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List of lakes of Taiwan

List of lakes of Taiwan

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Taiwan's largest natural lake is Sun Moon Lake. Its largest artificial body of water is the Zengwen Reservoir, formed by the Zengwen Dam. The majority of Taiwan's lakes have multiple functions such as irrigation, electricity generation, water supply and tourist attractions. The volume area of natural lakes tend not to be big.[1]

Sun Moon Lake, the largest lake in Taiwan

Terminologies

In Chinese language terminology, smaller bodies of water (ponds) are designated the terms 「池」 ("-chi"), 「塘」("-tang") or 「潭」("-tan"); larger bodies of water are designated as 「湖」("-hu", lake) and 「沼」("-zhao", marsh); while bodies of water with multiple functions such as irrigation, electricity generation, flood control, etc are called 「水庫」 ("-shuiku", lit. water storage).[2]

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Natural lakes

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Semi-artificial lakes

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Artificial lakes

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Former lakes

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See also

References

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    "Zengwen Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20.
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    "Wushantou Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14.
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    "Nanhua Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
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    "Baihe Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
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    "Mudan Dam". Water Resources Agency. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05.
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