List of lakes of Taiwan

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Sun Moon Lake, the largest lake in Taiwan

Taiwan's largest natural lake is Sun Moon Lake. Its largest artificial body of water is in the Zengwen Dam. The majority of Taiwan's lakes have multiple functions such as irrigation, electricity generation, water supply and tourist attractions. The volume area of natural lakes tend not to be big.[1]

Terminologies[]

In Chinese language terminology, smaller bodies of water (ponds) are designated the terms 「池」 ("-chi"), 「塘」("-tang") or 「潭」("-tan"); larger bodies of water are designated as 「湖」("-hu", lake) and 「沼」("-zhao", marsh); while bodies of water with multiple functions such as irrigation, electricity generation, flood control, etc are called 「水庫」 ("-shuiku", lit. water storage).[2]

Lists[]

Natural lakes[]

Region Lake Altitude
(Meter)		 Source Type Area
(Hectare)		 Capacity
(m3)		 Usage Notes
Keelung 150 Stream Sightseeing 2 Recreation
Taipei 870 Rainwater Wetland, dammed lake 0.3 Conservation [3]
New Taipei 1320 Rainwater Alpine lakes 5.3 Conservation
New Taipei 830 Rainwater Crater lake 0.5 Conservation
Yilan County Longtan Lake 20 Rainwater, spring Tourist attraction 17 Cultivation, recreation, tourist attraction
Yilan County 470 Creek Tourist attraction 9.2 Cultivation, recreation
Yilan County 20 Rainwater, spring Tourist attraction 6.8 Cultivation, recreation
Yilan County Meihua Lake 50 Tourist attraction 18.2 Recreation
Yilan County 1140 Rainwater Alpine lake 0.3 Recreation
Yilan County Cueifong Lake 1850 Rainwater Alpine lake 8~25
Taoyuan Longtan Lake 230 Stream Tourist attraction 18 Irrigation, recreation
Taoyuan 386 Rainwater Inland lake 0.4
Hsinchu County 1670 Rainwater Alpine lake 3.6
Miaoli County 400 Spring, rainwater Tourist attraction 10 Irrigation, recreation
Miaoli County Spring Tourist attraction Irrigation, recreation
Miaoli County 3520 Rainwater Alpine lake 0.004
Taichung 160 Spring Tourist attraction Recreation
Nantou County 730 Rainwater, spring Tourist attraction 1.5 Recreation
Nantou County 620 Rainwater, spring Tourist attraction 13 Irrigation, recreation
Nantou County 550 Tourist attraction 20 Irrigation, recreation
Nantou County 2900 Rainwater Alpine lake 0.03
Kaohsiung 2150 Rainwater Alpine lake 11.87
Kaohsiung 2290 Rainwater Alpine lake 0.4
Kaohsiung 2150 Rainwater Alpine lake 1.4
Pingtung County 319 Rainwater Wetland 124 Conservation
Hualien County 2900 Rainwater Alpine lake 2.2
Hualien County Liyu Lake 140 Spring Tourist attraction 104 Recreation
Hualien County 1100 Rainwater Alpine lake 1.5
Hualien County 2770 Rainwater Alpine lake 0.6
Hualien County 2790 Rainwater Alpine lake 2.8
Taitung County Dapo Pond 262 Wetland, tourist attraction 28 Conservation, irrigation, recreation
Taitung County Pipa Lake Beinan River Tourist attraction Recreation
Taitung County 2040 Rainwater Alpine lake 5.13
Taitung County Chiaming Lake 3310 Rainwater Alpine lake 0.9
Taitung County 340 Rainwater Crater lake 0.4 Water supply

Semi-artificial lakes[]

Region Lake Altitude
(Meter)		 Source Type Area
(Hectare)		 Capacity
(m3)		 Usage Notes
Taipei Dapi Lake 10 Rainwater Tourist attraction 8.4 Flood control, recreation
Taipei Dahu Lake 10 Rainwater Tourist attraction 9.2 Flood control, recreation
Taoyuan 250 Tourist attraction 4.8 Recreation
Taoyuan 250 Tourist attraction 4.6 Recreation
Hsinchu Green Grass Lake 40 Reservoir, tourist attraction 16.30 Irrigation, recreation
Nantou County Sun Moon Lake 748 Zhuoshui River, (Shuili River tributary) Reservoir, tourist attraction 840 145,730,000 Power generation, recreation [4]
Pingtung County Longluan Lake 18.5 Reservoir, wetland 120~175 Conservation, irrigation

