Monitoring System and Data Availability for Flood Forecast in the East Kazakhstan Region

Abstract

This article focuses on collecting available information about water bodies in the East Kazakhstan Region, sourced from open data provided by the National Hydrometeorological Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The goal is to create a spatially referenced attribute data base in a GIS framework and to lay the foundation for subsequent research aimed at developing and implementing flood forecasting models. A review of studies on flood forecasting in various regions of Kazakhstan and other countries was conducted, resulting in the formation of criteria for evaluating data and hydrological monitoring systems. The article also provides a characterization of the hydrological regime of key representative water bodies in East Kazakhstan. Based on spatial analysis of the hydrological station network and known flood zones, an assessment of the spatial coverage of the state observation system was made, and recommendations for its expansion were developed. Conclusions were drawn regarding the applicability of the collected data in creating predictive models.