內容主要章節：
1.緒論(Introduction)
1.1 人類環境與水(Human, Environment and Water)
1.2 水資源供需(Water Resources – Supply and Demand)
1.3 水庫興建對環境之衝擊(Environmental Impacts due to Dam Construction)
1.4 全球暖化對水庫之影響(Environmental Impacts due to Global Warming)
2.水庫的形成與功能(Formation and Function of a Reservoir)
2.1水庫的佈置與設施(Layout and Structures)
2.2水庫的功能與營運(Functions and Operation)
2.3水庫遭遇的問題(Problems of Reservoir Issues)
2.4 極端水文事件對水庫之影響(Extreme-Event Impacts on Reservoir)
3.水環境與生態(Ecological Water Environments)
3.1流域與水庫(Basin and Reservoir)
3.2水庫水質與水量(Water Quality and Discharge)
3.3水庫集水區生物特性(Watershed Ecology)
3.4水庫庫區動植物特性(Reservoir Ecology)
4.水庫集水區產砂與運移(Sediment Yield and Transport)
4.1集水區水文地文(Watershed Hydrology)
4.2集水區型態與產砂特性(Characteristics of Watersheds and Sediment Yield)
5.水庫保育與管理(Conservation and Management)
5.1水庫保育問題探討(Problem Analysis)
5.2集水區保育整體計畫(Conservation Planning of Watershed)
6.庫區淤積現象與特性(Reservoir Sedimentation Characteristics)
6.1泥砂淤積原因(Causes of Sediment Deposition)
6.2庫區淤積型態與淤砂特性(Depositional Patterns and Deposit Characteristics)
6.3水庫淤積對上下游之影響(Effects at Downstream and Upstream of a Reservoir)
7.防淤清淤排砂(Reservoir Desiltation)
7.1防淤策略(Strategy of Reservoir Desiltation)
7.2清淤技術(Techniques for Reservoir Desitation)
7.3排砂機制與操作(Timing and Operation)
7.4清淤影響因素與分析規劃(Influence Factors and Analysis)
8.異重流與泥砂濃度觀測(Density Current and Sediment Concentration Observation)
8.1異重流現象與形成機制(Mechanism of Density Current)
8.2異重流運移與排砂(Movement and Venting Density Current)
8.3泥砂濃度觀測(Sediment Concentration Measurement)
8.4異重流模擬分析與現場預報(Density Current Simulation and Forecasting)
9.水庫泥砂放淤對下游河道的影響(Effects of Reservoir Sediment Releasing)
9.1水庫泥砂放淤對下游河道沖淤之影響(Downstream River Aggregation/degradation)
9.2水庫泥砂放淤對下游河道生態環境之影響(Ecological Effects on Downstream River)
10.案例分析與探討(Case Studies)
10.1黃河三門峽及小浪底水庫(Sanmenxia Reservoir and Xiaolangdi Reservoir))
10.2南水北調(Water Resources Reallocation)
10.3消失中的內陸湖泊-鹹海與查德湖(Disappearing Water – Aral Sea and Lake Chad)
10.4水庫安全問題 (Dam Safety Problems)
10.5省思與對策(Reflection and Strategy)