Chenggong Reservoir (), also known as Chengkung Reservoir, Cheng Kung Reservoir, is a

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

on the

Penghu Islands The Penghu (, Hokkien POJ: ''Phîⁿ-ô͘'' or ''Phêⁿ-ô͘'' ) or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, located approximately west from the main island of Taiwan, covering an are ...

, located in Chenggong Village,

Huxi Township Huxi may refer to: * Huxi, Penghu, a rural township in Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan * Huxi, Shandong, a former prefecture in Shandong Province, China * Huxi District, Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , S ...

Penghu County The Penghu (, Hokkien POJ: ''Phîⁿ-ô͘'' or ''Phêⁿ-ô͘'' ) or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, located approximately west from the main island of Taiwan, covering an area ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. File:澎湖湖西成功水庫水壩 01.jpg File:澎湖湖西成功水庫水壩 02.jpg File:澎湖湖西成功水庫水壩 03.jpg File:澎湖湖西成功水庫水壩 04.jpg The construction of Chenggong Reservoir started in October 1972, and was completed in December 1973. As of April 1, 2021, the reservoir has a total storage capacity of 1.21 million cubic meters and an effective capacity of 1.21 million cubic meters. It is the biggest and the oldest reservoir in Penghu County.

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Reservoirs in Taiwan Geography of Penghu County Buildings and structures in Taiwan Buildings and structures completed in 1973 {{Taiwan-geo-stub

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