In addition to manual flow measurement, the Cuntan Hydrological Station is also equipped with a side-scan radar system with a detection range of up to 800 meters. The system can realize all-weather, all-day, continuous automatic river flow monitoring, making it easy to carry out difficult flow test tasks such as flood carrying floating objects and water above shoal, which are difficult to complete by traditional testing methods.

The hydrological station is very small, a monitoring station, a hydrological raft, a measuring ship, and a cross-river cableway. The world of hydrology is very large. Every time the peaceful crossing of the Yangtze River flood peaks is inseparable from the Yangtze River hydrologists’ combing, analyzing, reporting and forecasting from hundreds of nodes and numerous arrays of data. It is because of them there is peace for rivers. (Translated by Yang Lifu, Fathom Language Limited)