On the basis of reflection on existing flood control and disaster mitigation measures and based on the consideration of ‘flood and sediment resources’, the measures for flood control in Jingjiang and Jianghan-Dongting areas of the Yangtze river are proposed. These measures are ‘dreding sand, expanding the lakes and reforming cold waterlogged paddy fields’ while ‘recreating the Yunmengze and expending the Dongting-lake’, which will expand the flood storage space in Jianghan-Dongting area. Under the principle of ‘draining and raising storage with draining first’ and ‘rivers and lake confrontation’, an overall consideration on food control and disaster reduction as well as the transformation of the cold leaching fields and improvement of Schistosomiasis control work should be taken into account, so as to support the sustainable development strategy of the Yangtze river economic belt and the middle reaches of the Yangtze river.

middle reaches of the Yangtze river  /  flood control  /  dredge sand and expand the lakes  /  recreat Yunmengze