Gezhouba Hydropower Plant conducts silt flushing test(1/3)

Gezhouba Hydropower Plant opens the Gezhouba Sanjiang sediment flushing gates in five stages to conduct a silt flushing test, in Yichang, Hubei Province, May 28, 2026. The discharge flow of the flushing gates is controlled at no more than 9,000 cubic meters per second, and the test lasts about 12 hours.

Gezhouba Hydropower Plant opens the Gezhouba Sanjiang sediment flushing gates in five stages to conduct a silt flushing test, in Yichang, Hubei Province, May 28, 2026. The discharge flow of the flushing gates is controlled at no more than 9,000 cubic meters per second, and the test lasts about 12 hours.

Gezhouba Hydropower Plant opens the Gezhouba Sanjiang sediment flushing gates in five stages to conduct a silt flushing test, in Yichang, Hubei Province, May 28, 2026. The discharge flow of the flushing gates is controlled at no more than 9,000 cubic meters per second, and the test lasts about 12 hours.