Baihebao Reservoir

Baihebao Reservoir

Baihebao Reservoir, also known as Yan Mountain Tianchi, is located on the upper reaches of the Baihe River in the northeast of Yanqing County, 110 kilometers from downtown Beijing and 30 kilometers from Yanqing County. During the Ming Dynasty, a fortress named Jing'an Fort was built here to guard the Baihe River Gorge, hence the name Baihebao. The average summer temperature is 20 degrees Celsius. It is the fifth largest reservoir in Beijing and the highest-altitude reservoir in the region.

The Baihebao Reservoir project commenced on September 6, 1970, and was completed in 1983. The reservoir controls a catchment area (below Yunzhou Reservoir) of 2,657 square kilometers, with a designed total storage capacity of 90.6 million cubic meters. It is designed for a 100-year flood and verified for a 1,000-year flood. Major structures include the dam, spillway, water conveyance tunnel, flood discharge tunnel, and north and south main canals.

Address: Upper reaches of the Baihe River, Baihebao, Yanqing District, Beijing

Type: Water conservancy project lake