Two thousand years of human interventions has heavily modified the Dutch Rhine river. Situated in a densely populated and developed delta, the river and its infrastructure fulfil important societal functions: safety against flooding, inland waterways...
Acceleration urbanization and industrialization has resulted in challenges such as river ecosystem degradation and water scarcity that have hindered sustainable development in China. Healthy rivers provide ecosystem services that improve human well-b...
Microscopic fabric changes are the main reason for the complex physical and material properties of Yellow River ice at the macroscale. To study the physical and material properties of Yellow River ice, Yellow River ice was taken as the research objec...
The study described the length–weight relationships (LWRs) and diversity status of fishes in the midstream of the Jialing River, which is the largest tributary of the upper Yangtze River, China. A total of 4592 specimens from 53 fish species be...
The middle–lower Huaihe River Basin faces persistent flood and waterlogging threats, with river–lake interactions being a critical yet underexplored factor constraining flood discharge capacity. This study investigates the flood discharge...
As critical biological components of freshwater ecosystems, aquatic insects are highly sensitive to cumulative anthropogenic disturbances and can effectively reflect long-term variations in river ecological quality, serving as ideal bioindicators for...
In historical regional cropland reconstruction in floodplains and delta areas, changes in the river system and the historical distribution of settlements are important to the spatial–temporal dynamic process of historical land reclamation. This...
Water is essential for the survival of plants, animals, and human beings. It is imperative to effectively manage and protect aquatic resources to sustain life on Earth. Small tributaries are an important water resource originating in mountain areas,...
The Shisifenzi Reach, with its sharp curvature, serves as a prime observational target for river ice research in the Upper Yellow River. Using six winter seasons (2020–2026) of monitoring data, this study developed a Random Forest with SHAP and...
River–lake systems are essential for sustaining ecosystems and human livelihoods. However, the complexity and variability of large river–lake systems, coupled with characteristic differences in water bodies across regions, have made quant...
Periphytic algae is frequently utilized as a health indicator for ecosystems. Many research studies have been conducted in China on the periphytic algae community, but none has compared the periphytic algae community structure at inflow rivers among...
The source region of the Yangtze River (SRYR) is located in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, where the climatic conditions and alpine-cold natural conditions are harsh. Field investigations of the hydrochemical characteristics and larva and juvenile fish i...
Excessive phosphorus is the main problem of water pollution in the main stream of the Yangtze River, while it is not clear about the distribution characteristics and spatial differences of phosphorus in the urban river stretches of the middle and low...
Precise evaluation of the correlations among precipitation, groundwater and river water enhance our understanding on regional hydrological circulation and water resource management. The innovative and efficient use of wavelet analysis has been able t...
Studying the effects of different riparian vegetation densities on river channel evolution has practical significance for predicting the river channel evolution process during flood periods and ecological river engineering via the artificial planting...
Dams are vital for water resource utilization, and river diversion is key for dam construction safety. As sandy river basins are important exploitation areas that have special diversion features, the impact of sediment on the risk of river diversion...
Simulating the hydrological processes of an inland river basin can help provide the scientific guidance to the policies of water allocation among different subbasins and water resource management groups within the subbasins. However, it is difficult...
Interconnection between river water and groundwater plays an important role in maintaining water quantity and quality in hydrological systems. Furthermore, the exact interconnection is often difficult to observe and measure. This study attempts to ex...
Unveiling the relationship between the “Water–Carbon–Ecology” (W-C-E) footprints embodied in regional trade and resource flows is crucial for enhancing the synergistic benefits between economic development and environmental pr...
Water pollution can be monitored through the use of indicator species, including Brachionus calyciflorus. To do this, it is necessary to understand the species’ population ecology. Four surveys of zooplankton were conducted in May, August, and Decemb...
The spatial extent and area of river islands are always changing due to the impact of hydrodynamic conditions, sediment supply and human activities. A catastrophic flood disaster was driven by sustained and heavy rainfall around the middle and lower...
The geomorphological stability and ecological environment of megadeltas worldwide are of vital importance for their sustainable development. Deltaic hydro-morphodynamics is extremely sensitive to high riverine flow due to reduced sediment supply. How...
Secondary perched rivers are extensively distributed in the lower section of the Yellow River, and their condition is grave, representing a significant peril to the flood control safety of this region. Consequently, conducting an analysis of their ev...
Investigating fish diversity in canyon rivers through conventional fish surveys is challenging due to precipitous conditions, including steep slopes, rapid water flow, and complex habitats. Additionally, intensive construction of dams has further com...
Accurately determining true ice microstructure and material parameters is a basis for ice disaster theoretical research on the Yellow River. In this work, natural Yellow River ice was collected, and ice crystals parallel and perpendicular to the ice...
