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Articles | Volume 29, issue 22
Articles | Volume 29, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-6631-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-6631-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 29, issue 22
Research article
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24 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 24 Nov 2025

Reconstruction of the reservoir water level–storage volume relationship based on the capacity loss induced by sediment accumulation and its impact on flood control operation

Qiumei Ma, Chengyu Xie, Zheng Duan, Yanke Zhang, Lihua Xiong, and Chong-Yu Xu

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We propose a method to estimate the reservoir water level–storage volume (WLSV) curve based on the capacity loss induced by sediment accumulation and assess the potential negative impact caused by outdated design WLSV curve on flood regulation risks. The findings highlight that when storage capacity is considerably reduced, continued use of design WLSV curves may significantly underestimate, thus posing potential safety hazards to the reservoir itself and downstream flood protection objects.
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