Xiangmi Lake

Xiangmi Lake
香蜜湖
Xiangmaochang Reservoir (香茅场水库)[1]

The Xiangmi Lake during the dry season in October 2016.
Location Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Coordinates 22°33′13″N 114°02′19″E / 22.553559°N 114.038599°E / 22.553559; 114.038599Coordinates: 22°33′13″N 114°02′19″E / 22.553559°N 114.038599°E / 22.553559; 114.038599
Type Lake
Basin countries China
Built 1966
Surface area 1.94 square kilometres (480 acres)
Water volume 1,783,500 m3 (0.0004279 cu mi)

Xiangmi Lake(Chinese: 香蜜湖; pinyin: Xiāngmìhú) is man-made recreational lake located in Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.[2][3][4] It covers a total surface area of 1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi) and has a storage capacity of some 1,783,500 m3 (0.0004279 cu mi) of water. The lake provides landscape water and is used for flood and silt control, and recreational activities, such as boating, swimming, and fishing.[1]

History

Xiangmi Lake was established and opened to the public in 1966, which has fun, food and drink, and tourism.[1] At that time it bore the name Xiangmaochang Reservoir (香茅场水库), which was extended to a small reservoir in 1978.[1]

Transportation

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 安全及生态修复后 香蜜湖水库将升级亮相. ifeng (in Chinese). 2016-08-31.
  2. 香蜜湖怎么“见底”了?. 163.com (in Chinese). 2016-08-29.
  3. 香蜜湖怎么“见底”了? 水位下降超一米 大片河底裸露. Tencent (in Chinese). 2016-08-29.
  4. Sun Tianming (2016-09-01). 香蜜湖水位下降 春节前还湖于民. oeeee.com (in Chinese).
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