#Rivers

UkrHMC has declared a 'brown' — the highest — level of hydrological danger on rivers in four regions. From October 31 to November 13, water levels are holding at record lows for the entire observation period.

UkrHMC recorded water levels below ecological flow in the first half of October 2026 on most rivers in Ukraine. The tributaries of the Middle Dnieper continue to experience dry riverbeds, and some water bodies show a complete absence of flow.

According to the head of the Cherkasy hydrometeorological center, severe low-water conditions are observed on most of Ukraine's rivers, having been building up since May. On certain sections the riverbeds are drying up, and water flow is falling below ecological norms.

UkrGMs has published its assessment of Ukraine's river water levels for August 2026: low-water conditions intensified in a number of basins, and on the Stokhody River near Liubeshiv the runoff ceased entirely from 5 August.

UkrHMIC declared Level III of danger — 'brown' — due to water levels in the Dniester, Sian, and Western Bug basins falling to historic lows at the end of August.