Table 1 Coordinates and characteristics of identified Sampling points A–G for the study
Sampling point | Coordinates | Characteristics | |
|---|---|---|---|
Longitude | Latitude | ||
A | 4° 8ʹ 52.211ʺ E | 7° 22ʹ 39.475ʺ N | This point is characterized by intense human activities and the Nigerian Bottling Copmany is located here. The rock formation is is schist-magmatitised rocks and soil is sandy. Water flow is gentle because it is close to dam wall |
B | 4° 7ʹ 22.766ʺ E | 7° 25ʹ 20.128ʺ N | The cage culture system is located at this point, the water flow is gentle and the rock formation in this area is this area is made of porphyritic granite with fine soils |
C | 4° 8ʹ 40.901ʺ E | 7° 26ʹ 56.768ʺ N | Intensive agricultural activities were observed in this area and the rock formation was fine-grained leucogranite. The flow of water is slow |
D | 4° 9ʹ 23.053ʺ E | 7° 28ʹ 34.437ʺ N | This area consists of rocks that are partly porphyritic nayure and partly fine-gained leucogranite. The flow of water is gentle and farming was observed in this area |
E | 4° 15ʹ 39.790ʺ E | 7° 31ʹ 7.623ʺ N | This area consists of schist-magmatised rocks with hilly terrain making agricultural practices difficult. The flow of water is steep and soil contains pebbles |
F | 4° 15ʹ 39.790ʺ E | 7° 31ʹ 7.623ʺ N | This area consists of charnockitic meta intrusive/gneiss and migmatised rocks with hilly terrain making agricultural practices difficult. The flow of water is steep and there was huge influx of ahumans for prayers on these hilly terrain |
G | 4° 17ʹ 51.211ʺ E | 7° 35ʹ 33.475ʺ N | The rock formation is partly charnockitic-meta intrusive/gneiss and migmatised and partly schist-magmatized characteristics. The flow of water in this area is fast |