International Experiences in Inter-basin Water Transfer

International Experiences in Inter-basin Water Transfer (IBWT)
AMERICAS
Country
1
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Water transfer projects
Project
name
2
Misicuni
Total
Rio-Sao
Francisco
Transbasin
Diversion
Total
From
3
Misicuni
Rio-Sao Francisco
To
4
Sochabamsa
Location in
province or
region
Water
transfer in
km3/year
Purpose
5
Bolivian Andes
Completed
Proposed
6
0.2
___
0.2
1.5
7
North East region of
Brazil
Status/year
of
construction
8
Proposed
Proposed
Completed
Proposed
Quebec
____
1.5
50.14
Quebec
31.25
Hydel Power
generation
Power
Manitoba
British
Columbia
Peace river, Smoky North Saskatchewan Alberta
river
and
Lower river
Athabasca river
Assiniboine
Lake Manitoba
Manitoba
26.80
23.21
Power
Power
Now
completed
Now
completed
1976
____do_____
23.20
Power
____do_____
22.30
Naskaupi river and Churchill river
Canairiktok
Churchill river
Saskatchewan river
N. Saskatchewan river S.
Saskatchewan
river
10.53
Flood
Control
Hydel Power
generation
Irrigation
Irrigation
Caniapiscau river and La Grande river
Eastmain river
Nottaway river and Rupert river
Broadback river
Churchil river
Nelson river
Yukon river
Taku river
New
Found
Land
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
8.92
8.92
1968
1977
____do_____
____do_____
salient features
9
Country
1
Water transfer projects
Project
name
2
From
To
Location in
province or
region
3
McGregor river
4
Parsnip river
5
British
Columbia
Julian
Kootenay river
Ashvamipi
Columbia river
Bridge river
Seton Lake
Saskatchewan river
Assiniboine
British
Columbia
British
Columbia
Manitoba
Ogaki river
Lake Nipigow
Ontario
Water
transfer in
km3/year
6
6.24
6.18
5.36
4.48
____do_____
4.45
Irrigation
3.62
Hydel Power
generation
Irrigation
3.12
Lake St. Joseph
3.56
2.85
Winnipeg river
Ontario
2.68
N. Saskatchewan river Red Deer river
Red Deer river
Bow river
Long Lake
Lake Superior
Alberta
Alberta
Ontario
2.68
1.78
1.22
Missouri river
Victoria river
Grey river
Grey river
Newfound
Land
Souris river and Red North Dakota
river
White Bear river
Newfound
Land
Saloman river
Newfound
Status/year
of
construction
7
8
Hydel Power ____do_____
generation
____do_____
1971
____do_____ ____do_____
Upper Athabasca river North Saskatchewan Alberta
river
Nechako river
Kemano river
British
Columbia
Lake Michigan
Illinois river
Illinois
White Bear river
Purpose
____do_____
1943
____do_____
Hydel Power
1952
generation
1848
Navigation,
Sewage and
dilution
Hydel Power
1957
generation
Irrigation
____do_____
____do_____ ____do_____
Hydel Power
1939
generation
1.18
____do_____
1.07
Irrigation
1.05
Hydel Power
generation
____do_____
0.97
1934
1969
1969
1967
salient features
9
Country
1
Water transfer projects
Project
name
2
From
To
3
4
Location in
province or
region
Water
transfer in
km3/year
Purpose
Status/year
of
construction
salient features
9
Tazin Lake
Charlot river
5
Land
Saskatchewan
Chamberlain Lake
Penobscot river
Maine
0.50
N. Saskatchewan river Battle river
Qu Appelle river
Souris river
Magiscane river
St. Mourice river
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Quebec
0.53
0.47
0.36
Lake Dietenbaker
Saskatchewan
0.35
Drinking
Water Supply
1967
Alberta
0.35
Irrigation
1964
Neve Scotia
0.34
Hydel Power
generation
Now
completed
British
Columbia
Newfound
Land
Montana
0.33
____do_____
1958
0.29
____do_____
1963
0.29
NA
Irrigation
Power,
Municipal
Water Supply
and
Navigation
1917
1848
Qu Appelle river
Waterton river and St. Mary river
Belly river
Cheticam river, Indian Wreck Cove Brook
Brook and McMillan
Brook
Ash river
Great Central Lake
Indian Brook
Hunber river
St. Mary river
Milk river
Lake Michigan, and Wreck Cove Brook
Chicago river
6
7
8
0.89
____do_____
1958
1841
Log transport
and Hydel
Power
generation
Irrigation
____do_____
____do_____ ____do_____
Hydel Power
1933
generation
Country
1
Water
transfer in
km3/year
Purpose
Status/year
of
construction
salient features
6
262.46
7
8
9
river NA
NA
Proposed
Investigated for engineering
feasibility.
