[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)