Daxihaizi Reservoir Explained

Daxihaizi Reservoir
Native Name:Chinese: 大西海子水库
Other Name:Da Xihaizi Reservoir
Location:at the end of the Tarim River[1]
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang Bayingolin
Date-Built:1972[2]
Basin Countries:China

Daxihaizi Reservoir, also spelled Daxi Haizi Reservoir[3] or Great West Sea Reservoir,[4] is a reservoir at the very end of the Tarim River,[5] 720 km from Urumqi. To the west of the reservoir is the Taklamakan Desert.[6] The reservoir has a storage area of 68 square kilometers, a depth of 2-3 meters, and a total storage capacity of 168 million cubic meters.[7]

History

In 1958, the soldiers of the Second Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps began to build the Daxihaizi Reservoir.[8] In 1972, after the completion of the reservoir in the middle reaches of the Tarim River, the 320-kilometer section of the lower Tarim River dried up. In 1974, Taitema Lake completely dried up.[9]

In 1993, the Daxihaizi Reservoir dried up completely for the first time in its history.[10]

In 2012, the reservoir was withdrawn from the agricultural irrigation system,[11] and became a purely ecological reservoir.[12] In May 2014, the Daxihaizi Reservoir was officially transferred from the XPCC to the Tarim River Basin Bureau (塔里木河流域管理局).[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A lonely and persistent river flows between two deserts. 2019-09-10 . Xinhuanet.com.
  2. Web site: Tarim River receives third water replenishment. 2001-04-27. Radio Free Asia.
  3. Web site: Research on the Early Warning Model of Environmental Desertification Based on Grid Scale. Jul 28, 2019. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology.
  4. Loplyk Fishermen: Ecological Adaptation in the Taklamakan Desert. November 15, 2010. Anthropos. 25734813. Ståhlberg. Sabira. Svanberg. Ingvar. 105. 2. 423–439. 10.5771/0257-9774-2010-2-423.
  5. Book: Č Maksimović. David Butler. Fayyaz Ali Memon. Advances in Water Supply Management: Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry, 15-17 September 2003, London, UK. 2003. Taylor & Francis. 978-90-5809-609-8. 707–.
  6. Book: Journal of Geography. 2007. Chinese Geographical Society.
  7. Web site: Witness the green changes of today and tomorrow. Aug 11, 2017. Sina.
  8. Web site: Daxihaizi Reservoir was officially transferred to Tarim River Basin Bureau. 2014-05-29. Xinhua News Agency.
  9. Web site: Water to Flow Again in Dry Section of China's Longest Inland River. April 27, 2001. People's Daily.
  10. Book: Liu Chan. A Study on the Construction of a Natural Resource Property Rights System in China. 2018. Sonbook Publishing Co., Ltd.. 296–. GGKEY:LBUETBXRD3Q.
  11. Web site: 7 billion cubic meters of ecological water transported to revitalize the Tar River basin. 2018-08-10. Sina.
  12. Web site: Largest lake in history formed downstream of Tarim River. Nov 12, 2017. Wenhui Bao.
  13. Web site: The Second Division of the Corps and the local hand in hand to build the Tower River green ecological home. Jun 19, 2014. Sina.

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