Hydrological and sediment transport simulation to assess the impact of dam construction in the Mekong River main channel

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 247-258

  Kameyama, Satoshi ^a   Shimazaki, Hiroto ^a   Nohara, Seiichi ^a   Sato, Tatsuaki ^b   Fujii, Yoshiaki ^b   Kudo, Keita ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b Alpha Hydraulic Engineering Consultants Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Manwan Dam; Mekong River; MIKE SHE; MIKE11; Seasonal hydrological dynamics; Suspended sediment transportation

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; DISCHARGE; HYDROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATERSHED;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 84879902702     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2013.247.258     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Adamson, P., 2001. Hydrological perspectives on the lower Mekong basin the potential impacts of hydropower developments in Yunnan on the hydrology of the lower Mekong. Int. Water Power Dam Construct., 53: 16-21.
2. Bai, J., B. Cui, X. Xu, Q. Ding and H. Gao, 2009. Heavy metal contamination in riverine soils upstream and downstream of a hydroelectric dam on the lancang river, China. Environ. Eng. Sci., 26: 941-946. DOI: 10.1089/ees.2008.0136
3. Baran, E. and C. Myschowoda, 2009. Dams and fisheries in the Mekong Basin. Aquatic Ecosyst. Health Manage.,12:227-234.DOI: 10.1080/14634980903149902
4. Brown, M.T. and T.R. McClanahan, 1996. E. Mergy analysis perspectives of Thailand and Mekong River dam proposals. Ecol. Modell., 91: 105-130. DOI: 10.1016/0304-3800(95)00183-2
5. Chen, Z. and Y. Zhao, 2001. Impact on the Yangtze (Changjiang) Estuary from its drainage basin: Sediment load and discharge. Chinese Sci. Bull., 46: 73-80. DOI: 10.1007/BF03187240l
6. Cheng, C.T., J.X. Xie, K.W. Chau and M. Layeghifard, 2008. A new indirect multi-step-ahead prediction model for a long-term hydrologic prediction. J. Hydrol.,361:118-130.DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.07.040
7. Cheng, C.T., J.Y. Lin, Y.G. Sun and K.W. Chau, 2005. Long-Term Prediction of Discharges in Manwan Hydropower Using Adaptive-Network-Based Fuzzy Inference Systems Models. In: Advances in Natural Computation, Wang, L., K. Chen and Y.S. Ong (Eds.), Springer, Berlin, ISBN-10: 3540283234, pp: 1152-1161.
8. Costa-Cabral, M.C., J.E. Richey, G. Goteti, D.P. Lettenmaier and C. Feldkotter et al., 2008. Landscape structure and use, climate and water movement in the Mekong River basin. Hydrol. Proc., 22: 1731-1746. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6740
9. Cui, B.S., B. Hu, H.J. Zhai, G.L. Wei and J. Wang, 2007. Study on the interaction between engineering construction and ecosystem changes in the longitudinal range-gorge region. Chinese Sci. Bull., 52: 21-32. DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-7003-7
10. Dore, J. and L. Lebel, 2010. Deliberation and scale in Mekong region water governance. Environ. Manage., 46: 60-80. DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9527-x
11. Duan, Q., S. Sorooshian and V. Gupta, 1992. Effective and efficient global optimization for conceptual rainfall-runoff models. Water Resour. Res., 28: 1015-1031. DOI: 10.1029/91WR02985
12. Duan, Q., S. Sorooshian and V.K. Gupta, 1994. Optimal use of the SCE-UA global optimization method for calibrating watershed models. J. Hydrol., 158: 265-284. DOI: 1016/0022-1694(94)90057-4
13. Duan, Q., V.K. Gupta and S. Sorooshian, 1993. Shuffled complex evolution approach for effective and efficient global minimization. J. Optim. Theory Applic., 76: 501-521. DOI: 10.1007/BF00939380
14. Dudgeon, D., 2005. River rehabilitation for conservation of fish biodiversity in monsoonal Asia. Ecol. Soc., 10: 15-15.
15. Dugan, P.J., C. Barlow, A.A. Agostinho, E. Baran and G.F. Cada et al., 2010. Fish migration, dams and loss of ecosystem services in the Mekong Basin. Ambio, 39: 344-348. PMID: 20799685
16. Fu, K.D. and D.M. He, 2007. Analysis and prediction of sediment trapping efficiencies of the reservoirs in the mainstream of the Lancang River. Chinese Sci. Bull., 52: 134-140. DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-7026-0
17. Fu, K.D., D.M. He and S.J. Li, 2006. Response of downstream sediment to water resource development in mainstream of the Lancang River. Chinese Sci. Bull., 51: 119-126. DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-8119-x
18. Fu, K.D., D.M. He and X.X. Lu, 2008. Sedimentation in the Manwan reservoir in the Upper Mekong and its downstream impacts. Q. Int., 186: 91-99. DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.09.041
19. He, D., Y. Feng, S. Gan, D. Magee and W. You, 2006. Transboundary hydrological effects of hydropower dam construction on the Lancang River. Chinese Sci. Bull., 51: 16-24.
20. Hu, B., B.S. Cui, S.K. Dong, H.J. Zhai and Z.Y. Liu, 2009. Ecological Water Requirement (EWR) analysis of High Mountain and Steep Gorge (HMSG) river- Application to Upper Lancang-Mekong River. Water Resour. Manage., 23: 341-366. DOI: 10.1007/s11269-008-9278-0
21. Hudson-Rodd, N. and B.J. Shaw, 2003. Mekong River development-Whose dreams? Which visions? RWIN,28:268-275.DOI: 10.1080/02508060308691692
