Flood control results get good response

Questions linger about the effect on major lakes downstream

JIUJIANG, Jiangxi - Guo Peiru, 62, who lives in a village near the city of Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, compared the Three Gorges Dam to "a water faucet" that could be turned on and off to adjust to the flood situation and keep conditions stable.

Guo lives near the Yangtze River and has experienced several floods, including the monster in 1998 that killed 1,432 people up and down its length: "The water was so big, and it made an awful sound."