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Effect of in-stream impoundment on water quality of a suburban stream

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This study aims to confirm the effect of a small stream impoundment on phosphorus and nitrogen dynamics in a suburban watershed. The results show that the phosphate concentration in the water body was significantly higher than that in the inflowing water under ordinary flow conditions. The phosphorus promotes algal growth that causes significant diurnal dissolved oxygen variation because of photosynthesis and respiration. The phosphate exchange between the sediment and overlying water was mainly controlled by diffusion flux rather than by advective flux seepage because of large amounts of phosphorus accumulated on the surface of the sediment. When a flood occurs, the phosphorus-enriched water is flushed downstream by rain-swollen currents. In summary, an impoundment affects in-stream phosphorus concentration through organic matter degradation and the release of phosphate in the sediment.

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The authors thank Ms. K. Onodera, Mr. Y. Kato, and Mr. K. Onishi for their assistance in chemical analysis and field measurement. This study was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research grants (# 18201007 and # 21241011).

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  1. Western Region Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 6-12-1 Nishi-fukatsu, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, 7218514, Japan

    Yuta Shimizu

  2. Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 7398521, Hiroshima, Japan

    Shin-ichi Onodera

  3. College of Ocean and Meteorology, Guangdong Ocean University, No.1, Haida Road, Mazhang District, Zhanjiang, 524088, Guangdong, China

    Guangzhe Jin

  4. Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama, 7008530, Okayama, Japan

    Mitsuyo Saito

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Supplementary Fig. 1 Relationship between DO saturation and pH (PDF 9 kb)

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Supplementary Fig. 2 Nutrient concentration in the sediment profile. The concentration at a depth of 0 cm shows that of the overlying water. Pore water samples could not be collected at depths of 4–15, 17–23, and 32–34 cm. The overlying water concentrations were used as mean concentrations in the lowest position of the vertical profiles shown in Fig. 2 (PDF 32 kb)

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Supplementary Fig. 3 Observed water quality parameters during a flood event on June 29th, 2009. a The water level of the impoundment, b SEC, c\(\hbox {PO}_{4}^{3-}\)ΓÇôP concentration, and d\(\hbox {NO}_{3}^{-}\)ΓÇôN and \(\hbox {NH}_{4}^{+}\hbox {-N}\) were observed hourly during the day. The SEC at the inlet from 12:00 to 14:00 and nutrient concentrations from 10:00 to 16:00 were not observed (PDF 9 kb)

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Shimizu, Y., Onodera, Si., Jin, G. et al. Effect of in-stream impoundment on water quality of a suburban stream. Limnology 21, 393–402 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-020-00619-x

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