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Boreholes Kenya - Rural Focus

The dataset covers the Counties of Turkana and Marsabit in northern Kenya. It includes borehole records with some geological and water quality measurements. It is part of the project "HYDROGEOLOGICAL MAPPING OF TURKANA and MARSABIT AQUIFERS" that was carried out by Rural Focus and SWAS WATER SURVEYS. A significant portion of the data that was required for these datasets was collected from various organizations including Oxfam, the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar, JICA, and the WRA of Kenya. The dataset has undergone improvements in accuracy and consistency while being normalized to align with UNESCO's groundwater data collection template.

Data and Resources

SHP Turkana-Marsabit Boreholes Rural Focus

Shapefile of the combined datasets for Turkana and Marsabit Boreholes containing water quality and aquifer information.
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CSV Marsabit Boreholes Rural Focus

A dataset in CSV format with coordinates of boreholes in Marsabit County. Contains some water quality measurements (EC, pH, T) and water rest levels.
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CSV Turkana Boreholes Rural Focus

A dataset in CSV format with coordinates of boreholes in Turkana County. Contains some water quality measurements (EC, pH, T), water struck levels, and water rest levels.
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PDF HYDROGEOLOGICAL MAPPING OF MARSABIT AQUIFERS

This is a ZIP file containing the reports, the maps, and the raw data in softcopy of the HYDROGEOLOGICAL MAPPING OF MARSABIT AQUIFERS project in PDF format, carried out by Rural Focus.
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PDF HYDROGEOLOGICAL MAPPING OF TURKANA AQUIFERS

This is a ZIP file containing the reports, the maps, and the raw data in softcopy of the HYDROGEOLOGICAL MAPPING OF TURKANA AQUIFERS project in PDF format, carried out by Rural Focus.
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Basic information
Resource type	Spatial data set
Date of creation	2024-11-15
Date of last revision	2024-11-15 Show changelog
Metadata identifier	Boreholes-Kenya---Rural-Focus
Metadata language	English
Themes (DCAT-AP)	Environment
High-value dataset category	Geospatial
ISO 19115 topic category	environment
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INSPIRE Themes	Hydrography (HY)
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Coordinate Reference System	EPSG:CRS84
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Bounding Box	"{\"type\": \"Polygon\", \"coordinates\": [[[33.9, 1.5], [37.9, 1.5], [37.9, 5.5], [33.9, 5.5], [33.9, 1.5]]]}"
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Provenance
Lineage statement	Four separate datasets were extracted from the Rural Focus hard copy report titled "Hydrogeological Mapping of Turkana & Marsabit Aquifers." Two datasets contained water quality data for selected wells, while the other two focused on aquifer information. These datasets were merged by county into two CSV files, which were then used to create a unified SHP file combining all the information covering both counties.
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Purpose	Water resources management
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Version	1.0
Dataset validity	2024-11-15

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Name of the dataset creator (Legacy)	IHP-WINS Nairobi Admin
Name of the dataset maintainer	IHP-WINS Nairobi Admin
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Email of the dataset creator (Legacy)	ihp-wins.admin.nairobi@unesco.org
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Email of the dataset maintainer	ihp-wins.admin.nairobi@unesco.org
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