三峡水运横贯东西,东接荆楚、西靠天府、北倚中原和秦陇、南俯武陵和黔滇,交通、军事地理区位十分重要。但三峡地区也是洪灾、山崩、泥石流、水土流失等灾害频发的地区,这些往往归为“走蛟”。学者指出:“宋元以来的野史杂记谈及当时的洪水灾害,更往往同蛟联在一起,蛟患、蛟害、 The Three Gorges waterway traverses east and west, connects Jingchu to the east, places Tianfu to the west, relies on Central Plains and Qinlong in the north, Wuling and Qian’dian in the south, and traffic and military geography are very important. However, the Three Gorges area is also a flood disaster, landslide, debris flow, soil erosion and other disasters frequently areas, these are often classified as ”go Kau.“ Scholars pointed out: ”Song Dynasty miscellany talked about the flood disaster at that time, more often together with the Jiao, Jiao, Jiao harm,