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Cấm Sơn Reservoir

Coordinates: 21°32′4″N 106°33′52″E / 21.53444°N 106.56444°E / 21.53444; 106.56444
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Cấm Sơn Reservoir
Cấm Sơn Lake
Hồ Cấm Sơn (Vietnamese)
Location of lake in Vietnam.
Location of lake in Vietnam.
Cấm Sơn Reservoir
LocationLục Ngạn District, Bắc Giang Province, Vietnam
Coordinates21°32′4″N 106°33′52″E / 21.53444°N 106.56444°E / 21.53444; 106.56444
TypeReservoir
Max. length30 kilometres (19 mi)
Max. width7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
Surface area2,600 hectares (6,400 acres)

Cấm Sơn Reservoir (Vietnamese: Hồ Cấm Sơn) is a lake in Lục Ngạn District, Bắc Giang Province, Vietnam, near the border with Lạng Sơn Province. The lake lies off Highway 279, northeast of the city of Bắc Giang.

The lake has an area of some 2,600 hectares (6,400 acres), but during the rainy season when flooding is common, the lake can expand to some 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres). The length of the lake is about 30 kilometres (19 mi). Its widest point is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) and narrowest point is about 200 metres (660 ft).