The water body area of Poyang Lake "shrinks", reducing nearly 3,000 square kilometers

Affected by the continuous high temperature, the largest freshwater lake in my country, the water level of Poyang Lake, Jiangxi continued to decline.As of 8 o'clock on the 17th, the water level and the water level of Xingzi Station of the Yangtze River Lake Station and Poyang Lake were more than 6 meters lower than in previous years.

It is understood that the water level of the Yangtze River Lakekou station is 10.18 meters, which is 6.42 meters low in the same period for many years, while the water level of Xingzi Station of the iconic hydrological station of Poyang Lake is 10.29 meters, which is 6.37 meters low in the same period for many years.The area of Tongjiang water in Poyang Lake District was only 803 square kilometers, a decrease of 2097 square kilometers from the same period last year, and a decrease of nearly 3,000 square kilometers from more than 3800 square kilometers in the rich water period.Poyang Lake set the earliest record since the record in 1951.

At present, the water level of Poyang Lake is still declining. Entering the Yangtze River in the Yangtze River in Poyang Lake, a large yellow beach coating appears on the wide lake surface in the past, and the channel has become narrow.

The Meteorological Department of Jiangxi Province predicts that the average precipitation of Jiangxi Province in August this year is 120 to 140 mm, which is less than in previous years. Meteorological drought in some areas will further develop, which will have a certain impact on shipping, agricultural production, and residents' lives in the lake area.

Source: CCTV Finance

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