Iraq highly depends on its surface water resources. Now it is facing water
shortage problems. For these reasons, the utilization of groundwater will be
increasing with time. Karbala Governorate is located in the central part of
Iraq. It covers an area of 5034 km
2
and the population exceeds one million. It
is characterized by an arid or semiarid environment. Karbala Governorate
lack surface water resource and consequently, groundwater is the only available resource. The main groundwater aquifer within the area is Dibdibba formation. It is composed of poorly sorted sand and sand stone with gravel. In
this research hydrological and hydrogeological information were used to find
out the magnitude and the direction of groundwater seepage velocity. The results indicate that groundwater flow toward the flood plain to the east of the
study region. The seepage velocity ranges from 0 to 0.18 m/d, with a general
increase when moving from the west to the east.