Shanxi Reservoir | |
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Location | Jinsha, Kinmen County [1] |
Coordinates | 24°30′22″N 118°25′43″E / 24.5060°N 118.4287°E |
Purpose | public water supply [2] |
Construction began | March 1996 |
Shanxi Reservoir [3] ( traditional Chinese: 山西水庫 [4]; simplified Chinese: 山西水库; pinyin: Shānxī Shuǐkù), also known as Shansi Reservoir, [5] is a reservoir located in Shanxi Village, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. [6] Its water source is natural rainfall. [7]
The construction of the Shanxi Reservoir started in March 1996 and was completed in September 1997. It has a catchment area of 0.88 square kilometers and a designed effective water storage capacity of about 220,000 cubic meters. [8]