Lantan Lake
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| Lantan Lake | |
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| 蘭潭水庫 (Chinese) | |
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_location_map.svg)  Lantan Lake | |
| Location | East, Chiayi City, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 23°28′22.6″N 120°28′45.9″E / 23.472944°N 120.479417°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Bazhang River |
| Surface area | 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi) |
| Water volume | 9,790,000 cubic metres (346,000,000 cu ft) |
Lantan Lake (traditional Chinese: 蘭潭水庫; simplified Chinese: 兰潭水库; pinyin: Lántán Shuǐkù) or Orchid Lake is a lake and reservoir in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan.
History
The lake is also called the Holland Lake, Dutch Lake, and Hong-Mao Pei (see ang mo) because the lake was dug by the Dutch around 300 years ago during the Dutch Formosa rule by taking it source from the Bazhang River to irrigate the broad fields run by the Dutch East India Company. This system lasted until the beginning of Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan in which the lake laid in ruins until the Qing Dynasty rule. In the late Japanese rule period, the dam was reconstructed.
Geography
The reservoir can contain 9,790,000 m3 (346,000,000 cu ft) of water as the main water resource of Chiayi City. It covers an area of 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi).
Features
A fountain is set up on the lake with water surging up to 50 meters (160 ft).
Transportation
The lake is accessible by Chiayi City Bus route 1 and route 66 from Chiayi Station of Taiwan Railways.
See also
References
- ^ "1024px-Lantan_Reservoir_D0612". upload.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ Tsai, Leon. "Lantan Reservoir". TravelKing. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Investment Environment-Chiayi City Government". chiayi.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ a b "Lantan (Holland Lake) Scenic Area". Taiwan, the Heart of Asia. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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