As Lao Dong reported, at the end of September and the beginning of October 2025, witnessed the biggest flood on the Red River since the beginning of the season, the water level on the Thao River at Yen Bai station (now in Lao Cai province) at 11:00 on September 30 was at 34.39m); at Phu Tho station, at 1:00 p.m. on September 30, it was 17.58m.
About half a month later, the river water level receded rapidly, at 1:00 a.m. on October 15, the Thao River water level at Yen Bai station was at 25.96 m, at the same time at Phu Tho station at 13.32 m.
Up to now, according to the reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper in early December, the water level of the Thao River has dried up. It can be seen that many alluvial and sandy areas have begun to appear after the river water recedes.
Entering the dry season, the areas of land along the river have been covered with green by people with crops such as bananas, peanuts, corn, etc.
For some ferry terminals/fishing boats across the river, the river water is also affected. For example, at Tinh Cuong ferry terminal (connecting Chi Tien commune with Hung Viet commune, Phu Tho province), the ferry operator had to move the ferry terminal to pick up and drop off passengers due to the shallow river water.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting's short-term hydrological forecast and warning bulletin, the water level of the Thao River at Yen Bai station (now Lao Cai province) and Phu Tho station is changing slowly (trending down).
The actual water level data measured shows that at 1:00 p.m. on November 30, the actual water level measured on the Thao River at Yen Bai station was 24.72m, at 7:00 a.m. on December 1 at 24.46m; at Phu Tho station, the water level on the Thao River at 1:00 p.m. on November 30 was 11.86m, at 7:00 a.m. on December 1 down to 11.83m.
Thus, from actual water level measurement data, it can be seen that, compared to more than a month ago, the water level of the Thao River at Yen Bai station and Phu Tho station has receded by more than 1m and continues to decrease, the dry Red River season has begun.
