This invention discloses a simple and convenient method of floods control
and with great discharge capacity. This invention is a method of speeding
up the river floods water discharge ability into the sea by means of the
natural tidal range. This is done by the following technical proposals.
To set up the PTCCG between the tidal current limit of the estuary and
the coast tangent or narrower part of the estuary; the said PTCCG should
be built across the river from the banks theoretically. When there is a
danger of flood during the floods seasons, we can close the PTCCG and
prevent the tidal current from entering into the inner river. When the
tide ebbs, we can re-open the PTCCG and discharge the freshwater withheld
into the sea. The PTCCG is normally open when it is not used. This
invention is applicable to all tidal estuaries, which are affected by the
astronomical tide range. It makes use of the natural tidal range to
control floods in the upper stream of the river, which has a great floods
control capacity, and accelerates the speed of floods discharging into
the sea.