Artificial lakes[]

Region Lake Altitude
(Meter)		 Source Type Area
(Hectare)		 Capacity
(m3)		 Usage Notes
New Taipei Feicui Reservoir 170 Beishi River Reservoir 1024 382,870,000 Public water supply, power generation [5]
New Taipei 22.2 Xindian River Reservoir 50 700,000 Public water supply [6]
Keelung 70 Reservoir 9 560,000 Water supply [7]
Keelung 80 Reservoir 56 10,090,000 Water supply [8]
New Taipei 10 Rainwater Lake 13.4 Flood control, irrigation
Yilan County 170 Lanyang River Regulation basin 2.3 Power generation reservoir
Yilan County
Taoyuan Shimen Reservoir 245 Dahan River Reservoir 800 Irrigation, power generation, water supply, flood control, landscaping
Hsinchu County Baoshan Reservoir 141.6 Reservoir 60.2 5,470,000 Water supply, irrigation [9]
Hsinchu County Baoshan Second Dam 151.73 Reservoir 193 31,900,000 Water supply [10]
Hsinchu County 69.6 Reservoir 137 Water supply, irrigation
Miaoli County 85 Reservoir 165 28,670,000 Water supply, irrigation [11]
Miaoli County Mingde Dam 60 Reservoir 162 12,850,000 Water supply, irrigation, recreation [12]
Miaoli County Liyutan Dam 300 Reservoir 432 119,080,000 Water supply, irrigation, power generation, recreation [13]
Taichung Deji Dam 1400 Dajia River Reservoir 454 199,830,000 Water supply, irrigation, flood control, tourist attraction [14]
Taichung Guguan Dam 930 Dajia River Reservoir 60 Power generation, Regulation basin
Taichung Shigang Dam 270 Dajia River Weir 64.5 3,380,000 Irrigation, water supply, tourist attraction [15]
Nantou County Wushe Dam 1000 (Zhuoshui River tributary) Reservoir 350 53,790,000 Regulation basin, recreation, power generation [16]
Nantou County 668 Reservoir 4.9 230,000 Irrigation [17]
Chiayi Lantan Lake 80 Bazhang River Reservoir 77 9,780,000 Water supply, recreation [18]
Chiayi County Renyitan Dam 100 Bazhang River Reservoir 232 27,100,000 Water supply, recreation [19]
Chiayi County / Tainan Zengwen Dam 200 Zengwen River Reservoir 1,714 491,590,000 Water supply, irrigation, power generation, tourist attraction, flood control [20][21]
Tainan Wushantou Dam 60 Zengwen River Reservoir 1,300 154,158,000 Water supply, irrigation, recreation [21][22]
Tainan Nanhua Dam 180 Houku River (Zengwen River tributary) Reservoir 537 115,900,000 Water supply, recreation [23]
Tainan 70 Yanshui River, Reservoir 25 910,000 Water supply, irrigation, recreation [21]
Tainan 190 Reservoir 197 25,093,448 Water supply, irrigation, recreation [21][24]
Tainan 45.3 Jishui River Reservoir 76.17 8,100,000 Water supply, irrigation [21]
Tainan 143 Zengwen River, Reservoir 12.50 1,150,000 Water supply, irrigation [21]
Tainan 72 Bazhang River, Touqian River Reservoir 55.29 3,783,287 Water supply, irrigation [21]
Kaohsiung Jinshi Lake 9 Love River Artificial lake 11 Flood control, recreation
Kaohsiung Lotus Pond 11 Artificial lake 42 Flood control, recreation
Kaohsiung Meinong Lake 50 Stream Artificial lake 27 Irrigation, recreation
Kaohsiung Chengqing Lake 20 Gaoping River Artificial lake 103 Water supply, irrigation, recreation
Kaohsiung 40 Agongdian River Reservoir 290 Water supply, irrigation, recreation
Kaohsiung 50 Donggang River Reservoir 75 Water supply
Pingtung County Mudan Dam 132 , Mudan River Reservoir 142 27,930,000 Irrigation, water supply [25]
Taitung County Beinan River Artificial lake 11 Recreation
Taitung County (Green Island) 27.3 Rainwater Reservoir 1.23 Water supply
Penghu County 9 Reservoir 32 Water supply
Penghu County 11 Rainwater Reservoir 15 Water supply
Penghu County 8 Rainwater Reservoir 8.1 Water supply
Kinmen County

