R123 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) "The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has released lower water from the Bhumibhol Dam, from 60 million cubic metres a day to 40 million. The volume released from Sirikit Dam was also cut by half to 10 million cubic metres a day, according to Egat Governor Sutas Patamasiriwat. It should take 2 weeks for the released water to reach Bangkok, he said, insisting that the release volume accounts for only 18 per cent of water that floods Nakhon Sawan." -This quote is from a story in a locked forum so I am posting my question here. What is the significance of releasing less water per day? the 2 week delay to reach BKK will lead to what consequence if any? What is being talked about re the 18% of water that floods Nakhon Sawan? -people who write or report these stories should realize we are not all experts on water dynamics. Edited October 28, 2011 by R123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasTim Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Pretty simple really: 1. Less water being released from the dam means less water entering Bangkok and surrounds. 2. It takes 2 weeks to get here ... so, it will not impact current conditions. By the time it gets here (two weeks from now), BKK will already be flooded or (hopefully) a significant amount of the water currently here will have drained into the Gulf. 3. 18% of the current water is from the release at the dam. Therefore, 82% is from the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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