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Features of the long-term transformation of the Krasnodar reservoir, near the mouth of the Kuban River, Russia
Pogorelov Anatoly (1956‒), PhD and Professor, specialized in the application of GIS in regional studies. E-mail: pogorelov_av@bk.ru |
Received date: 2021-03-04
Accepted date: 2021-08-13
Online published: 2022-02-25
Supported by
The Kuban Science Foundation in the Framework of the Scientific Project(МFI-20.1/123)
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The article considers the long-term (1941-2018) transformation of the Krasnodar valley reservoir, the largest in the North Caucasus. The main functions of the Krasnodar reservoir are irrigation of rice systems and flood protection of land in the Krasnodar reservoir region and the Republic of Adygea. According to topographic maps, Landsat satellite images (1974-2018) and field observations (2016-2018), four stages of transformation of the floodplain reservoir are identified. The selected stages are characterized by both natural causes (the transformation of the filling deltas into the extended deltas, etc.) and man-made causes (runoff diversions in the delta areas, etc.). The key factor of transformation is the formation of deltas of rivers flowing into the reservoir. Each of the selected stages, against the background of a gradual reduction in the area and volume of the reservoir, is characterized by the peculiarities of the formation of river deltas with the formation of genetically homogeneous sections of delta regions. During the period of operation of the reservoir, the delta of the main Kuban River moved up to 32.4 km and took away an area of 35.4 km2 of the reservoir. During the formation of the deltas of the Kuban and Belaya rivers, a bridge was formed on the Krasnodar reservoir. The evolution of the delta regions led to the division of the reservoir into two autonomous reservoirs. The total area of the delta regions was 85.9 km2 by 2018, i.e., 21% of the initial area of the reservoir. The transformation of the Krasnodar reservoir leads to a decrease in its regulated volume and gradual degradation.
Key words: Krasnodar reservoir; sedimentation; siltation; transformation; delta formation; Landsat
POGORELOV Anatoly , LAGUTA Andrey , KISELEV Evgeny , LIPILIN Dmitry . Features of the long-term transformation of the Krasnodar reservoir, near the mouth of the Kuban River, Russia[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2021 , 31(12) : 1895 -1904 . DOI: 10.1007/s11442-021-1928-7
Figure 1 The valley of the Kuban River in the area of the Tshchik reservoir after its operation in 1941. Geomorphological situation: a) a wave-breaking cliff created on the edge of the 2nd above-floodplain right-bank terrace; an eastern suburb of the settlement of Lenin; b) a coastal cliff, created on the sideline of the 2nd above-floodplain left bank terraces in the interfluves of the Psekups River and the gully Gatskan; c) an edge of the 3rd above-floodplain terrace of the right bank near the settlement of Voronezhskaya |
Figure 2 Dynamics of estuaries of rivers in the Krasnodar reservoir system in 1976-1992 (1. Water discharge structure and gateway in the Tshchik reservoir dam; 2. Tshchik reservoir dam; 3. Settlements; 4. Edges of the above-floodplain terraces; 5. Delta extension of the Belaya River in the Tshchik reservoir; 6. Delta of the estuary bay of the Kuban River; 7. Riverine ramparts of the old riverbed of the Belaya River; 8. Areas of shallow water overgrowth of the Tshchik reservoir) |
Figure 3 Genetic types of river mouth areas of rivers in the system of the Krasnodar reservoir in 2018 (1. Delta extension of the Belaya River into the Tshchik reservoir, growing continuously since 1941; 2. Delta extension of the Belaya River into the Krasnodar reservoir, developed with the end of the second stage and fading at the present time; 3. Delta of the estuary bay of the Kuban River, which developed from the entrance of the Krasnodar reservoir, has been in operation since 2004; 4. Delta extension of the Kuban River into the open water area of the Krasnodar reservoir, developing from 2004 to the present time; 5. Delta extension of the Pshish River; 6. Riverine ramparts of the old Belaya River; 7. Sections of overgrowing of shallow water in the Tshchik reservoir. Artificial watercourses: 8. Branch of the Belaya River in the Kuban River, built in 2004; 9. Branch of the Belaya River in the Kuban River, built in 2013; 10. Channel of the Belaya River in the Tshchik reservoir, built in 1990) |
Table 1 Dynamics of the Kuban River delta in the Krasnodar reservoir |
Periods | Linear growth of the delta (km) | Average growth rate (km/year) |
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1976-1992 | 16.06 | 1.03 |
1993-2004 | 8.32 | 0.69 |
2005-2018 | 8.04 | 0.57 |
1976-2018 | 32.42 | 0.77 |
Table 2 Formation of estuaries of rivers of the Krasnodar reservoir |
Location | Area (km2) | ||||
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1975 | 1992 | 2004 | 2018 | ||
Total | Including over NRL | ||||
Delta extension of the Belaya River into the Tshchik reservoir | 4.05 | 7.65 | 16.35 | 19.82 | 7.10 |
Delta extension of the Belaya River into the Krasnodar reservoir | - | - | 0.82 | 5.40 | 1.04 |
Delta of the Kuban River execution | 4.15 | 13.47 | 25.62 | 27.85 | 16.76 |
Delta extension of the Kuban River | - | - | - | 13.56 | 1.36 |
Delta extension of the Pshish River | - | - | 4.93 | 9.32 | 2.47 |
Sub-riverbed ramparts of the old riverbed of the Belaya River | 2.16 | 4.17 | 7.07 | 11.57 | 4.95 |
Areas of littoral overgrowth in the Tshchik reservoir | - | 0.83 | 2.03 | 4.36 | - |
Tshchik reservoir | - | - | - | 48.68 | - |
Total | 10.36 | 26.12 | 54.80 | 1405.6 | 33.69 |
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