Former lakes[]

Region Lake Altitude
(Meter)		 Source Type Description Notes
Yunlin County, Chiayi County Caoling Lake 540 Qingshui River Barrier lake Created and destroyed four times. Most recent instance from 1999 to 2004. [26]
Map of Taiwan: Blue pog.svg Lake
English Name
(and Chinese) 		Images Location
Bitan Lake
(碧潭湖)
碧潭腳踏船20100314.JPG
 Xindian District, New Taipei City
Changpi Lake
(長埤湖)
長埤湖02.jpg
 Sanxing Township, Yilan County
Chengcing Lake
(澄清湖)
Toapi Lake.jpg
 Niaosong District, Kaohsiung City
Chiaming Lake
(嘉明湖)
Jiaming lake.jpg
 Haiduan Township, Taitung County
Cueifong Lake
(翠峰湖)
Cueifong Lake Lookout.jpg
 Nan-ao Township, Yilan County
Dalun Lake
(大崙湖)
Dalun Lake.JPG
 Neihu District, Taipei City
Dapo Pond
(大坡池)
A corner of Dapo Pond.jpg
 Chishang Township, Taitung County
Gugang Lake
(古崗湖)
Lake Gugang and Gugang Tower, Kinmen, Taiwan.JPG
 Jincheng Township, Kinmen County
Jinshi Lake
(金獅湖)
Jinshi Lake.JPG
 Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City
Lantan Lake
(蘭潭水庫)
Lantan Reservoir F1000018.JPG
 East District, Chiayi City
Liyu Lake
(鯉魚潭)
Taiwan 2009 HuaLien Carp Lake FRD 5321.jpg
 Shoufeng Township, Hualien County
Longtan Lake
(龍潭大池)
LT pool 6.JPG
 Longtan District, Taoyuan City
Meihua Lake
(梅花湖)
Looking down on Meihua Lake.jpg
 Dongshan Township, Yilan County
Meinong Lake
(美濃湖)
2012 美濃中正湖 Meinong Zhongzheng Lake.jpg
 Meinong District, Kaohsiung City
Milk Lake
(牛奶湖)
Milk Lake.jpg
 Shilin District, Taipei City
Pipa Lake
(琵琶湖)
Pipa Lake in Taitung Taiwan.jpg
 Taitung City, Taitung County
Sun Moon Lake
(日月潭)
Sun Moon Lake.jpg
 Yuchi Township, Nantou County

See also[]

References[]

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  5. ^ "Feitsui Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14.
  6. ^ "Qingtan Weir". Water Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  7. ^ "Xishi Reservoir". Water Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  8. ^ "Xinshan Reservoir". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-09-08.
  9. ^ "Baoshan Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05.
  10. ^ "Baoshan Second Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-09-15.
  11. ^ "Yongheshan Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05.
  12. ^ "Mingde Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-28.
  13. ^ "Liyutan Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-06-22.
  14. ^ "Deji Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10.
  15. ^ "Shigang Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  16. ^ "Wushe Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2012-11-27.
  17. ^ "Toushe Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2012-11-27.
  18. ^ "Lantan Lake". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2012-11-27.
  19. ^ "Renyitan Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2012-11-27.
  20. ^ "Zengwen Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20.
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  22. ^ "Wushantou Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14.
  23. ^ "Nanhua Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  24. ^ "Baihe Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  25. ^ "Mudan Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05.
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