Zengwen Reservoir

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Zengwen Dam, also spelled Tsengwen Dam, (Hanyu Pinyin: Zéngwén Bà, Tongyong Pinyin: Zéngwún Shuěibà, Wade–Giles: Tseng2-wen2 Shui3-b'a4) is a major earthen dam in Dapu Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan on the Zengwen River. It is the third tallest dam in Taiwan, and forms Zengwen Reservoir, the biggest reservoir in Taiwan by volume. The dam stores water for irrigation of the Chianan Plain, Taiwan's most productive agricultural region, and provides flood control along the Zengwen River which flows through Tainan City. The dam supports a 50 megawatt hydroelectric power station.

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