It rained heavily on the night of July 2nd. Some people said they saw a dragon.

In accordance with the 2013 pre-flood water and sediment regulation plan of the Yellow River Water Control Bureau, Xiaolangdi Reservoir hyperdensity flow and sediment discharge were discharged from the reservoir. Xiaolangdi Reservoir has a flow rate of 2,600 cubic meters per second. The Yellow River water containing a large amount of sediment flows directly downstream from the outlet of Xiaolangdi Dam - the "Huanglong" flows down Xiaolangdi.