This study analyzed the water quality characteristics and developed empirical models prior to and after the construction of Baekje Weir, in the Geum River watershed between 2004-2017. The comparative evaluation of the surface water chemistry before and after the four major river projects on the weirs indicated that total phosphorus (TP), based on annual data, rapidly decrease after the construction of the weir while the total nitrogen (TN) decreased. Conversely, chlorophyll-a (CHL) concentration, which is a good indicator of primary productivity, increased after the construction of the weir together with an increase in specific conductivity. Simply put, the construction of the weir led to the decrease in concentrations of N and P due to the increased water residence time (WRT), whereas the CHL : TP ratio greatly increased in magnitude. The regression analysis of the empirical model indicated that CHL had no significant relation (r=0.068, p=0.6102, n=58) with TP before the weir construction, but had a relation with TP after the weir construction (r=0.286, p<0.05, n=56). Therefore, such conditions resulted in an increase in primary productivity on a given unit of phosphorus, resulting in frequent algal blooms. In contrast, seasonal suspended solids (SS) and TP increased during the monsoon period, compared to the pre-monsoon, thereby showing positive correlations (r>0.40, p<0.01, n=163) with precipitation. If the government consistently discharges water from the weir, the phosphorus concentration will be increased due to its reversion to a lotic waterbody from a lentic waterbody hereby reducing algal blooms in the future.

본 연구는 금강수계의 백제보 부근에서 이･화학적 수질의 시간적 변이 파악을 위해 2004 ~ 2017년까지 측정된 환경부 수질자료를 분석하였다. 이용된 수질 변수는 전기전도도(Electric conductivity, EC), 용존산소량(Dissolved oxygen, DO), 수온, 생물학적 산소요구량(Biological oxygen demand, BOD), 화학적 산소요구량(chemical oxygen demand, COD), 총인(Total phosphorus, TP), 총질소(Total nitrogen, TN) 및 총부유물(Suspended solid, SS)의 항목으로 이들의 수질특성은 연별, 계절별로 큰 변이를 보였다. 총인 및 이온희석현상의 지표로 이용된 전기전도도는 계절별 분석에서 장마기에 크게 감소하는 현상을 보이며 강우와 역상관관계(p<0.01, n=163)를 보였으나, 계절별 총인은 갈수기에 비해 장마기에 증가하는 특성을 보여 강우와 상관관계(p<0.01, n=163)를 보였다. 한편, 생물학적 산소요구량 및 화학적 산소요구량은 강우와 유의한 관계(p>0.05, n=163)를 보이지 않았고, 계절별 총부유물 농도는 강우기에 크게 증가했고 강우와 유의한 관계(p<0.01, r=0.6155)를 보였다. 생물학적 산소요구량의 계절적 변화패턴은 화학적 산소요구량과 유사한 양상(r=0.4751, p<0.01)을 보였으며, 마찬가지로 총질소의 변화 패턴 또한 총인과 유사한 양상(r=0.0579, p<0.01)을 보였다. 보 건설로 인한 수체의 정체와 유량 증가로 인해 총인과 총질소가 심층으로 침전되어 백제보 건설 전에 비해 건설 후에 감소하는 특성을 보였고, 용존산소량은 보 건설 후에 증가하는 현상을 보였다. 4대강 사업 후 물리적 환경변화에 기인한 수질 변화 분석 결과에서 녹조량 감소를 위해서는 지속적인 총인 관리와 총인 외에도 영양염류 조절, 생물학적 산소요구량 증가를 유발하는 비점오염원관리 등이 시급하다는 것을 알 수 있다.

