scholar 

  • Mickus, K. (2000). Magnetic Method: In: Geophysics 2000: Federal Highway Administration and Missouri Department of Transportation special publication, paper, 15 pp.

  • Ministry of Water Resources (2013) National water resources master plan. MWR

    Google Scholar 

  • Mogaji KA, Omosuyi GO, Adelusi AO, Lim HS (2016) Application of GIS-based evidential belief function model to regional groundwater recharge potential zones mapping in hard rock geologic terrain. Environ Processes 3(1):93–123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-016-0126-6

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Murat RC (1970) Stratigraphic and paleogeography of the cretaceous and lower tertiary in southern Nigeria. In: Dessauvagie TTJ, Whiteman AJ (eds) African geology. University of Ibadan Press, Ibadan, pp 250–265

    Google Scholar 

  • Ndougsa MT, Feumoe AN, Manguelle DE, Fairhead JD (2012) Aeromagnetic data interpretation to locate buried faults in south-east Cameroon. Geophysica 48(1–2):49–63

    Google Scholar 

  • Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (2006) Geologic map of Nigeria. Geological Survey Department: Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Abuja

    Google Scholar 

  • Nwachukwu SO (1972) The tectonic evolution of the southern portion of the Benue Trough. Nigeria Geol Mag 109:411–419. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756800039790

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nwosu OB (2015) Qualitative interpretation of aeromagnetic data over parts of Middle Benue Trough Nigeria using HRAM. Stand Sci Res Essays 3(2):026–032

    Google Scholar 

  • Obaje NG (2004) Geology and Mineral resources of Nigeria. Springer, Dordrecht, p 224

    Google Scholar 

  • Obiora SC (2012) Chemical characterization and tectonic evolution of hornblende-biotite granitoids from the Precambrian basement complex around Ityowanye and Katsina-Ala, southeastern Nigeria. J Min Geol 48(1):13–29

    Google Scholar 

  • Offodile ME (1983) The occurrence and exploitation of groundwater in Nigerian Basement Rocks, Nigerian. J Min Geol 20(1&2):131–146

    Google Scholar 

  • Offodile ME (2002) Groundwater study and development in Nigeria. Mecon Geology and Engineering Services Ltd., Jos

    Google Scholar 

  • Ogundana AK, Talabi AO (2014) Groundwater potential evaluation of college of engineering, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria. Am J Water Resour 2(1):25–30

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ominigbo OE (2022) Evolution of the Nigerian basement complex: current status and suggestions for future research. J Min Geol 58(1):229–236

    Google Scholar 

  • Phillips JD (2002) Processing and interpretation of aeromagnetic data for the Santa Cruz Basin–Patagonia Mountains Area, South-Central Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02–98. https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0098/.

  • Rao BV, Briz-Kishore BH (1991) A methodology for locating potential aquifers in a typical semi-arid region in India using resistivity and hydrogeologic parameters. Geoexploration 27(1–2):55–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7142(91)90014-4

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Shrivakshan GT, Chandrasekar C (2012) A comparison of various edge detection techniques used in image processing. Int J Comput Sci Issues 9(5):269–276

    Google Scholar 

  • Si Mhamdi H, Raji M, Maimouni S, Oukassou M (2017) Fractures network mapping using remote sensing in the Paleozoic massif of Tichka (Western High Atlas, Morocco). Arab J Geosci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-017-2912-5

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Tam VT, De Smedt F, Batelan O, Dessarguess A (2004) Study on the relationship between lineaments and borehole specific capacity in a fractured and karstified limestone area in Vietnam. Hydrogeol J 12(6):662–673. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-004-0329-1

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Terhemba BS, Daniel O, David M, Chukudebelu JU, Ezema PO (2016) Aquifer characterization and classification using electromagnetic and galvanic resistivity methods in basement complex, Katsina-Ala central Nigeria. Int J Sci Technol 4:10–21

    Google Scholar 

  • Toteu SF, Penaye J, Djomani YP (2004) Geodynamic evolution of the Pan-African belt in central Africa with special reference to Cameroon. Canad J Earth Sci 41(1):73–85. https://doi.org/10.1139/E03-079

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Umeh EU, Hassan M, Onekutu A (2004) Host-related risk factors associated with asymptomatic bacteriuria in a rural community in Benue State, Nigeria. Niger J Microbiol 20:873–879

    Google Scholar 

  • Van der Meer FD, Van der Werff HMA, Van Ruitenbeek FJA, Hecker CA, Bakker WH, Noomen MF et al (2012) Multi- and hyperspectral geologic remote sensing: a review. Int J Appl Earth Observ Geoinf 14(1):112–128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j/jag.2011.08.002

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Verduzco B, Fairhead JD, Green CM, MacKenzie C (2004) New insights into magnetic derivatives for structural mapping. Lead Edge 23(2):116–119

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wendt L, Hilberg S, Robl J, Dirnberger D, Strasser T, Braun A (2016) Remote sensing in hydrogeology: a short summary of methods and constraints for groundwater exploration. Technical Report, University of Salzburg and University of Tubingen, Germany, pp 57. Project EO4HumEn. www.zgis.at/humanitarian-services.

Download references

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to acknowledge that the remote sensing data was downloaded from glovis.usgs.gov while the magnetic data was provided by the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Geology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

    D. E. Falebita

  2. Department of Physics, Federal University, Lokoja, Nigeria

    K. J. Ayua

Authors
  1. D. E. Falebita
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar

  2. K. J. Ayua
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to D. E. Falebita.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

There is no conflict of interest with respect to this study.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Falebita, D.E., Ayua, K.J. Appraisal of lineaments for groundwater prognosis in the Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria: a case study. Sustain. Water Resour. Manag. 9, 12 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-022-00791-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-022-00791-1

Keywords