The North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal (simplified Chinese: 苏北灌溉总渠; traditional Chinese: 蘇北灌溉總渠; pinyin: Sūběi Guàngài Zǒng Qú) (often called the Subei Canal) is located in the lower reaches of the Huai River, one of the major rivers in the north of Jiangsu Province, China. It originates at Gaoliangjian on Hongze Lake and runs through Hongze, Qingpu, Huai'an, Funing, Sheyang and Binghai county(or district) and joins the artificial estuary of Biandan Harbour.[citation needed] The canal is 168 km in length and can irrigate 1,720,000 hectares of farmland. The construction program was organized and directed by the headquarters of the Jiangsu Huai River management program between October 1951 and May 1952.
There are three main canals related to the main irrigation canal. The first is the famous Grand Canal which goes through the western part of north Jiangsu and crosses the Subei canal. It is called “the west main canal”. The second is the Chuanchang River. The main irrigation canal and Chuangyang River form a “T” junction called “east main canal”. The third is the Tongyang Canal, which lies in the southern part of north Jiangsu. It connects the start and ending points. This is called the “south main canal”. The North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal and these three main canals form a quadrangle connecting those inland rivers, which as a whole is an irrigation system.[1] A parallel canal to the north, the Huai river estuarial canal [zh], aims to direct more water to the sea.
The canal was first built between 1934 and 1937 to divert part of the Huai River, which from time to time catastrophically flooded its surrounding region. In 1938, the Japanese destroyed many dams, which caused the Yellow River to flow into the Huai. The region was very severely flooded and the canal was largely destroyed.
After the Chinese Civil War, the government wanted to rebuild the canal for flood management. During the planning of this project China had entered the Korean War, which meant that the government did not have the economic resources to fund this project. However, Premier Zhou Enlai, who came from the Huai River drainage basin, insisted on carrying out the whole project because he knew how people suffered from flood and waterlogging in his hometown. In 1950 the inundation was particularly serious. Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai instructed relevant departments to work out a plan to regulate water conservancy. In 1951, Zhou Enlai held a conference on the project. Li Baohua, undersecretary of Ministry of Water Resources, reported the researches of his group and proposed a project plan. Zhou Enlai approved and supported the plan. On November 2, 1951, the project was put into practice. More than 1,190,000 civilian workers participated this project.[2]
Effects
The North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal is a multi-purpose project for flood control, irrigation and power generation.
The canal is one of the flood-relief canals and contributes greatly to the flood discharge of lower reaches of Huai River. It was designed to transfer water at a speed of 5000 stere per second. On the north side of the main canal, a drainage canal was built to drain the flood areas north of the main canal. The Canal can discharge floodwaters at a speed of 800 stere per second. When the water volumes in the north area of the main canal gets more serious, the Canal can help drain this area to discharge the floods.[citation needed] Alongside the main canal there have been built the Gaoliangjian intake sluice, the east canal diversion sluice,[3] the Funing Waist gate [4] and Liuduo tidal sluice.
The Canal also irrigates north Jiangsu and the Lixiahe area, bringing water from Hongze Lake to irrigate land along the southern part of the Yellow River basin.[citation needed] It was planned to irrigate more than 3,600,000 mu of farmland of both the Lixiahe area and the area north of the main canal.
The canal also has provides for ship navigation and electricity generation. In Gaoliangjian, on the northern canal, and Buning hydroelectric power generators and ship locks have been built near sluices. In total there are 36 culverts, 2 flood-release sluices and 4 road bridges associated with the main canal. A cross sluice was also built at Gaoliangjian between the Erhe river and the canal.[citation needed] This is a further flood drainage gate that strengthens the draining capacity of the main canal.
Administration
Jiangsu Irrigation Canal Management Office
The Jiangsu Irrigation Canal Management Office (江苏省灌溉总渠管理处) is in charge of the administration of riverine engineering and the provision of resources. Counties and districts along the canal are responsible for the repair and administration of the banks.
