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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Study on the Available Amounts of Rainwater/
Stormwater Resources in Ungauged Basin
in Semi-Arid Region of the Loess Plateau
1
College of Energy and Power Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
2
Gansu Provincial Soil and Water Conservation Research Institute, Lanzhou 730000, China
Submission date: 2023-11-20
Final revision date: 2024-04-12
Acceptance date: 2024-04-18
Online publication date: 2024-09-16
Publication date: 2025-01-28
Corresponding author
Yayu Gao
College of Energy and Power Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, 730050, Lanzhou, China
College of Energy and Power Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, 730050, Lanzhou, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(3):3129-3146
KEYWORDS
available amounts of rainwater/stormwater resourcesutilization potential in the ungauged basinwater-saving potential areasSWAT modelsemi-arid region of the loess plateau
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Most basins in the semi-arid region of the Loess Plateau lack gauged data on precipitation and runoff.
The degree of water resources security seriously restricts the rapid development of the social economy.
To determine the available amounts of rainwater/stormwater resources and the utilization potential
in the ungauged basin, this study took Si Jiagou Basin as an example, established a SWAT model
based on the gauged basin, analyzed and calculated the model output after calculating, it is found that
the total rainwater/stormwater resources in the basin in 30 years was 602.68×104m3, with a considerable
utilization potential. The rainy season is the crucial period of rainwater/stormwater resource collection,
and the proportion of available utilization is 93.52%. The profit of 2-10mm accounts for 53.81% of
the total in the rainy season, which is the water-saving potential area. The resources of 1-2mm account
for 15.65% of the total in the rainy season, which is the main point and direction of the utilization level.
The higher the precipitation guarantee rate, the more significant the proportion of rainwater/stormwater
resources in the non-rainy season. The results can provide essential data and theoretical basis for the
construction of facilities for the efficient use of rainwater/stormwater resources in the semi-arid region
of the Loess Plateau.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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