摘要:The water-level fluctuation zone (WLFZ) of the Danjiangkou Reservoir is the last barrier to ensure the water quality of the middle route of the South-North Water Diversion (SNWD) Project and has therefore received widespread attention. Based on the 17-year serial dynamics of the Danjiangkou Reservoir WLFZ extracted from satellite images from 2000 to 2016, this study analyzed the annual and inter-monthly changes in inundation area as well as the non-flooded area within the WLFZ. The first comprehensive map of the temporal and spatial nitrogen ( N ) and phosphorus ( P ) release characteristics of the Danjiangkou Reservoir WLFZ is presented. The results showed that the inundation area underwent a significant increasing trend during this period, and the WLFZ was more frequently affected by off-season alternative drying-wetting than before the water diversion. The total amounts of N and P released into the water from the WLFZ soil layer are considerable (7.6 tons of P and 301.2 tons of N per year) and increasing. Optimizing land use in the WLFZ is an important means to ensure water quality in the Danjiangkou Reservoir and the sustainability of the SNWD Project.