Studies
on
economic and environmental
aspects are in hand.
NA
NA
Hydel Power
generation,
Irrigation,
Municipal
water supply
____do_____
Proposed
NA
NA
____do_____
____do_____
Proposed
Proposed
6.3
____do_____
Proposed
20.95
Proposed
5.75
Irrigation and
Municipal
water supply,
Hydel Power
generation,
stabilisation
of water
levels in
Great Lakes
Irrigation and
municipal
W/S Hydel
Power
generation
____do_____
184.5
____do_____
Water transfer projects
Project
name
2
Total
Proposed
From
To
3
4
Location in
province or
region
5
Completed
Lake Diefenbaker on Du'Appelle
Saskatchewan river
Basin
Du'Appelle river and
Assiniboine
Assiniboine
Northern
Alberta
Streams
Mcgregor
Headwaters of Fraser
diversion
river
Grand Canal James
Bay
St.
Replenishme Lawrence river
nt
and
Northern
Lakes
Development
Souris river
Red river
NA
Southern areas of
Alberta
Headwaters
of British
Peace river
Columbia
Great Lake
Canadian
Water
Several
Canadian Various
rivers like Peace, Atha States
Basca,
and
Saskatchowar
Western
Magnum
Plan
Central,
North
Peace,
Athabasca, Missouri
Saskatchewar
Mackenzie Churchill Great Lakes
Nelson
Western States
184.5
Transfer to USA from Canada.
Proposed
Proposed
Proposed
Diversion to Souris river and
USA.
Envisages transfer by diversion
through canals, tunnels.
Location in
province or
region
Water
transfer in
km3/year
Purpose
Status/year
of
construction
salient features
5
6
7
8
9
61.6
____do_____
Proposed
Liard river flow reversal. Water
lifted into Rocky Mountain
trench for transfer to Western
USA.
Total
Teno river sub-basin, Chimbarongo sub- Central zone of
TenoChimbarongo tributary of Mataquito basin of Rapel river Chile
basin
river basin
canal
463.6
2.05
Irrigation
1970
Laja
Diguillin
Total
Los Angeles
Aqueduct
All American
Canal
Transmountai
n diversion in
Colorado
1.10
____do_____
1990
Water transfer through a canal
13.66 km long into a natural
river, joining Chim barrage
after travelling 3 km.
Transfer through 100 km long
canal.
Country
1
Water transfer projects
Project
name
2
American
Water Project
Smith Plan
Chile
USA
Colorado
river
aqueduct
Central
Valley
Project
From
To
3
4
Liard Mackenzie
Western
States
United
Laja river
Diguillin
Region VIII of
Southern Chile
Owen Valley
Los Angeles
California
3.15
1.8
Colorado River
California
California
4.2
Colorado
South Platte
Arkansas
Colorado
0.72
Gunnison
San Juan
Colorado river
Shasta
dam
Sacramento river
Municipal
water supply
Municipal
water supply
Completed in Transports from a distance of
1913
440 km (Owen Valley).
Completed
Completed
Arkansas
Rio Grande
California
in Friant Dam on San California
Joaquin river, on to
the Valley.
