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Xiaolangdi Reservoir is the key project of flood control and security in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and the sediment retention period of the reservoir is the most significant period for flood control and sediment reduction benefits. This paper analyzed the new requirements for flood control and security of Xiaolangdi Reservoir under the new situation of the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and pointed out that it was of great strategic significance to extend the sediment retention period of Xiaolangdi Reservoir as much as possible, so as to maintain the effective storage capacity of the reservoir as long as possible, especially the flood control storage capacity. The research shows that the larger reservoir capacity has a strong ability to deal with large floods, which is conducive to the prevention of “black swan” events; after the flood control operation of the reservoir, the loss of the beach storage capacity is small, which is conducive to the long-term maintenance of the reservoir’s strong flood control capacity; the combination of sediment storage capacity and water and sediment regulation capacity can significantly enhance the vitality of water and sediment regulation, and create storage conditions for the Guxian Reservoir to exert the overall joint force of the water and sediment regulation system after putting into operation; the use of the sediment storage capacity for flood control in the downstream beach area is conducive to improving the flood control standard of the beach area and reducing the loss of the beach area in the normal flooding. Optimizing the operation mode of reservoir operation, implementing reservoir dredging and building Guxian Water Control Project as soon as possible are important measures to extend the sediment retention period of Xiaolangdi Reservoir. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Xiaolangdi Reservoir is the core of the current Yellow River water and sediment regulation system. In order to improve the Yellow River water and sediment regulation mechanism, it is necessary to study the causes and enhancement measures for the insufficient follow-up power for water and sediment regulation in Xiaolangdi Reservoir. Based on the practice of water and sediment regulation in Xiaolangdi Reservoir, this paper analyzed the incoming conditions of water and sediment in the reservoir and the rule of sediment discharge in the reservoir area, and clarified the characteristics and reasons of insufficient power for water and sediment regulation. Also, it studied themeasures to enhance the follow-up power of Xiaolangdi Reservoir, including lowering the water level for erosion, effective storage capacity maintenance, coordination of downstream water?sediment relations, etc., which required sufficient flood processes to achieve effective and rational water-sediment relation of midstream reservoirs. Combined with the current situation and the planning of the Yellow River water-sediment regulation system, the enhancement measures of follow?up power for water and sediment regulation were proposed. It believed that the current projects had major constraints in enhancing the follow-up power for water and sediment regulation in Xiaolangdi Reservoir. The construction of the Guxian Reservoir was the first choice to solve the lack of follow-up power for water and sediment regulation in Xiaolangdi Reservoir, to effectively supply the follow?up power of water and sediment regulation in Xiaolangdi Reservoir. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]