Qilian Mountain has nearly 2684 modern glaciers，208.35 million Mu （13，890，000 hectare） drainage basin，400-500-mm average rainfall annually in the middle and upper hilly region，rich overground and underground water resources formed by rainfall and melting glacier either store for a long time to flow into rivers，or go along the river into the canal so as to feed people…However，the present utilization of water is still in a state of low efficiency，large volume，a lot of waste，non-consumptive water use driven by the interests，lacking management system，facing serious threats. This article tries to cause the attention from all walks of life on the integrated management of water resources in the Qilian Mountain region through the analysis of the main-type-water-resource reserves，status quo of water-resource utilization and related problems.