1.5
8.4
M&I and
irrigation
Completed in From
Lake
Havasu
1941
downstream of Parker Dam on
Colorado to Lake Mathews,
near the city of riverside.
____do_____
1930
Regulated flow from Shasta
Dam to Delta of Sacramento.
Pick up by a canal to Friant
Country
1
Water transfer projects
Project
name
2
From
To
3
4
Location in
province or
region
Water
transfer in
km3/year
Purpose
Status/year
of
construction
salient features
5
6
7
8
4.0
____do_____
1973
9
Dam on San Joaquin river.
Also to San Francisco Bay.
From Friant Dam via a canal to
north and south San Joaquin
valley.
California Aqueduct 710 km
long transfers 4.9 km3/yr. Half
of the flow is lifted through a
series of lifts.
State Water Oriville on Feather Intake of California California
Project (1st and Sacramento (San Aqueduct
Juaquin river)
phase)
Trinity river
transbasin
diversion
Big
Thompson
Trinity
Sacramento
California
1.52
Irrigation
Completed in
1963
Colorado river
NA
Colorado
0.3
Irrigation
Completed
2.71
Irrigation
Completed
0.17
Irrigation,
Completed in
M&I
1965
____do_____ ____do____
Salt Gila and Santa Central
and
Cruz river basin
Southern
Arizona
Colorado Green sub- Great Basin
North Central
basin
Utah
Missouri
Red
and
Soure Hudson Bay
rivers
San Juan - Navajo, Colorado
Chama - Rio Le New Mexico
Chama
Grande
Arkansas Basin
Colorado
Frying Pan - Colorado river
Arkansas
Project
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Chicago
NA
Central
Arizona
Project
Central Utah
Project
Garrison
Colorado
Long
Lac/ Long Lake
Ogoki
Project
Lake Superior
Michigan
1.1
0.5
2.9
M&I and
irrigation
Irrigation and
Municipal
water supply
____do____
____do____
4.5
Power
____do____
0.2
Completed
project
Completed
Country
Water transfer projects
Project
name
1
2
New
York
Aqueduct
Truckee
canal
Colorado
Springs water
supply
Union Park
Reservoir
Total
Columbia
USA
(proposed) South West
Snake
Colorado
Texas Water
Plan
From
To
Location in
province or
region
Water
transfer in
km3/year
3
Canadian river
4
New York Region
5
New York
6
2.1
Truckee river
Carson
California,
Nevada
Colorado
0.81
Colorado
0.12
Completed
South-west
USA
Colorado
37.56
16.0
Blue river,
Arkansas
Frypan Colorado Springs
city
Upper Gunnison river
South Platte
Columbia river
Southwest USA
Snake river
Colorado
Lower
Mississippi; West Texas; Rio Texas,
Eastern Texas
Grande; Texas Gulf Mexico
Coast; Eastern New
Mexico
Superior
Lake
SuperiorMissouri
North west Canada;
North
Alaska, NW US
American
Water
and
Power
Alliance
(NAWAPA)
Missouri
0.01
3.0
New
Michigan
South-west
USA; Canada, USA,
Northern Mexico; Mexico
South-central
Canada;
Great
Lakes
21.0
8.9
136 - 300
Purpose
Status/year
of
construction
salient features
8
____do____
9
7
Irrigation,
hydel, M&I
M&I,
Irrigation
Urban water
supply
Completed in The Truckee canal is part of
1905
Truckee Carson project.
Completed in
1904
__do__
Completed
Irrigation and
Mun. supply
Irrigation and
M&I
Irrigation;
M&I, estuary
improvement
Proposed
Proposed
Modification
likely due to
cost and
environmenta
l problems.
Need to meet
the water
shortages.
Irrigation and Proposed
M&I
The schemes is basically meant
to solve water shortage
problems in the State of Texas
and adjoining State of New
Mexico. Source will be rivers
like Red, Sabine, Sulphur,
Neches and Lower Mississippi.
