| Impacts of heavy rain and floodwater on floating debris entering an artificial lake (Daecheong Reservoir, Korea) during the summer |
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학술지명 Desalination and Water Treatment
저자 신재기,김성환,김진휘,박용은,이한규,전강민
발표일 2021-04-22
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Floating debris entering a reservoir is one of the major environmental issues to be dealt with interms of water resource management in many countries of the world, as it may negatively impactecosystems and cause economic damage. Our study examined the amount of floating debris andactual conditions experienced during the summer each year in an artificial lake located in the temperateregion for 26 y. In particular, the rainfall and inflow characteristics were compared with themain influential factors for transporting floating debris to the reservoir. The maximum daily rainfalland inflow were important variables in the meteorological and hydrological characteristics of thereservoir operation during the summer. When these factors were influenced, most of the floatingdebris that was widely scattered in the watershed was supplied by the rapid flow of streams and rivers.The range and mean value of the floating debris weight accumulated within the reservoir were421.0?34,137.0 m3 y?1 and 8,758.4 m3 y?1, respectively, and the difference between the years was verylarge. The maximum daily inflow was positively correlated with maximum daily rainfall (r = 0.843,p < 0.05). Based on linear regression, the regression between the floating debris and the maximumdaily inflow (r2 = 0.9092, p < 0.001) showed a better fit than that between the floating debris and themaximum daily rainfall (r2 = 0.8250, p < 0.001). They showed an almost linear relationship, and thefloating debris distribution above and below 20,000 m3 y?1 was contrasted. In addition, the frequencydistribution of the event was relatively dense below 120 mm d?1 of rainfall and below 3,000 m3 d?1of inflow, and the event was rare as the maximum daily rainfall and inflow increased. Finally, theaverage load of floating debris per unit area of the watershed was approximately 2.1 m3 km?2, andfurther details on the loading should be understood in terms of effective pollutant management. |