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Danjiangkou Shuiku

People's Republic of China, China

Danjiangkou Reservoir (simplified, traditional, pinyin: Dānjiāngkǒu Shuǐkù) is a multi-purpose reservoir in Xichuan County, Henan and Danjiangkou City, Hubei province, Central China. Created by the Danjiangkou Dam, it serves as a supply of water for the region as well as for irrigation, electricity generation, flood control and aquaculture. The reservoir can be divided in two branches, formed by the Han River and Dan River, each having a similar storage capacity.

Reservoir data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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