Pamukkale (Cotton Castle) is one of the most important touristic heritages in the West anatolian sector of the Aegean extensional region of Turkey. The total discharge of the springs is 386 Lis at a temperature of 35-36degC from open fissures developed along a fault zone that trends northwesterly. Dye tests were carried out to determine the hydraulic connection among various thermal springs, the direction of groundwater flow, and the amount of water
Pamukkale (Cotton Castle) is one of the most important touristic heritages in the West anatolian sector of the Aegean extensional region of Turkey. The total discharge of the springs is 386 Lis at a temperature of 35-36degC from open fissures developed along a fault zone that trends northwesterly. Dye tests were carried out to determine the hydraulic connection among various thermal springs, the direction of groundwater flow, and the amount of water
Pamukkale (Cotton Castle) is one of the most important touristic heritages in the West anatolian sector of the Aegean extensional region of Turkey. The total discharge of the springs is 386 Lis at a temperature of 35-36degC from open fissures developed along a fault zone that trends northwesterly. Dye tests were carried out to determine the hydraulic connection among various thermal springs, the direction of groundwater flow, and the amount of water
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Evaluation of Groundwater Flow by Means of Dye-Tracing
Techniques, Pamukkale Thermal Springs, Western Turkey
Cahit Yesertener '? and Hatim Elhatip?
Abstract: Pamukkale is one of the most important touristic heritages in the West Anatolia Sector of the Aegean
extensional region of Turkey. Pamukkale (Cotton Castle) is covered by extensive, beautiful snow-white travertine that
is deposited by hot water springs. The total discharge of the springs is 386 L’s ata temperature of 35-36°C from open
fissures developed along a fault zone that trends northwesterly. Tectonic movement is represented inthe field as a series
of graben and horst systems, Several dye tests were carried out to determine the hydraulic connection among various
thermal springs, the direction of groundwater flow, and the amount of water loss in the study area, The dye tests show
that the present volume of thermal water could be increased by 125 Ls, The tests also show that a hydraulic connection
exists among these thermal springs, and that the groundwater flow system flows toward the northwest.
Résumé: Pamukkale, lune des régions les plus touristiques du monde, est située dans la zone ouest-anatolienne de
la région égéenne, en Turquie. Pamukkale (le « Chateau de coton ») est une zone recouverte d'une grande étendue de
remarquables travertins semblables & de la neige, qui se déposent immédiatement a la sortie de sources d'eau chaude,
Les sources thermominérales débitent environ 386 L’s; leur température est de 35-36 °C; elles sortent de fissures
ouvertes développées dans une zone de fractures orientées NW-SE. Dans cette région, le dispositif tectonique est
constitué par un ensemble de grabens et de horsts. Des tests ont été réalisés afin de déterminer les connections
hhydrauliques entre les différentes émergences, la direction des écoulements souterrains et les pertes d'eau dans la région
étude, Des tragages ont montré que le potentiel en eaux thermales pouvait étre augmenté de 125 Ls. Ces tests ont aussi
conduit a montrer que l'existence de connections hydrauliques entre les sources chaudes, et que les eaux souterraines
s’écoulent en direction du NW-SE.
Resumen: Pamukkale es una de las areas turisticas més importantes en el sector de Anatolia Occidental,
correspondiente a la extensa regién del Egeo en Turquia. Pamukkale (“Castillo de Algod6n”) esté cubierto por un
cextenso y bello travertino de color albino, depositado por fuentes de aguas termales. La descarga total de los manantiales
es de 386 L’s, a una temperatura de 35-36