In this article, the Karakum canal, which receives water from the middle part of the Amudarya, the anterior trunk canal, the problems in the areas of dam-free water intake into the Amu-Bukhаrа machine channels: that is, the processes in the river basin, the washing of the shores, the flow movements were studied in field and laboratory conditions. On the basis of the results obtained, recommendations were developed for the areas of water intake without rest.