Yuzui (Fish Mouth) levee

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Yuzui (Fish Mouth) levee is the central diversion structure of the Dujiangyan Irrigation System that splits the Min River’s flow to enable flood control and irrigation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydraulic engineering structure ⓘ
river diversion structure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fish Mouth levee ⓘ
Yuzui levee ⓘ
associatedPerson Erlang (Li Bing’s son) ⓘ
Li Bing ⓘ
associatedWith ancient Chinese hydraulic engineering ⓘ
country China ⓘ
designedTo regulate water volume entering irrigation canals ⓘ
split river into inner and outer channels ⓘ
divides Min River flow ⓘ
engineeringTradition no-dam diversion system ⓘ
feeds inner river channel of Dujiangyan ⓘ
outer river channel of Dujiangyan ⓘ
function divert river flow ⓘ
flood control ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System" ⓘ
historicalPeriod Qin dynasty era (original construction of Dujiangyan system) ⓘ
locatedIn China ⓘ
Dujiangyan ⓘ
Sichuan Province ⓘ
locatedOn Min River ⓘ
material stone and earth (historically) ⓘ
partOf Dujiangyan Irrigation System ⓘ
purpose ensure stable water supply for agriculture on Chengdu Plain ⓘ
protect downstream Chengdu Plain from flooding ⓘ
riverSystem Yangtze River basin ⓘ
roleInSystem central diversion structure of Dujiangyan Irrigation System ⓘ

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Dujiangyan Irrigation System → hasPart → Yuzui (Fish Mouth) levee ⓘ
Li Bing → hasPartInWork → Fish Mouth Levee (Yuzui) at Dujiangyan ⓘ
linked to: Yuzui (Fish Mouth) levee
Yuzui (Fish Mouth) levee → alsoKnownAs → Yuzui levee ⓘ
linked to: Yuzui (Fish Mouth) levee
Feishayan spillway → locatedNear → Yuzui (Fish Mouth) levee ⓘ