Irtysh–Karamay–Ürümqi Canal
| Irtysh–Karamay–Ürümqi Canal | |
|---|---|
The Irtysh–Karamay Canal near its beginning at the Project 635 Reservoir | |
| Location | Xinjiang, China |
| Geography | |
| Direction | South, Southwest |
| Start point | Irtysh River |
| End point | Karamay; Urumqi |
| Beginning coordinates | 47°14′06″N 88°28′44″E / 47.23500°N 88.47889°E |
| Ending coordinates | 45°34′08″N 84°51′07″E / 45.56889°N 84.85194°E 44°12′18″N 97°49′44″E / 44.20500°N 97.82889°E |
The Irtysh–Karamay–Ürümqi Canal (Chinese: 引额济克(乌)工程; pinyin: Yǐn-É-jì-Kè (Wū) gōngchéng; lit. 'Irtysh River Diversion to Karamay (Ürümqi) Project'), also known as the Project 635 (Chinese: 635工程; pinyin: 635 gōngchéng; lit. 'Project 635') Canal, is a system of water-transfer canals and reservoirs in the northern part of China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. It transfers water from the Irtysh River (which flows toward the Arctic Ocean) into several dry endorheic basins of north-central Xinjiang, where it is used for irrigation and general use of the population and industries.
The canal is often referred in Chinese publications simply the "Project for Supplying Water From the Irtysh" ("引额供水"工程).
According to Chinese planners, the water carried by the canal will eventually irrigate 140,000 hectares of land. An important user of the canal's water is the petroleum industry around Karamay.