Danjiangkou Reservoir Facts and Figures

The video discusses the completion of the relocation for the Danjiangkou Reservoir, part of China's South to North Water Transfer Project. Over 345,000 people have been relocated in what is the second-largest reallocation in modern Chinese water projects, following the Three Gorges Dam. The project is divided into three routes, with the Danjiangkou Reservoir serving as a water source for one route, supplying water to Beijing and Tianjin. Once operational, the reservoir will flood an area of 144 square kilometers and have a capacity of 1.7 trillion cubic meters. Additional canals will connect the reservoir to Beijing, with expectations that by 2014, residents will have access to its water.

How many people were relocated due to the Danjiangkou Reservoir project?

• More than 500,000

• More than 345,000

• More than 200,000

• More than 100,000

Which major Chinese cities will receive water from the Danjiangkou Reservoir?

• Beijing and Tianjin

• Wuhan and Nanjing

• Shanghai and Guangzhou

• Chengdu and Chongqing

What is the expected area to be flooded once the Danjiangkou Reservoir starts taking in water?

• 100 square kilometers

• 120 square kilometers

• 144 square kilometers

• 160 square kilometers

What is the capacity of the Danjiangkou Reservoir?

• 1.8 trillion cubic meters

• 1.7 trillion cubic meters

• 1.6 trillion cubic meters

• 1.5 trillion cubic meters

By what year is it expected that Beijing residents will be able to drink water from the Danjiangkou Reservoir?

• 2014

• 2013

• 2015

• 2012