Piezometric conditions in Pieria basin, Kavala Prefecture, Macedonia, Greece

Abstract

Pieria basin is located between Paggeon and Symvolon mountains, in Kavala Prefecture. It is characterized byelongated shape with NE-SW direction of development. In the plain area intensive cultivation is applied, which imply to increased water quantities for irrigation. In this paper the piezometry of the study area is analyzed in two periods of measurements according to the lower and the higher water level as well as the correlation between the water level and the irrigation periods. For this reason, systematic water level measurements from March 2005 to November 2007 in regular base were collected from selected boreholes of the basin. Furthermore, data collected in1996 were also used for comparison