The water level in Chongqing's Jialing River has significantly reduced experts to explain the cause of "anti -dead during the flood season"

Xinhua News Agency, Chongqing, August 17 (Reporter Ke Gaoyang) Recently, the water level of the Yangtze River and Jialing River flowing through the main urban area of ​​Chongqing has decreased significantly, and some beaches that were drowned in the water were exposed. Related videos attracted attention on the Internet. Some netizens exclaimed: "The Jialing River has been dried!" Hydrological experts explained that the rare phenomenon of this "flood season" was caused by the decrease in upstream water, the high temperature and rainy weather in the high temperature, the Jialing River It has not dried up.

This is the scene of the Chongqing Jialingjiang Qianyu Gate Bridge (drone photo) taken on the Chongqing Jialing Jiangqian Gate Bridge on August 17. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Quanchao Photo

The reporter saw on the 17th next to the Chongqing Jialing River Qianyu Gate Bridge that there was a large piece of beach in the river to expose the water, and the citizens could walk under the bridge pier in Jiangxin. Some surrounding residents lamented that "such low water levels have been rare in the past ten years."

This is the scene of the Chongqing Jialingjiang Qianyu Gate Bridge taken on August 17. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Quanchao Photo

"July and August are the main flood season in Chongqing, but this year's situation is very special. After entering the main flood season, the water level continues to fall, and the rare" flood season anti -withered 'phenomenon. " Xiong Jinhe, deputy director of the room, told reporters that real -time water information data shows that the current water level of the Yangtze River inch beach station and Jialing River Beiyi Station is about 3 meters lower than the same period last year, close to the lowest history of history.

The analysis of hydrological experts is that the main reason for "anti -dead during the flood season" is the influence of the sharp rainfall and the sharp decline in the upstream water in the Yangtze River Basin. Since July this year, the high -temperature weather process in Chongqing has emerged in high -temperature weather. The average precipitation of the city is 50 % less than the year -on -year. It is expected that the drought in September and October is relieved. After the water storage level of the Three Gorges Dam rises the water level, the exposed river beach will be overwhelmed.

This is the scene of the Chongqing Jialingjiang Qianyu Gate Bridge (drone photo) taken on the Chongqing Jialing Jiangqian Gate Bridge on August 17. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Quanchao Photo

In response to the question of whether the water level affects the channel, the staff of the Chongqing Channel Bureau of the Yangtze River told reporters that Chongqing is located in a mountainous area. The depth of the Jialing River has different depths. The channel department has increased the detection and observation efforts of the channel, and the on -site airline labels are adjusted in a timely manner according to the actual situation to ensure the safety and smoothness of the channel.

[Editor in charge: Shi Ge]

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