Xihu Reservoir

Xihu Reservoir^[2] (Chinese: 西湖水庫; pinyin: Xīhú shuǐkù), also known as Hsi-Hu Reservoir,^[3] is a reservoir located on the west side of Lieyu Township ("Little Kinmen"), Kinmen County, Taiwan.^[4] It is the largest reservoir in Little Kinmen.^[5]

Xihu Reservoir
Purpose	public water supply^[1]
Construction began	July 1969

The construction of the Xihu Reservoir started in July 1969 and was completed in August 1970.^[6]

Xihu Reservoir has a catchment area of 3.87 square kilometers, its dam is 900 meters long and 2.3 meters high,^[6] with a storage capacity of over 140,000 cubic meters.^[7]

References

1. "Reservoirs, dams and weirs of Taiwan". Water Resources Agency. September 3, 2020.
2. "Reservoirs". Water Resources Agency. February 25, 2020.
3. "Hsi-Hu Reservoir". land.kinmen.gov.tw. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
4. "Problems occurred with irrigation water for crops in East Peninsula and Little Kinmen". Kinmen Daily News (in Chinese). 2009-10-06.
5. "The largest reservoir in Little Kinmen". E-river.wra.gov.tw. 2014-09-09.
6. Water Resources Agency (1 October 2011). Feasibility assessment of major reservoirs in Taiwan taken over by the Water Resources Agency. Water Resources Agency. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-986-02-9488-0.
7. "History and Review of Water Plants". Kinmen Daily News (in Chinese). 2006-03-31. Retrieved July 18, 2021.