As expected, the water management situation in the Amu Darya remains favorable. It can also be noted that this situation in the period under review, for the first time since 2019 and is much better than, for example, in 2021 or 2023.

In the second ten days of May, the flow of the Amu Darya to the water intake into the Karakum Canal amounted to 2178 million m3, which is more than predicted.

For the first time since 2019, water is accumulated in the reservoirs of the Tyuyamuyunsky hydroelectric complex even during the growing season. Over the course of a decade, 330 million m3 were accumulated, the volume of reservoirs reached 2.9 cubic kilometers.

However, even with such flow, there was a shortage in the lower reaches. In Turkmenistan it amounted to 40% of the limit on water intake or 102 million m3, in Uzbekistan 38%.

The inflow in the Aral Sea region turned out to be more than half the forecast and amounted to only 11 million m3.

In the third decade, the flow of the Amu Darya amounted to a record 2824 million m3 for at least the last 6 years, which is also more than predicted.

The significant flow in the third decade was explained by heavy rains in the drainage area of the river basin and the passage of floods in connection with this. In the Turkmen part of the river it took place from May 21 to 25.

The active accumulation of water resources took place at the reservoirs of the Tyuyamuyunsky hydroelectric complex. Over the course of a decade, 791 million m3 were accumulated, the volume of water reached 3.7 km3. Such rates of accumulation are rare even for the winter season.

At the same time, there is still a shortage in the lower reaches. In Turkmenistan 35% of the limit on water intake, in Uzbekistan 36%.

In the first ten days of June, the flow of the Amu Darya decreased compared to the 3rd ten days of May to 2272 million m3. Over the course of a decade, another 295 million m3 were accumulated in the Tyuyamuyun reservoirs, the total volume reached 4 km3. Thus, 1.1 km 3 of water was accumulated in a month, and this is during the growing season. It is worth noting again that this situation largely arose due to rain floods along the river in the third ten days of May. Reservoirs actively accumulated flood waters.

But in the Aral Sea region the inflow amounted to only 15 million m3.

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