High cost and
environmental
problems. An
international
water treaty
with Canada
Construction of 240 reservoirs,
112 irrigation systems, 17
navigation channels in Rocky
mountains. The trench reservoir
will be gigantic. Involves
collection of water from major
Irrigation,
power; M&I
navigation
Country
1
Location in
province or
region
Water
transfer in
km3/year
Purpose
5
6
7
San Joaquin Valley; California
Southern California
5.2 (2020)
14.0
(distant
future)
Irrigation;
M&I
Central and Western
Nebraska; eastern
Colorado; Western
Kansas;
northern
Texas; western New
Mexico
2.2 to 13.5
Irrigation
Water transfer projects
Project
name
2
From
To
3
4
Northern California
California
State Water
Project
High Plains
Water
Transfer
Alternatives
Total
Grand Total
Middle and Lower
Missouri; tributaries
of lower Mississippi;
Sabine river
Proposed
Completed
Proposed
381.6
303.17
846.90
Status/year
of
construction
8
necessary.
salient features
9
rivers in NW North America
like Columbia, Yukon, Fraser,
Liard Peace for Skeena, and its
distribution
southward.
Initially, 8 km3 would be
diverted to ultimately increase
to 300 km3.
It involved 20 reservoirs, 17
First phase
pumping stations, 869 km of
was
pumping
stations,
completed in canals,
siphons, tunnels that carry
1973.
water to San Joaquin Valley
system.
Expansion
involves
a
Peripheral
Canal
around
Sacramento-San Joaquin delta
involving lift by 1,000 m over
and through the Tehachapa
mountain in S. California
Four alternatives involving
Preliminary
canals in the range of 542 km
study
completed in to 1,836 km are under
construction. Canal dimensions
1982.
Recommende likely to be 42 m at top, 16 m at
bottom and a depth of 8 m.
d further
Pumping head of 1000 m.
studies.
ASIA
Country
Water transfer projects
Project name
1
China
2
West
Project
Middle
Project
From
To
Location in
province or
region
Purpose
Status/year
of
construction
8
9
Proposed
Three major canals across the
(Likely to
mountainous areas of South-west
start in 2010) China to transfer water from upper
reaches of Chang Jiang to northwestern region of Huang He.
Two stages. Short term and long
Proposed
term. The 1st stage from Han Jiang,
(Likely to
start early) a tributary of Chang Jiang at
existing Dangiankou reservoir. The
2nd stage from Chang Jiang off
Sanxia Reservoir. The canal would
be 1,265 km long, crossing the river
Huang He through an aqueduct.
3
4
Route Upper Reaches of Huang He (Yellow)
Chang
Jiang
(Yangste)
5
China plain
6
7.7
7
Irrigation
Route Middle reaches of ____do_____
Chang
Jiang
(Yangtse)
____do_____
23.7
Irrigation
Municipal
water supply
13.4
Irrigation
Municipal
water supply
Lower reaches of Huang He (Yellow) China plains
Chang
Jiang and then to Tiajin
(Yangtse)
Total
Water
transfer in
km3/year
Completed
Proposed
__
44.8
Project
launched on
27 Dec.
2002.
salient features
Starting at Jiang du pumping
station, flowing along old Grand
Canal to Tiajin. The canal 1150 km,
discharge 1000 m3/s. Lift of 65 m
through a tunnel below its bed.
Flow by gravity. The pumping
stations will also utilise drainage
water. This link following the
ancient Grand Canal, will include
51 pumping stations.
Country
Water transfer projects
Project name
1
India
From
To
Water
transfer in
km3/year
Purpose
Status/year
of
construction
salient features
2
3
Sharda Sahayak Ghaghara
4
Sharda
5
Uttar Pradesh
6
15.16
7
Irrigation
8
Beas - Sutlej Beas
link
Sutlej
Punjab and
Himachal
Pradesh
4.9
Irrigation and
municipal
water supply
In operation
A 37.25 km long link with 25.45
km tunnel from Pandoh Dam.
