Songtao Reservoir

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Songtao Reservoir Dam
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Map showing the Songtao Reservoir (Greenfield Reservoir)
Songtao Reservoir is located in China
Songtao Reservoir
Location within China
Country China
Location Hainan
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Construction began 1958[1]
Opening date 1969[2]
Dam and spillways
Impounds Nandu River
Height 80.7 m (265 ft)
Length 760 m (2,490 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Songtao Reservoir
Songtao Reservoir Irrigation Area (Code BHF60000181)
Total capacity 3,070,000,000 m3 (2,490,000 acre·ft) [3]
Surface area 58.66 km2 (22.65 sq mi)

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[1] in China.[4]

Located upstream of the Nandu River approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Danzhou City, the reservoir covers 17.3 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.[5]

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