With 31 existing reservoirs selected in the Yong San River Basin, the sedimentation of the reservoirs has been calculated by comparing the precent capacity with original value, which revealed its reduced reservoir capacity. The reservoirs have a total catchment area of 13, 871 ha. with a total capacity of 17.6 million cubic meter, and are short of water supply due to reduction of reservoir capacity.
Annual sedimentation in the reservoir ranged from 120 to 3,770 cubic meter per square kilometer with great difference in its distribution, and the average value was 877 cubic meter. This wide disparity is analysed to come principally from the topography, geology, vegetation and hydraulics. The reservoir basin had a large portion of devastated land but has become green more and more in the last 10 years.
It can be summarized that in the reservoirs with an average period of sedimentation of 26 years, the reduction rate of reservoir capacity amounts 12.5%, and 0.48% is shown for annual capacity reduction rate.