The water level of Sun Moon Lake continued to drop, and large areas of gravel at the bottom of the pool on the shore of Ita Thao Wharf were exposed.

(Provided by the Japanese Management Office)

[Reporter Liu Binquan/Report from Nantou] Sun Moon Lake’s recent water storage has “been beyond its means”, and the water level has plummeted. Not only are large areas of gravel at the bottom of the wharf exposed, but the approach bridges at the wharf are also getting steeper. Taipower, which manages the Sun Moon Lake Reservoir, said that if it continues to rain, the pool area will be damaged. The water level may drop by 1 meter in a week, and the public is urged to save water.

Taipower pointed out that recently, the daily water inflow in the pool area is 7 to 8 tons per second (CMS), but in conjunction with the supply of downstream agricultural water, about 20 tons per second is released every day. In the case of "making ends meet", the water level will continue to drop. It is estimated that It may drop by 1 meter per week, but the supply of agricultural water will still be conserved as much as possible, hoping that the actual water supply in the pool area will be controlled at about 10 tons per second.

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The Jiji Barrage Management Center of China Water Bureau said that the spring plowing and seedling transplanting period has passed recently, and the supply of downstream agricultural water from Sun Moon Lake will be reduced from the current 20 tons per second per day to 10 tons per second in late March, and will continue until 4 In the middle of the month, the water level in the pool area is expected to drop slowly.

The demand for agricultural water will not pick up again until the heading period in late April. After that, we will pay attention to the rainfall situation. If the water situation continues to be poor, it is not ruled out that the agricultural water supply will be reduced at night to survive the dry season.

The Sun Moon Lake Scenic Area Management Office pointed out that the current water level of Sun Moon Lake is 743.7 meters. Compared with the water level on the 8th, it has dropped by about 20 centimeters. In the near future, anti-slip strips will be installed on the too steep approach bridge to maintain the safety of tourists on board.

The water level of Sun Moon Lake continues to drop, and the approach bridge connecting the Ita Thao Wharf to the floating boats is getting steeper and steeper. The Japanese management office will install anti-sliding bars in the near future to maintain the safety of boats.

(Provided by the Japanese Management Office)