| Huating Lake Dam | |||||||||||
| Location Map: | China | ||||||||||
| Location Map Caption: | Location within China | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 30.4672°N 116.2475°W | ||||||||||
| Country: | People's Republic of China | ||||||||||
| Location: | Chalukou Village (岔路口乡) Reservoir in Taihu County, Anqing City, Anhui Province | ||||||||||
| Construction Began: | 1958 | ||||||||||
| Opening: | 1976 | ||||||||||
| Dam Type: | Crushed rock and clay embankment
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| Dam Height: | 57.9m (190feet) | ||||||||||
| Dam Length: | 566m (1,857feet) | ||||||||||
| Dam Width Crest: | 6.7m (22feet) | ||||||||||
| Dam Elevation Crest: | 99.4m (326.1feet) | ||||||||||
| Dam Crosses: | Changhe (长河) | ||||||||||
| Res Name: | Huating Lake 花亭湖 | ||||||||||
| Res Capacity Total: | 2.39e9m3 | ||||||||||
| Res Catchment: | 1880km2 | ||||||||||
| Website: | hth.gov.cn | ||||||||||
Huating Lake, also known as the Hualiangting Reservoir (花凉亭水库 Huāliángtíng Shuĭkù), is a large scale reservoir in Taihu County, Anqing City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, used for the purposes of flood control, hydro-electric power generation, agricultural irrigation, transport and tourism. The lake is a National Scenic Area, National 4A Tourist Attraction and demonstration site for agro-tourism.
Damming of the lake to create a reservoir began in 1958 and continued until 1962. There was then an eight-year hiatus until 1970 when construction resumed. Fundamental infrastructure was in place by 1976 and the project completed in 2001.[1]
On October 26, 2009, a 2.1 billion RMB, 23 month reinforcement program began at the reservoir.[2]
The reservoir provides irrigation for Susong County, Wangjiang County, Huaining County and the eastern part of Taihu County, a total area of some 1.05 million Chinese acres.