The Songtao Reservoir (), also known as the Songtao Reservoir Irrigation Area, is the largest body of water in
Hainan
Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...
, and the second largest reservoir
in China.
Located upstream of the
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 at Haikou city, and then into Qiongzhou Strait.
The river is 314 km long, with a discharge ...
approximately southeast of
Danzhou
Danzhou () is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of the Chinese island province of Hainan. Although called a "city", Danzhou administers a large area which was called Dan County or Danxian () until 1993. The administrative seat and urban ...
City, the reservoir covers 0.17 percent of the island and has a total capacity of . The reservoir contains more than 100 islands, and is used for agriculture, fisheries, and tourism.
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Tourist attractions in Hainan
Reservoirs in China
Bodies of water of Hainan
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