Water reserves in the Crimean reservoirs were greatly reduced

The total total volume of water in the reservoirs of natural runoff by the beginning of the spring of 2025 amounted to 114.99 million cubic meters. m, which is 0.96 million cubic meters. m less than a month ago, and 89.28 million cubic meters. m less than by the beginning of the spring of 2024, — The message says.

The review notes that the precipitation that fell in February was local in nature, in the northern and eastern regions of the republic, their number was within the limits of many years of norm. The largest amount of precipitation fell in the southeastern foothill (Biyuk-Karasu, Kuchuk-Karasu, Su-Indol, Burulcha rivers). In the southwestern foothill (basins of the Kacha, Black River, in the middle and lower reaches of the Belbek River), precipitation fell from 5 to 21% of the norm. In the basins of the rivers of the southern part of the Crimea, 32-64% of the norm fell precipitation, and a significant deficit of precipitation was again observed in the Crimean mountains.

Due to long cold weather, low water content remained on the rivers, and snow reserves gradually decreased, their significant losses occurred. Only in the upper reaches of the Biyuk-Karasu river, water content was within the average many years of values, and there was a gradual filling of water of this reservoir, — Added to the management.

About the water supply of Crimea

On the territory of the republic there are 23 reservoirs with a total volume of 398.4 million cubic meters. M: 15 reservoirs of natural runoff with a total volume of 235.05 million cubic meters. m and eight bulk, filled from underground sources, with a total volume of 145.35 million cubic meters. m.

In May 2014, Ukraine blocked the water coming to the Crimea from the Kherson region through the canal, which provided 90% of the needs of the peninsula. During the special military operation, the Russian army liberated the hydraulic node of the North Crimean Canal in the Kherson region. On the night of June 6, 2023, Ukrainian troops dealt a series of blows to the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station as a result of which the dam was destroyed, and the water in the Crimea stopped arriving.

source: TASS