Historical Formation of Lvwan Lake Scenic Area in Heyuan

Lvwan Lake at the source of the river was actually formed by damming and storing water at Yaposhan Gorge in the lower reaches of Xinfeng River. Xinfengjiang Reservoir is a water conservancy project integrating irrigation, power generation and flood control, with a total area of 370 square kilometers and a storage capacity of 654.38+03.98 billion cubic meters. It is the largest artificial lake in Guangdong Province. Lvwan Lake Scenic Area is located in Dongyuan County, Guangdong Province, 6 kilometers away from Heyuan City. Xinfengjiang Reservoir, the largest artificial lake in South China, was formed by building a dam and storing water in Yaposhan Gorge, the narrowest mountain pass of Xinfengjiang, during the construction of Xinfengjiang Power Plant in 1958.

People in Xinfengjiang River Basin have paid a great price for the construction of this artificial lake. Xinfeng River is the largest tributary of Dongjiang River system, which originates from Yutian Station in Xinfeng County and flows into Dongjiang from west to south via Heyuan City. The whole river is 163 km long, and the rainwater collection area is 58 13 km2. The submerged area is 390 square kilometers when storing water. 2309 1 Household 943 1 1 People moved to towns and villages in counties such as Shaoguan and Huizhou. At the same time, 15524 people moved from the foot of the mountain to the hillside to live without land. Up to now, there are still 6 towns in the reservoir area with more than 70,000 immigrants. When the warehouse was cleared, * * * flooded 28,333 hectares of mountain forests and paddy fields12,000 hectares. Nanhu Lake in Xinfengjiang River Basin, where the source of the river is known as the land of plenty, has become a beautiful lake. Due to the lack of production and living conditions, there is still a big gap between immigrants in the lake area and people in non-immigrant areas. In recent years, many immigrants have participated in and engaged in tourism activities in the lake area, which is one of the effective ways to get rid of poverty and become rich.