List of lakes of Taiwan
's largest natural lake is Sun Moon Lake. Its largest artificial body of water is in the Zengwen Dam. The majority of Taiwan's lakes have multiple functions such as irrigation, electricity generation, water supply and tourist attractions. The volume area of natural lakes tend not to be big.
Terminologies
In Chinese language terminology, smaller bodies of water are designated the terms 「池」, 「塘」 or 「潭」; larger bodies of water are designated as 「湖」 and 「沼」; while bodies of water with multiple functions such as irrigation, electricity generation, flood control, etc are called 「水庫」.Lists
Natural lakes
| Region | Lake | Altitude | Source | Type | Area | Capacity | Usage | Notes |
| Keelung | Lover's Lake | 150 | Stream | Sightseeing | 2 | Recreation | ||
| Taipei | Menghuan Lake | 870 | Rainwater | Wetland, dammed lake | 0.3 | Conservation | ||
| New Taipei | Songluo Lake | 1320 | Rainwater | Alpine lakes | 5.3 | Conservation | ||
| New Taipei | Huangzui Pond | 830 | Rainwater | Crater lake | 0.5 | Conservation | ||
| Yilan County | Longtan Lake | 20 | Rainwater, spring | Tourist attraction | 17 | Cultivation, recreation, tourist attraction | ||
| Yilan County | Shuanglian Pond | 470 | Creek | Tourist attraction | 9.2 | Cultivation, recreation | ||
| Yilan County | Dahu Lake | 20 | Rainwater, spring | Tourist attraction | 6.8 | Cultivation, recreation | ||
| Yilan County | Meihua Lake | 50 | Huotankeng River | Tourist attraction | 18.2 | Recreation | ||
| Yilan County | Mingchi Pond | 1140 | Rainwater | Alpine lake | 0.3 | Recreation | ||
| Yilan County | Cueifong Lake | 1850 | Rainwater | Alpine lake | 8~25 | |||
| Taoyuan | Longtan Lake | 230 | Stream | Tourist attraction | 18 | Irrigation, recreation | ||
| Taoyuan | Angtian Lake | 386 | Rainwater | Inland lake | 0.4 | |||
| Hsinchu County | Yuanyang Lake | 1670 | Rainwater | Alpine lake | 3.6 | |||
| Miaoli County | Dexing Pond | 400 | Spring, rainwater | Tourist attraction | 10 | Irrigation, recreation | ||
| Miaoli County | Longsheng Lake | Spring | Tourist attraction | Irrigation, recreation | ||||
| Miaoli County | Cuichi Pond | 3520 | Rainwater | Alpine lake | 0.004 | |||
| Taichung | Taiwantan | 160 | Spring | Tourist attraction | Recreation | |||
| Nantou County | Malinku | 730 | Rainwater, spring | Tourist attraction | 1.5 | Recreation | ||
| Nantou County | Qilintan | 620 | Rainwater, spring | Tourist attraction | 13 | Irrigation, recreation | ||
| Nantou County | Liyu Lake | 550 | Nangang River | Tourist attraction | 20 | Irrigation, recreation | ||
| Nantou County | Tianluanchi Pond | 2900 | Rainwater | Alpine lake | 0.03 | |||
| Kaohsiung | Dagui Lake | 2150 | Rainwater | Alpine lake | 11.87 | |||
| Kaohsiung | Nanheng Tianchi Pond | 2290 | Rainwater | Alpine lake | 0.4 | |||
| Kaohsiung | Wanshan Shenchi Pond | 2150 | Rainwater | Alpine lake | 1.4 | |||
| Pingtung County | Nanren Lake | 319 | Rainwater | Wetland | 124 | Conservation | ||
| Hualien County | Qicai Lake | 2900 | Rainwater | Alpine lake | 2.2 | |||
| Hualien County | Liyu Lake | 140 | Spring | Tourist attraction | 104 | Recreation | ||
| Hualien County | Hualienchi Pond | 1100 | Rainwater | Alpine lake | 1.5 | |||
| Hualien County | Baishi Pond | 2770 | Rainwater | Alpine lake | 0.6 | |||
| Hualien County | Wanli Pond | 2790 | Rainwater | Alpine lake | 2.8 | |||
| Taitung County | Dapo Pond | 262 | Wetland, tourist attraction | 28 | Conservation, irrigation, recreation | |||
| Taitung County | Pipa Lake | Beinan River | Tourist attraction | Recreation | ||||
| Taitung County | Xiaogui Lake | 2040 | Rainwater | Alpine lake | 5.13 | |||
| Taitung County | Chiaming Lake | 3310 | Rainwater | Alpine lake | 0.9 | |||
