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Canal A Shiyan, China story

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  1. Shiyan, China
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Description

On the east end of the largest portion of the Danjiangkou Reservoir, a bright line extends to the east and north. This canal takes water from the reservoir 1,400 kilometers to Beijing. This water will benefit over 100 million people.

Construction of this central route of the South-North Water Transfer Project began in December 2003. Beijing began receiving water from the reservoir via the canal in 2014. The entire project is the biggest interbasin transfer scheme in the world.

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Location

Apr. 17, 1987, Landsat 5 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China

Apr. 17, 1987, Landsat 5 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China

May 2, 2010, Landsat 5 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China

May 2, 2010, Landsat 5 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China

May 5, 2011, Landsat 5 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China

May 5, 2011, Landsat 5 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China

Apr. 14, 2015, Landsat 8 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China

Apr. 14, 2015, Landsat 8 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China

Apr. 16, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China

Apr. 16, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China

Apr. 30, 2021, Landsat 8 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China

Apr. 30, 2021, Landsat 8 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China

Apr. 17, 1987, Landsat 5 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China
May 2, 2010, Landsat 5 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China
May 5, 2011, Landsat 5 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China
Apr. 14, 2015, Landsat 8 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China
Apr. 16, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China
Apr. 30, 2021, Landsat 8 (path/row 125/37) — Danjiangkou Reservoir and canal, near Shiyan, China

Shiyan, China Additional Imagery & Stories

Danjiangkou Reservoir
Danjiangkou Reservoir

Visible in these images is one canal associated with the $62 billion South-North Water Transfer Project. Water resources are a concern in China becaus...

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Environmental Problems
Environmental Problems

Images from Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites show a bit more detail than Landsat. These close-up views of Shiyan show the industrial developm...

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Land Leveling
Land Leveling

Shiyan, China, was a small village in the mountains until the 1960s. That’s when a lot of industrial production was established there in its relativel...

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