Using δ18O and δ2H to Detect Hydraulic Connection Between a Sinkhole Lake and a First-Magnitude Spring     

Nur Ahmed  Ming Ye  Yang Wang  Tom Greenhalgh  Karlee Fowler 《Ground water》2021,59(6):856-865

Oxygen and hydrogen isotopes were used in this study to detect a hydraulic connection between a sinkhole lake and a karst spring. In karst areas, surface water that flows to a lake can drain through sinkholes in the lakebed to the underlying aquifer, and then flows in karst conduits and through aquifer matrix. At the study site located in northwest Florida, USA, Lake Miccosukee immediately drains into two sinkholes. Results from a dye tracing experiment indicate that lake water discharges at Natural Bridge Spring, a first-magnitude spring 32 km downgradient from the lake. By collecting weekly water samples from the lake, the spring, and a groundwater well 10 m away from the lake during the dry period between October 2019 and January 2020, it was found that, when rainfall effects on isotopic signature in spring water are removed, increased isotope ratios of spring water can be explained by mixing of heavy-isotope-enriched lake water into groundwater, indicating hydraulic connection between the lake and the spring. Such a detection of hydraulic connection at the scale of tens of kilometers and for a first-magnitude spring has not been previously reported in the literature. Based on the isotope ratio data, it was estimated that, during the study period, about 8.5% the spring discharge was the lake water that drained into the lake sinkholes.  相似文献   

Water resources and the sustainable development of humankind: International cooperation in the rational use of freshwater-lake resources: Conclusions from materials of foreign studies     

E. A. Zilov 《Water Resources》2013,40(1):84-95

The current and future state of the Earth’s water resources under present-day trends in water use is discussed. The activity of international institutions in the organization of management of lake ecosystems and drainage basins was analyzed from the viewpoint of sustainable development. The work of International Committee on Lake Environment, International Joint Commission (USA and Canada), International Commission on Lake Constance Protection, Autonomous Bilateral Management of Lake Titicaca, Commission on Chad Lake Basin, and Fishery Organization of Lake Victoria. Recommendations are proposed for the organization of international management of water bodies and their drainage basins.  相似文献   

Features of interaction between lake water and springs,and evaluation of hydrochemical composition of water in Ifni Lake (High Atlas Mountains,Morocco, north of Africa)     

Lamyaa Kacem  Mbark Agoussine  Brahim Igmoullan  Soraya Mokhtari  Hicham Amar 《Water Resources》2016,43(2):395-401

The National Park of Toubkal is located in the High Moroccan Atlas Mountains, one of the regions sheltering the highest summits of North Africa (Mount Toubkal with an elevation of 4167 m). The park is characterized by very important water resources, including Ifni Lake, which is the highest natural lake in Morocco (with an elevation of 2320 m). This lake is located on the southern side of Mt. Toubkal. This area has never been the object of an environmental or hydrological study. The objective of the current study was the characterization of Ifni Lake and the spring waters located in this area, as the basis of a framework to protect natural resources in northern Africa. The hydrochemical composition of water determines its origin and relationship with its catchment. Hydrochemical studies were carried out to assess the ions water composition, and processes governing the hydrochemistry of Ifni Lake water and the springs in the study area. A total of 20 water samples were collected in 2013 and analyzed for various parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, and major ions. The physico-chemical analysis of the Ifni Lake water showed that this is the least mineralized water studied in this region, having a bicarbonate, calcium, and magnesium as dominate ions. Also there is a relationship between the hydrochemical composition of Ifni Lake and spring waters.  相似文献   

