What are the top ten reservoirs in Anhui?
There are many reservoirs in Anhui Province, most of which were water conservancy projects built in the 1950s and 1960s. There are still many reservoirs left, and complete natural ecosystems have been formed around many reservoirs, with various animals and plants living in them. So what are the top ten reservoirs in Anhui?
According to preliminary statistics, Anhui Province has more than 400 reservoirs, which can be said to be a developed water system. So what are the top ten reservoirs in Anhui?
1. Foziling Reservoir: Foziling Reservoir is located in Huoshan County, Lu'an City, with a total storage capacity of 496 million cubic meters and a drainage area of 1,270 square kilometers. It is a tributary of the Huaihe River.
2. Meishan Reservoir: Meishan Reservoir is located in Jinzhai County, with a total storage capacity of 2.337 billion cubic meters, and is a first-level tributary of the Huaihe River.
3. Mozitan Reservoir: Mozitan Reservoir is also located in Huoshan County, Lu'an City, 25 kilometers away from the Foziling Reservoir dam site, with a controlled watershed area of 570 square kilometers and a total reservoir storage capacity of 339 million cubic meters. .
4. Xianghongdian Reservoir: Xianghongdian Reservoir is a large reservoir on the Xipi River, a tributary of the Huaihe River. It is located in Jinzhai County, Lu'an City, with a total storage capacity of 2.632 billion cubic meters.
5. Chencun Reservoir: Chencun Reservoir, the reservoir area is now the scenic Taiping Lake. Chencun Reservoir is mainly located in Huangshan District, Huangshan City, and part of it is located in Jingxian County, Xuancheng City. The reservoir covers an area of 2,800 square kilometers and has a total storage capacity of 2.69 billion cubic meters. Chencun Reservoir is not only the only complete reservoir directly under the central government in Anhui Province, but also the largest artificial lake in Anhui Province.
6. Dongpu Reservoir: Dongpu Reservoir, commonly known as the "big water tank" of Hefei people, has a total storage capacity of 242 million cubic meters.
7. Hualiangting Reservoir: Hualiangting Reservoir is located on the tributary of Wanhe River in the Yangtze River Basin and belongs to Anqing City, with a total storage capacity of 2.398 billion cubic meters.
8. Longhekou Reservoir: It is located at Longhekou in the upper reaches of Hangbu River in Shucheng County, Jian'an City, with a drainage area of 1,111 square kilometers. With a total storage capacity of 820 million cubic meters, it is known as the world's largest man-made storage facility.
9. Huanglishu Reservoir: Huanglishu Reservoir is located on the Xianghe River, a tributary of Chuhe River, Quanjiao County, Chuzhou City, 20 kilometers away from Huanglishu Shanxi, Gaoxia Pinghu with a water surface area of 16.5 square kilometers.
10. Shaheji Reservoir: Shaheji Reservoir is located in Chuzhou. It was basically completed in September 1962, with a total storage capacity of 211 million cubic meters.