Madhopur
Beas link
Beas
4.5
____do____
2.66
____do____
Vagai
South India
1.29
____do____
Chennai
Metropolitan area
South India
0.34
____do____
In operation,
commenced
in 1895
In operation
since 1863
In operation
since 1895
Completed
The link takes off from Madhopur
Barrage on the Ravi river.
Pennar
Punjab and
Himachal
Pradesh
South India
Completed
Proposed
28.85
____
15.8
- Ravi
Kurnool
Krishna
Cudappa canal
Periyar Vegai Periyar
Link
Telgu Ganga
Krishna
Total
Tigris (Via Tharathor Euphrates
Lake)
Iraq
Total
Japan
Malaysia
Location in
province or
region
Total
Kalinchi/Foris
Water Tunnel
Total
Completed
Proposed
Totsukawa river
Kinokawa river
15.8
___
NA
Upper Muar Basin
Liggi Basin
0.14
0.14
Irrigation and
hydeo power
9
A canal of 4.81 cumecs capacity.
A 304 km long canal from upstream
of Kurnool town.
Water is carried through a 1,740 m
long tunnel to Vagai basin.
Water is conveyed through an open
canal from Sri Sailam reservoir
Completed
From Tigris to Tharthar lake and
then to Euphrates through gravity.
Completed
Integrated system of 4 dams and
barrage.
Under
construction
A 6.2 km long tunnel from Kelinchi
reservoir to upper Muar reservoir.
Country
Water transfer projects
Project name
1
Pakistan
2
Chashma
Jhelum link
From
To
4
Water
transfer in
km3/year
Purpose
Status/year
of
construction
salient features
7
8
9
Connects Indus with Jhelum from
Chasma barrages. Canal 101 km.
- Indus
Jhelum
5
Sind/Punjab
6
19.39
- Indus
Chenab
Punjab
12.58
Rasul
- Jhelum
Qadirabad link
Chenab
Punjab
16.96
Irrigation
Completed
Qadirabad
Balloki link
- Chenab
Ravi
Punjab
16.61
Irrigation
Completed
Trimmu
Sidhnai link
- Chenab
Ravi
Punjab
9.80
Irrigation
From existing Trimmu barrage,
meets Ravi u/s of Sidhnai barrage.
Sidhnai
Mailsi
– Ravi
Sutlej with siphon at Punjab
Mailsi
9.01
Irrigation
Takes off
barrage.
Punjab
3.62
Irrigation
Supplies water
Bahawalpur.
Tanunsa
Panjnad link
3
Location in
province or
region
Mailsi
- Sutlej
Bahawal link
Balloki
- Ravi
Suleimani link
Total
Grand Total
Sutlej
11.98
Completed
99.95
Completed
Proposed
145.73
44.94
Connects Indus with Chenab from
Taunsa barrage. Meets Chenab 24
km upstream of Rly bridge.
Transfer of Jhelum Balloki from
Rasul barrage Sulemanki link.
from
New
to
Sidhani
area
in
From Balloki barrage on Ravi to
Suleimanki headwater on Sutlej.
EUROPE
Country
Water transfer projects
Project name
1
(Former)
Czechoslovakia
2
From
3
Turiec (Vah)
To
4
Location in
province or
region
Water
transfer in
km3/year
Purpose
Status/year
of
construction
salient features
5
6
0.38
7
Power and
municipal water
supply
8
In operation
9
0.28
Hydropower
In operation
A 2.8 km long tunnel and pipe
line
11.03
In operation
Transfer through a 7 km long
canal of 350 m3/s capacity.
3.46
Irrigation,
Municipal
water supply
and flood
protection
Irrigation
In operation
Transfer through 9.5 km long
canal of 110 m3/s capacity.
15.15
0.31
Irrigation
Proposed
NA
Multipurpose
NA
NA
Irrigation,
drinking water
supply
Proposed
Project water to 50,000 ha.
