Huating Lake

Dam in Anqing City, Anhui Province
30°28′02″N 116°14′51″E / 30.46722°N 116.24750°E / 30.46722; 116.24750Construction began1958Opening date1976Dam and spillwaysType of damCrushed rock and clay embankmentClassLargeCodeBFAA5102941 ImpoundsChanghe (长河)Height57.9 m (190 ft)Length566 m (1,857 ft)Elevation at crest99.4 m (326 ft)Width (crest)6.7 m (22 ft)ReservoirCreatesHuating Lake
花亭湖Total capacity2.39 billion cubic metres (84 billion cubic feet)Catchment area1,880 km2 (730 sq mi)Website
hth.gov.cn

Huating Lake (Chinese: 花亭湖; pinyin: Huātíng Hú), also known as the Hualiangting Reservoir (花凉亭水库 Huāliángtíng Shuĭkù), is a large scale reservoir in Taihu County, Anqing City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, used for the purposes of flood control, hydro-electric power generation, agricultural irrigation, transport and tourism. The lake is a National Scenic Area, National 4A Tourist Attraction and demonstration site for agro-tourism.

Damming of the lake to create a reservoir began in 1958 and continued until 1962. There was then an eight-year hiatus until 1970 when construction resumed. Fundamental infrastructure was in place by 1976 and the project completed in 2001.[1]

On October 26, 2009, a 2.1 billion RMB, 23 month reinforcement program began at the reservoir.[2]

The reservoir provides irrigation for Susong County, Wangjiang County, Huaining County and the eastern part of Taihu County, a total area of some 1.05 million Chinese acres.[1]

See also

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External links

  • (In Chinese) Huating Lake Scenic Area (花亭湖风景名胜区)
  • (In Chinese) Huating Lake Tourism Website (花亭湖旅游网)

References

  1. ^ a b "Anqing City's Huating Lake Hydro-electric Power Station (安庆市花凉亭水电站)" (in Chinese). Anhui Water Conservancy Bureau. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  2. ^ "Hualiangting Reservoir Reinforcement Project (花凉亭水库除险加固工程开工建设)" (in Chinese). October 30, 2009. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
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