Reservoirs in the Drainage Basins of Russian Arctic Seas

Abstract

The space and time distribution of reservoirs over the drainage basins of Arctic seas within Russian Federation territory and the main rivers flowing into the Arctic Ocean is analyzed. The Ob River is considered along with the Kazakh part of the Irtysh Basin. The stages of the hydroengineering development of water resources are identified and characterized. The effect of reservoirs on the water regime and the annual runoff of major rivers is determined. The perspectives of the construction of reservoirs are demonstrated.