In order to evaluate the change of aquatic environment in the reclaimed Hwaong
Reservoir, situated in the early stage after construction, this study was conducted to
measure the change of precipitation, temperature, and salinity from June 2002 to
January 2006. The range and mean of temperature was -0.7 ~ 33.4℃ and 13.6℃,
respectively. Temperature of upstream part rapidly changed during the transitional
period: from spring to summer and from fall to winter. It showed abrupt decrease with
high discharge from the streams temporarily. While, hypolimnetic temperature of
upstream happened to be somewhat higher than that of surface or downstream. The range
and mean of salinity was 0.3 ~ 32.3 psu and 25.3 psu, respectively. Vertical difference
of salinity was marked, and the change in the surface water was much higher than
middle or bottom layers. It showed the marked difference at all stations, except for
the bottom layer of upstream into which Namyang Stream flows, indicating that vertical
gradient of salinity is strongly sustained in the reservoir. Salinity was changed
markedly during the storm period (June ~ October), and freshwater with low salinity was
expanded from upstream to downstream along the surface layer. The surface of the
reservoir was totally covered by the stream discharged water with a large amount of
silt and low salinity during this period. The difference of temperature and salinity
between the surface and bottom layer ranged -10.6 ~ 9.7℃ and -27.1 ~ 30.0 psu,
respectively. The big difference of salinity appeared with a large discharge of
freshwater from the streams or large input of seawater through the gate. Salinity was
negatively correlated with temperature, indicating the influence of monsoon storm
events on the salinity under the whole watershed scale of this brackish reclaimed
reservoir.