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The Baoshan Second Dam () is a
dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...
in Baoshan Township,
Hsinchu County Hsinchu is a County (Taiwan), county in Regions of Taiwan, north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka people, Hakka; with a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. Zhubei is the county seat ...
,
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
.


History

In 1986, the planning team of Water Resources Bureau of the
Taiwan Provincial Government Taiwan Provincial Government is the nominal government of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. Since 2018, its functions have been transferred to the National Development Council (Taiwan), National Development Council and other ministries ...
conducted preliminary study for a dam exploration to alleviate
water scarcity Water scarcity (closely related to water stress or water crisis) is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two types of water scarcity. One is ''physical.'' The other is ''economic water scarcity''. Physic ...
problem in Hsinchu County in the future. In 1989, the initial planning to construct the dam began and the feasibility study started in 1993. In 1995, the Project Plan for the Second Baoshan Reservoir in Hsinchu County was proposed. The construction began in April1997 and completed in June2006. In 2020, the
government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
announced that it would increase the height of the dam to increase the total water supply of Taiwan.


Technical specifications

The dam is an
embankment Embankment may refer to: Geology and geography * A levee, an artificial bank raised above the immediately surrounding land to redirect or prevent flooding by a river, lake or sea * Embankment (earthworks), a raised bank to carry a road, railway ...
type of dam. It spans over 58meters high, 350 meters long with a volume of 2,052,000m3. It produces a reservoir with a catchment area of 2.88km2, full water level area of 1.93km2 and a maximum depth of 151.73meters. It has a total capacity of 31,900,000m3 with effective capacity of 31,340,000m3.


See also

*
List of dams and reservoirs in Taiwan This is a partial listing of dams and reservoirs in Taiwan (Republic of China). List of dams and reservoirs See also * List of power stations in Taiwan References * Reservoirs, dams and weirs of Taiwan
(Taiwan Water Resources Ag ...
*
Baoshan Dam The Baoshan Dam () is a dam located in Baoshan Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan. The dam supplies water to Hsinchu City and cooling water to factories in Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park. History The dam was initially constructed in 1981 a ...


References

2006 establishments in Taiwan Buildings and structures in Hsinchu County Dams completed in 2006 Dams in Taiwan {{Taiwan-dam-stub