DFO 2003-182

Flooding: 07/27/03 - ongoing (as of 09/04/03)

Northeast China - Western Heilongjiang Province

Nen River and Tributaries

Detailed Locations:
Northeast China - Western Heilongjiang Province. Counties: Gannan, Yi'an and four others

Rivers:
Nenjiang river and tributaries
Yalu.

Comments:
Heavy rains July 26-28. Nenjiang River tributary Yalu begins to flood at Nianzishan hydrological station on July 27. Main Nenjiang river "also close to alarm level" Gannon county - 215 houses and 33,000 hectares crops destroyed.
Dead: no data Displaced: 1,000 Damages: $6,890,000 Affected Region ( sq km): 215,600 Severity Class* : 1 Flood Magnitude**: 17.0 MODIS flood inundation limit file names***:
20032380415Songhua182Ma2.38
20032380235Nen182M2.34
20032360245UNen182M2.46
20032360430Nen182Ma2.42
20032310230UNen182M2.48
20032270255Nen182M2.51
20032270435Nen182Ma2.41
20032250445Nen182Ma2.38
20032110250UNen182m2.45
20032110255Nen182M2.47
Nen River and Tributaries above Qighar in Heilongjiang Province.
Nen and Songhua confluence near Harbin city in Heilongjiang Province.

 

Map preparation and image analysis: Elaine Anderson

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