Relationship Between Changes of River-lake Networks and Water Levels in Typical Regions of Taihu Lake Basin,China

The typical regions of the Taihu Lake Basin,China,were selected to analyze the variation characteristics of river-lake networks under intensive human activities.The characteristics of the fractal dimension of river networks and lakes for different periods were investigated and the influences of river system evolution on water level changes were further explored through the comparison of their fractal characters.The results are as follows:1) River network development of the study area is becoming more monotonous and more simple;the number of lakes is reducing significantly,and the water surface ratio has dropped significantly since the 1980s.2) The box dimension of the river networks in all the cities of the study area decreased slowly from the 1960s to the 1980s,while the decrease was significant from the 1980s to the 2000s.The variations of lake correlation dimension are similar to those of the river network box dimensions.This is unfavorable for the storage capacity of the river networks and lakes.3) The Hurst exponents of water levels were all between 0.5 and 1.0 from the 1960s to the 1980s,while decreased in the 2000s,indicating the decline in persistence and increase in the complexity of water level series.The paper draws a conclusion that the relationship between the fractal dimension of river-lake networks and the Hurst exponents of the water level series can reveal the impacts of river system changes on flood disasters to some extent:the disappearance of river networks and lakes will increase the possibility of flood occurrence.

Maintaining healthy rivers and lakes through water diversion from Yangtze River to Taihu Lake in Taihu Basin

On the basis of the Taihu water resources assessment, an analysis of the importance and rationality of the water diversion from the Yangtz,e River to Taihu Lake in solving the water problem and establishing a harmonious eco-environment in the Taihu Basin is performed. The water quantity and water quality conjunctive dispatching ＇decisi＂ofi-makifig support system, which ensures flood control, water supply and eco-aimed dispatching, is built by combining the water diversion with flood control dispatching and strengthening water resources monitoring and forecasting. With the practice and effect assessment, measures such as setting the -integrated basin management format, further developing water diversion and improving the hydraulic engineering projects system and water monitoring system are proposed in order to maintain healthy rivers and guarantee the development of the economy and society in the Taihu Basin.

Evaluation on Current Situation of the Water Ecology of the Main Rivers and Lakes in the Liaohe River Basin

In this paper,15 rivers and 10 lake reservoirs in the Liaohe River basin were taken as research objects. Based on six indexes: satisfaction situation of ecological water demand,standard-reaching rate of water quality in water function area,eutrophication index of lakes and reservoirs,longitudinal connectivity of rivers,reserve rate of important wetlands and status of important aquatic habitat,water ecological conditions of main rivers and lakes in the basin were evaluated. The results showed that the rivers with better ecology were mainly distributed in east mountainous area of Liaoning,such as the upper reaches of the Hunhe River and the Taizi River;the problems of water pollution,ecological water shortage and habitat shrinkage were widespread in the Liaohe River basin,and the situation of water ecological security in the Liaohe River basin still faced great pressure.

Moraine-dammed glacial lake changes during the recent 40 years in the Poiqu River Basin,Himalayas

Glacier retreat is not only a symbol of temperature and precipitation change, but a dominating factor of glacial lake changes in alpine regions, which are of wide concern for high risk of potential outburst floods. Of all types of glacial lakes, moraine-dammed lakes may be the most dangerous to local residents in mountain regions. Thus, we monitored the dy- namics of 12 moraine-dammed glacial lakes from 1974 to 2014 in the Poiqu River Basin of central west Himalayas, as well as their associated glaciers with a combination of remote sensing, topographic maps and digital elevation models （DEMs）. Our results indicate that all monitored moraine-dammed glacial lakes have expanded by 7.46 km2 in total while the glaciers retreated by a total of 15.29 km2 correspondingly. Meteorological analysis indicates a warming and drying trend in the Nyalam region from 1974 to 2014, which accelerated glacier retreat and then augmented the supply of moraine-dammed glacial lakes from glacier melt. Lake volume and water depth changed from 1974 to 2014 which indicates that lakes Kangxico, Galongco, and Youmojanco have a high potential for outburst floods and in urgent need for continuous moni- toring or artificial excavation to release water due to the quick increase in water depths and storage capacities. Lakes Jialongco and Cirenmaco, with outburst floods in 1981 and 2002, have a high potential risk for outburst floods because of rapid lake growth and steep slope gradients surrounding them.