高温干旱背景下太湖藻情变化特征及机制     

康丽娟  朱广伟  邹伟  朱梦圆  国超旋  许海  肖曼  李娜  张运林  秦伯强 《湖泊科学》2023,35(6):1866-1880

2022年我国长江流域经历了长期的高温干旱,对湖泊水生态环境和湖内藻情态势产生了深远影响。但目前关于干旱环境下湖泊水华的响应特征研究较少。以太湖为例,基于2005—2022年湖体营养盐与叶绿素a浓度的长期监测数据,结合卫星遥感影像反演的蓝藻水华面积变化,探讨了2022年高温干旱对太湖蓝藻的影响特征及驱动机制。结果表明,2022年蓝藻水华高发季节(5—9月),太湖蓝藻水华的平均面积和最大面积均明显下降,其中5月的水华面积仅为近5年同期平均面积的20%;水样采集分析获得的水体叶绿素a浓度和微囊藻生物量在春季也明显下降。营养盐方面,2022年太湖的总氮和总磷均值分别为1.41和0.084 mg/L,较近5年均值分别下降了30.6%和27.3%,均为2005年以来的最低值。氮磷浓度空间分布的克里金插值显示,除西北湖区(竺山湾)受河流入湖影响外,大部分湖区的溶解态氮磷也都处于较低状态,冬季溶解性总磷浓度小于0.02 mg/L的水域面积占全湖面积的79%。随机森林分析表明,总磷、水温和风速是影响春季微囊藻和藻类生物量的关键因子。冬季湖体磷水平低,加上春季外源负荷较少,致使2022年春季太湖大范围湖...  相似文献   

三峡工程运行对鄱阳湖水位影响试验   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

邬年华  罗优  刘同宦  黄志文 《湖泊科学》2014,26(4):522-528

三峡工程运行改变了长江中下游水沙情势,影响了鄱阳湖湖区水位,造成了水资源利用、水质、湿地和生态等方面的新问题.实测日水位资料分析认为:湖区水位年内变化可分为低水、涨水、顶托倒灌和退水4个阶段;顶托倒灌阶段湖区水位基本由长江干流控制,另外3个阶段湖区水位受湖口流量和长江干流的共同影响,受影响程度与水位站位置、湖口流量和长江干流相互作用强弱有关;三峡工程运行没有改变鄱阳湖水位"高水湖相、低水河相"的基本特征,但对水位造成了一定影响.开展物理模型试验探索三峡工程运行对湖区水位的影响程度,结果表明:蓄水期三峡工程运行造成湖区水位降幅较大,枯水年都昌站平均(最大)降幅为0.94 m(2.58 m),枯水年湖区水面面积减小68%;增泄期会增加湖区水位,都昌水位最大增幅约1 m,平水年湖区面积增加约32%;枯水期三峡工程运行对鄱阳湖水位基本无影响.  相似文献   

GLEAM和MOD16蒸散发产品在青藏高原中东南湖泊流域的适用性评价     

王容  刘元波  王若男  刘永伟 《湖泊科学》2023,35(3):1057-1071

GLEAM(Global Land Evapotranspiration Amsterdam Model)和MOD16(MODIS Global Evapotranspiration Project)全球蒸散发产品已经得到了广泛的检验和应用,但由于观测资料缺乏,尚缺少对高原地区的检验。本文以青藏高原然乌湖流域、羊卓雍错流域、纳木错流域、色林错流域和塔若错流域为检验区域,利用流域水量平衡法,采用相关系数、相对误差、均方根误差和Kling-Gupta系数,对这两种蒸散产品开展了精度验证与评价。结果表明:GLEAM蒸散发产品在然乌湖、色林错和塔若错流域整体存在低估现象,在羊卓雍错和纳木错流域存在轻微高估现象,而MOD 16产品仅在色林错流域有轻微低估现象,在其他湖泊流域均表现为高估;GLEAM和MOD16蒸散发产品在5个湖泊流域年降水量较少的年份均存在高估的现象,在湿润年份则为低估;GLEAM产品在然乌湖流域、羊卓雍错流域和色林错流域的验证结果相对较好,而MOD16产品在纳木错流域和塔若错流域的验证精度相对较高;总体而言,在年尺度和多年平均尺度下,GLEAM蒸散发产品在青藏高原中东南湖泊流域...  相似文献   

