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oa Hydrographic monitoring of ponds in Ukraine and their classification by morphometric parameters
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, XIV International Scientific Conference “Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment”, Nov 2020, Volume 2020, p.1 - 5
Abstract
The purpose of the research was hydrographie monitoring and analysis of territorial patterns of the distribution of ponds in Ukraine, as well as consideration of the territorial patterns of their distribution in the administrative regions and as in the river basin districts as the main hydrographie units of water management. The data were taken from the State Agency for Water Resources of Ukraine. The studies have shown that there were 50 793 ponds in Ukraine in 2019. This figure is 76% more than according to calculations performed in 2006. The classification presented shows that in Ukraine, in terms of the water surface, the vast majority of ponds are small and very small (85%), while medium constitute 12%, and large and very large – 2%. Distribution of the ponds by the volume is the following: small and very small (58%); medium – 29%; large and very large – 13%. The highest number of ponds is in the Vinnytsia region – 10.5% of the total number of ponds in the country. As to the river basin districts, the highest number of ponds is located in the Dnipro River Basin – 48.5% of the total number of ponds in the country. To summarize, Ukraine needs increased attention to comprehensive monitoring of ponds.
