The Reservoir Function of Shilong Reservoir

There are ancient temple sites on the top of the temple in Shilong reservoir area, which are closely related to Taizishan National Forest Park and Qujialing Cultural Site. There is a small hydropower station in the reservoir area, with complete irrigation canals, farms, waterworks and other facilities. The reservoir has comprehensive benefits such as flood control, power generation, irrigation, aquaculture, fruit and water supply. The reservoir has convenient transportation, with Wuhan 180km in the east, Jingshan 40km, Jingzhou and Dangyang 120km in the west, Yichang Three Gorges 240km and Xiangyang and Fancheng 230km in the north.

In 2008, the water supply pipe network project diverted water from Shilong Reservoir to Yonglong Town, with a total length of 37 kilometers. Three water supply stations were built along the way, covering the two towns of Shilong and Yonglong in this county and some towns and villages around the state-owned Taizishan Forest Farm, Qujialing Management Zone and Tianmen City, benefiting more than 200,000 people. With a total investment of more than 22 million yuan, construction started in March 2007, and it took one and a half years to complete the water supply, which solved the problem of drinking epidemic water in surrounding towns (schistosomiasis endemic areas) since history.