Lishimen Reservoir | |
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Hanshan Lake | |
里石门水库 ( Chinese) | |
Location | Jietou , Tiantai County, Zhejiang |
Coordinates | 29°03′54″N 120°46′03″E / 29.06500°N 120.76750°E |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Shifeng River |
Primary outflows | Shifeng River |
Basin countries | China |
Built | May 1973 |
First flooded | November 1979 |
Water volume | 199,000,000 m3 (0.048 cu mi) |
Lishimen Reservoir ( simplified Chinese: 里石门水库; traditional Chinese: 裡石門水庫; pinyin: Lǐshímén Shuǐkù) is a reservoir in the town of Jietou , in Tiantai County, Zhejiang, China. [1] It also known as "Hanshan Lake" due to the Tang dynasty poet-monk Hanshan lived here in seclusion for a long time. [2]
Construction of Lishimen Reservoir, designed by Zhejiang Hydropower Design Institute, commenced in May 1973 and was completed in November 1979. [3] The total investment of the project was 27.54 million yuan. [3]
It covers a total catchment area of 296 km2 (114 sq mi) and has a storage capacity of some 199,000,000 m3 (0.048 cu mi) of water. [3]
The dam is 70 m (230 ft) high, 4 m (13 ft) thick, and its bottom is 15.5 m (51 ft) width with 120,000 m3 (2.9×10−5 cu mi) of concrete was poured.
The reservoir served as a shooting location for the 2021 war film The Battle at Lake Changjin. [4]