Research Article
Runoff and Sediment Response to Cascade Hydropower Exploitation in the Middle and Lower Han River, China
Table 3
Slope changes of sediment load over time for different periods.
| Stations | Time periods | m3 a−1 | /% | | |
| Baihe | : 1955–1983 | 0.4632 | — | — | : 1983–2012 | 0.202 | −56.39 | — |
| Huangjiagang | : 1955–1958 | 1.5383 | — | — | : 1958–1967 | 0.7595 | −50.63 | — | : 1967–2013 | 0.0047 | — | −99.38 |
| Huangzhuang | : 1955–1967 | 1.2132 | — | — | : 1967–1984 | 0.3229 | −73.38 | — | : 1984–2013 | 0.1082 | — | −66.49 |
| Xiantao | : 1955–1965 | 0.7836 | — | — | : 1965–1984 | 0.3294 | −57.96 | — | : 1984–2012 | 0.1798 | — | −45.42 |
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Notes: is the slopes of sediment load accumulative curves before and after turning time; is the slope change ratio of cumulative runoff with time.
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