Water diversion system of long-distance and high-lift pressure flow will produce serious damage once pump-stopping water hammer takes place. It is a simple and effective water hammer protection measure to set one hydraulic control slow closing butterfly valve at the outlet of pump with appropriate closure way. The thesis, combining practical engineering, solve the water hammer basic equations by the method of characteristics, compare the results of different valve closure way, including the envelope line of piezometric head, pressure change at outlet of pump station and rotate speed change, then proposes the appropriate way of valve closure. The results can provide a reference for the setting of pump-stopping water hammer protective measures.