Affiliated buildings
Gaoliangjian intake sluice
Liuduo tidal sluice
Tidal sluice of south Great Canal
Hydropower stations affiliated to different sluices
36 culverts along the canal and 2 flood-release sluices
^周总理与苏北灌溉总渠. 淮安新闻网 [Huai'an News]. June 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
^淮安日报数字报. 淮安新闻网 [Huai'an News]. July 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
^. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
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The North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal simplified Chinese 苏北灌溉总渠 traditional Chinese 蘇北灌溉總渠 pinyin Subei Guangai Zǒng Qu often called the Subei Canal is located in the lower reaches of the Huai River one of the major rivers in the north of Jiangsu Province China It originates at Gaoliangjian on Hongze Lake and runs through Hongze Qingpu Huai an Funing Sheyang and Binghai county or district and joins the artificial estuary of Biandan Harbour citation needed The canal is 168 km in length and can irrigate 1 720 000 hectares of farmland The construction program was organized and directed by the headquarters of the Jiangsu Huai River management program between October 1951 and May 1952 North Jiangsu Main Irrigation CanalSpecificationsLength104 4 miles 168 0 km GeographyStart pointHongze LakeEnd pointEast China SeaThere are three main canals related to the main irrigation canal The first is the famous Grand Canal which goes through the western part of north Jiangsu and crosses the Subei canal It is called the west main canal The second is the Chuanchang River The main irrigation canal and Chuangyang River form a T junction called east main canal The third is the Tongyang Canal which lies in the southern part of north Jiangsu It connects the start and ending points This is called the south main canal The North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal and these three main canals form a quadrangle connecting those inland rivers which as a whole is an irrigation system 1 A parallel canal to the north the Huai river estuarial canal zh aims to direct more water to the sea Contents 1 History 2 Effects 3 Administration 4 Affiliated buildings 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe canal was first built between 1934 and 1937 to divert part of the Huai River which from time to time catastrophically flooded its surrounding region In 1938 the Japanese destroyed many dams which caused the Yellow River to flow into the Huai The region was very severely flooded and the canal was largely destroyed After the Chinese Civil War the government wanted to rebuild the canal for flood management During the planning of this project China had entered the Korean War which meant that the government did not have the economic resources to fund this project However Premier Zhou Enlai who came from the Huai River drainage basin insisted on carrying out the whole project because he knew how people suffered from flood and waterlogging in his hometown In 1950 the inundation was particularly serious Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai instructed relevant departments to work out a plan to regulate water conservancy In 1951 Zhou Enlai held a conference on the project Li Baohua undersecretary of Ministry of Water Resources reported the researches of his group and proposed a project plan Zhou Enlai approved and supported the plan On November 2 1951 the project was put into practice More than 1 190 000 civilian workers participated this project 2 Effects EditThe North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal is a multi purpose project for flood control irrigation and power generation The canal is one of the flood relief canals and contributes greatly to the flood discharge of lower reaches of Huai River It was designed to transfer water at a speed of 5000 stere per second On the north side of the main canal a drainage canal was built to drain the flood areas north of the main canal The Canal can discharge floodwaters at a speed of 800 stere per second When the water volumes in the north area of the main canal gets more serious the Canal can help drain this area to discharge the floods citation needed Alongside the main canal there have been built the Gaoliangjian intake sluice the east canal diversion sluice 3 the Funing Waist gate 4 and Liuduo tidal sluice The Canal also irrigates north Jiangsu and the Lixiahe area bringing water from Hongze Lake to irrigate land along the southern part of the Yellow River basin citation needed It was planned to irrigate more than 3 600 000 mu of farmland of both the Lixiahe area and the area north of the main canal The canal also has provides for ship navigation and electricity generation In Gaoliangjian on the northern canal and Buning hydroelectric power generators and ship locks have been built near sluices In total there are 36 culverts 2 flood release sluices and 4 road bridges associated with the main canal A cross sluice was also built at Gaoliangjian between the Erhe river and the canal citation needed This is a further flood drainage gate that strengthens the draining capacity of the main canal Administration Edit Jiangsu Irrigation Canal Management Office The Jiangsu Irrigation Canal Management Office 江苏省灌溉总渠管理处 is in charge of the administration of riverine engineering and the provision of resources Counties and districts along the canal are responsible for the repair and administration of the banks Affiliated buildings EditGaoliangjian intake sluice Liuduo tidal sluice Tidal sluice of south Great Canal Hydropower stations affiliated to different sluices 36 culverts along the canal and 2 flood release sluices 4 road bridges across the canalSee also EditHistory of canals in ChinaReferences Edit 淮河水利网 Huai River Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources Retrieved December 11 2014 周总理与苏北灌溉总渠 淮安新闻网 Huai an News June 2010 Retrieved January 8 2015 淮安日报数字报 淮安新闻网 Huai an News July 2010 Retrieved January 9 2015 盐城水利局 Archived from the original on 2015 01 19 Retrieved January 9 2015 External links Edit苏北灌溉总渠旅游 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal amp oldid 1051912218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
