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Combination Effects of Large Dam and Weirs on Downstream Habitat Structure: Case Study in the Tamjin River Basin, Korea

대형 댐과 농업용 보가 하류 서식처 특성에 미치는 영향 연구: 탐진강 유역을 대상으로

  • Ock, Giyoung (Division of Basic Research, National Institute of Ecology (NIE)) ;
  • Kang, Ji-Hyun (Division of Ecological Monitoring, NIE) ;
  • Park, Hyung-Geun (Division of Basic Research, National Institute of Ecology (NIE)) ;
  • Kang, Dong-Won (Research Center for Endangered Species, NIE)
  • 옥기영 (국립생태원 생태기반연구실) ;
  • 강지현 (국립생태원 생태조사연구실) ;
  • 박형근 (국립생태원 생태기반연구실) ;
  • 강동원 (국립생태원 멸종위기종복원센터)
  • Received : 2018.12.08
  • Accepted : 2018.12.14
  • Published : 2018.12.31

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term habitat morphological alteration resulting from a large dam and weirs in the Tamjin River. To achieve this, we carried out a hydrograph analysis and a substrate size distribution analysis. We also estimated the channel width, bar area and vegetation encroachment using aerial photographs taken before and after the construction of the dam and weirs. The result of the hydrological analysis showed that flooding downstream was greatly reduced with small peaks occurrence after the dam construction. Interestingly, normal hydrographs in the main channel appeared just after tributary conjunction. There was a similar pattern in the substrate size analysis. Despite coarsened substrate just downstream of the dam site, more sand appeared again after introduction of the tributary. However, there was an increase in the bar area downstream of the dam's channels with most bars covered with vegetation. The channel width increased at the upper area of weirs through impoundment, but decreased downstream because of vegetation encroachment. This study indicate that unregulated tributary plays an important role in restoring hydro-physical habitat conditions in mainstream channels below a large dam. However, numerous weirs could be a causal factor to accelerate habitat deterioration in the dam downstream channels.

본 연구는 대형 댐과 농업용 보가 공존하는 탐진강 유역을 대상으로 장흥다목적댐 건설 이후 탐진강의 서식처 지형변화를 정량적으로 분석하고, 이에 영향을 미치는 복합적인 환경요인(대형 댐, 농업용 보, 조석, 하천정비)과의 인과관계를 유황변화, 하상재료, 항공사진 분석을 통해 파악하였다. 장흥댐 건설 후 유량변화를 분석한 결과, 유역에서 댐에 의한 유량 변화의 직접적인 영향 구간은 최대 지천이 합류되기 이전까지로 판단된다. 이 구간에서는 대규모 홍수는 발생하지 않았으며, 중소규모 홍수빈도 또한 절반 이하로 감소하는 등 하천의 유사이송 에너지가 감소하였다. 하상재료의 입도분포는 댐 직하류에서 모래가 급감하는 등 하상재료가 조립화되었지만, 금강천 합류 이후 하구까지는 다시 모래 비율이 높아지면서 하천의 자연성이 회복되고 있는 것으로 보여진다. 그렇지만, 지천 합류 이후의 이러한 유량 및 유사의 자연성 회복력은 본류 내 사주의 식생활착을 제어하기에는 부족해 보인다. 탐진강 하류에서 사주면적은 증가했지만 식생 피복율이 높은 원인은 지천에서 탐진강으로 공급된 유사가 장흥댐 건설에 따른 홍수 이송에너지의 감소와 더불어, 과밀화된 농업용 보에 의한 국지적인 지형변화, 그리고 감조역 구간에서 조석의 영향이 복합적으로 가져온 영향이라고 할 수 있다. 본 연구결과는 댐하류 서식처 지형의 자연성 회복을 위해서 유입지천의 중요성과 함께 본류의 환경 유량 복원과 유사 이송을 반영한 고도화된 수생태계 관리전략 수립의 필요성을 제시하고 있다.

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