Assessment of the Implementation Effect of a Gully Consolidation and Highland Protection (GCHP) Project Based on the GeoWEPP Model

Author:

Luo Yi1,Huo Aidi234ORCID,Yang Luying234,Zhao Zhixin23,Ahmed Adnan234ORCID,Elbeltagi Ahmed5ORCID,Abuarab Mohamed EL-Sayed6,Ganjidoust Hossein7

Affiliation:

1. Shaanxi Public Resource Trade Center, Xi’an 710065, China

2. Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region of the Ministry of Education, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China

3. School of Water and Environment, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China

4. Xi’an Monitoring, Modelling and Early Warning of Watershed Spatial Hydrology International Science and Technology Cooperation Base, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China

5. Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt

6. Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt

7. Environmental Engineering Division Civil, Environmental Engineering Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 1411713116, Iran

Abstract

The Gully Consolidation and Highland Protection (GCHP) project is an important governance measure for controlling source erosion and reducing soil erosion in the Loess Plateau, which has been explored and developed continuously in recent decades. However, there is no international precedent for research on the implementation effect of the GCHP project, and it is still relatively weak. In order to quantify the erosion of a small watershed under the construction of a gully head landfill, this study selected Yangjiagou (YJG) as the research area. The spatial analysis function of ArcGIS was used to process DEM and soil type data, the GeoWEPP model was used to simulate soil erosion, and the changes of runoff and sediment yield before and after gully head landfill were analyzed. The results showed that compared with the simulated original soil erosion amount, the annual runoff decreased by 13.13%, and the sediment yield decreased by 37.61% after gully head landfill, indicating that the GCHP project positively influenced soil erosion control. After the gully head landfill measures are taken, the flow path becomes shorter, so the flow scour capacity is weakened. Soil and water control is very effective in the short term, but if long-term maintenance is not carried out, the intensity of soil and water loss is likely to be aggravated. This study provides an effective verification method for the feasibility of a soil loss control scheme on the Loess Plateau and provides a reference for promoting ecological priority and efficient management in the Loess gully area. Ultimately, it will serve the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Water Science and Technology,Aquatic Science,Geography, Planning and Development,Biochemistry

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