Where does the water flow downstream of the Three Gorges Reservoir go?

The lower reaches of the Three Gorges Reservoir are the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which finally flows into the East China Sea. The Three Gorges Reservoir is located in Yichang, Hubei Province, with the upper reaches of the Yangtze River above Yichang and the middle and lower reaches below Yichang.

Middle reaches of Yangtze River

Yichang City to Hukou County is the middle reaches, with a total length of 955 kilometers and a drainage area of 680,000 square kilometers. The main tributaries of this section are four rivers of Qingjiang and Dongting Lake in Hunan, Zi, Yuan and Li, and five rivers of Poyang Lake in Jiangxi, Fu, Xin, Xiu and Rao. There is the Han River on the north bank. This section is the famous Jingjiang Zhicheng to Chenglingji, with Songzi, Taiping, ouchi and Rao on the south bank.

Lower reaches of Yangtze River

Hukou County is located in the lower reaches of the estuary, with a length of 938 kilometers and an area of 654.38+0.2 million square kilometers. The main tributaries are Qingyi River, Shuiyangjiang River, Taihu Lake and Chaohu Lake.

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Historical Evolution of Three Gorges Reservoir

19 18, Sun Yat-sen put forward the initial idea of building the Three Gorges Project in the "General Plan for the Founding of the People's Republic of China": "The water can be blocked by a sluice, and the boat can go upstream, and its water power can be used.

1In April, 1992, the Fifth Session of the Seventh National People's Congress deliberated and adopted a resolution on building the Three Gorges Project on the Yangtze River. Since then, the Three Gorges Project has entered the implementation stage from the demonstration stage.

1993 entered the construction preparation stage.

1September 1993, China Three Gorges Project Development Corporation was formally established in Yichang.

1994 65438+February, the Three Gorges Project officially started.

In June, 1997, 1 1, the Three Gorges Project successfully intercepted the Yangtze River.

In 2009, the Three Gorges Project was completed with a total construction period of 17.

In August 2009, the Three Gorges Project was completed and accepted-175m normal water level was accepted.

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