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Studying the water regime of the Amur River in Khabarovsk over 2002–2024 to protect the region from catastrophic floods

ISSUE 11, NOVEMBER 2025

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Received: 23 July 2025

Accepted: 11 August 2025

Available online: 18 November 2025

Subject Heading: NATIONAL INTERESTS

JEL Classification: C33, С51, С53, D81, Q54

Pages: 36-49

https://doi.org/10.24891/zaywig

Subject. This article discusses the Amur River water regime in Khabarovsk for protecting the region from catastrophic floods.
Objectives. The article aims to analyze and forecast the annual maximum water levels of the Amur River gauge to strengthen the protection from floods.
Methods. For the study, we used the methods of exploratory analysis and data preparation using Python code, Eviews10 packages, and MS Excel.
Results. The article reveals the developed linear regression models to study the maximum annual water gauge levels. It also shows the comparison between the cost of flood damage and constructing protective structures.
Conclusions. It is necessary to raise the level of the Khabarovsk protective dam. The presented methods may allow statistically reliable identification of overflows threats over protective structures compared to previously used approaches.

Keywords: Amur, Khabarovsk, flood, protective dam, economic damage

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