1.89
Irrigation,
Proposed
Multistage pumping.
Hron
Hnilee of Hornad Slana
river basin from
Dedinky - Hinlee
reservoir
Nitra at a point d/s Vah
of Nove Zamky
Vazsky Dunaj
Vah
Vah
Nitra - Zitava basin
Total
Proposed
Completed
Zitava
Hron
(Kozmalovee
reservoir
and
Slatinka reservoir
Danube
Vah, Nitra, Hron
and Ipet, a diversion
dam across Danube.
Danube
Oder – Elbe
Country
Water transfer projects
Project name
From
To
2
3
4
1
Finland
Total
Helsinki
Metropolitan
area
Total
France
Lake Paijanne
Helsinki area
Neste
Cap de long river
Gronne
Gave de pau river
basin
Lille region
Lys
Escant river
Durance
Water
transfer in
km3/year
Purpose
Status/year
of
construction
salient features
5
6
7
navigation and
drinking water
supply
8
9
Utilizing the existing Danube Oder - Elbe channel) and
channels of Morava, Beena,
Oder, Treburka, Ticha, Orlice
rivers, including several existing
diversion dams.
Proposed
Helsinki
Metropolitan
area
Completed
2.20
0.09
Domestic water
supply
1982
Through a 120 km long pipeline
with discharge capacity of 20
m3/s.
NA
1963
Urban W/S,
Irrigation
Urban water
supply
Urban water
supply
Completed
A 27 km long canal.
A 10 km long pressing tunnel for
generation of hydel power
A 40 km long canal.
0.16
1.26
Completed
Danube
Rhine (Kleine Roth
Reservoir)
0.09
0.567
0.365
Lille Roubaix c elais
and Dunkerque
NA
Total
Germany
Location in
province or
region
2.35
0.47
To ensure water
supply to
Nurenserg and
improve
navigation
Completed
Completed
Completed
Water transfer through navigation
canal
Schemes completed upto 1963,
from
Durance
river
to
neighbouring towns. About 120
kms of tunnels and 90 km of
open channels used.
Pumping of 0.7 m3/s water
through Rhine-Main Danube
navigation canal. Five stage
pumping. By gravity from
Altmuhl tributary to Brombad
reservoir through tunnel
Country
Water transfer projects
Project name
1
2
From
To
3
Herz Mountains
4
West
and
regions
Guadiana
Multipurpose
Alqueva Project basin
Somes river
Cerna
Olt river
Russia
and
Central
Asian
Republics
Proposed
Purpose
Status/year
of
construction
salient features
5
6
N.A.
7
Municipal W/S,
Irrigation
8
In operation
9
Water supplied by pipelines from
a system of reservoirs.
Irrigation,
M&I, power
Partly
constructed
Transfer through reservoirs fed
through pumping and gravity
canals.
Completed
Proposed
river Sado river basin
Total
Romania
Water
transfer in
km3/year
East
Total
Portugal
Location in
province or
region
Crasna,
Barcau,
Crisuri river basins
Motru, Jiu
Vedea basin
Total
NA
NA
Kara-kum,
Karshinsky,
Moscow-Volga,
IrdishKaranganda,
Nevinnomissky
Total
Northern rivers Onega,
Upper Volga
to Volga Basin Sukhna and Pechora
0.47
___
0.01
Completed
Proposed
0.01
___
Western
Romania
South west
Central
Romania
NA
Irrigation
Completed
250 km long canal transfers
NA
NA
Irrigation
Irrigation
Completed
Completed
Details not available
Irrigation area of 100,000 ha.
Irrigation,
M&I
In operation
Irrigation, M&I
Proposed
NA
Completed
60
60
20
Transfer in 3 stages of 518 km3,
3.5 km3 and 9 km3.
