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20 lip 2024 · Due to the heavy rains in upstream Sichuan and Shaanxi, the water levels in the Fujiang River, a tributary of the Jialing River, rose rapidly. By 9:00 AM on July 18, the flow rate at the Xiaoheba...
The peak of the Yangtze River's fifth flood of this year entered the Three Gorges Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province on August 19. The estimated maximum floodwater is 75,000 cubic meters per second, which marks the largest flood peak since the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.
There is also an open-access technical paper detailing the construction of the dam: Key Technologies of the Hydraulic Structures of the Three Gorges Project. Q: Are there live streams? A: Yes. YouTube: here. HLS streams: here and here (mirrors this). Twitch: here. There is also a multi-stream.
The Yangtze River basin downstream is one of the most densely populated regions on the planet and home to 400 million people. In the very worst case scenario, the dam breaking could unleash a massive tsunami from the enormous reservoir, possibly creating 400 million refugees.
21 sie 2020 · The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River is nearing capacity after weeks of record floods in China. Authorities have had to reassure people the massive structure will hold.
20 sie 2020 · State broadcaster CCTV live-streamed images of muddy water geysering through the opened sluices of the dam, which were discharging at a rate of 49,200 cu m/sec, also the highest in history.
18 lip 2020 · At least 14 people have died in the latest round of rains and flooding in southern China, as soldiers and workers build makeshift barriers with sandbags and rocks to keep the Yangtze River and its tributaries at bay.
