Hydrogeological Dynamics Data in Ghana • hydrogeologicalghana

The goal of hydrogeologicalghana is to provide data on boreholes collected to study the hydrogeological dynamics in the greater Accra and Ashanti regions of Ghana.

Installation

You can install the development version of hydrogeologicalghana from GitHub with:

# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("openwashdata/hydrogeologicalghana")

Alternatively, you can download the individual datasets as a CSV or XLSX file from the table below.

Click Download CSV. A window opens that displays the CSV in your browser.
Right-click anywhere inside the window and select “Save Page As…”.
Save the file in a folder of your choice.

dataset	CSV	XLSX
hydrogeologicalghana	Download CSV	Download XLSX

Data

The package provides access to measurements of pumping tests that were systematically conducted at boreholes to assess crucial hydrogeological parameters, specifically focusing on pumping rates and drawdown.

library(hydrogeologicalghana)

hydrogeologicalghana

The dataset hydrogeologicalghana contains data about pumping tests that were systematically conducted at boreholes to assess crucial hydrogeological parameters, specifically focusing on pumping rates and drawdown in the greater Accra and Ashanti regions of Ghana. It has 12 observations and 10 variables

hydrogeologicalghana |> 
  head(3) |> 
  gt::gt() |>
  gt::as_raw_html()

date	region	community	depth	static_water_level	pumping_rate	drawdown	specific_capacity	transmissivity	aquifer_material
2001-01-01	Greater Accra	Agbleazaa	100	4.72	10	62.08	0.23	0.25	Schist
2001-01-01	Greater Accra	La Court	100	2.50	10	78.27	0.18	0.11	Schist
2001-01-01	Greater Accra	Okpoi Gonno	60	1.92	25	17.19	2.09	1.27	Gneiss

For an overview of the variable names, see the following table.

variable_name	variable_type	description
date	c(“POSIXct”, “POSIXt”)	Date of the measurement.
region	character	Name of the region where the borehole was drilled.
community	character	Name of the community where the borehole was drilled.
depth	numeric	Vertical distance from the surface of the ground to the bottom of the borehole, measured in meters (m). The depth of a borehole determines how deep the drilling process goes to reach the desired aquifer or geological layer.
static_water_level	numeric	Llevel of water in the borehole when no pumping is taking place. It is measured from the ground surface down to the water surface inside the borehole. This measurement is crucial for determining the natural water table level and the initial conditions of the aquifer.
pumping_rate	numeric	Volume of water being extracted from the borehole per unit of time, typically measured in liters per minute (l/min). This rate is essential for determining the efficiency and capacity of the borehole, as well as for designing the pump system.
drawdown	numeric	Difference between the static water level and the water level in the borehole after pumping has started. It indicates how much the water level has dropped due to pumping and is measured in meters (m). Drawdown helps in understanding the impact of pumping on the aquifer and is essential for calculating the sustainable yield of the borehole.
specific_capacity	numeric	Measure of the productivity of a borehole, defined as the pumping rate per unit drawdown. It is expressed in terms of volume per unit time per unit drawdown, commonly m_/day per meter of drawdown, which can be simplified to m_/day. This parameter helps in assessing the efficiency of the borehole and the aquifer’s ability to transmit water to the borehole.
transmissivity	numeric	Measure of how much water can be transmitted horizontally through the aquifer material over a unit width and is measured in cubic meters per day (m_/day). It is a product of the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer and the saturated thickness of the aquifer. High transmissivity indicates a highly productive aquifer.
aquifer_material	character	Type of geological materials (such as sand, gravel, limestone, or sandstone) that make up the aquifer from which the borehole extracts water. The characteristics of these materials, including their porosity and permeability, influence the aquifer’s ability to store and transmit water. Understanding the aquifer material is critical for assessing the water quality and the potential yield of the borehole.

Example

library(hydrogeologicalghana)
library(dplyr)

# Summary statistics by region
region_summary <- hydrogeologicalghana |>
  group_by(region) |> 
  summarise(
    count = n(),
    avg_depth = mean(depth, na.rm = TRUE),
    max_pump_rate = max(pumping_rate, na.rm = TRUE),
    min_water_level = min(static_water_level, na.rm = TRUE)
  )

# Print the formatted table
kable(region_summary, 
      caption = "Summary Statistics by Region", 
      align = "c",
      col.names = c("Region",
                    "Count",
                    "Average depth",
                    "Max. pump rate",
                    "Min. water level"))

Region	Count	Average depth	Max. pump rate	Min. water level
Ashanti	4	63.75	25	1.15
Greater Accra	8	77.50	35	1.31

Summary Statistics by Region

library(hydrogeologicalghana)
library(ggplot2)

# Scatter plot
scatter_plot <- hydrogeologicalghana |>
  ggplot(aes(x = depth, y = static_water_level, color = region)) +
  geom_point() +
  labs(title = "Scatter plot of depth vs. water level by region",
       x = "Depth (m)",
       y = "Water Level (m)") +
  theme_minimal()

# Display the scatter plot
print(scatter_plot)

License

Data are available as CC-BY.

Citation

Please cite this package using:

citation("hydrogeologicalghana")
#> To cite package 'hydrogeologicalghana' in publications use:
#> 
#>   Addae-Mensah B, Tilley E, Clavijo Daza A (2025).
#>   "hydrogeologicalghana: Hydrogeological Dynamics Data in Ghana."
#>   doi:10.5281/zenodo.16743742
#>   <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16743742>,
#>   <https://openwashdata.github.io/hydrogeologicalghana/>.
#> 
#> A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
#> 
#>   @Misc{addaemensah_etall:2025,
#>     title = {hydrogeologicalghana: Hydrogeological Dynamics Data in Ghana},
#>     author = {Benedict Addae-Mensah and Elizabeth Tilley and Adriana {Clavijo Daza}},
#>     year = {2025},
#>     doi = {10.5281/zenodo.16743742},
#>     url = {https://openwashdata.github.io/hydrogeologicalghana/},
#>     abstract = {This package contains data on boreholes collected to study the hydrogeological dynamics in the greater Accra and Ashanti regions of Ghana.},
#>     version = {0.0.1},
#>   }