Affected by continuous high temperature, Poyang Lake water level drops nearly 5 meters a month

Since July, Jiangxi Province has been dominated by sunny heat and high temperature weather, which has led to the rapid decline in the water level of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake. Since the water level of Poyang Lake withdrew from the water level on June 27, the water level has dropped by nearly 5 meters within a month.

As of 10 am on July 27th, the water level at the Yangtze River Lakekou station was 14.28 meters, a decrease of 0.28 meters from 10:00 yesterday. The iconic water level station of Poyang Lake was 14.43 meters, a decrease of 0.26 meters from 10 o'clock yesterday, and lower than the alarm water level by 4.57 meters.

It is understood that since July, the rainfall of Jiangxi Province has been nearly 50 % less than the same period in the same period of the previous years. In addition, the Wuhe River has decreased, resulting in the mid -July, Poyang Lake has decreased at a rate of more than ten centimeters a day. At present, Poyang Lake is located between 14 meters and 15 meters. According to the meteorological department forecast, in the next ten days, the southern region will continue to be high, and Poyang Lake will still retreat.

At present, the flow of Poyang Lake entering the lake is 1240 cubic meters per second, and the flow of the lake is 8150 cubic meters per second. The area of ​​the Tongjiang water body area of ​​the lake area is 2340 square kilometers, which is 720 square kilometers compared with the same period last year. It was 3.59 meters and 3.2 meters low. According to the analysis of the hydrological department, at present, Jiangxi Province has entered the flood season, the temperature is slightly higher, and the weather drought will appear in some areas. In the future, drought will continue to develop. At present, the water conditions of Wuhe and Poyang Lake are generally stable, but they still need to prevent the impact of territorial heavy rainfalls such as typhoons and strong convective weather, as well as the periodic drought that may occur during the Fu autumn period. Pay attention to water storage and water and water.

Source: CCTV News Client

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