Abstract:
Based on the measured data, the variation trend of annual average water level was verified at water level stations of Dongting Lake and Mupin Lake using Kendall rank correlation testing and linear regression method. The evolution trend of historical water level in Dongting Lake was represented, Comparison of water level changing before and after the Three Gorges Reservoir during the period of 2003 to 2010 and 1961 to 2012, The results showed that the average water level in Dongting Lake were stable from 1961 to 2010.