This study’s aim was to evaluate the effect of
prolong flooding on groundwater (borehole) qualities of
selected communities of Southern Ijaw and Yenagoa
LGAs in Bayelsa State Nigria. Sampling boreholes as
groundwater in these communities, this study showed no
difference in the pH of the groundwater for flood
affected communities in Ogboloma, Okolobiri and
Olodiama as against control pH (unaffected flood
community) at Yenagoa. Electrical conductivity and
TDS values of the groundwater for flood affected
communities were below the control groundwater
sampled. On the other hand, groundwater SO4 level of
the flood affected communities ranged from 2 mg/l to 4
mg/l while SO4 value was not detected for the control
groundwater at Yenagoa. Furthermore, groundwater
NO3 and PO4 level for flood affected communities were
lower than that of the control groundwater at Yenagoa.
Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr) and Lead (Pb) from the
groundwater of flood affected and unaffected
communities were all below 0.001mg/l. However, Copper
(Cu) level from groundwater of flood affected
communities were slightly higher than control
groundwater at Yenagoa. The most significant effect of
prolong flooding showed faecal coliform from the flood
affected communities ranged from 1,100MPN/100ml to
2400 MPN/100ml while that of the control groundwater
showed 7 MPN/100ml suggesting that prolong flood
water may have eroded faecal matter into the
groundwater of affected communities by 157 to 342
times