Modeling for Inter-Basin Groundwater Transfer Identification: The Case of Upper Rift Valley Lakes and Awash River Basins of Ethiopia

Groundwater movement beneath watershed divide is one component of the hydrological cycle that is typically ignored due to difficulty in analysis. Numerical ground-water models, like TAGSAC, have been used extensively for predicting aquifer responses to external stresses. In this paper TAGSAC code was developed to identify the inter-basin groundwater transfer (IBGWT) between upper Awash River basin (UARB) and upper rift valley lakes basin (URVLB) of Ethiopia. For the identification three steady state groundwater models (for UARB, URVLB and for the two combined basins) were first created and calibrated for the 926 inventoried wells. The first two models are conceptualized by considering the watershed divide between the two basins as no-flow. The third model avoids the surface water divide which justifies IBGWT. The calibration of these three models was made by changing the recharge and hydrogeologic parameters of the basins. The goodness of fit indicators (GoFIs) obtained was better for the combined model than the model that describes the URVLB. Furthermore, the hydraulic head distribution obtained from the combined model clearly indicates that there is a groundwater flow that doesn’t respect the surface water divide. The most obvious effect of IBGWT observed in these two basins is that it diminishes surface water discharge from URVLB, and enhances discharge in the UARB. Moreover, the result of this study indicates potential for internal and cross contamination of the two adjacent groundwater.

Relationship between Land Cover Changes with Water Quantity in Lake Victoria—A Case Study of Mara River Basin in Tanzania

LV(Lake Victoria)is valuable to the East African sub region and Africa in general,sources of water for LV are from its catchment areas and tributaries e.g.Kagera and Mara Rivers on Tanzania part.Apparently,catchment areas in proximities of LV and on MR(Mara River),indeed on MRB(Mara River Basin)in particular,are experiencing increased anthropogenic activities such as mining,fishing,settlements,agriculture etc.,which lead to increased water usage,land degradation and environmental pollution.Such activities threaten the sustainability of the environment surrounding MRB and impliedly LV and its ecosystem.The level of water in LV is reported to be declining threatening its extinction.This paper is reporting on a study undertaken to establish the relationship between land cover changes with ground water discharge from specifically MRB into LV over the period of 24 years,i.e.1986 to 2010.Methodology used is assessment of vegetation changes by using remote sensing through analysis of TM(Thematic Mapper)Landsat Images of 1986,1994,2002 and 2010 ETM(Enhanced Thematic Mapper)Landsat images,from which respective land cover change maps were generated and compared with ground water levels from MRB.Results indicates that there is a significant decline of land cover and ground water flowing into LV from MRB,and that there is positive correlation between land cover changes and the quantity of ground water flowing from MRB to LV.This phenomenon is common to all tributaries of LV,thus leading to decline of water in LV.It is recommended that relevant government institutions should endeavor formulating policies to control excessive use of wetlands and drylands in the proximity of LV and MRB in particular,such that the flow of water to LV may be sustained.

Sediment transport following water transfer from Yangtze River to Taihu Basin

To meet the increasing ：need of fresh water and to improve the water quality of Taihu Lake, water transfer from the Yangtze River was initiated in 2002. This study was performed to investigate the sediment distribution along the river course following water transfer. A rainfall-runoff model was first built to calculate the runoff of the Taihu Basin in 2003. Then, the flow patterns of river networks were simulated using a one-dimensional river network hydrodynamic model. Based on the boundary conditions of the flow in tributaries of the Wangyu River and the water level in Taihu Lake, a one-dimensional hydrodynamic and sediment transport numerical model of the Wangyu River was built to analyze the influences of the inflow rate of the water transfer and the suspended sediment concentration （SSC） of inflow on the sediment transport. The results show that the water transfer inflow rate and SSC of inflow have significant effects on the sediment distribution. The higher the inflow rate or SSC of inflow is, the higher the SSC value is at certain cross-sections along the ：river course of water transfer. Higher inflow rate and SSC of inflow contribute to higher sediment deposition per kilometer and sediment thickness. It is also concluded that a sharp decrease of the inflow velocity at the entrance of the Wangyu River on the river course of water transfer induces intense sedimentation at the cross-section near the Changshu hydro-junction. With an increasing distance from the Changshu hydro-junction, the sediment deposition and sedimentation thickness decrease gradually along the river course.

