[Objective] A scientific basis for the development and utilization of water resources and ecological protection in the three northeastern provinces of China (Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Liaoning provinces) from 2012 to 2016 is provided to the scientific management of regional water resources and sustainable development of the economy.[Methods] This study focused on the three provinces in northeast China from 2012 to 2016. The factors examined included water resource conditions, socio-economic developmental level, ecological environment and three aspects of related data, selection of per capita water resources, utilization factor of water resources, modulus of water supply, GDP per capita and per capita domestic water consumption, 10 000 yuan of water consumption for industrial production, 10 000 yuan of water consumption for agricultural production, farmland irrigation rate, ecological water rate, and forest coverage rate. Using 10 major influencing factors of regional water resource carrying capacity as evaluation factors, a fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model was applied.[Results] The average comprehensive score of the three provinces from 2012 to 2016 was 0.468 6 in Liaoning Province, 0.684 0 in Jilin Province, and 0.550 2 in Heilongjiang Province.[Conclusion] The water resource development of the three provinces in northeast China has a certain scale. Although the water resource supply can meet the development needs of the provinces to a certain extent, there is still a shortage of water resources.