Abstract: On the basis of the drought issues occurring successively in Xiangjiang River in recent years, this paper analyzed the managers and stakeholders involved in joint dispatch of reservoirs, the constraint factors and their potential impacts on typical reservoirs. According to the analysis on the basis of existing laws and regulations and the content that needs to be improved, systems and mechanisms about the dispatch of dominant reservoirs were raised in combination with a case of solving the drought problem of Xiangjiang River.

Key words: Xiangjiang River drought ,   large reservoir ,   joint dispatch ,  Three Gorges Project ,  system and mechanism