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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Cuntan Hydrology Station Record Flood
2020-08-21
[ST Daily] At 4:00 a.m. on August 20, 2020, the water level of the Cuntan Hydrology Station of the River Upstream Hydrological Resources Survey Bureau of the Yangtze River Water Conservancy exceeded 191.41 meters, with a maximum flow of 74,600 cubic meters per second. At 8:15 a.m. on August 20, a flood peak appeared at the Cuntan Hydrology Station, with a water level of 191.62 meters and 8.12 meters above the guaranteed level, the highest flood level since the station was built in 1939.

Flow into Three Gorges Reservoir Hits Record

Science and Technology Daily reporter Tang Ting Correspondent Zheng Li: The reporter learned from the Water Bureau of the Yangtze River Water Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources that the storage flow of the Three Gorges Reservoir rose to 72,000 cubic meters per second at 12:00 on August 19. Previously, the maximum storage flow of the Three Gorges Reservoir was 71,200 cubic meters per second on July 24, 2012. It is predicted that the Three Gorges Reservoir will have a storage flood peak of 75,000 cubic meters per second on August 20. Under the influence of strong rainfall, the upper tributaries of the Yangtze River, Minjiang, Tuojiang, and Jialing River all suffered from overinsurance and above floods. Currently, Minjiang and Tuojiang have all been turned back, and Jialing River is passing the peak. The upper reaches of the Yangtze River include Luzhou, Zhu Tuo and in-Tan stations with a guaranteed water level.

(Translations by Reverso)
Posted by:KBK

#10  Or another technical term would be WFO.
Posted by: gorb   2020-08-21 22:57  

#9  ^ Technically known as "more, dammit!"
Posted by: Frank G   2020-08-21 19:26  

#8  I see the second link in my original post is flubbed. It should be

Flow into Three Gorges Reservoir Hits Record

which has a nice pic of the Three Gorges sluiceways wide open.
Posted by: KBK   2020-08-21 16:31  

#7  Sounds like trying to flood up-river, redirect water away from the dam.

Yeah, sounds like a last ditch; last best chance situation.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-08-21 16:15  

#6  A big flood will certainly distribute the heavy metals pollution in the water and tailing ponds far and wide.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-08-21 13:35  

#5  Well the food supply takes another hit.
Posted by: Thaith Elmeresing6163   2020-08-21 13:17  

#4  /\ /\ ...and the sane people are moving to gathering supplies and moving to higher ground.
Posted by: magpie   2020-08-21 12:37  

#3  /\ "Top men in the field are working on it as we speak. Top. Men."
Posted by: magpie   2020-08-21 12:35  

#2  Somewhere in that gibberish one can sense it also said Aw Sh*t, we’re toast comrades.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2020-08-21 12:29  

#1  Affected by the recent continued rainfall in Sichuan and Chongqing, the "Yangtze River No.5 Flood of 2020" was formed upstream. Given the high volume and long duration of the upstream water peak, the flood prevention and prevention response of Yichang City was activated at 10:00 on August 19. At 8:00 on August 20, the three gorges inbound flow reached 75,000 cubic meters per second and the lower discharge flow reached 49,200 cubic meters per second. This was the largest storage flood encountered since the Three Gorges warehouse. The three gorges hub opened 11 holes of flood. In order to cope with this inbound flood, we should carry out scheduling of peaking fault peaks and ensuring the safety of flood prevention downstream. The water level in the three-gorges reservoir in the preceding period fell to 153.03 meters from 163.36 meters at 8:30 on July 29, the water level in the reservoir fell by more than 10 meters, and the reserve flood protection store had a capacity of nearly 17.8 billion cubic meters, accounting for 80 percent of its flood protection reservoir Affected by the increase of the lower leakage of the Three Gorges, the three Gorges, the The Yichang Hydrology Station of Gezhouba Engineering Export Station at 2200 on August 19 raised the water level to 53.12 meters, corresponding flow rate of 49,700 cubic meters per second. For the first time since the Three Gorges Reservoir was built, the water level exceeded the warning level of 53.00 meters. The night before the arrival of the flood peak, the tense flood situation affected the hearts of every three-gorges hydrodic. The arrangements and discussions of the work group of the Three Gorges Bureau on the inspection and reporting work are tense and orderly. Director Li Yunzong and cadres and staff members pay close attention to the changes in the water and rain situation and the plan for the control of the water and water, and arrange for the deployment of hydrographic survey and safe flood control work. The Water Prediction Department is lit up, and the predators have rolled into meetings to forecast the water and sand situation. They have closely communicated and coordinated with the Water and Hydrology Bureau of the Yangtze River Commission, the Three Gorges Ladder and the Yichang Prevention Office, and other hydrology departments, and have actively done a good job in supporting the monitoring and reporting information. The information on the screen of computers about rain and water is constantly updated, and the voices of research and analysis are constantly exchanged. They use their own practical actions to convey a persistent commitment. According to the research estimate, the three isthmus inbound flow will reach 75,000 cubic meters per second on August 20 at 8:00, and the flood peak will arrive in the morning, and the inbound flow will almost be no worse than the forecast.
Posted by: KBK   2020-08-21 12:21  

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