特大洪水对浅水湖泊磷的影响:以2016年太湖为例   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

朱伟  胡思远  冯甘雨  章元明  翟淑华  薛宗璞  赵帅  陈怀民  王若辰 《湖泊科学》2020,32(2):325-336

2016年太湖发生特大洪水,水位达到历史第二,入湖水量比平均年多60.8亿m³.而从2016年开始太湖磷指标改变了2010年以来平缓下降的趋势出现回升,也就是出现所谓“磷反弹”的问题.为了研究磷反弹和特大洪水之间的关系,本研究从2016年入湖水量、水质、磷通量、水中磷存量以及磷在太湖中的迁移过程出发,对大洪水前后太湖磷的变化进行分析.结果表明：洪水期间入湖河道带来大量的磷是引起磷反弹的主要原因.由于洪水的影响,2016年磷净入湖通量比往年平均水平多出579.2 t,约达到1683.0 t.其中,两次洪水贡献极大,约占全年水平的50%（6-7月和10月的洪水分别带入580.5和268.2 t磷）.磷反弹的另一个原因在于太湖存在较高的磷滞留率,磷在入湖后很难经由出湖河道排出.从入湖后磷的归趋上看,洪水过程中高磷浓度水块尽管存在由太湖西北部向东、南部迁移的过程,但途中水体磷浓度出现显著降低（即滞留现象）,导致高磷浓度水块未能到达出湖排泄区（太浦港、望虞河等）.全年净入湖磷通量中仅有小部分（205.3 t）直接引起水体磷浓度上升,而其余的大部分则滞留于底泥之中,明显高于往年水平.2016年滞留在太湖内的磷很可能破坏了往年底泥-上覆水的磷平衡,对后续水质的变化产生间接的影响.  相似文献   

青海湖最近25年变化的遥感调查与研究   总被引：29，自引：6，他引：23  

沈芳  匡定波 《湖泊科学》2003,15(4):289-296

青海湖是我国最大的内陆水体,它及其流域的生态环境近来一直倍受广泛关注．其水位下降、湖水面积缩小、湖体分离等更是研究的热点问题．本文针对这些问题展开遥感调查与研究,收集了多时相、多种信息源的影像数据;分析了1975年至2000年25年以来湖泊的变迁及成因,湖岸变化及湖体分离状况;用遥感方法反推25年以来湖水位的变化;计算了1975、2000年两个年份的湖水面积,并遥感分析了湖水面积萎缩的原因．此外,对青海湖进行了实地调查与水深测量,建立了该湖泊水深反演模型．  相似文献   

太湖流域湖荡湿地生态系统健康评价     

徐红玲  潘继征  徐力刚  路学军  赵敏  杨鸿山  吴晓东 《湖泊科学》2019,31(5):1279-1288

太湖流域湖荡湿地影响着整个流域生态系统的健康运转,是湖泊水体与陆地之间的过渡带,对周边城市的生态环境起到重要的净化调节作用,对太湖流域湖荡湿地生态系统健康进行评价,有利于湖荡湿地的科学管理,从而实现湖荡湿地资源的可持续利用.本文选择太湖流域11个典型的湖荡湿地为研究对象,于2012-2015年开展周年湿地观测季度调查.利用主客观组合赋权方法,结合太湖流域自然条件和社会功能,提出了基于生态可修复性指标的太湖流域湖荡湿地生态系统健康评价体系和方法.结果表明：太湖流域湖荡湿地中生态系统健康等级为优的占27.27%,分别是傀儡湖、尚湖和钱资荡;生态系统健康等级为良的湖荡湿地占9.09%,为长荡湖;中等生态系统健康水平的湖荡湿地居多,占36.36%,分别是阳澄湖、昆承湖、元荡和淀山湖;生态系统健康等级为差的湖荡湿地占18.18%,分别是滆湖、澄湖和宜兴三氿.本研究建立的湖泊生态健康评估体系和湖泊生态健康评价结果对太湖流域湖荡湿地的后续有效管理具有重要的现实意义.  相似文献   

Contribution to the detection of Lake Masoko (Tanzania) groundwater outflow: isotopic evidence (18O,D) / Contribution à la détection des pertes souterraines du Lac Masoko (Tanzanie): évidences isotopiques (18O,D)     

《水文科学杂志》2013,58(5)

Abstract

The isotopic compositions (¹⁸O and D) of groundwater, springs, rivers and lake waters are used to account for the hydrological processes in the area of the closed maar Lake Masoko in Tanzania. Springs and groundwater from the northern, western and southern parts of the lake basin display relatively stable compositions, close to those of the mean precipitation, evidencing their fast infiltration rate. Springs located in the eastern part of the basin have enriched compositions, which are on the mixing line between the ?"non evaporated? water and the evaporated lake water. This underlines the hydraulic continuity between the lake and the eastern springs and supports a previous proposition of grounwater outflow from Lake Masoko. The mixing parts of lake water calculated at each spring are constant through time, evidencing the inertia of the system. Furthermore, the mixing part of the lake water decreases linearly with the distance from the lake, suggesting an homogeneous and continuous aquifer. These observations point to a west to east groundwater flow, in agreement with the altitude of different potentials.  相似文献   

