Establishing a river health evaluation index system for seven rivers in Jiamusi City of China.

Weiwei Shao, Guang Han, Jiaqi Li, Zhiyong Yang, Jiahong Liu, Tianyin Xu
Author Information
  1. Weiwei Shao: State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China. ORCID
  2. Guang Han: State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China E-mail: hanguang@edu.iwhr.com. ORCID
  3. Jiaqi Li: State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China.
  4. Zhiyong Yang: State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China.
  5. Jiahong Liu: State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China.
  6. Tianyin Xu: State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China.

Abstract

The Jiamusi section of the Songhua River is one of the first 17 model river construction sections in China. The implementation of river health assessments can determine the health dynamics of rivers and test the management's effectiveness. Targeting seven rivers, this study conducted river zoning and monitoring point deployment to conduct sufficient field research and monitoring. The authors selected hydrological and water resources, physical structure, water quality, aquatic life, social service functions, and management as guideline layers and 15 indicator layers. Subsequently, the authors established an evaluation index system to evaluate and analyze the ecological status and social service status of each river. The results showed that the Yindamu, Alingda, and Gejie rivers scored well as healthy rivers, with health evaluation scores of 78.98, 76.06, and 75.83, respectively. The Wangsanwu, Lujiagang, and Lingdangmai rivers are generally sub-healthy rivers with scores of 71.55, 67.97, and 60.7, respectively. The Yinggetu River has a score of 54.52 and is therefore assessed as unhealthy. Based on the scientific evaluation index method, this study analyses the current river health state in Jiamusi City to provide the basis for the evaluation of the river chief's work and future river management.

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Grants

  1. 51979285/National Natural Science Foundation of China
  2. 8222036/Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality
  3. SKL2022TS11/State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin
  4. SKS-2022126���WR110145B0042023/Major Science and Technology Programs of the Ministry of Water Resources

MeSH Term

Rivers
China
Environmental Monitoring
Water Quality
Cities

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