Arid Zone Research ›› 2024, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (2): 250-260.doi: 10.13866/j.azr.2024.02.08

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Hydrochemical characteristics and control factors of surface water in the Yigong Lake Basin, Tibet

SHAO Jie1(), YANG Xinjie1(), CHEN Xiqing1, TENG Chao1, YI Jinjun1, DONG Meiling1, ZHANG Zechen1, CAO Jun1, ZHU Ning1, XIAO Deng1, SUN Siyuan1, LYU Fei2   

  1. 1. Cores and Samples Center of Natural&Resources (CSCNR), China Geological Survey(CGS), Sanhe 065201, Hebei, China
    2. National Sichuan-Tibet Railway Technology Innovation Center, Chengdu 610200, Sichuan, China
  • Received:2023-07-13 Revised:2023-11-01 Online:2024-02-15 Published:2024-03-11

Abstract:

This study examines the hydrochemical characteristics and controlling factors of surface water in the Yigong Lake Basin, southeast Tibet, through the collection of 26 groups of surface water samples. Linear trend diagrams, Gibbs diagrams, and Piper diagrams of the main ions in the water sample points were drawn. Moreover, correlation analysis, linear trend analysis, mathematical statistics, and ion ratio were used to analyze the surface water’s main ion characteristics and controlling factors in the study area, unveiling its material sources. The results show that the predominant cations in the Yigong Lake Basin surface area were Ca2+ and Mg2+, while K+ and Na+ levels were relatively low. The hierarchy of cation content was Ca2+ > Mg2+ > Na+ > K+. Among anions, H C O 3 - , S O 4 2 - ,and Cl- dominated, with relatively low levels of N O 3 - and F-. The hierarchy of anion content was H C O 3 -> S O 4 2 ->Cl- > N O 3 ->F-, and the concentration value of H2SiO3 maintained a steady fluctuation around 6.9 mg·L-1. The pH value consistently ranged between 7.84 and 8.37, indicating weak alkalinity. The three main ions in the surface water of the Yigong Lake Basin were Ca2+, Mg2+, and H C O 3 -, and the hydrochemical types were mainly HCO3-Ca·Mg or HCO3-Ca. Rock leaching was the primary controlling factor, with minimal influence from cation-alternating adsorption, evaporation, or human activities on water concentration.

Key words: water chemistry, correlation analysis, material source, Yigong Lake Basin