松原灌区建设对查干湖生态风险分析及对策   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

孙广友  田卫  贾志国  王海霞  马广庆  毕淑霞  徐宁  王军海  姚允龙 《湖泊科学》2014,26(1):66-73

松原灌区将对国家自然保护区查干湖周围的盐碱地实施大面积围垦,若大量高浓度碱性尾水直排入湖,将导致查干湖生态系统严重污染.对这一风险合理评估并防范,关系到湖区生态安全与灌区的可行.本文在对湖区生态环境及灌区尾水排放模式与含盐特性系统分析基础上,提出利用退化沼泽湿地(盐沼)构建湿地处理系统(生态缓冲区),而非直接入湖的构想.当灌区运行一定时期,尾水水质得到改善,再入湖发挥补水效应.同时在设计上采取盐碱地分批滚动开发,以控制年排盐总量,降低排盐强度;以及充分利用碱湖泡随机承泄,减轻对查干湖的压力,既可防止湖水污染,又可保证灌区建设可行.  相似文献   

近三百年来洪泽湖演变过程及其原因分析     

卞宇峥  薛滨  张风菊 《湖泊科学》2021,33(6):1844-1856

洪泽湖是淮河水系中最重要的湖泊之一,是我国的第四大淡水湖,它在防洪、灌溉、航运、跨流域调水以及水资源与水环境保护等方面发挥着重要作用.过去300年来,由于黄淮关系的演变和人类活动的影响,洪泽湖水域面积发生剧烈变化.研究湖泊水域空间变化有助于认识流域环境变化与人类活动影响.本文利用18世纪初以来的古地图、历史文献资料及1981-2016年期间的7期遥感影像数据,采用遥感和地理信息系统技术相结合的方法,分析了近300年来洪泽湖水域时空演变过程及其原因.研究结果表明：过去300年来,洪泽湖面积总体呈减少趋势,年际缩减速率为0.17%,且湖域范围总体表现为由四周向中心缩小的趋势,其中西南湖域的形态变化最为显著.具体而言,清中期以前,黄河多次夺泗入淮,洪泽湖面积变化受黄淮关系、高家堰等水利枢纽的修建以及降水等因素影响.至清末,洪泽湖面积由3078.78 km²下降至2335.73 km²,共减少743.05 km²,其空间形态也发生了剧烈变化,该时期黄河改道、降水以及人口增长导致的湖滨围垦是影响洪泽湖演变的主要原因.建国以来（1949-2016年）,洪泽湖面积进一步缩小,由1757.60 km²下降至1488.43 km²,共减少了269.17 km²,其中1995-2000年间湖泊面积下降最为显著,共减少了281.43 km²,湖泊动态变化度达到2.78%,该时期自然因素对湖泊水域面积的影响减弱,而人口增长、围垦及水利工程的修建等人类活动逐渐成为影响洪泽湖演化的主导因素.  相似文献   

近40年洞庭湖区内湖水面面积变化及其驱动因素     

高耶  谢永宏  邹冬生  侯婷娟  李正最 《湖泊科学》2019,31(3):755-765

选择1979-2016年间多时期、多类型、多光谱遥感数据,分析评价洞庭湖区内湖近40年的面积变化.结果表明,最近40年洞庭湖区内湖面积保持相对稳定,丰水期间呈上升趋势,枯水期间波动下降,2016年内湖总面积比1980s初减少3.94%.随着湖泊面积增加,湖泊水面面积变化的比例和幅度逐渐减小,大型湖泊（>10 km²）和中型湖泊（5~10 km²）面积相对稳定,小型内湖（<5 km²）面积变化尤为剧烈.内湖水面面积主要受降雨、蒸发等气候因素和生产生活取水、防洪排涝和退田还湖等人为活动调控.1980-2000年和2001-2015年两个时期,洞庭湖区多年平均降雨量呈现不同程度的下降趋势,多年平均蒸发量明显上升.三峡工程运行后,三口分流衰减,但水资源需求量不断增长,退田还湖和留蓄雨洪作为水资源使得丰水期间内湖水面面积增长,气候变化和水资源开发利用导致枯水期水面面积趋于减少.有必要加强洞庭湖区内湖的研究和保护,适当退田还湖提高湖泊率,优化三口水系格局,实施河湖水系连通工程,缓解洞庭湖区季节性水资源紧张问题.  相似文献   

