Trị An Reservoir
Trị An Lake
Hồ Trị An (Vietnamese)
A bridge across the reservoir in Vĩnh Cửu district
Trị An Reservoir is located in Vietnam
Trị An Reservoir
Trị An Reservoir
LocationĐồng Nai province
Coordinates11°11′09″N 107°09′04″E / 11.18583°N 107.15111°E / 11.18583; 107.15111
TypeReservoir
River sourcesĐồng Nai River, La Ngà River
Basin countriesVietnam
Built1984 (1984)
First flooded1987 (1987)
Surface area323 square kilometres (125 sq mi)
Water volume~ 2.8 billion cubic metres (99×10^9 cu ft)

Trị An Reservoir, also known as Trị An Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Trị An), is an artificial lake located on the Dong Nai River, with the territory of Vĩnh Cửu, Định Quán, Thống Nhất and Trảng Bom districts, all in Đồng Nai province.[1] It store, then supply water for Trị An Dam.[2]

It has an area of 323 km2 and a capacity of 2.7 billion m3. In the north of the lake is Cát Tiên National Park. There are 76 small islands in the lake, some of which are inhabited.[3] Today, it is also a picnic spot in Đồng Nai province.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Dong Nai proposes 8 solar power projects on Tri An lake". VietnamPlus.
  2. ↑ "Thủy điện Trị An: Dấu ấn hữu nghị Việt - Nga (English: Tri An Dam: A mark of Vietnam - Russia friendship)". Vietnam Electricity Corporation.
  3. ↑ "Hệ thống đảo trên hồ Trị An: Tiềm năng chưa khai thác hết (English: The island system on Trị An lake: Untapped potential)". Đồng Nai newspaper.
  4. ↑ "Phát triển du lịch vùng lòng hồ Trị An (English: Developing tourism in Tri An lake)". Sài Gòn Giải Phóng newspaper.
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