Application of ERT Method for Fault Detection; Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

This study is done about an area where is to build a dam near Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Sulaymaniyah is one of the most important cities in Iraq especially in Kurdistan. This city is developing gradually and it involves preparing suitable rural and urban facilities and infra structures. This rivers in the area are surrounded by relatively high attitude mountains which can supply sufficient water reservoirs for the city and its suburbs. In the north of the Sulaymaniyah there is a mountainous area on which a river passes through the valleys and has the potential to be an important water reservoir. Hence a project with aim of making a dam on the river is started. In this study a known geophysical method is used to study the water potential of the dam.