On Monday morning, 7/11/2022, in the Department of Geography and Geographic Information Systems at the College of Arts at the University of Basrah a master thesis entitled (The effect of geographical factors on the stability of the banks of the Shatt al-Basrah Canal: A geomorphological study (a study in natural geography) was discussed.
The thesis presented by the student Maryam Salem Shaaban included three chapters.The first chapter discussed the geographical factors affecting the stability of the banks of the Shatt al-Basrah Canal ,the second chapter included some physical, chemical, engineering and morphological properties of the sediments of the banks of the Shatt al-Basrah Canal,and the third chapter dealt with the stability of the sediments of the banks of the Shatt al-Basrah Canal and the validity of its water for some uses.
The thesis aims to :
1- Determining the effect of natural and human factors affecting the stability of the soils of the banks of the Shatt al-Basrah Canal and the causes of sculpting and avalanche.
2- Determining the locations of the avalanche according to the severity along the studied longitudinal section of the Shatt al-Basrah canal.
The thesis concluded :
1- A study of the impact of geographical factors on the stability of the banks of the Shatt al-Basrah Canal has proven that the phenomenon of erosion and retreat of the banks of the Shatt al-Basrah Canal is an old problem since the canal was dug, but the erosion and sedimentation processes on both banks of the canal were balanced.
2- The Shatt al-Basrah Canal is located within the flat lands of the alluvial plain with few terrains, which helped in the penetration of tidal waters for long distances towards the canal, and then the Shatt al-Basrah channel is exposed to the penetration of tidal waters in it, and this affects the drainage characteristics of the channel, which is located in the basin area of the alluvial plain. The nature of the slope of the surface from north to south helped to raise the level of the groundwater level in the study area compared to the middle and upper sides of the sedimentary plain.