River conditions are complex and affected by human activities. Various hydraulic structures change the longitudinal slope and cross-sectional shape of the riverbed, which has a significant impact on the simulation of water-head evolution. With contin...
River pollution is a major issue in China’s urbanization process. Understanding the effects of river morphology and constructed wetlands on the self-purification capacity is crucial for water quality improvement. This study takes the Shiwuli Ri...
In response to the growing demand for improved operational efficiency in road and bridge networks, constructing parallel bridges in complex river sections has become a crucial strategy. This study focuses on a parallel bridge construction project in...
The Yarlung Zangbo River (With a total length of 2057 km, the river forms part of the Ganges–Brahmaputra River system), located in the core region of the Tibetan Plateau, hosts a unique yet fragile aquatic ecosystem. Fish populations inhabiting...
The main flow migration in the middle Yangtze River occurs in most river sections and is affected by factors such as incoming water and sediment, riverbed boundaries, and channel shapes, leading to a complex riverbed evolution. Revealing the controll...
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the available literature on the observation and characterization of river ice using remote sensing technologies. Through an analysis of 200 publications spanning from 1919 to June 2024, we reviewed differ...
The River Chief System (RCS) is an innovative environmental governance system with Chinese characteristics that is significant for green and sustainable development, and green technology innovation (GTI) is a key step to achieve this goal. However, e...
Approximately 90% of the sediment yield of the Yellow River is derived from the Loess Plateau. In this paper, the Loess Plateau was used as the research object. To investigate the influence of economic and social development on reducing sediment load...
Phosphorus is an important limiting biogenic material. The special topography and climate of the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin generate unique distribution and transport characteristics of total phosphorus (TP). A survey of TP concentration, precipitati...
Concern has been expressed regarding the impacts of climate change on river ice and ice jam formation in cold regions. Ice jams are easily initiated in bends and narrow channels and cause disasters. In this study, observations and remote sensing moni...
How digital technology can effectively drive ecological collaborative governance in trans-administrative river basins is a core prerequisite for achieving intelligent ecological governance of river basins. Based on 402 micro survey responses collecte...
Global changes and human activities have significantly altered water cycle processes and water resource patterns in inland river basins in arid zones. New tools are needed to conduct more comprehensive and scientific assessments of basin water cycle...
Previous studies mostly focus on an individual delta, or deltas at a global scale, to explore dam effects on deltaic hydrological alteration and morphological evolution, while comparative studies on selected similar deltas remain scarce. In this stud...
The sediment regime in the Jingjiang river reach of the middle Yangtze River has been significantly changed from quasi-equilibrium to unsaturated since the impoundment of the Three Gorges Dam (TGD). Vertical profiles of suspended sediment concentrati...
A data-driven approach to characterizing the risk of cyanobacteria-based harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) was undertaken for the Ohio River. Twenty-five years of river discharge data were used to develop Bayesian regression models that are currently...
Carbon plays an important role in global climate change. The mechanisms of carbon sources and carbon sinks have also received wide attention from society, and the physical and chemical characteristics of riverine ions can reflect the chemical weather...
Rainfall–runoff processes and flood propagation were quantified to clarify floodwater dynamics in the upper Tenryu River basin. The basin is characterized by contrasting runoff behaviors between its left- and right-bank subbasins and large upst...
Rivers in plateau regions are more vulnerable to human activities and climate change than those in plains due to cold climate and high altitude. Studying the temporal and spatial distribution of phosphorus against the backdrop of climate warming and...
River morphological changes significantly influence water purification functions; however, systematic research on the evolution of natural river morphology and its underlying mechanisms remains insufficient. This study investigates the Shiwuli River,...
During the ice flood period of the Yellow River, the fracture and destruction of river ice can easily lead to the formation of ice jams and ice dams in the curved and narrow reaches. However, the occurrence and development mechanism of river ice frac...
The disturbance in river ecosystems caused by reservoirs and dams has become a critical topic, attracting increasing attention. However, the extent to which reservoir and dam construction and operation impact downstream river ecosystem health and eco...
River ice formation during the winter period is a common phenomenon for most rivers in the northern hemisphere. The combined effect of hydraulic, thermodynamic, and geometric boundary conditions results in a highly complex system when compared to ope...
Sand boil formation at the toe of river embankments is the typical manifestation of the initiation and progression of an internal erosion process known as backward erosion piping, which is recognized to be a major concern in many river systems worldw...
In arid inland river basins, the upstream runoff generation zones contribute the majority of the basin’s water resources. Global warming and land use changes will produce uncertain impacts on runoff variations in the headwaters of inland rivers...
Changes in the diversion characteristics of three outlets along Jingjiang River are of vital importance to the adjustment of river–lake relationships. This study analyzed the mechanism of periodic changes in the diversion ratio of the three out...
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