Will the maximum discharge of Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River cause flood?
Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River is the second largest waterfall in China and the first yellow waterfall in the world. Hukou Waterfall is yellow because the ratio of water to sand is almost one to one. The name Hukou Waterfall comes from the Yellow River at the junction of Jixian County in Shanxi Province and Yichuan County in Shaanxi Province. Because the estuary is relatively narrow, the water of the Yellow River is shrinking rapidly. When the contraction reaches 10 times, when the water of the Yellow River falls from 20 meters, it looks like a spout for drinking tea, and the name of Hukou Waterfall is thus spread. Even if Hukou Waterfall is not in flood season, its flow is 1000 cubic meters per second, which is a very magnificent waterfall.
After entering the flood season, the hydrological monitoring of the Yellow River reported the specific situation of the Yellow River during the flood season. The main cause of the flood in the middle reaches of the Yellow River is the rainstorm in the Qin Jin Valley, which causes the flood peak in the middle reaches of the Yellow River to be very high and fast. The rainstorm in Qin Jin Gorge has a large area and a long duration, which belongs to the long flood season. In this case, it is not surprising that the Yellow River will have its maximum flood season. With the continuous rainstorm in Qin Jin Gorge, Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River will present a magnificent landscape.
The Yellow River is divided into the middle and lower reaches, and the route is very long, spanning several provinces. Although it is the flood season and the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River has reached its maximum discharge, the Yellow River water will still tend to be flat after the peak of line length has passed. Continuous precipitation may lead to floods in some areas where the Yellow River transits, but the possibility of floods in many areas is still very small. At present, there is still no situation that the flood reported by the Yellow River infringes on people's lives and property safety. Therefore, the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River has reached its maximum discharge, and the possibility of causing floods is relatively small.