Abstract:
Eco-hydrological impacts caused by urbanization are important issues in protecting and restoring river ecosystem.Given the importance of flow regime in maintaining river ecosystem integrality,an eco-hydrological indicator system including flow duration curve,peak flow frequency exceedance curve and
T0.5 (The fraction of the simulation period that the peak flow rate exceeds the peak flow of the predevelopment 0.5-year storm) were developed by analyzing characteristics of current indicators and their feasibility in data-lacking area.Urbanization development degrees and their eco-hydrological impacts were simulated in a hydrological model SWMM (Storm Water Management Model).Results demonstrated that the higher imperviousness,the greater instantaneous flow,peak flow,frequency,duration and smaller
T0.5.indicating a negative effect of urbanization on the river in ecology.