Yenisei

Central Asia & Russia: Intense water surplus on Amu Darya & Middle Yenisei

Central Asia & Russia: Intense water surplus on Amu Darya & Middle Yenisei

The forecast through December indicates water surpluses in northern European Russia, the Ob River Watershed, and the Middle Yenisei River. Areas of intense deficit include the Lower Yenisei region and the Lena River Watershed. Exceptional surpluses will emerge on the Amu Darya River.

Central Asia & Russia: Water deficits in W Kazakhstan

Central Asia & Russia: Water deficits in W Kazakhstan

The forecast through August indicates that water surpluses from northern European Russia through the Western Siberian Plain will shrink. Deficits are forecast for the Taz, Lower Yenisei, and Tunguska River regions in Russia and in western Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

Central Asia & Russia: Water deficits forecast for the Yenisei River Basin

Central Asia & Russia: Water deficits forecast for the Yenisei River Basin

The forecast through September indicates that surpluses will shrink in Russia’s Northern European Plain and persist in the Ob River Basin. Intense deficits are forecast for much of the Yenisei River Basin. Intense surpluses in southern Turkmenistan will begin to transition, with conditions of both surplus and deficit as deficits emerge. Deficits will also emerge in northeastern Uzbekistan.

Central Asia & Russia: Water deficits forecast in the Yenisei River Basin

Central Asia & Russia: Water deficits forecast in the Yenisei River Basin

The forecast through July indicates that exceptional water surpluses will persist in southern Turkmenistan. Deficits will emerge in northern Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and around Aktobe in northwestern Kazakhstan. Surpluses in Russia’s Ob River Basin will shrink and moderate overall, and deficits will emerge in the Yenisei River Basin. In the Volga region, surpluses will persist in the Lower Volga northeast of Volgograd, and deficits are forecast in the Middle Volga region.