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DETERMINING THE MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RIVERS USING GIS TECHNOLOGY

D. Tungatar 1 , Ye. Kaipbayev 1 , E. Mukhanbet 1 , S. Isakh 1 , D. Tursynaly 1

1 Kazakh National Agrarian Research University

doi.org/10.37884/1-2023/14 pp. 118-127 Admitted 03.02.2023 Published 30.03.2023

Abstract

Geographic information systems are increasingly being used in hydrology for both operational computations and water-resource assessment, as well as for the study of the hydrological regime of water bodies. Many of the problems of data collection, processing and interpretation, the design of hydrological networks, and the preparation of proposals for decision-making can be solved more easily and efficiently than has been the case in hydrological practice to date through the extensive use of GIS technology and personal computers. The ability of GIS technology to present water bodies on digital or paper maps, together with their hydrographic characteristics, hydrological stations and measurement data, allows a rapid and automated integrated analysis and interpretation of observation materials to obtain a detailed picture of the processes taking place.

This paper proposes methodological approaches to the use of GIS for a wide variety of hydrological tasks as applied to river basins of Almaty region. The necessary physical and geographical characteristics of the selected rivers were determined from the digital maps and compared with previously published data. The catchment boundaries of the study rivers were clarified.  Depending on the shape and location of the basins, the principle of selecting map projections for the most accurate measurements of linear and area features was proposed. The proposed methodological approaches to the execution of cartometric works with the help of GIS-technology made it possible to significantly reduce time expenditures and increase the accuracy of measurement results.

river, GIS technology, river length, basin area, measurement, map, model.

01 Introduction

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[1]2023. DETERMINING THE MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RIVERS USING GIS TECHNOLOGY. Izdenister natigeler. 1 (97) (Mar. 2023), 118–127. DOI:https://doi.org/10.37884/1-2023/14.
(1)DETERMINING THE MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RIVERS USING GIS TECHNOLOGY. Izdenister natigeler 2023, No. 1 (97), 118-127. https://doi.org/10.37884/1-2023/14.
DETERMINING THE MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RIVERS USING GIS TECHNOLOGY. (2023). Izdenister Natigeler, 1 (97), 118-127. https://doi.org/10.37884/1-2023/14
DETERMINING THE MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RIVERS USING GIS TECHNOLOGY. Izdenister natigeler, [S. l.], n. 1 (97), p. 118–127, 2023. DOI: 10.37884/1-2023/14. Disponível em: https://agrosoil.kaznaru.edu.kz/index.php/research/article/view/224. Acesso em: 15 sep. 2026.
“DETERMINING THE MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RIVERS USING GIS TECHNOLOGY”. 2023. Izdenister Natigeler, no. 1 (97) (March): 118-27. https://doi.org/10.37884/1-2023/14.
“DETERMINING THE MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RIVERS USING GIS TECHNOLOGY” (2023) Izdenister natigeler, (1 (97), pp. 118–127. doi:10.37884/1-2023/14.
[1]“DETERMINING THE MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RIVERS USING GIS TECHNOLOGY”, Izdenister natigeler, no. 1 (97), pp. 118–127, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.37884/1-2023/14.
“DETERMINING THE MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RIVERS USING GIS TECHNOLOGY”. Izdenister Natigeler, no. 1 (97), Mar. 2023, pp. 118-27, https://doi.org/10.37884/1-2023/14.
“DETERMINING THE MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RIVERS USING GIS TECHNOLOGY”. Izdenister natigeler, no. 1 (97) (March 30, 2023): 118–127. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://agrosoil.kaznaru.edu.kz/index.php/research/article/view/224.
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1.DETERMINING THE MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RIVERS USING GIS TECHNOLOGY. Izdenister natigeler. 2023;(1 (97):118-127. doi:10.37884/1-2023/14