Yakutia’s Main Rivers: No Critical Water Levels Registered During Spring Floods

2023-05-16 00:08:38

No critical water levels have been registered on the main rivers of Yakutia

No critical water levels have been registered on the main rivers of Yakutia. There are no traffic jams on the Lena River in the Lensky District, and small bridges are not an obstacle to ice drift. To eliminate possible ice jams, 25 tons of explosives have been prepared, the press service of the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.

Lena River

On the Lena River, the active phase of ice drift takes place on the territory of the Lensky and Olekminsky districts. It runs in two sections. The lower edge of the first section is near the village of Macha, Olekminsky district, the water level is 935 cm at a critical level of 1290 cm, thick ice drift. The upper edge is 30 km above Lensk, the water level is 890 cm at a critical level of 1410 cm, taking into account the dam 1760 cm, the average ice drift. The length of the ice drift is 227 km. In a day, he advanced 176 km.

The lower edge of the second section of the ice drift is observed near the village of Sanyakhtakh, Olekminsky district, the water level is 1013 cm at a critical level of 1340 cm, thick ice drift. The upper edge is near the village of Solyanka, Olekminsky district, the water level is 721 cm at a critical level of 1445 cm, a rare ice drift. The length of the ice drift is 195 km. In a day, he advanced 155 km.

Near the city of Olekminsk, the water level is 616 cm, with a critical level of 1060 cm, water lines.

Ice shifts are observed on the Pokrovsk-Yakutsk section. The opening of the river in this section is expected on May 17–18.

Olekma River

On the Olekma River, the ice drifted out into the mouth.

Vitim River

Throughout the Vitim River, there is an increase in the water level with an intensity of 10–40 cm per day, there are ice shifts and water spots. Ice drift passes through the territory of the Trans-Baikal Territory. The opening of the river in the territory of Yakutia is expected on May 16-17.

Reka Aldan

On the Aldan River, the active phase of ice drift occurs in the Aldan, Ust-Maisky and Tomponsky and Tatta regions. Ice drift united. The lower edge of the ice drift is observed near the village of Khara-Aldan, Tattinsky district, there is a thick ice drift. The upper edge is at the Ugino gauging station in the Aldan region, the water level is 643 cm at a critical level of 1200 cm, ice drift is rare. The length of the ice drift is 1173 km. In a day, he advanced 158 km.

Amga River

On the Amga River, the active phase of ice drift takes place on the territory of the Churapchinsky and Tattinsky districts. The lower edge of the ice drift went into the mouth. Near the village of Harbalakh, Tattinsky district, an average ice drift is observed, the water level is 935 cm at a critical level of 1000 cm. The length of the ice drift is 235 km. In a day, he moved 10 km.

Viluy River

On the Vilyui River, the active phase of the ice drift takes place on the territory of the Suntarsky, Nyurbinsky, Verkhnevilyuisky and Vilyuisky regions. The lower edge of the ice drift is observed near the city of Vilyuysk, the water level is 732 cm at a critical level of 990 cm, thick ice drift. At the Khatyryk-Khomo gauging station in the Kobyaisky district, ice is moving, the water level was 859 cm at a critical level of 990 cm. The upper edge is 50 km below the village. Suntar, the water level is 828 cm with a critical 1330 cm, a rare ice drift. The length of the ice drift is 362 km. During the day he advanced 108 km.

Due to increased discharges from the Vilyuiskaya HPP, maximum water levels are expected to be higher than long-term averages. It is assumed that water will come out to the floodplain with flooding of lowered areas of settlements in the Suntarsky district.

Reka Kolima

On the Kolyma River in the Magadan Region, processes of ice cover destruction are observed. On the section Ust-Srednekan – Seimchan, which is 525 km to the border with Yakutia, an ice drift is observed, its length is 70 km.

At the village of Zyryanka, Verkhnekolymsky district, the water level is 334 cm, with a critical level of 850 cm, and rims are observed. Ice shift near Zyryanka is expected on May 17–18, the opening of the river in the Zyryanka – Srednekolymsk section is expected on May 19–23.


Operational information about the passage of spring floods in the republic can be viewed on the page of the special project “An element. Water».

On the YSIA website you can also watch for the passage of ice on the Lena River.

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