The branch of RSE Kazhydromet in the West Kazakhstan region carried out snow removal work in the region as part of the monitoring of snow cover and assessment of the water management situation.
Snow surveys cover 26 field routes located in the river basins of the West Kazakhstan region and covering five districts.:
Shyngyrlau district (villages Aktau, Akshat, Ardak, Akbulak, Akkuduk, Karagash),
Burlinsky district (villages Karaganda, Taskudyk, Zhosaly),
Taskalinsky district (villages Dostyk, Zhiger, Rodniki station, villages Yemenzhar, Amangeldy — 3 routes),
Bayterek district (villages Egindybulak, Atameken),
Syrymsky district (villages of Zhetikol, Alatau, Koshpenkol, Konyr, Tamdy, Batpakty — 2 routes, along the Aksai–Zhympity highway).
All snow measuring routes are field routes.
On January 26, 2026, six field snow surveys were conducted in the villages of Ardak, Akshat, Zhosaly, Koshpenkol, Zhetikol and Alatau.
According to the results of the performed snow surveys, it was found that the current snow cover height ranges from 15 to 26 cm, which is on average 30-40% higher than the values of the same period last year. At the same time, the average water supply in the snow is 10-20% lower than last year's figures.
The data obtained is used by Kazhydromet specialists to assess the current hydrological situation and forecast spring floods.
