Groundwater resources in the Kolyma River valley and their changes caused by the operation of the Kolyma hydropower plant
Indexed on: 25 Dec '15Published on: 25 Dec '15Published in: Water Resources
Abstract
The transformation of the formation conditions of natural freshwater resources caused by the construction of a water reservoir in the Kolyma River valley is considered. Water resources in the winter low-water season downstream the dam were found to increase many times, and a new groundwater recharge area appeared in the river valley between reservoir upper reaches and Ust’-Srednekan Settl. An increase in seepage loss from the reservoir cannot be ruled out, the more so after the construction of the Ust-Srednekansk Hydropower Plant.
