Monthly area series of 1632 reservoirs in the Yangtze River Basin from 1984 to 2020

The four compressed files contain the monthly area series of 1632 reservoirs in the upper, middle and upper, middle and lower, and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin, respectively, from April 1984 to December 2020. This dataset comprehensively includes 1632 reservoirs with an area greater than 1km2 (a total area of 9712 km2) in Yangtze River Basin based on the shapefiles provided by China Reservoirs Dataset. Combined the most complete reservoir database and advanced water enhance algorithm, the reconstructed monthly area time series can provide a data basis for the evaluation of future reservoir ecological benefits.