Shaibu  Abdul-Ganiyu, Kpiebaya  Prosper, 
    Hydrogeological Study of Groundwater for Dry Season Farming in Northern Region of Ghana,
    Research Journal of Applied Sciences,
    Volume 15,Issue 6,
    2020,
    Pages 187-196,
    ISSN 1815-932x,
    rjasci.2020.187.196,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2020.187.196)
    Abstract: The nature of geological and hydrological
conditions in Northern Region is complex resulting in low
drilling success rate and high variability of borehole
yields. The voltaian formation in the Northern Region is
known to have high-low potential of groundwater
resources as the flows mainly occur in fracture zones with
some areas characterised by low porosity and along
bedding planes for some areas. This kind of formation
occurs in the Northern belt of the region and a smaller
portion in the South. The groundwater resource potential
within Northern Region was studied using typical
hydrogeological factors such as transmissivity,
overburden thickness, borehole success rate and
groundwater potentiometric level. The research targeted
areas of high groundwater success rate so as to minimise
the gap in the computation that would be affected as a
result of dry boreholes. The study considered 38
boreholes out of functional boreholes numbering 890
within Northern Region. The permanent groundwater
reserve and the recoverable groundwater reserve were
estimated to be approximately 533,108,995.2&timesmn;10<sup>6</sup> m<sup>3</sup> and
213,243,598.1&timesmn;10<sup>6</sup> m<sup>3</sup>, respectively for the aquifer
basement complex of 38 boreholes.
    Keywords: Groundwater;hydrogeology;potentiometric;transmissivity;voltaian