吐鲁番盆地是新疆水资源严重匮乏的地区之一,水资源“先天不足”,水资源紧缺已成为经济发展的瓶颈.吐鲁番盆地地表径流主要形成在盆地北部、西部中高山区,最终流入到吐鲁番盆地西南部的艾丁湖.吐鲁番盆地中、高山区是径流的主要形成区,山前倾斜平原区为径流的转换区,下游绿洲为径流的主要散失区.地表径流的具有垂直地带性分布规律,表现在径流深随着高程的增加而增加,径流系数随流域高程的增加而递增.吐鲁番地区的河流径流量年内分配变化较大、极不均匀,主要河流补给源是降雨、冰川融水、融雪水及地下水,降雨和融雪水所占比例大,导致夏季河流径流量集中.吐鲁番盆地天然地表总径流量为10.619×10^8m^3,其中,不可能被利用水资源量为0.8984×10^8m^3,不可以被利用地表水资源量为1.392×10^8m^3,可利用量为8.328×10^8m^3.
Turpan Basin is one of the serious shortages of water resources in xlnjlang region, water snortage has become a bottleneck for economic development in Turpan region. Surface discharge formed mainly in the north- ern and western high mountains of the Turpan Basin, eventually flowing into the Aiding Lake of southwest Turpan Basin. In Turpan Basin, the high mountains are the main runoff form zone, piedmont plain area for the runoff transfer zone, and downstream oasis is a major runoff loss areas. Runoff performances with vertical zonal distribution, the runoff increases with increasing elevation, runoff coefficient with increasing elevation is incremented in watershed. River runoff in Turpan area allocation changes during the year is very uneven. The main re- charge sources of rivers are rainfall, glaciers melting, snowmelt and groundwater. The larger proportion of rainfall and snowmelt lead to summer runoff concentration. In Turpan Basin, total natural surface discharge is 10. 619 × 10^8 m^3 , which cannot be utilized water resources as 0. 8984 × 10^8 m^3 , surface water resources cannot be utilized amount of 1. 392 × 10^8 m^3 , available capacity of 8. 328× 10^8 m^3.