PRELIMINARY STUDY ON FLASH FLOODS IN TARIM RIVER BASIN

Flash floods are the important events of the hydrological regime of rivers in arid areas. In the Tarim River, northwestern china, flash flood are being monitored. The observed data and investigation demonstrate the difference in time, place, fraquency and intensity of their occurrences. In this paper two main flash fled are put forward, they are rainstorm flash flood (RFF) and glacier lake outburst flood(GLOF). Two cases of flash flood in the two tributaries of the Tarim River presented in this paper. It analyses and compares the causes and the development of the two kinds of flash floods.Through further discussion about influence of flash floods on the main channel of the Tarirn River, conclusion can be drawn that the greatest flood in record of the main channel come from the GLOF of the upper reaches of the Kunmalik River, especially augmented by great ablation flood. Finally the advantages and disadvantages from flash floods to the environment of the catchment are demonstrated in the paper.

Snow disaster characteristics in Palongzangbu River Basinand mitigation countermeasures for road engineering

The Palongzangbu River Basin contains the highest number of maritime province glaciers in China. There are 130 glacial lakes, 64 snow avalanche sites and 28 glacial debris flow gullies distributed within the basin. Snow disasters play a controlling role in the Sichuan-Tibet Highway construction, due to the terrain’s special characteristics of high altitude and large height differential. Segmentation mitigation countermeasures for the Sichuan-Tibet Highway are presented based on snow disaster severity level and damage mode of the road. In the Ranwu to Midui section, snow avalanches are regional disasters, so the line should be placed in sunny slopes. In the Midui Gully to Yupu section, the line should be placed in shady slopes and at higher elevations to reduce the risk of glacial lake outburst. In the Yupu to Guxiang section, all three snow disasters are minimal. In the Guxiang to Tongmai section, glacier debris flows are the major threat, thus the road should be placed in shady slopes.

长江-涨渡湖水系沉积物微塑料分布与赋存特征

探究微塑料在涨渡湖水系的分布和赋存特征,可为湖泊沉积物微塑料老化及生物毒性风险评估提供基础数据。在阻隔湖泊涨渡湖、七湖、陶家大湖、邻近长江干支流和连通水道设置11个采样点,通过采集表层沉积物,分析了长江-涨渡湖水系沉积物微塑料丰度、尺寸、形状和种类组成。结果显示,长江-涨渡湖水系所有采样点沉积物中均有微塑料存在,其干物质中微塑料平均丰度为2602.25 n/kg,其中涨渡湖的微塑料丰度最高,为5687.69 n/kg。微塑料尺寸主要分布在[20,50]μm,占微塑料总颗粒数的59.04%;尺寸大于100μm时,微塑料丰度随尺寸的增大而减小;薄膜状微塑料最多,占微塑料总颗粒数的56.06%;微塑料种类主要为聚氯乙烯、聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯、氟橡胶和氯化聚乙烯。研究结果有助于了解湖泊微塑料赋存现状及提升水生态环境质量。

鄱阳湖流域赣江(南昌段)沉积物磷赋存形态特征及释放风险分析

本研究采用化学连续提取法,分析赣江南昌段表层沉积物磷赋存形态特征及其生物有效性,并通过等温吸附实验探讨了沉积物磷释放风险。结果显示:赣江南昌段表层沉积物总磷(TP)含量范围为235.21~702.24 mg/kg,均值为522.93 mg/kg,具有较高的空间异质性。所有采样点位中无机磷(IP)均以闭蓄态磷(Oc-P)为主要赋存形态,各形态无机磷含量特征表现为:Oc-P>铁结合态磷(Fe-P)>碎屑钙磷(De-P)>自生钙磷(ACa-P)>可交换态磷(Ex-P)>铝结合态磷(Al-P);有机磷(OP)以残渣态有机磷(Res-P_(o))为主要赋存形态,按活性划分表现为:非活性有机磷(NOP)>中活性有机磷(MLOP)>活性有机磷(LOP)。生物有效磷(BAP)含量范围为61.59~218.27 mg/kg,占TP含量的比例为27.07%。BAP总量及占TP的比例均处于较低水平,沉积物内源磷释放风险较低。BAP中Fe-P平均占比为56.72%,表明沉积物磷潜在释放风险主要来源于Fe-P。TP、Fe-P和De-P之间均存在显著相关关系,表明外源输入可能是赣江沉积物磷的主要来源。采样期间赣江南昌段沉积物磷平衡浓度(EPC 0)高于上覆水溶解性活性磷(SRP)浓度,磷吸附饱和度(DPS)均低于沉积物磷大量流失的临界值25%,表明此阶段沉积物磷虽作为上覆水的“磷源”,但出现大量释磷的可能性不高。因此,沉积物内源磷释放引起赣江水体富营养化的风险不高,这意味着赣江水体应更多关注外源输入问题。本研究结果为赣江南昌段水环境的科学管理提供了数据支撑和科学依据。