Country
Water transfer projects
Project name
1
From
2
Ob
Partial
diversion
of
Siberian rivers
to Urals, West
Siberia, Central
Asia
and
Kazakhistan
3
To
4
Ural,
Syr Darya
Amu Darya
system
Total
Spain
Segura
Ebro
Terragonna
(Catalonia)
Bilbao
Zodarra
Ebro
Total
Grand Total
Water
transfer in
km3/year
Purpose
Status/year
of
construction
salient features
5
6
27
7
Irrigation
Power
Industrial and
domestic
8
Proposed
Implemented
in 1988
Status not
known
9
A canal 651 km, 4 dams with
pumping stations up to Tobolsk.
From Tobolsk to Tegiz reservoir
water to be lifted at five pumping
stations on a 1500 km stretch.
From Tegiz reservoir a canal
goes to Syr Darya and then to
Amu Darya.
river
Proposed
Tagus
Total
Proposed
Location in
province or
region
47
1.0
0.1
W/S
Completed in From
Bolarque
reservoir,
1979
pumping through tunnel.
Irrigation, M&I Completed Transfer through pumping
0.2
1.3
____do_____
Completed
Completed
Irrigation, M&I
Proposed
Completed
Proposed
1.0
1.0
79.37
50.2
Catolonia
Transfer by gravity and tunnel.
AFRICA
Country
Water transfer projects
Project name
1
Morocco
From
2
3
Beri
Boussa Oued El Abid river
project
To
4
Tensift river
Total
South
Africa
Location in
province or
region
Water
transfer in
km3/year
Purpose
5
6
1.51
7
NA
Completed
Proposed
1.51
____
Vaal
Crocodile
0.615
M&I
Vaal
Olifants
0.150
Olifants
Crocodile
Komati
Usutu
Assegaai
Buffalo
Tugela
Tugela
Mooi
Fish
Orange
Orange
Sand
Limpopo
Oilfants
Oilfants
Vaal
Vaal
Vaal
Mhlatuze
Mgeni
Sundays
Buffels
Lower Vaal
0.030
0.010
0.111
0.081
0.081
0.050
0.063
0.004
0.006
0.020
0.001
0.005
Orange
Orange
Riet
Fish
0.018
0.064
Municipal
and industrial
water (M&I),
power
M&I
M&I
M&I, Power
M&I
M&I
M&I
M&I
M&I
M&I
M&I
Irrigation
Irrigation,
M&I
M&I
M&I
Status/year
of
construction
8
Completed
salient features
9
Country
Water transfer projects
Project name
1
2
From
3
Caledon (Orange)
Lhwpia
Lhwpib (Matsoku)
Lhwpib (Mohale)
Letaba
Riviersonderend
Kubusie
Sundays
To
4
Modder
Vaal
Vaal
Vaal
Sand
Berg
Buffalo/Nahoon
Swartkops
Total
Sudan
Jonglei
project
Total
canal Bahr el Jabel
Grand Total
Sabat
Location in
province or
region
Water
transfer in
km3/year
Purpose
Status/year
of
construction
salient features
5
7
M&I
M&I
M&I
M&I
M&I
M&I
M&I
M&I
8
9
Completed
Proposed
6
0.004
0.574
0.060
0.300
0.001
0.100
0.120
0.040
2.51
____
Sudd region
7.3
Completed
Proposed
7.3
___
Completed
Proposed
11.32
__
Completed
Transfer through a 360 km
canal.
OCEANIA
Country
Water transfer projects
Project name
Australia Snowy
mountain
scheme
Total
From
To
Location in province
Water
or region
transfer in
km3/year
Eucumbene river Murrumbidgee
through
its
tributary Tumut
1.13
Completed Proposed
1.13
___
Purpose
Status/
year of
construction
salient features
Hydel-power
generation
and Irrigation
1974
Diversion of water of Eucumbene
river on to the upper reaches of
Tumut river. It transfers water
from coastal to two inland rivers
through six tunnels 135 km in
length, 15 large dams, 7 power
stations, 2 pumping stations, and
76 km of aqueducts.