The Three Gorges Reservoir reduced the discharge (排出) of floodwater to 44 000 cubic metres per second on Tuesday morning from the previous 48 000 cubic metres，to protect the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Meanwhile, the water level in the reservoir rose from 144.03 metres at midday on Monday to 145.19 metres at 7：00 p, m. on Tuesday.

　　“The flood crest passed the Three Gorges Dam smoothly，” said Cao Guangjing, deputy general manager of the China Yangtze Three Gorges Project Corporation (CTGPC)．

　　Cao said it was the first time the dam had to control flood crest since construction of the world's largest dam was completed on May 20 last year.

　　The inflow was 50 000 cubie metres per second on Tuesday, 2500 cubic metres less than Monday's peak.

　　It was earlier predicted that inflow would top 56 700 cubic metres per second on Tuesday as more rain was forecast. However, the wind divided the rain clouds on Monday afternoon，said Cao.

　　Water levels on the middle and lower reaches of the river were on the rise, said Cheng Haiyun，general engineer of the Yangtze River Hydrological Bureau.

　　Hubei Province，where the Three Gorges Project is located, is at risk. The provincial government had given orders to watch over the levees (堤坝) round­the­clock.

　　The Three Gorges Reservoir is capable of holding 39. 3 billion cubic metres of water, including 22.15 billion cubic metres extra in the flood season when it reaches its 175 metres.

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