Aktobe region occupies the territory of 30062.9 thousand hectares, of which 22 322.9 thousand hectares belong to the territory of the Ural-Caspian basin, the rest of the Tobol-Torgai basin.

On the territory of the region there are about 500 lakes and 175 rivers with a length of 20 to 593 km, including large ones: 593 km Irgiz River, 500 km Zhem River, 257 km Ilek River, 225 km Kobda River, 200 km Or and 192 km Torgai River.

Depending on the small amount of precipitation and the high level of evaporation of surface water on the territory of the region, the region belongs to areas of insufficient moisture. In this regard, there is little water in the rivers of the region. The volume of water in rivers and temporary watercourses is formed only due to winter precipitation.

There are 174 GTS on the territory of the region, of which 12 are in republican ownership, 140 in communal ownership, 22 in private ownership.

The purpose of hydraulic structures (hereinafter referred to as GTS), which are in communal ownership, is irrigation of livestock and horticulture, these dams belong to hazard class 4, there is no threat of flooding of settlements and are provided with technical passports and land acts of the GTS.

Every year, in order to ensure high-quality preparation for the spring flood period, competent specialists analyze the state of the GTS of the region, which are in communal ownership.