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Article: Upper Reaches of Yangtze Maintains Low Water Level
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- August 13, 2000
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The water level in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River,
China's longest, has remained unusually low during this year's flood
season, which started in July.
The water level in the section of the Yangtze in Chongqing, a
municipality in southwest China, has been especially low than in
previous years as of this week. However, experts warned that water
crests may come in autumn.
Sources from the Chongqing Navigation Route Bureau said that the
water level in Chongqing dropped by more than 20 meters from July 20
to August 4, with the lowest water level standing at 166. 13 meters.
The sources said that this is the lowest water ...