Abstract:

In the operation of Middle Route of South to North Water Transfer Project,series of compensation project will be sketched up,namely,the Xinglong Pivot,water transferring from the Yangtze River to the Hanjiang River,channel improvements and some lock station reconstruction,etc.in order to mitigate disadvantageous influences on the middle and lower reaches of the Hanjiang River caused by water transfer project.After the operation of these compensation projects,not only the hydrological conditions in lower reaches of the Hanjiang River and the river compositions in Hubei will be changed,but also a new manner of water transportation in lower reaches of the Hanjiang River will appear.That is to say,on one hand,we can improve navigating capacity in a certain extent;on the other hand,new channels will be established in lower reaches of the Hanjiang River.That has brought new influence on the economic development of the region along river.Jingmen City is located in the joining place of middle and lower reaches of the Hanjiang River.Aiming at the opportunity of developing water transportation and the existing problems of Hanjiang water transportation,effective countermeasures should be taken to expand water transportation in the Hanjiang River in order to construct the new pivot point of economic development of Jingmen City