Xidayang Reservoir (Chinese: 西大洋水库[3]), also known as Xidayang Shuiku[4] or West Dayang Reservoir,[5] is a large-scale reservoir[6] located in Baoshui Township, Tang County, Baoding City, Hebei Province, China.[7]

Xidayang Reservoir
西大洋水库
Location of Xidayang Reservoir
Location of Xidayang Reservoir
Xidayang Reservoir
Location of Xidayang Reservoir
Location of Xidayang Reservoir
Xidayang Reservoir
Location of Xidayang Reservoir
Location of Xidayang Reservoir
Xidayang Reservoir
Locationat the confluence of Tang River and Tongtian River[1]
Coordinates38°45′22″N 114°46′05″E / 38.75611°N 114.76806°E / 38.75611; 114.76806
Typelarge-scale reservoir
Basin countriesChina
Built1958[2]
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History

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West Dayang Reservoir was designed by the Design Institute of Hebei Provincial Water Resources Department (河北省水利厅设计院), [8] its construction began in 1958[9] and was completed in 1960. [10] In August 1970, the continued construction of the reservoir was completed.[11]

In 2005, Xidayang Reservoir's consolidating and de-danger engineering (除险加固工程) started, with a total investment of 198 million yuan and a construction period of 36 months. [12]

In 2008, the connection project between Xidayang Reservoir and Wangkuai Reservoir was started,[13] and in 2012, the connection project was completed.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Zhang Xiaolin (1999). Tang County History. Hebei People's Publishing House. pp. 176–. ISBN 978-7-202-02453-9.
  2. ^ Tang County Land History. Tang County Land Management Bureau. 2002. pp. 61–.
  3. ^ "Wangkuai Reservoir and Xidayang Reservoir will once again supply water to Baiyangdian Lake this year". Xinhua News Agency. 2017-11-20.[dead link]
  4. ^ Chinese Dictionary of Water Names. Harbin Map Press. 1995. pp. 269–. ISBN 978-7-80529-266-3.
  5. ^ Yang, Wei; Yang, Zhifeng (Apr 15, 2014). "Analyzing Hydrological Regime Variability and Optimizing Environmental Flow Allocation to Lake Ecosystems in a Sustainable Water Management Framework: Model Development and a Case Study for China's Baiyangdian Watershed". ASCE Library. Vol. 19, no. 5. pp. 993–1005. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000874.
  6. ^ "Great Leap Forward in Water Resources". Sohu.com. 2009-10-14.
  7. ^ History of Hebei Province: History of Water Resources. Vol. 20. Hebei People's Publishing House. 1995. pp. 98–. ISBN 9787202018132.
  8. ^ "These reservoirs in Hebei are very beautiful How many have you seen?". Ifeng.com. 2017-01-07.
  9. ^ Qing Yuan County History. Xinhua Publishing House. 1991. pp. 236–. ISBN 978-7-5011-1460-3.
  10. ^ "Most of the water used by residents in Baoding urban area comes from reservoirs, "ecological fish" purifies water". China News Service. 2013-03-22.
  11. ^ Lu Chunfang (1999). History of Lixian. Zhonghua Book Company. pp. 410–. ISBN 9787101025217.
  12. ^ "Xidayang Reservoir's consolidating and de-danger engineering starts". Sina. 2005-05-17.
  13. ^ "Xidayang and Wangkuai Reservoir will be connected two years later". Sina. 2008-10-30.
  14. ^ "Two major reservoirs in Baoding, Hebei are connected to supply over 100 million cubic meters of water to Baiyangdian in a year". China News Service. 2012-05-30.