The origin of Qiandao Lake's name

1984 65438+February 15. With the approval of Zhejiang Geographical Names Committee, Qiandao Lake is the scenic spot name of Xin 'anjiang Reservoir. From then on, there was such an elegant and beautiful name as Qiandao Lake.

Qiandao Lake, an artificial lake with a short history, was dammed by Xin 'anjiang Reservoir in 1957.

For the construction of Xin 'anjiang Hydropower Station, 290,000 generations of local residents living along the Xin 'anjiang River obeyed the government's immigration policy and voluntarily moved out of their homes. After the dam of Xin 'anjiang Reservoir was closed, this mountainous area of 1 1,000 square kilometers became Wang Yang, and the old peak emerged from the water and became an isolated island in the reservoir, including more than 1 1,000, covering an area of more than 3 mu.

1982165438+1October 8th, the State Council identified Fuchunjiang-Xin 'anjiang scenic spot as one of the first 44 national scenic spots, and pointed out: "Xin 'anjiang Reservoir is blue and blue, with dense islands, lush trees and Qiandao Lake. ?

Extended data Qiandao Lake is tree-shaped, with a lake area of 567.40 square kilometers and more than a thousand islands. The dam is108m high and 462m long, with a drainage area of10480km2, a total storage capacity of17.84 billion cubic meters, a length of150km from north to south and a width of10km.

The water area is 580 square kilometers, and the coastline length is 1406 kilometers. The water depth in front of Gandao Lake dam can reach 90 meters, with an average water depth of 34 meters. The bottom of the lake is mainly yellow clay. It flows into the lake through 25 streams and rivers around the lake, among which Xin 'anjiang is the largest, longest and richest in water, as well as Wuqianghui, Zhongzhou, Jinxianxi and Mubaifan.

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