Wetlands Expert: China Should Think Outside The Flooding Box With Three Gorges Dam
Monday, October 27, 2008 - 20:14
in Earth & Climate
China's farmers and merchants should take advantage of new opportunities that could help mitigate some effects of the annual flooding behind the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River. The reservoir's water level behind the dam will peak at 575 feet above sea level during the winter. The reservoir pool will extend over 400 square miles -- equivalent to the land area of Hong Kong. By summer the water level will drop 100 feet. The flooding and receding water will repeat every year.
