Table 4 Verification table of the sediment discharge at the main stations (unit: 100 million t).

From: Prediction research on sedimentation balance of Three Gorges Reservoir under new conditions of water and sediment

Time period (year)

Cuntan

Qingxichang

Wanxian

Miaohe

Measured

Calculated

Measured

Calculated

Measured

Calculated

Measured

Calculated

2008

2.126

2.315

1.893

2.320

1.051

1.209

0.388

0.588

2009

1.733

1.993

1.824

2.099

1.055

1.206

0.433

0.518

2010

2.111

2.231

1.942

2.267

1.150

1.246

0.327

0.534

2011

0.916

1.178

0.883

1.275

0.309

0.533

0.077

0.224

2012

2.105

2.238

1.902

2.229

1.144

1.246

0.459

0.625

2013

1.207

1.416

1.206

1.439

0.849

0.964

0.372

0.404

2014

0.519

0.863

0.561

0.992

0.234

0.579

0.131

0.382

2015

0.328

0.585

0.352

0.669

0.113

0.375

0.041

0.259

2016

0.425

0.484

0.413

0.556

0.197

0.398

0.082

0.260

2017

0.347

0.663

0.304

0.741

0.108

0.343

0.043

0.276

Total

11.818

13.966

11.280

14.587

6.210

8.098

2.352

4.068