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Water Resour Manage (2011) 25:287–300 DOI 10.1007/s11269-010-9699-4 Assessment of Sustainable Yield of Karst Water in Huaibei, China Dan Yin · Longcang Shu · Xunhong Chen · Zhenlong Wang · Mokhatar Eisa Mohammed Received: 14 November 2009 / Accepted: 6 July 2010 / Published online: 22 July 2010 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 Abstract This paper presents the assessment of sustainable yield in the Huaibei karst water area of Anhui province, China. A review of sustainable yield definition is introduced first in this paper, and sustainable development in karst areas is more difficult due to the complicated hydrogeologic conditions. General hydrogeology of the study area is provided to characterize hydraulic connections between the karst aquifer and an overlying porous aquifer. Groundwater level declines continuously due to over-exploitation of the karst groundwater, and two layers of groundwater dropping funnel were formed in Huaibei. These problems not only threaten the eco- geo-environment, but also compromise the water utilization which depends on the shallow porous water. A “critical water level” is proposed in this study to assess the sustainable yield, and it is determined by the historical exploitation data which represent the relationship between the karst water and the shallow porous water uses. A three layer Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model is used to understand the complex relationship of the karst water level and its influencing factors. Precipitation, exploitation and water level of latest period are chosen as the input nodes, seasonal records of water level are simulated by the ANN model. The sustainable yield is D. Yin ( ) · L. Shu ( ) · M. E. Mohammed B B State Key Laboratory of Hydrology Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, College of Hydrology and Water Resource, Hohai University, No. 1 of Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, China e-