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

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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