Research Article

An Evaluation of River Health for the Weihe River in Shaanxi Province, China

Table 1

Evaluation indicators, weight, and current values for five reaches of the Weihe River in Shaanxi Province.

ReachCriterion layer (weight)Indicator layerEvaluation criterionCurrent value
ExcellentGoodModeratePoorSick

LWWater quality (0.25)COD (mg/L)15.0020.0030.0040.0050.0019.16
NH3-N (mg/L)0.150.501.001.502.000.69
Ecological function (0.59)Ratio of wetland area (%)5.004.003.002.001.001.24
Riparian vegetation coverage ratio (%)90.0070.0050.0030.0010.0059.89
Guaranteed rate of discharge in dry flow season (%)80.0060.0040.0020.000.0044.00
Recreation function (0.16)Recreation value index90.0070.0050.0030.0010.0040.00

WXWater quality (0.32)COD (mg/L)15.0020.0030.0040.0050.0053.77
NH3-N (mg/L)0.150.501.001.502.008.57
Ecological function (0.34)Riparian vegetation coverage ratio (%)90.0070.0050.0030.0010.0060.97
Proportion of fish species (%)0.800.600.400.200.000.35
Guaranteed rate of discharge in dry flow season (%)80.0060.0040.0020.000.0040.00
Recreation function (0.34)Recreation value index90.0070.0050.0030.0010.0036.00

XLWater quality (0.34)COD (mg/L)15.0020.0030.0040.0050.0049.60
NH3-N (mg/L)0.150.501.001.502.007.25
Ecological function (0.14)Ratio of wetland area (%)5.004.003.002.001.008.90
Riparian vegetation coverage ratio (%)90.0070.0050.0030.0010.0060.43
Guaranteed rate of discharge in dry flow season (%)90.0070.0050.0030.0010.0051.85
Flood control (0.52)Variation rate of streambed gradient (%)100.0090.0080.0060.0040.0087.00
Capacity of flood discharge (%)95.0085.0075.0060.0040.0054.60

LHWater quality (0.20)COD (mg/L)15.0020.0030.0040.0050.0041.46
NH3-N (mg/L)0.150.501.001.502.006.01
Ecological function (0.37)Riparian vegetation coverage ratio (%)90.0070.0050.0030.0010.0065.08
Guaranteed rate of discharge in dry flow season (%)90.0070.0050.0030.0010.0061.00
Flood control (0.43)Variation rate of streambed gradient (%)100.0090.0080.0060.0040.0044.00
Requirement rate of bankfull discharge (%)100.0080.0060.0040.0020.0039.00

DHWater quality (0.16)COD (mg/L)15.0020.0030.0040.0050.0037.26
NH3-N (mg/L)0.150.501.001.502.005.46
Ecological function (0.30)Ratio of wetland area (%)5.004.003.002.001.001.64
Guaranteed rate of discharge in dry flow season (%)80.0060.0040.0020.000.0037.50
Flood control (0.54)Variation rate of streambed gradient (%)100.0090.0080.0070.0060.0071.00
Requirement rate of bankfull discharge (%)100.0080.0060.0040.0020.0062.50