青海湖人湖沙质物的计算与水下沙堤的形成   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

赵鸿斌  何东宁  张登山  年奎  王彬 《湖泊科学》1993,5(1):40-46

青海湖流域沙漠以环湖分布为特点,又以ENE为集中。这一状态使多方向的风沙流入湖,而实际上入湖沙量是以W、N、E三个方向的流沙为主。根据入湖风沙公式计算,入湖风沙量为887.08×10⁴t/a。并推算出河流泥沙入湖为35.77×10⁴t/a,空中降尘为30.36×10⁴t/a。入湖后的沙质物在湖流、波浪的作用下,由西向东运移,堆积成水下沙堤,逐渐增高加宽露出水面,分隔成子湖。同时在干燥的气候作用下,导致湖面收缩,生态环境恶化。  相似文献   

基于氡同位素的平原湖荡枯水期湖水地下水补排通量     

卢小慧  吴潮峰  龚绪龙  王梦瑶  王磊  张海涛  卫岩曈  严子豪  武鑫 《湖泊科学》2024,36(3):939-950

水是人类生存之源,而湖荡被称为地球之“肾”,是河湖水系连接的关键缓冲节点,与人类生存和发展息息相关。长三角平原水系众多,河流纵横,天然湖泊与人工沟渠遍布,平原湖荡湖水与周边地下水的水力联系较为频繁,而地下水对湖泊水均衡贡献尚不明确,对平原湖荡地下水赋存和运移规律的认识不足。本研究以苏州吴江区元荡湖为研究对象,选取氡同位素作为湖水和地下水水力交换过程的示踪剂,建立氡箱模型,揭示元荡湖不同区段与地下水的水力联系过程和补给关系,并通过水位动态验证分析湖水—地下水交互关系。枯水期元荡湖水位和氡浓度空间分布特征指示研究区内地下水向湖水排泄,其中以湖泊西侧较为明显,地下水入流补给的氡为7.137×10⁶ Bq/d,输入量源项占比为90%,地下水流入量为4540.801 m³/d,地下水每日流入量对元荡湖水量的贡献率为2.551%。参数敏感性分析结果表明,风速与地下水²²²Rn活度为特别敏感参数,取值差异较大时会导致计算误差急剧增大,改善测点布置和提高模型参数精度能有效提高模型计算结果的准确性和可靠程度。借助氡同位素示踪方法,建立湖泊...  相似文献   

Quantitative comparison of river inflows to a rapidly expanding lake in central Tibetan Plateau          下载免费PDF全文

Jie Ding  Yinsheng Zhang  Yanhong Guo  Ning Ma 《水文研究》2018,32(21):3241-3253

The recent rapid expansion of inland lakes on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) are a good indicator of the consequences of climate change. Quantifying the hydrological cycle of the lake basin is fundamentally important to understand the causes of lake growth. However, the hydrological processes of the TP interior are very complex and difficult to investigate because of the lack of observations. This is especially true for estimating the lake changes when run‐off inflows are affected by small lakes located in the flow routes within drainage areas. We used an integrated hydrological model, in combination with glacier melt and lake retention models, to analyse the run‐off inflows to Lake Siling Co, the largest endorheic lake in Tibet. It includes four subdrainage basins: Zhajiazangbu, Zhagenzangbu, Alizangbu, and Boquzangbu. Lake Siling Co was characterized by considerable increases during warm season from 1981 to 2012, due to the increased run‐off from Zhajiazangbu accounting for about 51–62% of the total run‐off inflows. Moreover, the dramatic increases exhibited during cold seasons were related to the increased retention water released from the small lakes within Zhagenzangbu and Alizangbu. Of the studied subdrainage basins, Boquzangbu contributed the least during both warm and cold seasons. On average, the annual amount of evaporation from lakes within the drainage area was about 2 times greater than that of glacier melt run‐off. Our results suggest that the retention effects of lakes on river inflows should receive more attention, because understanding these effects is potentially crucial to improved understanding of lake variations in the TP.  相似文献   

Hypolimnetic density currents traced by sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)     

Jürg W. Schlatter  Alfred Wüest  Dieter M. Imboden 《Aquatic Sciences - Research Across Boundaries》1997,59(3):225-242

