• Journal of Geographical Sciences
  • Vol. 30, Issue 6, 1021 (2020)
Huan JING1, Deyu ZHONG1、2、*, Hongwu ZHANG1, Xufang SHI3, and Yanjun WANG1
Author Affiliations
  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
  • 3. School of Water Resources and Electric Power, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s11442-020-1768-x Cite this Article
    Huan JING, Deyu ZHONG, Hongwu ZHANG, Xufang SHI, Yanjun WANG. Accumulation phenomena in fluvial processes and the corresponding stochastic model[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(6): 1021 Copy Citation Text show less
    Accumulated riverbed degradation in the studied cross-sections downstream of dams on the Colorado River
    Fig. 1. Accumulated riverbed degradation in the studied cross-sections downstream of dams on the Colorado River
    Changes in channel width after dam construction in the studied cross-sections downstream of dams on the Missouri River
    Fig. 2. Changes in channel width after dam construction in the studied cross-sections downstream of dams on the Missouri River
    Longitudinal adjustment of the studied channel reaches downstream of dams
    Fig. 3. Longitudinal adjustment of the studied channel reaches downstream of dams
    Accumulated sedimentation in the Sanmenxia Reservoir area and lower reaches of the Yellow River
    Fig. 4. Accumulated sedimentation in the Sanmenxia Reservoir area and lower reaches of the Yellow River
    Diagram showing the accumulation effects of external disturbances in fluvial processes
    Fig. 5. Diagram showing the accumulation effects of external disturbances in fluvial processes
    Comparison between the measured and calculated characteristic river variables in the studied cross-sections and channel reaches
    Fig. 6. Comparison between the measured and calculated characteristic river variables in the studied cross-sections and channel reaches
    Changes in characteristic river variables following dam construction
    Fig. 7. Changes in characteristic river variables following dam construction
    Relationships between α, α/vand relative variation in peak discharge before and after dam construction (1-Qpost /Qpre)
    Fig. 8. Relationships between α, α/vand relative variation in peak discharge before and after dam construction (1-Qpost /Qpre)
    ProjectRiverAverage pre- dam daily discharge (m3/s)Average post- dam daily discharge (m3/s)Studied cross-section or reachDistance(km)VariableSurvey periodSurvey number
    HooverColorado520400CHD-1-CHD-310-36Riverbed degradation1935-194815
    Parker230340CPD-1-CPD-339-951938-197516
    Davis400340CDD-1-CDD-21-91948-197528
    Fort PeckMissouri200280MFP-1-MFP-39-75Channel width1936-19738
    Garrison600660MGD-1-MGD-332-541949-19766
    Gavins Point930740MGP-1-MGP-37-481955-19745
    DanjiangkouHanjiang13351091HJG-HZ3-270Water level1960-19766
    SanmenxiaYellow15221412XLD-LJ61-678Accumulated erosion and deposition amount1961-198421
    SZ-TG-1965-198420
    XiaolangdiYellow1266807XLD-LJ61-6782000-201516
    Three GorgesYangtze1402712873YC-HK30-8072003-201614
    Table 1.

    Characteristic river parameters for the studied cross-sections and channel reaches (Williams and Wolman, 1987; Jia, 1992; Peng et al., 2016; Yang et al., 2017)

    Vertical readjustmentαLateral readjustmentαOverall readjustment (entire reach)α
    CHD-1-CHD-30.30, 0.40, 0.30MGP-1-MGP-30.40, 0.45, 0.50SZ-TG0.40
    CPD-1-CPD-30.14, 0.22, 0.09MFP-1-MFP-30.18, 0.15, 0.05LYR (1968-1975)0.45
    CDD-1-CDD-20.17, 0.16MGD-1-MGD-30.60, 0.25, 0.40LYR (1976-1984)0.40
    Table 2.

    Parameter values in equation (18)

    Longitudinal readjustmentα/v
    HJG-HZ (1965-1975)0.0160, 0.0120, 0.0090
    XLD-LJ (1961-1964)0.0065, 0.0060, 0.0042, 0.0038
    XLD-LJ (2003-2015)0.0100, 0.0050, 0.0050
    YC-HK (2003-2015)0.0033, 0.0033, 0.0025
    Table 3.

    Parameter values in equation (19)

    Huan JING, Deyu ZHONG, Hongwu ZHANG, Xufang SHI, Yanjun WANG. Accumulation phenomena in fluvial processes and the corresponding stochastic model[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(6): 1021
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