In South Korea, various nature-like fishways recently been installed for use by a wide variety of fish species. However, limited attempts have been made to monitor the fish utilization. The present study was conducted to ascertain the frequencies and patterns of utilization of the fishway installed at Beakjae Weir. We collected fish species that use the fishway by installing a fyke net at the exit of the fishway at least once a month from April 2013 to October 2013. Additionally, in order to identify all fish species that can potentially use the fishway, we investigated the fish fauna downstream to Beakjae Weir (mainstream of the Geum River). We found that 10 species belonging to 2 families used the fishway; this accounted for 64% of the total species inhabiting the mainstream. The species that used the fishway most frequently were Microphysogobio jeoni, followed by Squaliobarbus curriculus and Opsariichthys uncirostris amurensis. The highest number of fish using the fishway was observed in August, which was positively correlated with the water temperature (Spearman rank correlation, rs=0.743, P=0.035). The sizes of the fish using the fishway varied widely, with the total body length ranging from 39 mm to 550 mm. Analysis of the time-dependent utilization frequency revealed that most fish used the fishway during the night (20:00~08:00). Compared to other fishways installed along the Geum River, the fishway installed at Beakjae Weir was used by fewer species and fish. This may be attributed to the structural inadequacy of the fishway, thereby resulting in a low attraction efficiency. Therefore, measures should be adopted to enhance the fishway attraction and passage efficiency. The results of this study can be used to ensure efficient operation and management of the Beakjae Weir fishway as well as serve as basic data for developing and building nature-like fishways tailored to Korean situations.

본 연구는 금강의 백제보에서 2012년 10월 중∙하순 발생된 어류폐사 전∙후의 어종 분포 및 길드분석을 통 한 어류 군집특성 비교 및 생태건강도 평가모델(IBI)을 이용하여 생태건강도 특성을 평가하였다. 백제보 상∙하류 구간에서 채집된 어류는 총 32종이었으며, 이들 중 한국고유종은 10종으로 35%를 차지하였다. 외래종은 3종 이었고, 폐사 후(Af) 0.4%까지 감소하였다. 우점종은 폐사 전(Bf) 끄리(13%), 폐사 후(Af-I, Af-II, Af-III) 몰개(17%)로 나타났다. 폐사 후(Af-I) 생체량은 폐사 전(Bf)과 비교해 1/10 수준으로 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 대형종인 붕어의 생체량은 어류폐사 이후 98%가 감소하였고 이후 시간이 경과하면서 폐사 전 수준으로 회복하였다. 중형종인 끄리는 지속적으로 감소하였고, 소형종인 밀어는 꾸준히 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 군집분석 결과에 따르면, 종 풍부도 지수, 종 균등도 지수, 종 다양도 지수는 폐사전(Bf)에 가장 높게 나타났고, 이후 감소하였다. 어류의 내성도 길드분석에 따르면, 내성종(TS)은 67%로 가장 높은 출현빈도를 나타냈고, 반면 민감종(SS)은 2%로 나타나 가장 낮은 출현빈도를 보여, 생태계가 악화 된 것을 나타냈다. 백제보에서 생태건강도 평가에 따르면, IBI 모델 값은 17.5로 보통상태로 진단되었다. 종합적으로, 어류폐사는 어류 종 성분, 어류군집 구조 및 트로픽 길드/ 내성도 길드 지표 특성에 큰 영향을 미친 것으로 나타났으며, 점차 회복하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 백제보에서의 대규모 어류폐사를 예방하기 위해서는 지속적인 생태모니터링이 중요하다고 사료된다.

The objectives of study were to evaluate fish species compositions of trophic guilds and tolerance guilds and apply ecological fish assessment (EFA) models to Bekjae Weir, Keum-River Watershed. The EFA models were Stream Index of Biological Integrity (SIBI) used frequently for running water and Lentic Ecosystem Health Assessment (LEHA) used for assessments of stagnant water. The region of Bekjae Weir as a "four major river project" was originally a lotic ecosystem before the weir construction (2010, BWC) but became more like lentic-lotic hybrid system after the construction (2011, AWC). In the analysis of species composition and ecological bioindicator (fish), fish species with a preference of running water showed significant decreases (p < 0.05), whereas the species with a preference of stagnant water showed significant increases (p < 0.05). After the weir construction, relative abundances of tolerant species increased, and the proportion of insectivores decreased. This phenomenon indicated the changes of biotic compositions in the system by the weir construction. Applications of SIBI and LEHA models to the system showed that the two model values decreased at the same time after the weir construction (AWC), and the region became more like lentic-lotic hybrid system, indicating the degradation of ecosystem health. The model values of SIBI were 19 and 16, respectively, in the BWC and AWC, and the health conditions were both "C-rank". In the mean time, the LEHA model analysis showed that the values was 28 in the BWC and 24 in the AWC, thus the health was turned to be "B-Rank" in the BWC and "C-Rank" in the AWC. indicating a degradation of ecological heath after the weir construction.