水网格局下流域生态流量保障调度研究——以永定河流域为例

水利部2022年起部署实施母亲河复苏行动,以生态流量和水量为保障目标,生态流量管理模式也转向以水量、流量和过程等多样化生态保障为目标的新模式。生态用水需求的多样化,对流域生态用水总量、水利工程调蓄能力提出了更高要求。在保证永定河流域防洪、供水安全前提下,充分发挥跨流域调水对流域生态流量的补偿作用,提出了水网格局下江河流域生态流量保障调度框架,包括生态流量保障目标确定、考虑跨流域调水的生态流量保障调度方案制定、考虑跨流域调水的生态流量保障调度方案执行3个方面,以永定河为例,分析了流域生态流量保障调度实践及效果,提出以贯通“调算—优化—优选”全过程的生态调度决策方法,构建以生态效益最优、补水效率最高、补水费用最小为调度目标的多目标生态流量优化调度模型,可为我国北方水资源短缺流域开展生态流量保障调度提供参考。

典型挺水植物应用于湿地生态修复工程污染净化效应差异性研究

以洱海流域北部上游东湖片区库塘湿地中水生植物为研究对象,选取5种主要水生植物,寻求净化湿地水质的最佳植物组合。结果表明:东湖片区库塘湿地水体总磷、总氮、氨氮、化学需氧量分别为0.09~0.23、0.80~3.28、0.18~0.89、12.00~37.00 mg/L,总体符合《地表水环境质量标准》(GB 3838—2002)中Ⅳ类要求;综合比较发现,植物组合群落生物量和碳氮磷累积效应优于单一植物;植物组合对水体碳氮磷具有一定的吸收净化作用。

典型河湖治理经验及对长江流域生态保护的启示

为做好长江生态环境修复保护工作,选取欧洲莱茵河、英国泰晤士河、韩国清溪川和美国奥基乔比湖4个具有典型特征的河湖作为案例,整理和归纳了这4个河湖的污染治理过程与对应的政治、经济、金融、法律相关的治理措施。针对长江流域生态治理中存在的同类问题,总结了这4个河湖在跨区域协同治理、跨部门统筹管理、健全法律体系、加强公众参与和商业运营等方面的经验,提出建立跨区域共同协商的流域水污染管理体制、强化不同部门之间的统筹管理机制、完善流域统一的环境保护法律体系、公共参与等措施和建议。研究成果可为协同长江的保护与发展、进一步提升长江流域的水生态环境质量提供参考。

洞庭湖四水流域水库群联合防洪优化调度

针对多防洪控制点的混联水库群联合防洪调度中防洪目标难以协调的问题,构建了以多流域协调条件下合成洪水洪峰流量最小为目标的水库群联合防洪调度模型,并采用逐步优化-逐次渐进算法(POA-SA)优化求解。在洞庭湖四水流域开展实例研究,基于防洪需求及各水库的特性,以四水流域下游尾闾控制站洪峰流量最小和四水汇流至洞庭湖的合成洪水洪峰流量最小为目标,提出典型年四水流域水库群联合防洪优化调度方案。结果表明:①针对1998年和2017年两场洪水,水库群联合优化调度后的四水合成汇入洞庭湖的洪峰削峰率比四水单独优化调度分别提高了9.4%和4.5%;②资水的柘溪水库和沅江的五强溪水库通过补偿调节,较好地实现了入湖洪水的错峰。对洞庭湖四水流域水库群联合调度可以保障四水流域自身防洪安全,并为洞庭湖防洪减压,研究成果可为流域水库群联合防洪调度提供参考。

