Flow and sediment are the driving force and material basis for shaping the riverbed. The process of flow and sediment changed by the operation of Three Gorges Reservoir leads to severe riverbed adjustment downstream of the dam. This paper selects the straight-braided channel-Bailuoji as typical which locates in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and analyzes the channel development characteristics from perspectives of channel storage capacity, beach-trough scouring and silting and branch channel diversion capacity variation after the impoundment of the Three Gorges Reservoir. Combined with the change in the duration of floods above the channel forming discharge, the impact of the flow process change on the development of the Bailuoji Reach is quantitatively calculated. The results show that in recent years, the channel storage capacity of the Bailuoji reach has increased and scouring mainly locates in the low-flow channel. The right branch is the main branch and the diversion ratio has increased under the low-discharge. The flow and sediment conditions after the impoundment of the Three Gorges Reservoir can maintain the development of the main branch of the Bailuoji reach. Compared with the flow process without reservoir regulation and storage, the duration of high flow above the channel forming discharge is relatively shortened under the current dispatching mode, the total amount of erosion in the Bailuoji reach is relatively small and the diversion ratio of the right branch is slightly reduced. The research results can provide reference for middle-small flood dispatch of Three Gorges Reservoir.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |