Tianping Reservoir
| Tianping Reservoir | |
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| Qingshan Lake | |
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| Location | Qingshanqiao Town, Ningxiang County, Changsha, Hunan |
| Coordinates | 27°59′24″N 111°59′53″E / 27.990°N 111.998°E |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary outflows | Wei River |
| Basin countries | China |
| Built | 1970s |
| First flooded | 1970s |
| Surface area | 4.2 square kilometres (1,000 acres) |
| Water volume | 4,416 cubic metres (0.001167×109 US gal) |
The Tianping Reservoir (simplified Chinese: 田坪水库; traditional Chinese: 田坪水庫; pinyin: Tiánpíng Shuǐkù) is a large reservoir located in the western part of Ningxiang County in the province of Hunan, People's Republic of China. It is the largest body of water in Ningxiang County and the second largest reservoir in Ningxiang County. The reservoir is the source of the Wei River (沩水河).
Created by damming some small rivers, the Tianping Reservoir has an area of 4.2 square kilometres (1,000 acres) and a capacity of 4,416 cubic metres (0.001167×109 US gal).[1]
History
In the 1970s Yang Shifang (杨世芳), head of the People's Government of Ningxiang County, planned to build a reservoir for irrigation, flood control, electricity generation and fish farming. Due to poverty, the government mobilized the masses and used a large amount of human resources to complete the build rather than use heavy construction equipment.
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