Lingshui Lake

Lake in Lieyu, Kinmen, Taiwan

24°25′26.4″N 118°13′33.6″E / 24.424000°N 118.226000°E / 24.424000; 118.226000TypelakeBuilt1963First flooded1963Surface area386 hectares (950 acres)

The Lingshui Lake (Chinese: 陵水湖; pinyin: Língshuǐ Hú; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Niā-tsuí Ô͘) is a lake in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan.

History

The lake used to be a lowland area and dry lake since Yuan Dynasty. The production of the salt was discontinued in 1946.[1] In 1963, the Republic of China Armed Forces dug the area and converted into a freshwater lake with three levees to prevent the area from flooding.[2][3]

Geology

The lake spans over an area of 386 hectares (950 acres) and divided into three areas by dikes, which are the inner, middle and outer.[1][4] It forms a swamp for the habitat of fishes, ducks and migratory birds around the area.[2]

See also

  • Geography of Taiwan

References

  1. ^ a b "Lingshui Lake". Lieyu Travel. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Lingshui Lake". Classic Kinmen Travel. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Lingshui Lake". Taiwan Medical Travel. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Lingshui Lake". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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