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Qingjiang Reservoir
reservoir, China
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Yangtze River flood protection
- In Yangtze River: The Yangtze delta
…shores of several lakes; the Qingjiang Reservoir, for example, built for this purpose near Dongting Lake, has a design capacity of 194 million cubic feet (5.5 million cubic metres). The delta is protected from the sea by two gigantic parallel banks that are faced with stone in most parts.
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