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Dam
Xihu Reservoir
Purposepublic water supply
Construction beganJuly 1969

Xihu Reservoir (Chinese: 西湖水庫; pinyin: Xīhú shuǐkù), also known as Hsi-Hu Reservoir, is a reservoir located on the west side of Lieyu Township ("Little Kinmen"), Kinmen County, Taiwan. It is the largest reservoir in Little Kinmen.

The construction of the Xihu Reservoir started in July 1969 and was completed in August 1970.

Xihu Reservoir has a catchment area of 3.87 square kilometers, its dam is 900 meters long and 2.3 meters high, with a storage capacity of over 140,000 cubic meters.

References

  1. "Reservoirs, dams and weirs of Taiwan". Water Resources Agency. September 3, 2020.
  2. "Reservoirs". Water Resources Agency. February 25, 2020.
  3. "Hsi-Hu Reservoir". land.kinmen.gov.tw. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  4. "Problems occurred with irrigation water for crops in East Peninsula and Little Kinmen". Kinmen Daily News (in Chinese). 2009-10-06.
  5. "The largest reservoir in Little Kinmen". E-river.wra.gov.tw. 2014-09-09.
  6. ^ Water Resources Agency (1 October 2011). Feasibility assessment of major reservoirs in Taiwan taken over by the Water Resources Agency. Water Resources Agency. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-986-02-9488-0.
  7. "History and Review of Water Plants". Kinmen Daily News (in Chinese). 2006-03-31. Retrieved July 18, 2021.


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