Calculation of Groundwater Recharge Volume after the Fifth Emergency Water Transfer to the Lower Reaches of the Tarim River, Xinjiang
YANG Peng-nian1, DONG Xin-guang1, Omerjan2
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1. College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Xinjang Agriculture Unversity, Urumqi 830052, China;
2. Management Bureau of Tarim River Basin, Korla 841000, China
Tarim River is the longest inland river in China.It is located at the north of the Tarim Basin.However,the river flow in the 357-km-long section of the lower reaches had been cut off since 1972.The groundwater level had declined from 2.9~7.0m to 8.1~12.9m.In order to protect the eco-environment and save the existing vegetation in the lower Tarim River,a total volume of 13.8×108m3 of water was delivered to the lower reaches from May 2000 to July 2003, in five times.Based on groundwater monitoring data before and after the fifth water transfer,this paper analyses the features of responses of groundwater table pre- and post-delivery of water to the lower reaches of the Tarim River.Before water transfer,the groundwater table was generally a horizontal line but after that,it presented a binary polynomial curve. The relationgship of ground-water table and distance from the river was thus expressed binary polynomial.Furthermore,the calculative formula of groundwater recharge volume was established by means of groundwater balance.The results of calculation showed that the average depth of groundwater has come back respectively from 9.0m to 3.0m and from 9.0m to 7.4m at Yingsu section and Yiganbujima section in the vicinities of the river(0~1000m).The total volume of groundwater recharged was 8.01×108m3 after the fifth water transpfer.All these can provide referenced index for the evaluation of benefits from water transfer.
YANG Peng-nian, DONG Xin-guang, Omerjan.
Calculation of Groundwater Recharge Volume after the Fifth Emergency Water Transfer to the Lower Reaches of the Tarim River, Xinjiang[J]. JOURNAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 2005, 20(1): 1-6 https://doi.org/10.11849/zrzyxb.2005.01.001