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Continuous Instream Monitoring of Nutrients and Sediment in Agricultural Watersheds

Continuous Instream Monitoring of Nutrients and Sediment in Agricultural Watersheds

Published on: September 26, 2017

Deciphering runoff-sediment-nutrient dynamics in agricultural watersheds supplied by large feeder Rivers: A

Xihua Wang¹, Xuming Ji², Y Jun Xu³

¹College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

|December 5, 2025

Summary

Agricultural watershed management is complex, with runoff stable but sediment load significantly reduced. Hydrologic infrastructure alters nutrient transport, requiring adaptive management strategies for water quality.

Keywords:

Agricultural watershed Ganjiang River watershed Hydro-ecological dynamics Spatiotemporal heterogeneity Water-nutrient management

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Continuous Instream Monitoring of Nutrients and Sediment in Agricultural Watersheds

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Hydrology
Agricultural Science

Background:

The runoff-sediment-nutrient continuum is crucial for agricultural sustainability and water resource integrity.
Spatiotemporal dynamics of these processes are poorly understood in intensively managed agricultural catchments.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the coupling mechanisms and hysteretic responses of the runoff-sediment-nutrient continuum.
To analyze the impact of anthropogenic perturbations on these dynamics in an agricultural watershed.

Main Methods:

Utilized multi-source daily monitoring data from 2007-2022.
Employed change-pattern analysis, change-point detection, and scale-sensitive correlation analysis.
Integrated spatial nutrient analysis and examined relationships between precipitation, runoff, sediment, and nutrients.

Main Results:

Runoff showed no significant long-term trend due to reservoir regulation and precipitation homogenization.
Sediment load decreased by 74%, with a 5-year lag observed between sediment dynamics and precipitation.
Nutrient concentrations varied spatially, with downstream total nitrogen (TN) exhibiting significant fluctuations.

Conclusions:

Agricultural and hydraulic infrastructure significantly reconfigure material translocation dynamics.
Findings offer guidance for adaptive water-nutrient management and sediment control in regulated agricultural watersheds.