Nosrat –abad plain catchment at north eastern Zahedan is located along the Zahedan-Kerman Road. This study area is located in the Flysch zone of eastern Iran in terms of structural-sedimentary divisions. The ground water flow direction is generally from the east to the west and is utilized by the wells and qanats dug in the area. The aquifer of this plain is of unconfined type. The goal of this research is to investigate the situation of ground water in the Nosrat-abad plain based on the quantitative and qualitative data. About 91.5% of water is withdrawn from the wells; more than 5% of water is discharged by the qanats and 3.5% by the springs. The highest rate of consumed water belongs to the agriculture and here the wells play the most important role in supplying the water needed for the agriculture. To perform this research, the statistics of the available observation wells (13 wells) during a 10 year period from Mehr 1384 to Shahrivar 1394 were investigated. The unit hydrograph of the plain during this 10 year period shows that in this aquifer on average one meter loss in water level has occurred and in the months Aban to Esfand the ground water level had an ascending trend and from months Farvardin to Mehr the ground water level had a descending trend.

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