Anthropogenic Influence on River Basins and Water Resource Management

The paper examines the impact of anthropogenic transformations on the water regime of rivers. The organization of land use territory is proposed as the main stabilizing measure for the conservation of water resources. The impact of the components of land use territory organization on the river regime is considered using the example of the catchment area of the small Golovesnya River. In general, the study area shows an increase in precipitation and air temperature, as well as throughout Ukraine. However, in the fluctuations of water and sediment runoff since the late 80s and early 90s of the last centuries, a decrease in their values is noted, which is associated with a decrease in the area of arable land and an increase in the forestation of the catchment area. The conducted experiments show the existence of a significant response of the river catchment to agricultural activity, and highlight the ways of ensuring regulatory influences on river catchments, in which the organization of land use territory is of significant importance.