Figures & data
Figure 1. The experimental Kyzylzharma groundwater well field study area at Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan, in the Syr Darya Artesian Groundwater Basin.
![Figure 1. The experimental Kyzylzharma groundwater well field study area at Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan, in the Syr Darya Artesian Groundwater Basin.](/cms/asset/613b26e7-280f-4c4e-86aa-10e46da00423/oaen_a_2307194_f0001_c.jpg)
Table 1. Representative hydrogeological cross-section of the Kyzylzharma groundwater well field and conceptual schematization for the model simulations.
Figure 3. Graphical representation of the hydro chemical facies and factors controlling the water chemistry: a) Durov diagram; b) Piper plot.
![Figure 3. Graphical representation of the hydro chemical facies and factors controlling the water chemistry: a) Durov diagram; b) Piper plot.](/cms/asset/52d00345-182e-4bfd-91d4-4b2fd47ca4e8/oaen_a_2307194_f0003_c.jpg)
Table 2. Syr Darya water quality.
Figure 5. Comparison between calculated and observed heads for steady-state conditions (time step = 1 day, 1974).
![Figure 5. Comparison between calculated and observed heads for steady-state conditions (time step = 1 day, 1974).](/cms/asset/2fc83fc7-7fd5-4a01-ae84-08ebb0cd2b16/oaen_a_2307194_f0005_c.jpg)
Figure 6. Calculated groundwater levels of the Upper Turonian aquifer from the steady state calibration (1974).
![Figure 6. Calculated groundwater levels of the Upper Turonian aquifer from the steady state calibration (1974).](/cms/asset/8569ad84-deea-435d-91cd-1a16c99c8514/oaen_a_2307194_f0006_c.jpg)
Table 3. Long-term groundwater balances based on steady state calibration for 01/01/1974.
Data availability statement
The data used in this study are available upon request from the corresponding authors.