金沙江为长江上流。自青海玉树县巴塘河口至四川宜宾岷江口段称金沙江,干流全长2308公里。自德钦县东北德拉至水富云南境内干流长1568公里,流域面积11.2万平方公里。本开发意见的范围主要限于云南省境内金沙江干流流经各县,即迪庆州的德钦、中甸、维西;丽江地区的丽江、宁浪、永胜、华坪;大理的鹤庆、宾川;楚雄的大姚、永仁、元谋; Jinsha River for the Yangtze River. From BaThai estuary in Yushu County of Qinghai Province to the Minjiang River estuary in Yibin, Sichuan, the Jinsha River is known. The total length of the main stream is 2308 km. From Deqin County, northeast China to Yunnan Fu River water depth of 1568 km long, drainage area of ​​112,000 square kilometers. The scope of this development is mainly limited to the main stream of Yunnan Province, the Jinsha River flows through the counties, that Deqing Deqin, Zhongdian, Weixi; Lijiang Lijiang, Ninglang, Yongsheng, Huaping; Heqing Dali , Binchuan; Chuxiong Dayao, Yong Ren, Yuanmou;