Table 1. Reservoirs with storage of over 2 billion m3 in China
Reservoir |
Location |
River |
Catchment (km2) |
Storage capacity (l. m3) |
Sanmenxia |
Henan |
Yello |
688,400 |
35.4 |
Xin'anjiang |
Zhejiang |
Xin'an |
10,480 |
22 |
Shuifeng |
Liaoning |
Yalu |
45,860 |
14.7 |
Hongzehu |
Jiangsu |
Huaihe |
158,200 |
13.5 |
Tiansheng Qiao |
Guizhou/Guangxi |
Hongshui |
|
10.26 |
Zhelin |
Jiangxi |
Xiushui |
9.340 |
7.92 |
Liujiaxia |
Gansu |
Yellow |
181,770 |
6.12 |
Quanting |
Hebei |
Yongding |
43,400 |
4.16 |
Yunfeng |
Jilin |
Yalu |
17,572 |
3.91 |
Hengren |
Liaoning |
Hunjiang |
10,400 |
3.46 |
Xijin |
Guangxi |
Yujiang |
82,800 |
3 |
Xianghongdian |
Anhui |
Pihe |
1,400 |
2.63 |
Hongshan |
Inner Mongolia |
Laoha |
24,500 |
2.56 |
Hualiangting |
Anhui |
Changhe |
1,880 |
2.4 |
Wujiangdu |
Guixhou |
Wujiang |
27,790 |
2.3 |
Wuxijiang |
Zhejiang |
Wuxi |
2,200 |
2.06 |
Longyanxia |
Qinghai |
Yellow |
131,420 |
24.7 |
Danjiangkou |
Hubei |
Hanjiang |
95,200 |
20.97 |
Xinfengjiang |
Guangdong |
Xinfeng |
5,734 |
13.9 |
Fengman |
Jilin |
Songhua |
42,500 |
10.78 |
Dongjiang |
Hunan |
Leishui |
4,719 |
9.15 |
Baishan |
Jilin |
Songhua |
19,000 |
6.81 |
Miyun |
Beijing |
Chaobai |
15,788 |
4.38 |
Dongpinhu |
Shandong |
Yellow |
|
4 |
Zhexi |
Hunan |
Zishui |
22,640 |
3.57 |
Songtao |
Hainan |
Nandu |
1,440 |
3.34 |
Chencun |
Anhui |
Qingyi |
2,800 |
2.72 |
Ankang |
Shaanxi |
Hanjiang |
35,700 |
2.58 |
Panjiakou |
Hebei |
Luanhe |
33,700 |
2.51 |
Meishan |
Anhui |
Shihe |
1,970 |
2.34 |
Dahuofang |
Liaoning |
Hunhe |
5,437 |
2.19 |
Zhange |
Hubei |
Juzhang |
2,210 |
2.03 |