13-10  Irrigation, Reservoirs, Flood Prevention, Water and Soil Conservation and Improvement of Saline-Alkaline Land                  
   
             
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1990 1995 2000 2002 2003  
           
           
  Number of Irrigation Areas at the year-end (set) 5363 5562 5683 5691 5729
     33 000  Hectares and Over                72 74 101 110 112
     20 000-33 000  Hectares                  76 99 141 168 169
  Effective Irrigated Areas (10 000 hectares)              2123.1 2249.9 2449.3 2503.0 2524.4
     33 000  Hectares and Over                604.7 631.4 788.3 915.8 938.1
     20 000-33 000  Hectares                  189.6 244.4 344.0 407.2 408.4
  Number of Reservoirs                    83387 84775 85120 85288 85153
      Large                                   366 387 420 445 453
      Medium-sized                            2499 2593 2704 2781 2827
      Small                                   80522 81795 81996 82062 81873
  Capacity of Reservoirs (100 million cu.m) 4660 4797 5184 5595 5658
      Large                                   3397 3493 3842 4229 4278
      Medium-sized                            690 719 746 767 783
      Small                                   573 585 594 597 597
  Water-saving Irrigated Area (10 000 hectares) 1638.9 1862.7 1944.3
  Flooded or Waterlogged Area (10 000 hectares) 1933.7 2006.5 2098.9 2109.7 2113.9
  Area of Soil Erosion under Control      5300 6690 8096 8541 8971
  (10 000 hectares)                    
  Improved Area of Saline-Alkaline Land   499.5 543.4 584.1 528.3 586.5
  (10 000 hectares)                    
  Total Length of Dikes       (10 000 km) 22.0 24.7 27.0 27.4 27.8
  Area of Land Protected by Dikes         3200.0 3060.9 3960.0 4286.2 4387.5
  (10 000 hectares)                    
           
a) The capacity of the large reservoirs is over 100 million cubic meters, while that of the medium ones is from 10 million to 100 million cubic meters,
    and that of the small ones is from 100 000 to 10 million cubic meters.