The artificial tracer sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆) has been used to study the density-driven deep water exchange between two sill-separated basins of Lake Lucerne, Gersauersee and Urnersee. The sources of the density gradients between the two basins are (1) salinity differences between the major inlets due to the different geology of their drainage areas, and (2) temperature differences due to spatial variation of wind forcing. Wind speeds are generally larger in Urnersee, especially in spring during the so-called Föhn events, when winds blow from the south. In contrast, Gersauersee is protected form these winds. In spring 1989, a total of 630 g of SF₆ was released at 80 to 120 m depth in the small Treib Basin located between Urnersee and Gersauersee. During about 100 days the distribution of SF₆ in the lake was determined by gaschromatography. Two models are used to quantify the exchange flow, (1) a one-box mass balance model for SF₆ in the deep part of Treib Basin, and (2) a one-dimensional diffusion/advection model describing the temporal and vertical temperature variation in Urnersee. According to the first model, the flow into the deep hypolimnion of Urnersee, decreases from 21·10⁶ m³·d^?1 at the end of March to about 8·10⁶ m³·d^?1 in late April. The second model yields similar flow rates. The decrease of the flow rate during spring, confirmed by both approaches, is consistent (1) with the decreasing strength of the density gradient above the sill during spring and early summer, and (2) with hydrographic information collected in Lake Lucerne during other years.  相似文献   

气候变化和人类活动对鄱阳湖水龄影响的定量区分     

范宏翔  徐力刚  朱华  鲁照  曹宇贤  吴亚坤  姜加虎 《湖泊科学》2021,33(4):1175-1187

在气候变化和人类活动的双重影响下,湖泊内部的水动力条件正发生重大的变化,进而影响到湖泊水环境的变化.水龄是颗粒物从入口传输到指定点的时间,可以定量反映水体的运动和交换程度以及滞留情况.如何定量区分人类活动与气候变化对水龄的影响程度,对湖泊水资源科学管理和水环境的治理有着重要的科学意义.本文耦合了深度学习网络和传统二维水动力模型,通过引入基准期概念,定量区分了气候变化和人类活动对鄱阳湖湖区水龄变化的贡献程度.结果表明:(1)本文构建的鄱阳湖流域降雨径流和鄱阳湖湖区二维水动力耦合模型,能够较好地反映鄱阳湖湖区水量交换及流域产流过程,其纳西效率系数分别达到了0.96和0.90以上;(2)鄱阳湖湖区水龄的空间差异显著,东部湖区和南部湖区尾闾水龄平均为228.01 d,而大部分通江水体水龄较小,平均为24.21 d;(3)在气候变化的影响下,鄱阳湖年均有2054 km2的水体水龄呈现减少的趋势,减小幅度为30 d左右,而在人类活动的影响下,在涨水期和丰水期有约58%的湖区水龄呈现上升趋势,而在枯水期和退水期,平均有82%的水体水龄呈现下降趋势.研究结果能够为鄱阳湖水资源管理和水环境治理提供技术支撑,同时也为定量区分人类活动和气候变化对湖泊水动力的影响机制研究提供了一种新思路和视角.  相似文献   

Characterizing replenishment water,lake water and groundwater interactions by numerical modelling in arid regions: a case study of Shahu Lake   总被引：2，自引：1，他引：1  

Jie Chen 《水文科学杂志》2017,62(1):104-113

In order to maintain the scenic and eco-environmental values of a lake, we need to characterize its water interactions. Shahu Lake was used as a case study to show the interactions among replenishment water, lake water and groundwater in an arid region. Shahu Lake is located in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of northwest China and has an area of 13.96 km² and an average depth of 2.2 m. The groundwater modelling software MODFLOW was used. The analysis results show that hydraulic connectivity among replenishment water, lake water and groundwater is the crucial driving factor that affects the water level in Shahu Lake. The lake water level is highly sensitive to the volume of replenishment water. The groundwater is of great importance in balancing the water level in the lake and preventing it from drying up. It was determined that 13.8 × 10⁶ m³/yr is the optimal volume of replenishment water for Shahu Lake in order to maintain the lake level at its normal state and also to make the best use of available water resources on a long-term basis. Understanding of the water interactions can promote effective management of water resources in Shahu Lake.