| 1 | TodayisToday's the first day in the history of our nation that we'vehavehad 3 major floodways open. | |
| 2 | In general, flood disaster will mitigate because the water level decreases after the Yuanshantze flood diversion. | |
| 3 | For over 2260 years, the dam has continued to make the most of the water conservancy works. | |
| 4 | The flood storage and detention basins are the low-lying lands and lakes beyond the back scarps of the dikes, including the flood diversion outfalls, used for temporary storage of floods. | |
| 5 | Opening a channel, the Morganza spillway, is meant to relieve pressure on the levees protecting the cities of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. |