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The subsurface internal geometry of Rima River floodplain located in north-western area of Nigeria was investigated using 2D resistivity imaging, vertical electrical sounding (VES) and laboratory analyses. Four profiles were acquired using Wenner array. The apparent resistivity computed was used to produce 2D electrical resistivity pseudosections using  RES2DINV  software. A total of nine VESs were acquired along the four profiles in the study area with AB/2 of 1 to 100 m. Quantitative interpretation of VES curves was done by partial curve matching and computer-assisted 1D forward modelling with the  WinResist  version 1.0 software. Five pits were dug along the profiles to confirm the interpreted results from the geophysical surveys. Soil samples were collected from the pits at various depths, and hydraulic conductivity ( K ) was estimated in the laboratory using the constant head permeability test following standard procedure. Interpretations of electrical resistivity technique show three to four subsurface layers including topsoil, sandy material and clay/saturated clayey materials. The sandy material is believed to be saturated with water with appreciable amount of porosity and permeability. This layer was further confirmed by pitting around the study area. From the laboratory and empirical estimation of  K , it was discovered that the  K  value ranges from 10 −2  to 10 −6  m/s, which shows that the sample is clean sand which is moderately to highly permeable. The grain size analysis revealed from the cumulative plot that the sample falls predominantly within medium-sized sand, which makes the study area a good aquifer system.

Geophysical characterization and hydraulic properties of unconsolidated floodplain aquifer system in Wamako area, Sokoto State, north-western Nigeria