Miyun Reservoir | |
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密云水库 | |
Location | Miyun District, Beijing |
Coordinates | 40°29′N 116°59′E / 40.48°N 116.98°E |
Type | reservoir |
Basin countries | China |
Built | September 1, 1960 |
The Miyun Reservoir ( Chinese: 密云水库; pinyin: Mìyún Shuǐkù) [1] is a large-scale reservoir in Miyun District, Beijing, China, straddling the Chao River (潮河) and Bai River (白河). [2] There are two major rivers flowing into the reservoir, namely the Bai River and the Chao River. The reservoir was formally completed on September 1, 1960. [3]
The Miyun Reservoir is the largest comprehensive water conservancy project in North China. [4] The reservoir covers an area of 180 square kilometers, [5] with a reservoir capacity of 4 billion cubic meters and an average depth of 30 meters, making it the largest [6] and only source of drinking-water supply for Beijing, [7] serving over 11 million people. [8]
The Miyun Reservoir is the largest artificial lake in Asia [9] and is billed as the "Pearl in North China" (华北明珠). [10]
Construction of the Miyun Reservoir started on 1 September 1958 [11] and was completed in September 1960. [12] The chief designer of the project was Zhang Guangdou. [13]
The Miyun Reservoir was designed by the Department of Water Resources of Tsinghua University, [14] with the participation of a large number of migrant workers from Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, and the Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power. [15]
Along the Miyun Reservoir, there is a 110-kilometer-long Huanku Road (环库公路). [16]
Miyun Reservoir | |
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密云水库 | |
Location | Miyun District, Beijing |
Coordinates | 40°29′N 116°59′E / 40.48°N 116.98°E |
Type | reservoir |
Basin countries | China |
Built | September 1, 1960 |
The Miyun Reservoir ( Chinese: 密云水库; pinyin: Mìyún Shuǐkù) [1] is a large-scale reservoir in Miyun District, Beijing, China, straddling the Chao River (潮河) and Bai River (白河). [2] There are two major rivers flowing into the reservoir, namely the Bai River and the Chao River. The reservoir was formally completed on September 1, 1960. [3]
The Miyun Reservoir is the largest comprehensive water conservancy project in North China. [4] The reservoir covers an area of 180 square kilometers, [5] with a reservoir capacity of 4 billion cubic meters and an average depth of 30 meters, making it the largest [6] and only source of drinking-water supply for Beijing, [7] serving over 11 million people. [8]
The Miyun Reservoir is the largest artificial lake in Asia [9] and is billed as the "Pearl in North China" (华北明珠). [10]
Construction of the Miyun Reservoir started on 1 September 1958 [11] and was completed in September 1960. [12] The chief designer of the project was Zhang Guangdou. [13]
The Miyun Reservoir was designed by the Department of Water Resources of Tsinghua University, [14] with the participation of a large number of migrant workers from Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, and the Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power. [15]
Along the Miyun Reservoir, there is a 110-kilometer-long Huanku Road (环库公路). [16]