Coordinates: 24°28′36.1″N 118°27′22.9″E / 24.476694°N 118.456361°E / 24.476694; 118.456361

Tianpu Reservoir

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Tianpu Reservoir
田埔水库 (Chinese)
Tianpu Reservoir is located in Taiwan
Tianpu Reservoir
Tianpu Reservoir
Location of Tianpu Reservoir (red)
LocationJinsha, Kinmen, Taiwan.
Coordinates24°28′36.1″N 118°27′22.9″E / 24.476694°N 118.456361°E / 24.476694; 118.456361
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsLonghu Lake
River sourcesQianpu River
Water volume599,000 cubic metres (21,200,000 cu ft)

The Tianpu Reservoir (traditional Chinese: 田埔水庫; simplified Chinese: 田埔水库; pinyin: Tiánbù Shuǐkù) is a reservoir in Jinsha Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. It is the catchment area of water supplied from Mainland China through the Jinjiang–Kinmen Pipeline. [citation needed]

Geology

The reservoir has an effective capacity of 599,000 m3 (21,200,000 cu ft).[1] The main local source for the reservoir comes from Qianpu River in Kinmen and supply from Mainland China originated from Longhu Lake in Fujian.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reservoirs, dams and weirs of Taiwan". Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Controversial Chinese fresh water pipeline starts supply to Taiwanese island". Agencia EFE. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.