沙(sha)(sha)(sha)溪(xi)(xi)是閩(min)江(jiang)(jiang)的主流(liu)(liu)(liu),發源于武夷山(shan)脈杉嶺南(nan)麓(lu)的九縣山(shan),屬建寧(ning)縣均(jun)口(kou)鄉;源頭(tou)(tou)為水茜溪(xi)(xi),流(liu)(liu)(liu)經(jing)漁(yu)潭至寧(ning)化稱(cheng)東(dong)(dong)溪(xi)(xi),在寧(ning)化縣城下(xia)游匯(hui)入武義溪(xi)(xi)后稱(cheng)九龍(long)溪(xi)(xi),向東(dong)(dong)流(liu)(liu)(liu)向清流(liu)(liu)(liu),寧(ning)化境內(nei)合水口(kou)以下(xia)又(you)(you)稱(cheng)翠江(jiang)(jiang)。清流(liu)(liu)(liu)境內(nei)一段(duan)又(you)(you)稱(cheng)龍(long)津河(he)。九龍(long)溪(xi)(xi)流(liu)(liu)(liu)至永(yong)(yong)安(an)西郊(jiao)10公里處(chu)有文川溪(xi)(xi)匯(hui)入,兩條溪(xi)(xi)流(liu)(liu)(liu)猶如(ru)燕(yan)尾,合流(liu)(liu)(liu)過(guo)后河(he)段(duan)猶如(ru)燕(yan)身(shen),永(yong)(yong)安(an)東(dong)(dong)郊(jiao)一段(duan)猶如(ru)燕(yan)頭(tou)(tou),故這段(duan)5公里溪(xi)(xi)流(liu)(liu)(liu)又(you)(you)稱(cheng)燕(yan)江(jiang)(jiang)。永(yong)(yong)安(an)至沙(sha)(sha)(sha)溪(xi)(xi)口(kou)稱(cheng)沙(sha)(sha)(sha)溪(xi)(xi),沙(sha)(sha)(sha)溪(xi)(xi)流(liu)(liu)(liu)經(jing)寧(ning)化、清流(liu)(liu)(liu)、明溪(xi)(xi)、永(yong)(yong)安(an)、三(san)明、沙(sha)(sha)(sha)縣等六個縣市(shi),在沙(sha)(sha)(sha)溪(xi)(xi)口(kou)與富屯(tun)溪(xi)(xi)匯(hui)合后注入閩(min)江(jiang)(jiang),此處(chu)建有沙(sha)(sha)(sha)溪(xi)(xi)口(kou)水電站。
沙(sha)溪全(quan)(quan)長328公(gong)(gong)里,集水(shui)(shui)面積11793平(ping)方公(gong)(gong)里,占閩江流(liu)域總面積19.33%,全(quan)(quan)年(nian)不(bu)(bu)會發(fa)生(sheng)河(he)(he)干、斷流(liu)和冰封現象(xiang)。降雨期集中在4月(yue)至(zhi)8月(yue),水(shui)(shui)位(wei)(wei)暴(bao)(bao)漲暴(bao)(bao)落(luo),洪峰持續期短,枯水(shui)(shui)期長(9月(yue)至(zhi)翌年(nian)3月(yue))。1955~1984年(nian),沙(sha)縣石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)橋水(shui)(shui)文站最高水(shui)(shui)位(wei)(wei)為羅星(xing)塔零點基面以上112.95米(mi),最低水(shui)(shui)位(wei)(wei)為103.70米(mi),平(ping)均水(shui)(shui)位(wei)(wei)為104.58米(mi)。沙(sha)溪航(hang)道,河(he)(he)床(chuang)多是(shi)河(he)(he)谷型盆(pen)地和河(he)(he)曲型河(he)(he)谷相間,河(he)(he)床(chuang)質為巖石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)和沙(sha)卵石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),河(he)(he)寬寬窄相間,水(shui)(shui)深(shen)深(shen)淺(qian)(qian)不(bu)(bu)一(yi),很多河(he)(he)段巖盤連片(pian),礁石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)棋布,險灘多,水(shui)(shui)流(liu)湍(tuan)急(ji),流(liu)態紊(wen)亂,而(er)沙(sha)卵石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)淺(qian)(qian)灘多的(de)河(he)(he)段又(you)長,一(yi)般水(shui)(shui)深(shen)只有(you)0.3~0.8米(mi)。沙(sha)溪通航(hang)里程(cheng),從寧化(hua)縣的(de)禾口起至(zhi)南平(ping),全(quan)(quan)長324.4公(gong)(gong)里,1965年(nian)寧化(hua)縣境內的(de)橫鎖以上修建了(le)水(shui)(shui)利閘壩,使40公(gong)(gong)里河(he)(he)段不(bu)(bu)能通航(hang),通航(hang)里程(cheng)橫鎖至(zhi)南平(ping)為276.2公(gong)(gong)里。
沙溪流域從(cong)1993年(nian)開始(shi),三(san)(san)明市大力開展沙溪河航(hang)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)綜合開發項目,至(zhi)2004年(nian),共有永(yong)(yong)安(an)安(an)砂電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)、永(yong)(yong)安(an)豐海電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)、永(yong)(yong)安(an)鴨姆潭電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)、永(yong)(yong)安(an)西門電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)、永(yong)(yong)安(an)貢(gong)川電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)、三(san)(san)元竹(zhu)洲(zhou)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)、三(san)(san)元臺江電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)、梅列斑竹(zhu)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)、沙縣(xian)城關電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)、沙縣(xian)高砂電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)、沙縣(xian)官蟹(xie)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)11個梯級電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)。沙溪河梯級電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)總裝(zhuang)機容量11處/46.71萬千(qian)瓦(wa)(wa),其中:已建成電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)8處/37.71萬千(qian)瓦(wa)(wa),在建電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)(zhan)3處/9萬千(qian)瓦(wa)(wa)。
不(bu)亞于珠江(jiang)夜(ye)景,尤其是(shi)三明的部分。