Water level of Three Gorges reservoir drops to contain water from potential seasonal flooding
Updated: June 10, 2020 09:23Xinhua
Photo taken on June 8, 2020 shows the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province. The water level of the Three Gorges reservoir dropped to 144.99 meters as of the afternoon of June 8, two days ahead of schedule, in a bid to make room to contain water from potential seasonal flooding. [Photo/Xinhua]
Aerial photo taken on June 8, 2020 shows ships passing through the ship lock of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province. [Photo/Xinhua]
A cargo ship passes a hydrological scale upstream of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province, June 8, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
In this aerial photo, ships anchor at an anchorage while waiting to pass through the ship lock of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province, June 9, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Ships pass the approach channel upstream of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province, June 9, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
