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