Study on the Influence of the Reclamation of the Wenzhou Shoal on Wenzhou Harbour and Its Navigational Channel

By means of mathematical models of wave,tidal flow and sediment,numerical simulations are carried out on the wave field,tidal flow field,suspended sediment field and seabed erosion and siltation at Oujiang estuary before and after the reclamation of the Wenzhou shoal.According to the numerical simulation results,the influence of the reclamation of the Wenzhou Shoal on Wenzhou harbor and its Navigational Channel at Oujiang estuary is analyzed and justified.The study results show that the reclamation of the Wenzhou shoal not only has little negative influence on the existing harbour and navigational channel and the future Zhuang Yuan'ao deepwater harbor,but also is favourable to the maintenance and stability of the navigational channel and improve the navigation conditions from the north branch of Oujiang estuary to Huang da'ao waterway.