China News Service, Chongqing, August 18 (Reporter Liu Xianglin) The reporter learned from the Chongqing Water Conservancy Bureau on the 18th that due to the influence of upstream water, the water levels of many hydrological stations in the Chongqing central city section of the Yangtze River and Jialing River have exceeded the guaranteed water level, and the current water potential is still rise.
According to the monitoring of Chongqing Hydrological Monitoring Station, at 8 o'clock on the 18th, the water level of Cuntan Station on the Yangtze River was 184.81 meters, which exceeded the guaranteed water level by 1.31 meters, and the water potential increased; the water level of Chaotianmen Station on the Yangtze River was 186.39 meters, which exceeded the guaranteed water level by 1.39 meters, and the water potential increased; the Yangtze River Caiyuanba The station water level is 186.72 meters, which exceeds the guaranteed water level by 1.72 meters, and the water is rising.
The picture shows Anju Town, Tongliang District, Chongqing is strengthening the dam wave wall to prevent flooding. Photo courtesy of Chongqing Water Resources Bureau
Regarding the Chongqing section of the Jialing River, at 8 o'clock on the 18th, the water level at Dongjintuo Station was 211.63 meters, which exceeded the guaranteed water level by 3.13 meters, and the water potential rose; the water level at Beibei Station was 197.60 meters, which exceeded the warning water level by 3.10 meters, and was below the guaranteed water level by 1.40 meters, and the water potential rose; The water level of the mouth station is 188.92 meters, which exceeds the guaranteed water level of 3.28 meters, and the water is rising.
The picture shows that Daxigou Street, Yuzhong District, Chongqing is organizing mass defense team members to assist enterprises in transferring materials. Photo courtesy of Chongqing Water Resources Bureau
According to the forecast by the Upper Yangtze River Hydrological Forecasting Center, this round of Yangtze River floods will have the highest water level in the central part of Chongqing in the early morning of the 20th. The water level at the Caiyuanba Hydrological Station in Yuzhong District, Chongqing of the Yangtze River will rise by 4 to 4.5 meters compared with the water level at 8 o'clock on the 18th, which will exceed The guaranteed water level is 5.5 to 6 meters; this round of Jialing River floods will have the highest water level in the central city section of Chongqing at noon on the 19th. At that time, the water level at Ciqikou Hydrological Station in Shapingba District of Chongqing on the Jialing River will rise by 2.5 to 3.5 meters from 8:00 on the 18th, exceeding the guaranteed water level of 5.5 Up to 6.5 meters.
The picture shows the Chongqing Chaotianmen Square at the confluence of the Yangtze River and Jialing River has been flooded by rising floods. Photo courtesy of Chongqing Water Resources Bureau
The Hydrological Bureau of the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources issued a red flood warning for the Minjiang River, a tributary of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River at 11 o'clock on the 18th. It continued to issue orange flood warnings for the upper reaches of the Yangtze River from Yibin to Cuntan, Tuojiang and Fujiang Rivers, and yellow flood warnings for Jialing River and Three Gorges reservoir areas. Blue flood warning for the middle and lower reaches of the Chenglingji River, Jiujiang-Nanjing River, Poyang Lake District, and Dongting Lake District.