2005 - Water Situation Annual Report

Author: Compiled by the Hydrology Bureau of the Ministry of Water Resources
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book comprehensively and detailedly introduces the general situation of rainfall and water conditions in China in 2005, including annual precipitation, landfalling typhoons, flood season floods, low-flow season water conditions, water transfer situations, inflow conditions of major rivers nationwide, water storage conditions of major large-scale reservoirs nationwide, and the benefits of hydrological information and forecasting. It also provides in-depth analysis of major hydrological events in 2005, such as the major flood in the Pearl River Basin in June, the catastrophic flood in the middle and lower reaches of the West River in June, the significant flood in the upper reaches of the Huai River in July, the significant flood in the Liao River Basin in August, the autumn floods in the Han River (a tributary of the Yangtze River) and the Wei River (a tributary of the Yellow River) in October, and the pollution incident in the Songhua River in November. The appendix at the end of the book records the major hydrological events in China. This book is comprehensive in content, with accurate and detailed data, making it suitable for technical personnel and government decision-makers in fields such as socio-economy, flood control and drought relief, water resources management, hydrological meteorology, farmland irrigation, and environmental assessment.