22. Kang, B., D. He, L. Perrett, H. Wang and W. Hu et al., 2009a. Fish and fisheries in the Upper Mekong: Current assessment of the fish community, threats and conservation. Rev. Fish Biol. Fisheries, 19: 465-480. DOI: 10.1007/s11160-009-9114-5
23. Kang, B., L. Perrett, Y. Li and D. He, 2009b. Are the fish of the upper and lower Mekong interconnected? Chinese J. Oceanol. Limnol., 27: 400-407. DOI: 10.1007/s00343-009-9132-0
24. Keskinen, M., 2008. Water resources development and impact assessment in the Mekong Basin: Which way to go? Ambio, 37: 193-198. PMID: 18595274
25. Kummu, M. and J. Sarkkula, 2008. Impact of the Mekong River flow alteration on the Tonle Sap flood pulse. Ambio, 37: 185-192. PMID: 18595273
26. Kummu, M. and O. Varis, 2007. Sediment-related impacts due to upstream reservoir trapping, the Lower Mekong River. Geomorphology, 85: 275-293. DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.03.024
27. Kummu, M., X.X. Lu, J.J. Wang and O. Varis, 2010. Basin-wide sediment trapping efficiency of emerging reservoirs along the Mekong. Geomorphology,119:181-197.DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.03.018
28. Larmberts, D. and J. Koponen, 2008. Flood pulse alterations and productivity of the Tonle Sap ecosystem: A model for impact assessment. Ambio, 37: 178-184. PMID: 18595272
29. Li, S. and D. He, 2008. Water level response to hydropower development in the upper Mekong River. Ambio, 37: 170-177. PMID: 18595271
30. Li, S.J., D.M. He and K.D. Fu, 2006. The correlations of multi-time scale characteristics of water level processes in Lancang-Mekong River. Chinese Sci. Bull., 51: 50-58. DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-0050-7
31. Lin, J.Y., C.T. Cheng and K.W. Chau, 2006. Using support vector machines for long-term discharge prediction. Hydrol. Sci. J., 51: 599-612. DOI: 10.1623/hysj.51.4.599
32. Lu, X.X. and R.Y. Siew, 2006. Water discharge and sediment flux changes over the past decades in the Lower Mekong River: Possible impacts of the Chinese dams. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 10: 181-195. DOI: 10.5194/hess-10-181-2006
33. Madsen, H., 2000. Automatic calibration of a conceptual rainfall-runoff model using multiple objectives. J. Hydrol., 235: 276-288. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(00)00279-1
34. McNally, A., D. Magee and A.T. Wolf, 2009. Hydropower and sustainability: Resilience and vulnerability in China's power sheds. J. Environ. Manage.,90:S286-S293.DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.07.029
35. MRC, 2009. IWRM-Based Basin Development Strategy for the Lower Mekong Basin. Mekong River Commission.
36. Quang, M. and P.E. Nguyen, 2003. Hydrologic impacts of China's Upper Mekong Dams on the lower Mekong River. Mekongriver.
37. Ringler, C. and X.M. Cai, 2006. Valuing fisheries and wetlands using integrated economic-hydrologic modeling-Mekong River Basin. J. Water Resour. Plann. Manage., 132: 480-487. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2006)132:6(480)
38. Thompson, J.R., H.R. Sorenson, H. Gavin and A. Refsgaard, 2004. Application of the coupled MIKE SHE/MIKE 11 modelling system to a lowland wet grassland in southeast England. J. Hydrol.,293:151-179.DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.01.017
39. Tilt, B., Y. Braun and D.M. He, 2009. Social impacts of large dam projects: A comparison of international case studies and implications for best practice. J. Environ. Manage., 90: S249-S257. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.07.030
40. Wang, J.J., X.X. Lu and Y. Zhou, 2007. Retrieval of suspended sediment concentrations in the turbid water of the Upper Yangtze River using Landsat ETM. Chinese Sci. Bull., 52: 273-280. DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-7012-6
41. Webby, R.B., P.T. Adamson, J. Boland, P.G. Howlett and A.V. Metcalfe et al., 2007. The Mekong- applications of Value At Risk (VAR) and Conditional Value At Risk (CVAR) simulation to the benefits, costs and consequences of water resources development in a large river basin. Ecol. Modell.,201: 89-96. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.07.033
42. Wei, G., B.S. Cui, Z.F. Yang, J.H. Bai and J. Wang et al., 2007. Comparison of changes of typical river segment ecosystem service value in LRGR. Chinese Sci. Bull., 52: 262-272. DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-7029-x
43. Wei, G.L., Z.F. Yang, B.S. Cui, B. Li and H. Chen et al., 2009. Impact of dam construction on water quality and water self-purification capacity of the Lancang River, China. Water Resour. Manage., 23: 1763-1780. DOI: 10.1007/s11269-008-9351-8
44. Wood, S.H., A.D. Ziegler and T. Bundarnsin, 2008. Floodplain deposits, channel changes and riverbank stratigraphy of the Mekong River area at the 14th-Century city of Chiang Saen, Northern Thailand. Geomorphology, 101: 510-523. DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.04.030
45. Zhai, H.J., B.S. Cui, B. Hu and K.J. Zhang, 2010. Prediction of river ecological integrity after cascade hydropower dam construction on the mainstream of rivers in Longitudinal Range-Gorge Region (LRGR), China. Ecol. Eng., 36: 361-372. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2009.10.002
46. Zhai, H.J., B.S. Cui, B. Hu, G.L. Wei and S.L. Liu, 2007. Regional ecosystem changes under different cascade hydropower dam construction scenarios in the LRGR. Chinese Sci. Bull., 52: 106-114. DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-7016-2