Guanting Reservoir 官厅水库 | |
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Location | at the junction of Beijing and Hebei Province |
Coordinates | 40°23′N 115°48′E / 40.383°N 115.800°E |
Type | reservoir |
Basin countries | China |
Built | 13 May 1954 |
Guanting Reservoir ( Chinese: 官厅水库 [1]), also known as Guanting Shuiku, [2] is the first large-scale reservoir [3] after the founding of the People's Republic of China. [4]
Guanting Reservoir is located at the junction of Beijing and Hebei Province, [5] mostly in Huailai County, Hebei Province, and a small part in Yanqing County, Beijing. [6] The reservoir is named after the dam built near the Guanting Town (官厅镇).
Guanting Reservoir started construction in October 1951 [7] and was completed on 13 May 1954, [8] with the main flow of water being the Yongding River in Huailai. The reservoir covers an area of 230 square kilometers and has a total storage capacity of 2.2 billion cubic meters. [9]
Guanting Reservoir was a major source of fresh water for Beijing [10] and neighboring regions. [11] Due to water contamination, the reservoir was withdrawn from the system to supply Beijing with drinking water in 1997, [12] but after thorough treatment, the reservoir has been an alternate water source since 2007. [13]
Guanting Reservoir 官厅水库 | |
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Location | at the junction of Beijing and Hebei Province |
Coordinates | 40°23′N 115°48′E / 40.383°N 115.800°E |
Type | reservoir |
Basin countries | China |
Built | 13 May 1954 |
Guanting Reservoir ( Chinese: 官厅水库 [1]), also known as Guanting Shuiku, [2] is the first large-scale reservoir [3] after the founding of the People's Republic of China. [4]
Guanting Reservoir is located at the junction of Beijing and Hebei Province, [5] mostly in Huailai County, Hebei Province, and a small part in Yanqing County, Beijing. [6] The reservoir is named after the dam built near the Guanting Town (官厅镇).
Guanting Reservoir started construction in October 1951 [7] and was completed on 13 May 1954, [8] with the main flow of water being the Yongding River in Huailai. The reservoir covers an area of 230 square kilometers and has a total storage capacity of 2.2 billion cubic meters. [9]
Guanting Reservoir was a major source of fresh water for Beijing [10] and neighboring regions. [11] Due to water contamination, the reservoir was withdrawn from the system to supply Beijing with drinking water in 1997, [12] but after thorough treatment, the reservoir has been an alternate water source since 2007. [13]