巢湖流域“河流-湖泊”系统沉积物中氮、磷赋存特征的研究

巢湖流域作为一个拥有众多支流的大型流域,形成了典型的“河流-湖泊”系统。采集了巢湖流域中入湖河流及湖泊中表层沉积物,测定了各形态氮、磷含量。结果表明:巢湖流域沉积物中各形态氮依次为有机物与硫化物结合态氮(321.2 mg/kg)>离子交换态氮(191.2 mg/kg)>铁锰氧化态氮(79.6 mg/kg)>碳酸盐结合态氮(43.3 mg/kg),其中季节性变化对离子交换态氮的影响最大;各形态磷依次为铁铝结合态磷(331.3 mg/kg)>钙结合态磷(220.7 mg/kg)>有机磷(186.5 mg/kg),其中季节性变化对铁铝结合态磷的影响最大。综合污染指数评价表明,巢湖流域沉积物中总氮、总磷污染水平分别为轻度、中度。

鄱阳湖水沙与氮磷输移过程及滞留效应研究

为了开展鄱阳湖水沙、氮磷输移过程及滞留变化的研究,收集了鄱阳湖“五河”七口水文站1958-2021年的径流量和悬沙浓度数据、1965-2020年鄱阳湖湖口入江水道地形数据、2003-2021年水质监测数据以及1973-2018年湖区围垦遥感解译等数据,采用统计、对比、双累计曲线及质量守恒法等方法,分析了鄱阳湖“五河”入湖沙量变化趋势、鄱阳湖入江水道地形变化以及鄱阳湖TN、TP滞留变化过程.结果表明:①从20世纪90年代起“五河”入湖总沙量呈显著下降趋势.②鄱阳湖出口河段河床于2000-2010年期间在深度10.0~12.0m中滩河床发生了强烈下切和横向展宽,2010-2020年下切显著减缓,中滩河床还存在横向展宽的可能.③出入湖TN、TP通量与出入湖泥沙通量成正比.④鄱阳湖2003-2021年逐年TN、TP滞留率显著降低.研究显示:鄱阳湖“五河”流域各大中型梯级水库的建设使得鄱阳湖湖区多年来沙量显著降低,鄱阳湖流域水土保持及闸坝体系在2000年后水土流失韧性增强;但湖区采砂挖沙和航道整治等使得鄱阳湖出口河段河床显著下切;采砂挖沙活动导致鄱阳湖湖盆沉积物受到扰动,使得沉积物中的氮磷被释放出来,增加了出湖TN、TP通量,在一定程度上降低了鄱阳湖TN、TP滞留率.

强化流域治理管理 打造幸福河湖“淮河样板”——淮河流域幸福河湖建设实践与展望

近年来,水利部淮河水利委员会依托流域多样化的河湖自然禀赋、通江达海的优越区位条件、底蕴丰厚的文化内涵,以强化河湖长制为主线,狠抓河湖“四乱”清理整治,持续复苏流域河湖生态环境,积极开展幸福河湖建设,推动建成5个国家级示范河湖、70余个流域级和1 000余个省、市级幸福河湖,形成了一批治水效果明显、管护机制完善、可复制可推广的典型经验,创造了幸福河湖建设的“淮河样板”。

白洋淀流域水域空间格局变化及维持机制

本文基于VIC(Variable Infiltration Capacity)水文模型,还原了白洋淀天然入淀径流量(即不受大坝干扰情境),结合实际入淀水量的组成,探究了白洋淀入淀径流量衰减过程、淀区水量维持变化以及流域陆地水储量的响应。研究结果表明:(1)白洋淀年均总入淀水量在天然状况下为23.79×10^(8)m^(3),实际仅为8.59×10^(8)m^(3),且总入淀水量呈减少趋势,2000年后流域内外调水成为入淀水量的重要组成部分;(2)模拟天然状况中,上游径流量能够维持淀区耗水量,在实际状况中,1960―1979年径流量基本能满足淀区耗水量需求,1980―1997年淀区出现长时间水量赤字,1998―2016年淀区耗水主要靠上游水库、黄河等流域内外调水补给;(3)白洋淀流域陆地水储量显著下降,西南流域下降趋势大于东北流域。白洋淀流域水资源减少,淀区来水与耗水失衡,且过度依赖人工调配水,增加了白洋淀流域水资源应对未来气候变化的不确定性。尤其在雄安新区建设背景下,实现淀区水生态保护与恢复目标面临更多挑战。

青海湖流域主要河流的生态需水

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