Huating Lake

{{Infobox dam

| name = Huating Lake Dam

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| location_map = China

| location_map_caption = Location within China

| coordinates = {{coord|30|28|02|N|116|14|51|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| country = People's Republic of China

| location = Chalukou Village (岔路口乡)
Reservoir in Taihu County, Anqing City, Anhui Province

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| construction_began = 1958

| opening = 1976

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| dam_type = Crushed rock and clay embankment{{infobox|child=yes

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| data1 = Large

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| dam_height = {{convert|57.9|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| dam_length = {{convert|566|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| dam_width_crest = {{convert|6.7|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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| dam_elevation_crest = {{convert|99.4|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| dam_crosses = Changhe (长河)

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| res_name = Huating Lake
花亭湖

| res_capacity_total = {{convert|2.39|e9m3|abbr=off}}

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| res_catchment = {{convert|1880|km2|abbr=on}}

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| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110220144539/http://www.hth.gov.cn/ hth.gov.cn]

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File:自己拍的花亭湖.jpeg

Huating Lake ({{zh|c=花亭湖|p=Huātíng Hú}}), also known as the Hualiangting Reservoir (花凉亭水库 Huāliángtíng Shuĭkù), is a large scale reservoir in Taihu County, Anqing City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, used for the purposes of flood control, hydro-electric power generation, agricultural irrigation, transport and tourism. The lake is a National Scenic Area, National 4A Tourist Attraction and demonstration site for agro-tourism.

Damming of the lake to create a reservoir began in 1958 and continued until 1962. There was then an eight-year hiatus until 1970 when construction resumed. Fundamental infrastructure was in place by 1976 and the project completed in 2001.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ahsl.gov.cn/websites/style1/slnj_view.php?id=2153|title=Anqing City's Huating Lake Hydro-electric Power Station (安庆市花凉亭水电站)|language=zh|publisher=Anhui Water Conservancy Bureau|access-date=March 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707031442/http://www.ahsl.gov.cn/websites/style1/slnj_view.php?id=2153|archive-date=July 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}

On October 26, 2009, a 2.1 billion RMB, 23 month reinforcement program began at the reservoir.{{Cite web|url=http://www.anqing.gov.cn/a/zhengwu/dongtai/jingji/2010/0701/18333.html|title=Hualiangting Reservoir Reinforcement Project (花凉亭水库除险加固工程开工建设)|language=zh|date=October 30, 2009|access-date=March 18, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227052057/http://anqing.gov.cn/a/zhengwu/dongtai/jingji/2010/0701/18333.html|archive-date=December 27, 2010}}

The reservoir provides irrigation for Susong County, Wangjiang County, Huaining County and the eastern part of Taihu County, a total area of some 1.05 million Chinese acres.