Songtao Reservoir
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The Songtao Reservoir also known as the Songtao Reservoir Irrigation Area, is the largest body of water in Hainan
, and the second largest reservoir in China.
Located upstream of the Nandu River
approximately 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) southeast of Danzhou
City, the reservoir covers 17.3 percent of the island and has a total capacity of 3340000000 cubic metres (117,950,985,150.3 cu ft). The reservoir contains more than 100 islands, and is used for argriculture, fisheries, and tourism.
Hainan
Hainan is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China . Although the province comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, of its land mass is Hainan Island , from which the province takes its name...
, and the second largest reservoir in China.
Located upstream of the Nandu River
Nandu River
The Nandu River is the longest river in Hainan province, China. Its tributary is the Xinwu River. The river discharges into the Nandu River estuary in Haikou city, and then into Qiongzhou Strait.- External links :* with Chinese names and useful data*...
approximately 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) southeast of Danzhou
Danzhou
Danzhou is a city in the northwest of the Chinese island province of Hainan. It is a County-level city administered directly by the province.- See also :* Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China...
City, the reservoir covers 17.3 percent of the island and has a total capacity of 3340000000 cubic metres (117,950,985,150.3 cu ft). The reservoir contains more than 100 islands, and is used for argriculture, fisheries, and tourism.