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Water
and Mineral water
Water
resources in the province of Quang Ninh are abundant and distinct.
The
largest rivers are: the Ka Long (the natural national border
between China and Vietnam), Hà Côi, Đầm Hà, Tiên Yên,
Phố Cũ, Ba Chẽ, Diễn Vọng,
Trới, Míp, Uông, Đạm and Cầm rivers. The
provincial border is the Kinh Thầy River which joins the
Đá Bạch River and runs into Bạch Đằng. The
total static capacity is estimated at 175.106
cub.m of water.
Out
of the 72 lakes and dams, there are 28 large lakes with a total of
capacity of 195.53 million cub. m of water. The largest is Yên
Lập Lake, which blocks the Míp Estuary. Its water volume is
1.18 million cub. m. Other lakes include: Khuất Động,
Trúc Bài Sơn, Khe Táu, Đoan Tĩnh, Khe Uơn, Khe
Chếnh, Yên Trung, Bến Châu, Trại Lốc,
Rộc Cả and An Biên.
Underground
running water is also abundant, and can even be found on some of
the larger islands. According to prospective data, 13 urban and
industrial areas make use of 64,388 cub. m water/day. In the
province there are natural bottle water points in Quang Hanh
(Cẩm Phả), Khe Lạc (Tiên Yên) and Đồng
Long (B́nh Liêu). Mineral water is concentrated in the village
of Quang Hanh. Presently, there are 15 exploration holes, and
according to preliminary results, capacity could be 1,004 cub.
m/day. Quang Hanh mineral water is clear and colourless, with
mineral content varying from 3.5 to 5.05 g/l.
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