Xinfengjiang Reservoir
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Xinfengjiang Reservoir | |
| Location | Heyuan, Guangdong |
| Coordinates | 23°43′35″N 114°38′51″E / 23.72639°N 114.64750°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | China |
| Surface area | 370 km2 (140 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 28.7 m (94 ft) |
| Max. depth | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Water volume | 13.98 km3 (11,330,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface elevation | 116 m (381 ft) |
| Islands | more than 360 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 新丰江水库 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 新豐江水庫 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 万绿湖 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 萬綠湖 | ||||||||||
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Xinfengjiang Reservoir (simplified Chinese: 新丰江水库; traditional Chinese: 新豐江水庫; Jyutping: san1 fung1 gong1 seoi2 fu3) or Wanlü Lake (万绿湖; 萬綠湖; maan6 luk6 wu4) is a man-made lake located in Heyuan, Guangdong, China, formed since the damming of the Xinfeng River (a tributary of Dong River) by the Xinfengjiang Dam. The dam is about 6 km away from the downtown of Heyuan and 170 km away from Guangzhou. It is the largest lake in Guangdong covering an area of 370 km2 and it has a storage capacity of 13.98 km3.
Xinfengjiang Reservoir is known for its clear and almost drinkable water, such as that used to produce the renowned Nongfu Spring brand of mineral water (Generally, it is provided South China). Otherwise, the lake, which is famous for the name of "Wanlü Lake" (evergreen in Chinese), is an important tourist attraction of Guangdong.