Lishimen Reservoir | |
Other Name: | Hanshan Lake |
Pushpin Map: | China Zhejiang |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Lishimen Reservoir in Zhejiang province |
Location: | , Tiantai County, Zhejiang |
Coords: | 29.065°N 120.7675°W |
Type: | Reservoir |
Basin Countries: | China |
Date-Built: | May 1973 |
Date-Flooded: | November 1979 |
Volume: | 199000000m2 |
Lishimen Reservoir is a reservoir in the town of, in Tiantai County, Zhejiang, China.[1] It also known as "Hanshan Lake" due to the Tang dynasty poet-monk Hanshan lived here in seclusion for a long time.[2]
Construction of Lishimen Reservoir, designed by Zhejiang Hydropower Design Institute, commenced in May 1973 and was completed in November 1979.[3] The total investment of the project was 27.54 million yuan.[3]
It covers a total catchment area of 296km2 and has a storage capacity of some 199000000m2 of water.[3]
The dam is 70m (230feet) high, 4m (13feet) thick, and its bottom is 15.5m (50.9feet) width with 120000m2 of concrete was poured.
The reservoir served as a shooting location for the 2021 war film The Battle at Lake Changjin.[4]