Lingshui Lake
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| Lingshui Lake | |
|---|---|
| 陵水湖 (Chinese) | |
| Location | Lieyu, Kinmen, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 24°25′26.4″N 118°13′33.6″E / 24.424000°N 118.226000°E |
| Type | lake |
| Built | 1963 |
| First flooded | 1963 |
| Surface area | 386 hectares (950 acres) |
The Lingshui Lake (Chinese: 陵水湖; pinyin: Língshuǐ Hú; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Niā-tsuí Ô͘) is a lake in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan.
The lake used to be a lowland area and dry lake since Yuan Dynasty. The production of the salt was discontinued in 1946.[1] In 1963, the Republic of China Armed Forces dug the area and converted into a freshwater lake with three levees to prevent the area from flooding.[2][3]