A sediment budget of the lower yellow river, china, over the period from 1855 to 1968

2005 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changxing Shi ◽  
David Dian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Yellow River ◽  
Sediment Budget ◽  
Lower Yellow River ◽  
The Lower Yellow River

scholarly journals Changes in sediment budget and morphology in the floodplains of the braided reach of the lower Yellow River

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Li ◽  
Jinliang Zhang ◽  
Yuchuan Bai ◽  
Zhe Huang ◽  
Jun Lu
Keyword(s):  
Yellow River ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Sediment Budget ◽  
Floodplain Management ◽  
Lower Yellow River ◽  
The Lower Yellow River ◽  
Regulation Scheme ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Braided Reach

Floodplains provide valuable social and ecological environment functions, and understanding the rates and patterns of floodplain sedimentation/erosion is critical for floodplain management and rehabilitation. The sediment entering the lower Yellow River has been dramatically reduced, and the geomorphology has changed greatly during the operation of the Xiaolangdi (XLD) reservoir since 2000. Utilizing sediment resources is the key to managing the downstream river, and the floodplains not only play the roles of flood mitigation, detention and de-sanding but also provide land to support local residents and economic development; however, the floodplain currently faces competition between land development and protection. This research presents a detailed investigation of changes in the sediment budget and morphology of the braided reach between Huayuankou (HYK) and Gaocun (GC) during 2000-2017 using digital elevation models (DEMs) and the historical bathymetry of the braided reach. During the implementation of the water-sediment regulation scheme (WSRS), the long-term low-concentration flow released from the XLD reservoir leads to a fully scoured long channel, further improving the bank-full discharge and reducing the risk of floods on floodplains. However, the floodplains have gradually changed from sedimentation to erosion due to the continual construction of farm dykes and control works, land use changes and other forms of land disturbance, including water and soil conservation measures and climate change. The cumulative eroded volume was approximately 11.47×108 m3 along the HYK - GC reach between 2000 and 2017, of which 3.08×108 m3 originated from the floodplains, with an average annual erosion rate of 1.3 cm/yr. To develop the economy and guide floodplain construction, we propose a new method of environmental management to reconstruct the floodplain domain into different zones for immigration resettlement areas, agricultural areas and resource development and utilization areas, with the methods of river dredging and floodplain filling.

MODEL FOR LOSS ASSESSMENT DUE TO FLOOD IN THE LOWER YELLOW RIVER

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 1933-1939
Author(s):  
Xianqi Zhang ◽  
Weiwei Han ◽  
Xiaofei Peng ◽  
Cundong Xu
Keyword(s):  
Yellow River ◽  
Loss Assessment ◽  
Lower Yellow River ◽  
The Lower Yellow River

scholarly journals High-Arsenic Groundwater in Paleochannels of the Lower Yellow River, China: Distribution and Genesis Mechanisms

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 338
Author(s):  
Chuanshun Zhi ◽  
Wengeng Cao ◽  
Zhen Wang ◽  
Zeyan Li
Keyword(s):  
Yellow River ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Rock Interaction ◽  
Lower Yellow River ◽  
The Lower Yellow River ◽  
Groundwater Samples ◽  
Groundwater Systems ◽  
Different Sources ◽  
High Arsenic ◽  
High Arsenic Groundwater

High–arsenic (As) groundwater poses a serious threat to human health. The upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River are well–known areas for the enrichment of high–arsenic groundwater. However, little is known about the distribution characteristics and formation mechanism of high-As groundwater in the lower reach of the Yellow River. There were 203 groundwater samples collected in different groundwater systems of the lower Yellow River for the exploration of its hydrogeochemical characteristics. Results showed that more than 20% of the samples have arsenic concentrations exceeding 10 μg/L. The high-As groundwater was mainly distributed in Late Pleistocene–Holocene aquifers, and the As concentrations in the paleochannels systems (C2 and C4) were significantly higher than that of the paleointerfluve system (C3) and modern Yellow River affected system (C5). The high-As groundwater is characterized by high Fe2+ and NH4+ and low Eh and NO3−, indicating that reductive dissolution of the As–bearing iron oxides is probably the main cause of As release. The arsenic concentrations strikingly showed an increasing tendency as the HCO3− proportion increases, suggesting that HCO3− competitive adsorption may facilitate As mobilization, too. In addition, a Gibbs diagram showed that the evaporation of groundwater could be another significant hydrogeochemical processes, except for the water–rock interaction in the study area. Different sources of aquifer medium and sedimentary structure may be the main reasons for the significant zonation of the As spatial distribution in the lower Yellow River.

Does actual cropland water consumption change with evaporation potential in the Lower Yellow River?

2021 ◽  
Vol 316 ◽  
pp. 107468
Author(s):  
Zhigang Sun ◽  
Shiji Li ◽  
Kangying Zhu ◽  
Ting Yang ◽  
Changxiu Shao
Keyword(s):  
Water Consumption ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Lower Yellow River ◽  
The Lower Yellow River ◽  
Consumption Change

Variation in reach-scale thalweg-migration intensity in a braided reach of the lower Yellow River in 1986-2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (13) ◽  
pp. 1952-1962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Li ◽  
Junqiang Xia ◽  
Meirong Zhou ◽  
Shanshan Deng ◽  
Xiaolei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Yellow River ◽  
Lower Yellow River ◽  
The Lower Yellow River ◽  
Migration Intensity ◽  
Braided Reach

scholarly journals Spatial Expansion of Human Settlement during the Longshan Period (~4.5–~3.9 ka BP) and Its Hydroclimatic Contexts in the Lower Yellow River Floodplain, Eastern China

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 712
Author(s):  
Kaifeng Li ◽  
Wenhua Gao ◽  
Li Wu ◽  
Hainan Hu ◽  
Panpan Gong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yellow River ◽  
Asian Summer Monsoon ◽  
Spatial Expansion ◽  
Human Settlement ◽  
Human Settlements ◽  
Lower Yellow River ◽  
River Floodplain ◽  
The Lower Yellow River ◽  
Asian Summer ◽  
Longshan Period

Obvious spatial expansion of human settlement occurred in the lower Yellow River floodplain during the Longshan period, but the external factors driving this expansion remain unclear. In this study, we first delineated the hydroclimatic changes at both regional and local scales within and around the lower Yellow River floodplain and then examined the relationships of human settlements with hydroclimatic settings between the pre-Longshan and Longshan periods. The results indicate that the site distribution, site density and hydroclimatic conditions exhibited significant shifts during the pre-Longshan and Longshan periods. In the pre-Longshan period, the intense East Asian summer monsoon and abundant monsoon-related precipitation caused widespread development of lakes and marshes in the lower Yellow River floodplain. As a result, the circumjacent highlands of the lower Yellow River floodplain contained concentrated human settlements. However, the persistent weakening of the East Asian summer monsoon and consequent precipitation decline, in conjunction with accelerated soil erosion due to decreasing forest vegetation and strengthening of human activities on the upstream Loess Plateau in the Longshan period, are likely to have jointly caused both shrinking and faster filling of preexisting lakes and marshes. Subsequently, a large area of arable land had been created in the lower Yellow River floodplain and thus was occupied by locally rapid increasing population, resulting in the notable spatial expansion of human settlements during the Longshan period.

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