Totaling 1,240 km in length, the project will draw water from the Danjiangkou Reservoir, build water channels and divert water to Beijing and Tianjin via the Yakou watershed in Fangcheng, Zhengzhou in Henan and the Yellow River.

• 中线工程全线长1240公里。具体规划为：从丹江口水库引水，修渠道经分水岭方城垭口，到郑州，过黄河，修渠道引水到北京、天津。