The Three Gorges reservoir water level more than 168 m

The Three Gorges reservoir water level more than 168 m

The ongoing pilot 175 meters water storage reservoir of the Three Gorges project progressed smoothly, as at 16:00 on the 18th, the Three Gorges dam reservoir water level has risen to 168.30 meters, compared with September 15 when the starting build up 145.87 meters 22.43 meters, is expected in accordance with established programs to the end of October or early November to 175 meters of water objectives.

To take "a development, once built, phased water, continuous migration" program of construction of the Three Gorges project, is now fully completed construction projects, since 2003, since water has been staged in the 135-meter water level and 156-meter water level to run successfully 3 years, by the State Council approved the first time this year, the highest water level to 175 meters.

To implement the State Council, "security, scientific, safe, progressive" principle, the Three Gorges reservoir water level rose a day not more than 3 meters, water to 175 meters, the Three Gorges reservoir will ensure that the Yangtze River Three Gorges Project during the dry season power generation, midstream and downstream transport, water supply demand. The Yangtze River flood in June of next year before the arrival of the Three Gorges reservoir water level will drop to 145 meters of flood water restrictions, in order to prepare the Yangtze River Flood Control and Teng library preparation.

China Yangtze Three Gorges Three Gorges Corporation cascade dispatch center, at present, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River runoff flow of 12.4 thousand cubic meters of warehouse / s, the Three Gorges Dam downstream Gezhouba discharged flow of 7200 cubic meters per second / second.

(Editor: Yan Duan Yi)