Abstract:Five reservoirs located in the Jiangxi Province(Zhelin, Baiyunshan,Doushui, Hongmen and Xiannühu Reservoirs) were sampled in order to estimate the concentrations of greenhouse gas(GHG) in the surface of these reservoirs. The calculation for diffusive fluxes of nitrous oxide(N2O), methane(CH4) and carbon dioxide(CO2) at the water-air interface indicated that the surface of the reservoirs was a source of N2O and CH4 during the sampling period(from 0.29 to 1.05, 3.65 to 39.42 μg/(m2·h), respectively). Zhelin Reservoir(-51.56 μg/(m2·h)) and Xiannühu Reservoir(-589.50 μg/(m2·h)) surfaces constituted sinks for CO2. In contrast, the surface of all the other reservoirs were sources of CO2 (from 342.53 to 1383.21 μg/(m2·h)). A significant correlation was observed between the magnitude of N2O diffusive fluxes and the TN. Water temperature, transparency and TP should affect the CH4 fluxes. There was no relationship between the CO2 emission and other environmental factors. Taking into account the global warming potential of N2O and CH4, the total fluxs of CO2 equivalents (TFeq-CO2) was estimated that ranged from 237.83-2267.83 μg CO2-e/(m2·h).The contribution of N2O, CH4 and CO2 to TFeq-CO2 range from 13.94% to 83.26%, 20.54% to 175.21% and from -140.43% to 60.99%, respectively.The contribution of N2O to TFeq-CO2 were similar to that of CH4 in all reservoirs. For Zhelin and Xiannühu Reservoirs, the contribution of CO2 to TFeq-CO2 was negative, but it was the most significant in the other reservoirs. The TFeq-CO2 from each reservoir were equivalent to the 10.52-377.10 t C/a of the carbon emissiom that were much lower than the annual CO2 emissions from themal power plants burning coal(from 0.05% to 1.12%).