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The Effect of Geologic Structures on the Control of Floods in the Middle Yangtze River Valley
Author(s) -
Qianming Tong
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
acta geologica sinica ‐ english edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1755-6724
pISSN - 1000-9515
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2000.tb00472.x
Subject(s) - yangtze river , flood control , flood myth , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , floodplain , water resource management , mining engineering , environmental science , geography , archaeology , geotechnical engineering , china , cartography
This paper discusses the role of geologic structures in the occurrence of floods and how to prevent flood in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and gives the author's suggestion that the Luoshan Qiakou be expanded and the land reclaimed from Dongting Lake be returned to the lake in compliance with the law of geology.