Abstract This study assesses the historical lakes in the lower reaches of the Yellow River using ancient documents,estimating the general shape and approximate area of over 130 ancient lakes during historical times. We have meticulously analyzed the extinction process of these ancient lakes and discussed the factors contributing to their demise. Our findings reveal that during the historical period,there were at least 135 lakes in the lower reaches of the Yellow River,covering a total area of 16195.64 km2. These lakes were primarily situated along the ancient channel of the Yellow River,with small and medium-sized lakes(areas under 100 km2)constituting the majority. These smaller lakes accounted for 74.81% of the total number of lakes and 30.23% of the total area. Since the Song Dynasty,there has been a noticeable shrinkage in these ancient lakes. Among the smaller and medium-sized paleolakes,60.34% of 135 lakes have disappeared. Only 28 ancient lakes remain today,marking a decline of 79.26% in their number,and their total area has reduced to 4910.66 km2,a decrease of 69.68%. The study suggests climate change is the background for the extinction of ancient lakes. The sediment accumulation caused by the Yellow River avulsion and flooding is the direct reason for the disappearance of these ancient lakes. Meanwhile,human activities such as land reclamation around the lakes have accelerated this process.
Fund:National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos. 41871073,41701101),the Postgraduate Research Innovation Program of Jiangsu Normal University(No.2022XKT0081),the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
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CHEN Shiyue,born in 1969,a professor of Jiangsu Normal University,is engaged in lacustrine sedimentology and environmental evolution. E-mail: chenshiyue@jsnu.edu.cn.
About author: RU Tinglin,born in 2000,a master degree candidate of Jiangsu Normal University,is engaged in lacustrine sedimentology. E-mail: rutinglin2021@163.com.
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RU Tinglin,CHEN Yingying,LI Xinze et al. Distribution and extinction of paleolakes in the lower reaches of Yellow River during historical period[J]. JOPC, 2024, 26(1): 230-240.
RU Tinglin,CHEN Yingying,LI Xinze et al. Distribution and extinction of paleolakes in the lower reaches of Yellow River during historical period[J]. JOPC, 2024, 26(1): 230-240.
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