Artificial Waves Flush Yellow River Silt into Sea

Home>>Life

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, July 12, 2002

Artificial Waves Flush Yellow River Silt into Sea

DISCUSSION

CHINESE

SEND TO FRIEND

Artificial waves on the Yellow River rushed into the Bohai Sea early Thursday morning at a speed of 1,880 cubic meters per second. Scientists said the waves have carried vast amounts of riverbed silt into the ocean.

Waves of water were released on the morning of July 4 from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir, in central China's Henan Province, in an unprecedented experiment to rid the river of its siltation problem.

"The experiment was conducted to find the best pressure to sendenough water flowing to the lower reaches to flush the silt deposits away," said Li Guoying, director of the Yellow River Water Conservancy Committee.

An inspection of the flushing results and terrain in the lower reaches of the river began on Thursday.

Every year, 1.6 billion tons of silt are swept down to the lower reaches of the flood-prone river, of which 400 million tons are deposited on the riverbed. As a result, the river bed rises by10 centimeters each year. In some places, banks built to withstand floods are much higher than nearby townships.

Questions?Comments? Click here

China Turns on Tap for Yellow River Silt Trial

Reservoir Water to Flush out Yellow River's Silt

China Plans to Wash away Yellow River Silt Deposits

Ways China's Wealth Flows into the US ( 35 Messages)

How to View Major Problems in China's Income Distribution System ( 2 Messages)

Shanghai Plans Asia's Biggest Shopping Center ( 89 Messages)

Iraq Vows to Foil Hostile US Plans ( 38 Messages)

Chinese Satellite TV Hijacked by Falun Gong Cult ( 28 Messages)

Economists Divide over China's 2002 GDP Prospect ( 2 Messages)