Opening date 1969 Length 760 m (2,490 ft) Height 81 m Phone +86 898 2371 1119 | Province Hainan Construction began 1958 | |
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Creates Songtao ReservoirSongtao Reservoir Irrigation Area (Code BHF60000181) Similar Shihua Water Tunnel, Dongpo Academy, Haikou Great Hall of the Pe, Hainan Tropical Botanical, Luobi Cave | ||
The Songtao Reservoir (Chinese: 松涛水库; pinyin: Sōngtāo Shuĭkù), also known as the Songtao Reservoir Irrigation Area, is the largest body of water in Hainan, and the second largest reservoir in China.
Located upstream of the Nandu River approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Danzhou City, the reservoir covers 0.17 percent of the island and has a total capacity of 3,340,000,000 cubic metres (1.18×1011 cu ft). The reservoir contains more than 100 islands, and is used for agriculture, fisheries, and tourism.
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