China News Service, Nanchang, September 6 (Reporter Li Yunhan) Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, entered an extremely dry period ahead of schedule on the 6th.
Recently, in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, in the waters of Duobao Township, Duchang County, Poyang Lake, the severe drought caused the lake area to continue to "shrink", and the Ming Dynasty stone bridge under the water revealed the "true face of Mount Lu". Eye Bridge".
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The reporter learned from the Jiangxi Provincial Hydrological Monitoring Center on the same day that since August, the water level of Poyang Lake has dropped rapidly due to the combined influence of the continuous high temperature and low rainfall and the lack of water from the Yangtze River.
At 8:00 on September 6, the water level of Poyang Lake Xingzi Station retreated to 7.99 meters, which was the lowest water level in the same period since records began in 1951. Poyang Lake entered an extremely dry period, following August 6 and August 19. After the low dry season (below 10 meters), Poyang Lake once again refreshed the earliest record of entering the extremely dry period, 85 days earlier than the original earliest appearance year (November 30, 2019), and 115 days earlier than the average appearance time since records began.
The Jiangxi Provincial Hydrological Monitoring Center stated that it only took 31 days to retreat from 12 meters to 8 meters, which is rare in history. The average daily retreat of Poyang Lake is 0.13 meters, and the maximum daily retreat is 0.33 meters. The year with the fastest dry water level.
Recently, in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, in the waters of Duobao Township, Duchang County, Poyang Lake, the severe drought caused the lake area to continue to "shrink", and the Ming Dynasty stone bridge under the water revealed the "true face of Mount Lu". Eye Bridge".
Image source: Visual China
According to the meteorological forecast, in the next week, Jiangxi will still be dominated by high temperature and little rain, and the water level of Poyang Lake will continue to decline due to the lack of water in the Yangtze River Basin.
The Jiangxi water conservancy department reminded all departments to do a good job in lifting and retaining water in accordance with the relevant drought emergency plans, ensuring domestic water and agricultural irrigation in the lake area, and preventing the adverse impact of the rapid drop in the water level of Poyang Lake on the lake area and surrounding areas.
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