China's largest freshwater lake records lowest water level

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China's largest freshwater lake records lowest water level

STORY: China's largest freshwater lake records lowest water level DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Poyang Lake STORYLINE: The water level at Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake in the eastern province of Jiangxi, dropped to its lowest on Friday morning since record-keeping began in 1951, said local authorities. The water level at the lake's landmark Xingzi hydrological station receded to 7.10 meters at 6 a.m. on Friday, said the provincial hydrologic monitoring center. The previous record, set in February 2004, stood at 7.11 meters. The center noted that the lake saw a rapid decrease in water levels due to continuous high temperatures and low precipitation in Jiangxi since late June and relatively less water flowing in from the Yangtze River. Poyang Lake entered dry season this year on Aug. 6, 92 days earlier than the average since 1951. The center issued a red alert for low water on Friday for the first time since t

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