Beidagang Reservoir

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Beidagang Reservoir
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Beidagang Reservoir
Location Dagang District, Tianjin
Coordinates 38°44′41″N117°20′15″E / 38.74472°N 117.33750°E / 38.74472; 117.33750 Coordinates: 38°44′41″N117°20′15″E / 38.74472°N 117.33750°E / 38.74472; 117.33750
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Duliujian River (artificial branch of Hai River)
Catchment area 1,170 km2 (500 sq mi)
Basin  countriesFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China
Max. length26 km (20 mi)
Max. width11 km (7 mi)
Surface area149 km2 (60 sq mi)
Average depth7 m (20 ft)
Water volume436,000,000 m3 (2×1010 cu ft)
Shore length154.5 km (30 mi)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Beidagang Reservoir is a large reservoir in southern Tianjin built between 1974 and 1980. It is the only large reservoir on the route of the Yellow River-Tianjin water transfer project. It serves as the water supply reservoir to the downtown of Tianjin and surrounding industrial and agricultural areas. The wetland around the reservoir is registered as a protected wetland of China. [1] [2]

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