１９９６年７月中旬，广西柳江流域发生了百年不遇的特大洪水，柳州水文站实测水位９２４３ｍ，洪峰流量３３７００ｍ３／ｓ，为１８３３年以来的最大洪水。这场特大洪水的特点是：暴雨集中，强度大，且暴雨移动方向有利于洪水汇流；洪水来势迅猛，涨率大，且干流融江和支流龙江、贝江、阳江洪水遭遇，形成柳州河段特大洪水。这场洪水给柳江沿岸，尤其是柳州市造成了巨大的损失。 In mid-July 1996, there was a serious flood once in a while in the Liujiang River valley in Guangxi. The measured water level of Liuzhou Hydrological Station was 9243m, and the peak flow was 33,700m3 / s, the maximum flood since 1833. The flood is characterized by heavy rainfall, heavy intensity and direction of rainstorm moving in favor of flood confluence. The flooding is experiencing rapid growth with a large rate of increase, and the mainstream of Rongjiang and tributaries of Longjiang, Beijiang and Yangjiang floods come into being to form Liuzhou River Extraordinary flood section. This flood caused huge losses to Liujiang River, especially to Liuzhou City.