4.1 Major River Basins and Water Resource Development
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Table 4.2
(continued)
River basins Surface
water
resources
(km 3
)
Groundwater
resources
(km 3
)
Total water
resources
(km 3
)
Surface
water
supply
(km 3
)
Surface water
development
ratio
Groundwater
supply (km 3
)
Groundwater
development
ratio
Total
water
supply
(km 3
) a
Total water
resources
development ratio
Rivers in
Southwest
China
577.5
144.0
577.5
9.9
0.017
0.32
0.002
10.24
0.018
Rivers in
Northwest
China
117.4
77.0
127.6
52.15
0.444
15.31
0.199
67.7
0.531
China
2,738.8
821.8
2,841.2
491.24
0.179
105.70
0.129
604.20
0.213
a
Total water supply includes other water supply, such as wastewater reuse, etc
Source
MWR (2017) 2016 Water Resources Bulletin of China
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