Inflow to Moldova’s Dniester Reservoir Falls to 49 Cubic Metres per Second

Dniester: inflow into the Dniester Reservoir has decreased

The situation regarding the Dniester’s water regime has changed, but we have not yet noticed this. Over the past week, the inflow from the Carpathian part of the river basin into the Dniester Reservoir has decreased from 67–70 to 49 m³/s as of today, 13 November. Water discharge (which takes place solely via the turbines of HPP-1, whilst electricity is being generated) into the Moldovan section of the Dniester remains at 56 m³/s – as it has been every day in November. The water level in the reservoir also remains unchanged from that recorded at the start of the week – 111.16 metres above sea level.

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This information was shared on his Facebook page by Ilya Trombitsky, director of the non-governmental organisation Eci-TIRAS. According to the expert, the water level in the reservoir remains very low (with a minimum standard of 112 metres and a natural level of at least 118–120 metres). “However, the fact that the rainfall has replenished the soil gives reason to believe that the flow will continue to be substantial regardless of further rainfall,” the expert notes.

The total forecast rainfall in the upper Dniester over the next two weeks is around 25–30 mm. Consequently, over the coming month, water levels in the Lower Dniester are expected to remain consistently low, though higher than in September–October. It cannot be ruled out that the flow into the Lower Dniester will be artificially reduced by the management of the Novodnestrovsk Hydroelectric Power Station to allow for faster water accumulation in the Dniester Reservoir.

The water level in the Dubossary Reservoir stands at 28.25 metres above sea level, with a discharge rate of 67 m³/s, also solely via the power station’s turbines.

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