No. 2 Flood Struck The Three Gorges Dam | Can the dam really hold

China Flooding 2020 Series: Part 6. On July 18th, the Three Gorges Dam received the largest water inflow since the beginning of this year due to heavy rainfall in Chongqing, Sichuan, and other areas in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. According to China’s “Regulations on the Numbering of Major Rivers“, this meets the standard for the flood to be assigned a number. The Three Gorges Dam water level has increased by meters over the past two days. After the Chinese official media reported on July 1