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Liyutan Dam
Liyutan Dam
	Location of Liyutan Dam in Miaoli County
Official name	鯉魚潭壩
Location	Sanyi, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Coordinates	24°20′28.59″N 120°46′53.9″E / 24.3412750°N 120.781639°E
Purpose	water supply, irrigation
Status	Operational
Construction began	July 1985;; 39 years ago
Opening date	November 1992;; 32 years ago
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment dam
Impounds	Da'an River
Height	95 m (312 ft)
Length	306 m (1,004 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	126,120,000 m3
Active capacity	122,710,000 m3
Surface area	4.32 km2
Maximum water depth	300 m

The Liyutan Dam (traditional Chinese: 鯉魚潭壩; simplified Chinese: 鲤鱼潭坝; pinyin: Lǐyútán Bà) is a dam in Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan.

History

The dam was initially constructed in July 1985 and was opened in November 1992.^[1]

Technical specifications

The dam has a total capacity of 126,120,000 m³ and an effective capacity of 122,710,000 m³. Its water surface spans over an area of 4.32 km² with a maximum depth of 300 m. The dam forms the Liyutan Reservoir and discharges its water to Da'an River.^[1] The dam supplies water to the public in Taichung City and Miaoli County, as well as 4,209 hectares of irrigation area.^[1]^[2]

Transportation

The dam is accessible east from Tai'an Station of Taiwan Railways.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Profile on Taiwan Water Resources" (PDF). Water Resources Agency. 5 September 2006. p. 16. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ Pan, Tzu-yu; Hsieh, Fang-yu; Chiang, Yi-ching (7 March 2021). "Water levels at reservoirs still low despite rain". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 7 March 2021.