| Huangcai Reservoir | |
|---|---|
| Qingyang Lake | |
| 黄材水库 (Chinese) | |
 Huangcai Reservoir | |
  Huangcai Reservoir | |
| Location | Huangcai Town, Ningxiang City, Hunan |
| Coordinates | 28°09′04″N 112°03′43″E / 28.151°N 112.062°E |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary outflows | Wei River |
| Basin countries | China |
| Built | September 1958 |
| First flooded | 1965 |
| Surface area | 240.8 square kilometres (93.0 sq mi) |
| Water volume | 147 million cubic metres (39×109 US gal) |
| References | [1] |
The Huangcai Reservoir (simplified Chinese: 黄材水库; traditional Chinese: 黃材水庫; pinyin: Huángcái Shuǐkù), also known as Qingyang Lake (Chinese: 青羊湖) is a large reservoir located in the northwestern part of Ningxiang in the province of Hunan, China.[2][3] It is the largest body of water in Ningxiang and the largest reservoir in Ningxiang. The reservoir is the source of the Wei River. It cost about RMB 5,393,300,000.
Created by damming some small rivers, Huangcai Reservoir, with an area of 240.8 square kilometres (59,500 acres), the reservoir has a capacity of 147,000,000 cubic metres (39×109 US gal).[3]
- ^ 湖南政府网. hnwr.gov.cn (in Chinese (China)). 2014-11-17. Archived from the original on 2007-04-21. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ Wang Xijia (2014), p. 28.
- ^ a b Huang Haichao & Jiang Hongzhao (2002), p. 35.