Drain of the Yellow River at Shandong Section: Causes and Countermeasures

1Harmful impacts of the drain of the Yellow RiverAccording to existing hydrographic records,the drain of the Yellow River (hereinafter referred toas the Drain) has the following three features.(1 ) The annual starting date of the Drain has beenadvancing.(2 ) The drain season has been prolonging.(3) The drain section has been extendingtoward the upper reaches of the Yellow River.In 1 997,the Yellow River suffered a drain of 2 2 6days atthe locality of L ijin County,Shandong Province and o…

Drain of the Yellow River at Shandong Section: Causes and Countermeasures

The lower reaches of the Yellow River is in the danger of changing course, as has been indicated by the annually increasing prolong and advance of its drain season and the annually increasing extension of its drain section. The impacts of this tendency have been partially shown by the tremendous economic loss and serious damage to the ecological balance. This paper makes an analysis of the causes of the drain of the Yellow River, its harmful impacts, and our inadequacy of knowledge. It also proposes some solutions to this problem for discussion.