Tianping Reservoir Explained

Tianping Reservoir
Other Name:Qingshan Lake
Pushpin Map:China Hunan
Location:Qingshanqiao Town, Ningxiang, Hunan
Coords:27.99°N 111.998°W
Type:Reservoir
Outflow:Wei River
Basin Countries:China
Date-Built:1970s
Date-Flooded:1970s
Area:4.2km2
Volume:44160000m2

The Tianping Reservoir, also known as Qingshan Lake, is a large reservoir located in the western part of Ningxiang, Hunan, China. It is the largest body of water in Ningxiang and the second largest reservoir in Ningxiang. The reservoir is the source of the Wei River.

Created by damming some small rivers, the Tianping Reservoir has an area of 4.2km2 and a capacity of 4416m2.[1]

History

In the 1970s Yang Shifang (Chinese: 杨世芳), head of the People's Government of Ningxiang, 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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  1. Web site: http://www.nxqsq.com/news_view.asp?newsid=20 . zh:《芙蓉山水》. 2006-04-17. 青山桥人民政府网. Chinese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060702173902/http://www.nxqsq.com/news_view.asp?newsid=20. 2006-07-02.