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Environmental tracers (H-2, O-18, isotopes of Uranium) and geochemical processes occurring within groundwaters from the Continental Intercalaire (CI) in Southern Tunisia were used to understand the hydrodynamics and the recharge conditions of this aquifer. This study investigates the chemical and isotopic compositions of the CI groundwater. The water types are dominated by Na+, SO42-, Cl- throughout most of the basin with a general increase in total dissolved solids from the Saharan Platform margins towards the Chotts region. Large scale groundwater flow paths are toward the Chotts region. The stable isotopes composition of the analyzed groundwater ranges from -8.8 to -6 parts per thousand vs V-SMOW for delta O-18 and from -67 to -40 parts per thousand vs V-SMOW for delta H-2. The relatively enriched stable isotopes contents suggest the contribution of the Dahar sandstones outcrops in the current recharge of the CI aquifer in an arid context. However, the most depleted values in heavy isotopes indicate a paleorecharge of the aquifer under wetter conditions revealing a long residence time of groundwaters. The results from water samples using alpha spectrometry method indicate a range in U-238 concentrations and U-234/U-238 activity ratios (AR) of 0.044-1.285 mu g kg(-1) and 1.2 to 8.84 respectively. The geochemistry of uranium isotopes in groundwater is controlled by many factors, essentially, the influence of water rock interactions, the preferential dissolution of U-234 relative to U-238 due to alpha recoil and the mixing processes between different waters with distinct AR as well as U-238 concentrations. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.