International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

Watershed delineation and morphometric analysis using remote sensing and GIS mapping techniques in Qena-Safaga-Bir Queh, Central Eastern Desert

Mohamed ElKashouty
  • Mohamed ElKashouty
  • Hydrogeology Department, Faculty of Earth Sciences, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 06 November 2019
  •  Accepted: 30 March 2020
  •  Published: 31 May 2020

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