Assessment of change of water level in the Burluk River using digital terrain models

The study assesses the change of the water level in the Burluk River using a digital terrain model and satellite images from OGIS. The interest in this topic is connected with the recent and frequent observations of changing hydrological regime of rivers, which can lead to underflooding and other adverse consequences for the river-adjacent mining operations and population clusters. The research used the data from a digital terrain model and different-time  satellite images for processing and definition of the water surface of rivers with the help of the water indexes. The riverbed was digitalized, and the terrain relief was analyzed. That allowed following the change in the water plane area in different periods of time, and identifying land sites most exposed to flooding. The results show that the Burluk River is highly sensitive to seasonal changes: the riverbed expands during the flood season and narrows in the dry weather season. GIS technologies appear to be a convenient and demonstrative tool for the analysis of such processes and for the prompt decision-making on prevention of their adverse effects. 

Bessimbayeva O. G., Khmyrova E. N., Bakhaeva S. P., Kaltaeva A. A. Assessment of change of water level in the Burluk River using digital terrain models. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2026;(10-1):140-151. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/0236_1493_2026_101_0_140.

O.G. Bessimbayeva¹, Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Associate Professor, Associate Professor, e-mail: bog250456@mail.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8132-1505,
E.N. Khmyrova¹, Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Associate Professor, e-mail: alena.khmyrova.rodina@mail.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5763-327X,
S.P. Bakhaeva, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Kuzbass State University named after Gorbachev, Kemerovo, Russia, e-mail: bsp.mdg@kuzstu.ru, ORCID ID: 0009-0003-1764-2341, 
A.A. Kaltaeva¹, Master's Student of the EP «Geodesy», e-mail: asyltas.kaltaeva@mail.ru,
¹ Karaganda Technical University named after Abylkas Saginov, 100008, Karaganda, Republic of Kazakhstan. 

E.N. Khmyrova, e-mail: alena.khmyrova.rodina@mail.ru.

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