The water level of Poyang Lake fell below 8 meters and officially entered the extreme dry water level

On August 29, 2022, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, the landscape of Poyang Lake shoe was dried up due to drought.

In the past few days, affected by the continuous high temperature and raining and the water upstream of the Yangtze River, the largest freshwater lake in my country, the water level of Poyang Lake, has continued to decline. As of 8:00 on September 6, the water level of Duchang Station of Poyang Lake was 7.97 meters and Xingzi Station water level. 7.99 meters, all of which fell below 8 meters, which was 8.15 meters from 8:00 on September 5th. It was reduced by 0.15 meters in a day. Poyang Lake officially entered the extremely dry water level. The area of ​​Tongjiang water in the lake area was only 310 square kilometers.

According to the meteorological department of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, in September, the average rainfall of Jiujiang City is less than the same period of the same year. It is expected that drought will continue. It will continue to strengthen water resources management in various places and scientifically and reasonably dispatch drought -resistant resources.

Source: CCTV News

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