 Farmers and industries in Hebei had to cut back on water consumption to allow for water to be transferred to Beijing.On Google Maps, one can see the canal's intake at the Danjiangkou Reservoir (), its crossing of the Baihe River north of Nanyang, Henan (), the Shahe River in 
Lushan County, Henan (), the Ying River in Yuzhou, Henan (), and the Yellow River upstream from Zhengzhou ().The canal eventually reaches the southwestern suburbs of Beijing in the Juma River valley in Zhuozhou, Hebei ().