This dataset include lake shapefile in the Yangtze river basin from 2000 to 2019 and 
statistical data (precipitation, air temperature, runoff, evaporation, population, and GDP) in excel for attribution analysis.
1. Shapefile
All lakes larger than 1km2 from 2000 to 2019 in the Yangtze River basin were obtained. 
Which are shapefile files, and the area of each lake was calculated (based on the Asia_North_Albers_Equal_Area_Conic projection). 
The data volume is 257MB, compressed into one file (65MB).
2. Excel file
Four sheets: Whole_region, Upper_reaches, Middle_reaches, and Lower_reaches
It provides annual lake number and area in each region, and also six indicators in each region.

Please refer to Xu, Y., Cheng, X., & Gun, Z. (2022). What drive regional changes in the number and surface area of lakes across the Yangtze River basin during 2000–2019: human or climatic factors?. Water Resources Research, 58(2), e2021WR030616.