Abstract:The key rivers are the most important rivers in flood control, waterlogging drainage and water resources scheduling in Chongming, Changxing and Hengsha. There are 40 key rivers in Chongming District. The regulation rate of key rivers was about 37.7% by the end of the 13 th Five-Year Plan. During the “14 th Five-Year Plan” period, three types of key river regulation projects are carried out in Chongming District, mainly focusing on planning, expansion, ecological control and emergency rectification. While achieving the remarkable results, the difficulties have also been encountered in terms of planning positioning, economic level, land acquisition and demolition in Chongming District. By summarizing the achievements and problems encountered in the regulation of key rivers in Chongming District during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, the regulation strategy is proposed from three levels of planning, design and administration. And it is suggested that the regulation direction of key river regulation in Chongming District should strive in two aspects during the “15th Five-Year Plan period, that is to carry out the segmented rectification of the current estuary line to basically reach the planned key river bank section and conduct several rounds of emergency rectification of the key river bank protection.