Lingshui Lake | |
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陵水湖 ( Chinese) | |
Location | Lieyu, Kinmen, Taiwan |
Coordinates | 24°25′26.4″N 118°13′33.6″E / 24.424000°N 118.226000°E |
Type | lake |
Built | 1963 |
First flooded | 1963 |
Surface area | 386 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.
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]
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]