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Figure 1: Typical geomorphologic characteristics and hydrological zones.

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Figure 3: Schematically representation of runoff-evaporation processes grouped into lateral and vertical processes.

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Figure 4: Schematic representation of the natural dispersive processes (dark shaded area) and manmade dispersive processes (shaded area with solidus) over a studied area.

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Figure 5: Schematic representation of the RE model.

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Figure 6: Reproduced (dotted) and observed (solid) streamflow to downstream (a) and water table depth in irrigation area for two sub-areas (b1 and b2).

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Figure 7: River water (a) and canal water (b) dispersion and consumption.

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Figure 8: Water consumption in non-irrigation area.

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Table 1: Water budget in the Akesu oasis (10⁸m³/year).

Year	Recharge				Dis.		Consumption						Stor. change
	Cd	Cg	P		D		Ei	Ewild	Ewaste	Ewet	Ec		68#68S	68#68G
1999	33.5	1.8	3.4		10.9		13.8	3.7	2.4	4.8	3.9		0.0	-0.7
2000	35.7	0.8	3.8		10.2		15.7	4.2	1.9	4.3	4.1		-0.3	0.0
2001	33.0	1.2	3.8		8.7		15.9	4.3	1.7	4.3	3.8		-0.5	-0.4
2002	34.3	3.2	3.8		10.5		15.0	4.4	2.0	4.4	4.0		0.8	0.2
Avg.	34.1	1.8	3.7		10.1		15.1	4.2	2.0	4.4	4.0		0.0	-0.2

C_d: Water diverted into the oasis; C_g: River water seepage to the oasis; P: Precipitation; D: Return water and drainage; E_i: Evaporation from irrigation area; E_wild: Evaporation from wild land; E_waste: Evaporation from waste land; E_wet: Evaporation from wetland; E_c: Evaporation from canal surface and surrounding saturated zone; 68#68S: Soil water storage change; 68#68G: Groundwater storage change.