3 Gorges in Trouble?

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Things in China going from bad to worse.

China flood: Yangtze river in the throes of third flood peak, 45 million impacted - world news - Hindustan Times

 

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A month and a half later, the problems continue.

As water crests, Three Gorges Dam crisis puts 400m at risk

CHONGQING -- Water levels at China's Three Gorges Dam set fresh records on Friday despite a gradual decline in inflows, doing little to assuage concerns of a possible collapse that would affect 400 million residents.

Inflows into the dam, one of the world's largest flood control facilities, declined 5% on Friday. But the water level is still rising because the amount of water discharged has also been cut back to limit flooding downstream. And with another round of torrential rain along the Yangtze River basin feared on Sunday, authorities remain on high alert.

In the winter, when rainfall is light, water is allowed to accumulate to a maximum of 175 meters for efficient transportation and power generation. During the summer, the limit is set at 145 meters to more effectively control flooding during the rainy season. The current water level is far above that, at 166 meters.

Meanwhile...all that water has to go somewhere.

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