Study on and Assessment of Flood Prevention Measures on the Lower Yellow River

Abstract

The Yellow River is known all over the world for its high sediment concentration. The high sediment concentration complicates the problem of achieving flood protection on the lower reaches of the Yellow River. Damage by the Yellow River, formerly called the Sorrow of China, was mainly in the form of breaching and the overflowing of dikes along the lower reaches, essentially due to too much sediment. Sediment carried by the river should be handled satisfactorily through an overall evaluation of the factors involved and various branches of national economy concerned, while dealing with the problem of flood protection.