Fig. 5: Annual deposition rate and cumulative loss of storage capacity in reservoirs. | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 5: Annual deposition rate and cumulative loss of storage capacity in reservoirs.

From: Episodic reservoir flooding transforming sediment sinks to sources and the potential global implications

Fig. 5

A–C Qingtongxia, Yanguoxia, and Wanjiazhai reservoirs in the upstream and upper middle reaches of the Yellow River (see Fig. 1A for locations). D Naodehai Reservoir on the Liuhe River, a tributary of the upper Liaohe River. E Gongzui Reservoir on the Daduhe River, a tributary of the upper Yangtze River. Note: sources of deposition/erosion data were as follows: Qingtongxia Reservoir, changes in storage capacity reported by Li67; Yanguoxia Reservoir, Zhang68; Wanjiazhai Reservoir, Ren et al.69; Naodehai Reservoir, changes in storage capacity reported by Han27 and Jiao et al.63; Gongzui Reservoir, Lin65 for 1971–1986 and Xiong and Ma70 for 1994–2007.

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