Rivers and Reservoirs

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Beijing Rivers and Reservoirs

There are three rivers running through the North China Plain,the Chaobai River,as well as the Northern Grand Canal.Of the three,Yongding River runs the longest course across the area,where it flows more than 180 kilometers(112 miles) out of its tatal length of 650 kilometers(miles).There are also 83 reservoirs in Beijing area.The best known of them are :the Miyun Reservoir(1960),the Guanting Reservoir(1955),the Huairou Reservoir(1958).