The Pearl River (or Zhujiang) Basin is one of China's largest river basins, located in South China within total area approximately 453,700 square kilometers in Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces, and part of Northeastern Vietnam.[1]
The Pearl River basin consists of three main tributaries: the Xi River, Bei River, and Dong River, and many small rivers within the Pearl River Delta. The Xi River is the largest tributary within total length of 2,214 kilometers, and the average slope of the river is 0.58%.[2] The Bei River with a total length of 468 kilometers has the average slope of the river is 0.26%. The Dong water system has the main stream 520 kilometers long with the average slope of the river is 0.388%. Total annual water volume of the whole basin is 345.8 billion cubic meters, which is the second only to the Yangtze River in China.[2]
The floods in the Pearl River are mainly caused by heavy rains. Since the area of the river basin is wide and the intensity of heavy rain is high, the floods in the alpine hilly areas of the upper and middle reaches are fast, and there are no lakes in the middle reaches.[3] Therefore, in the case of continuous heavy rain, the floods are often formed with high peaks and large quantities in long duration, endangering the middle and lower reaches in the cities and towns with low land and large population, and vast farmland along the river, which restricts economic development and affects social stability.[4]
^Liu, L., Fischer, T., Jiang, T., & Luo, Y. (2013). "Comparison of uncertainties in projected flood frequency of the Zhujiang River, South China". Quaternary International. 304: 51–61. Bibcode:2013QuInt.304...51L. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2013.02.039.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ abLiu, L., Liu, Z., Ren, X., Fischer, T., & Xu, Y. (2011). "Hydrological impacts of climate change in the Yellow River Basin for the 21st century using hydrological model and statistical downscaling model". Quaternary International. 244 (2): 211–220. Bibcode:2011QuInt.244..211L. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2010.12.001.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"Ren min Zhujiang (Online)". Guangzhou: Shui Li Bu Zhu Jiang Shui Li Wei Yuan Hui. 1980.
^"洪水特点". Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
and 22 Related for: Flooding of the Pearl River information
ThePearlRiver (or Zhujiang) Basin is one of China's largest river basins, located in South China within total area approximately 453,700 square kilometers...
dollars). It was the result ofthePearlRiver being overwhelmed by severe rain upstream. Floodwaters sent thePearlRiver 15 feet above flood stage. More...
The 1931 China floods, or the 1931 Yangtze–Huai Riverfloods, occurred from June to August 1931 in China, hitting major cities such as Wuhan, Nanjing and...
In the evening of 7 September 2023, a heavy rainstorm struck the city of Hong Kong and thePearlRiver Delta area, including parts of Guangdong, China...
Theriver has long been critical to the development of northern China, and is regarded by scholars as one cradle of civilization. Floodingofthe river...
ThePearlRiver Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) is a governing entity within the state of Mississippi tasked to manage a portion ofthePearl River...
water for the Mississippi capital city of Jackson. Floodingofthe Jackson section ofthePearlRiver had been studied by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
residents. Theflood crest ofthe Gan River passed the city of Nanchang on June 23. Residents ofthe city of Ganzhou were protected from theflooding by drains...
The Indus (/ˈɪndəs/ IN-dəs) is a transboundary riverof Asia and a trans-Himalayan riverof South and Central Asia. The 3,120 km (1,940 mi) river rises...
which exacerbates seasonal flooding. Some sections oftheriver are now protected as nature reserves. A stretch ofthe upstream Yangtze flowing through...
The Great Musi Flood was a devastating flood that occurred on 28 September 1908 in Hyderabad on the banks ofthe Musi River. The city of Hyderabad was...
December The following events occurred in August 1932: 500 were reported dead in floodingofthePearlRiver in China. An explosion and fire at the Ritz Tower...
Karl E. (2000). Simulations ofFlooding on Tchoutacabouffa River at State Highways 15 and 67 at D’Iberville, Mississippi. Pearl: U.S. Geological Survey....
The discography of American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, consists of 12 studio albums, 23 live albums, 3 compilation albums, 42 singles, and numerous...
The Ship in the Desert, Roberts Brothers' version. The earliest tales of a lost Spanish galleon appeared shortly after the Colorado Riverfloodof 1862...
flooding in the Chamoli district, most notably in the Rishiganga river, the Dhauliganga river, and in turn the Alaknanda—the major headstream ofthe Ganges...
the Arneson River Theatre, Marriage Island, La Villita, HemisFair Park, the Tower Life Building, the San Antonio Museum of Art, thePearl, and the city's...
the Xi River, which in its turn is one ofthe main tributaries ofthePearlRiver. Because it flows through the red rock series area, theriver is reddish...
Global Information
