Table 1 Sampling points of suspended sediment in the main stream and tributaries of the Yangtze River.

From: A preliminary study on the inorganic carbon sink function of mineral weathering during sediment transport in the Yangtze River mainstream

Sampling point

Station name

River/lake

Location

Distance from source (km)

M01

Tuotuo river

Yangtze River mainstream

Under the Tuotuo River Bridge in Qinghai

130

M02

Tongtian river

Yangtze River mainstream

Yushu Zhimenda Observation Station

980

M03

Shigu

Yangtze River mainstream

Lijiang Shigu Observation Station

1820

M04

Panzhihua

Yangtze River mainstream

Panzhihua Observation Station

2754

M05

Yibin

Yangtze River mainstream

Yibin Observation Station

3480

M06

Luzhou

Yangtze River mainstream

Luzhou Observation Station

3580

M07

Cuntan

Yangtze River mainstream

Chongqing Cuntan Observation Station

3855

M08

Qingxichang

Yangtze River mainstream

Chongqing Qingxichang Observation Station

4020

M09

Wanxian

Yangtze River mainstream

Chongqing Wanzhou Observation Station

4200

M10

Fengjie

Yangtze River mainstream

Chongqing Fengjie Observation Station

4300

M11

Badong

Yangtze River mainstream

Badong Observation Station

4400

M12

Yichang

Yangtze River mainstream

Yichang Nanjinguan Observation Station

4515

M13

Shashi

Yangtze River mainstream

Shashi Brick and Tile Factory Observation Station

4620

M14

Luoshan

Yangtze River mainstream

Honghu Luoshan Observation Station

4850

M15

Zhuankou

Yangtze River mainstream

Wuhan Zhuankou Observation Station

5030

M16

Industrial Port

Yangtze River mainstream

Wuhan Industrial Port Observation Station

5157

M17

Huangshi

Yangtze River mainstream

Huangshi Observation Station

5260

M18

Jiujiang

Yangtze River mainstream

Jiujiang Observation Station

5426

M19

Datong

Yangtze River mainstream

Chizhou Datong Observation Station

5650

M20

Nanjingshang

Yangtze River mainstream

Nanjing Jiangning River Observation Station

5880

M21

Nanjingxia

Yangtze River mainstream

Nanjing Shili Changgou Observation Station

5950

M22

Zhenjiang

Yangtze River mainstream

Zhenjiang Observation Station

6020

M23

Nantong

Yangtze River mainstream

Nantong Observation Station

6130

M24

Shidongkou

Yangtze River mainstream

Shanghai Shidongkou Observation Station

6250

M25

Wusongkou

Yangtze River mainstream

Shanghai Wusongkou Observation Station 23 km

6300

T01

Chumar River

Chumar River

Under the Chumar River Bridge in Qinghai

430

T02

Mianning

Yalong River

Along the river in Yarlung, Mianning

2874

T03

Gaochang

Minjiang River

Yibin Gaochang Observation Station

3480

T04

Fushun

Tuojiang River

Fushun observation station

3580

T05

Linjiangmen

Jialing River

Chongqing Linjiangmen Observation Station

3850

T06

Wulong

Wujiang River

Chongqing Wulong Observation Station

4020

T07

Changsha

Xiangjiang River

Changsha Observation Station

4720

T08

Nanju

Dongting Lake

Nanju Observation Station

4720

T09

Chenglingji

Dongting Lake

Yueyang Chenglingji Observation Station

4720

T10

Danjiangkou

Danjiangkou Reservoir

Danjiangkou Reservoir Dam Observation Station

5157

T11

Jijiazui

Han River

Hankou Jijiazui Observation Station

5157

T12

Nanchang

Ganjiang River

Under Ganjiang Bridge in Nanchang

5465

T13

Xieshan

Poyang Lake

Jiujiang Xieshan 1 km south

5465