| Taitung County | Lanyu Tianchi Pond | 340 | Rainwater | Crater lake | 0.4 | Water supply |
Semi-artificial lakes
| Region | Lake | Altitude | Source | Type | Area | Capacity | Usage | Notes |
| Taipei | Dapi Lake | 10 | Rainwater | Tourist attraction | 8.4 | Flood control, recreation | ||
| Taipei | Dahu Lake | 10 | Rainwater | Tourist attraction | 9.2 | Flood control, recreation | ||
| Taoyuan | Qianci Lake | 250 | Caoling River | Tourist attraction | 4.8 | Recreation | ||
| Taoyuan | Houci Lake | 250 | Caoling River | Tourist attraction | 4.6 | Recreation | ||
| Hsinchu | Green Grass Lake | 40 | Keya River | Reservoir, tourist attraction | 16.30 | Irrigation, recreation | ||
| Nantou County | Sun Moon Lake | 748 | Zhuoshui River, Wucheng River | Reservoir, tourist attraction | 840 | 145,730,000 | Power generation, recreation | |
| Pingtung County | Longluan Lake | 18.5 | Longluanshan River | Reservoir, wetland | 120~175 | Conservation, irrigation |
Artificial lakes
| Region | Lake | Altitude | Source | Type | Area | Capacity | Usage | Notes |
| New Taipei | Feicui Reservoir | 170 | Beishi River | Reservoir | 1024 | 382,870,000 | Public water supply, power generation | |
| New Taipei | Qingtan Weir | 22.2 | Xindian River | Reservoir | 50 | 700,000 | Public water supply | |
| Keelung | Xishi Reservoir | 70 | Xishikeng River | Reservoir | 9 | 560,000 | Water supply | |
| Keelung | Xinshan Reservoir | 80 | Xinshan River | Reservoir | 56 | 10,090,000 | Water supply | |
| New Taipei | Golden Dragon Lake | 10 | Rainwater | Lake | 13.4 | Flood control, irrigation | ||
| Yilan County | Jiuqiong Lake | 170 | Lanyang River | Regulation basin | 2.3 | Power generation reservoir | ||
| Yilan County | Luodong Weir | Luodong River | ||||||
| Taoyuan | Shimen Reservoir | 245 | Dahan River | Reservoir | 800 | Irrigation, power generation, water supply, flood control, landscaping | ||
| Hsinchu County | Baoshan Reservoir | 141.6 | Chaishu River | Reservoir | 60.2 | 5,470,000 | Water supply, irrigation | |
| Hsinchu County | Baoshan Second Dam | 151.73 | Zhonggang River | Reservoir | 193 | 31,900,000 | Water supply | |
| Hsinchu County | Dapu Dam | 69.6 | Emei River | Reservoir | 137 | Water supply, irrigation | ||
| Miaoli County | Yongheshan Dam | 85 | Nanzhuang River | Reservoir | 165 | 28,670,000 | Water supply, irrigation | |
| Miaoli County | Mingde Dam | 60 | Laotianliao River | Reservoir | 162 | 12,850,000 | Water supply, irrigation, recreation | |
| Miaoli County | Liyutan Dam | 300 | Liyutan River | Reservoir | 432 | 119,080,000 | Water supply, irrigation, power generation, recreation | |
| Taichung | Deji Dam | 1400 | Dajia River | Reservoir | 454 | 199,830,000 | Water supply, irrigation, flood control, tourist attraction | |
| Taichung | Guguan Dam | 930 | Dajia River | Reservoir | 60 | Power generation, Regulation basin | ||
| Taichung | Shigang Dam | 270 | Dajia River | Weir | 64.5 | 3,380,000 | Irrigation, water supply, tourist attraction | |
| Nantou County | Wushe Dam | 1000 | Wushe River | Reservoir | 350 | 53,790,000 | Regulation basin, recreation, power generation | |
| Nantou County | Toushe Dam | 668 | Dasheman River | Reservoir | 4.9 | 230,000 | Irrigation | |
| Chiayi | Lantan Lake | 80 | Bazhang River | Reservoir | 77 | 9,780,000 | Water supply, recreation | |
| Chiayi County | Renyitan Dam | 100 | Bazhang River | Reservoir | 232 | 27,100,000 | Water supply, recreation | |
| Chiayi County / Tainan | Zengwen Dam | 200 | Zengwen River | Reservoir | 1,714 | 491,590,000 | Water supply, irrigation, power generation, tourist attraction, flood control | |
| Tainan | Wushantou Dam | 60 | Zengwen River | Reservoir | 1,300 | 154,158,000 | Water supply, irrigation, recreation | |
| Tainan | Nanhua Dam | 180 | Houku River | Reservoir | 537 | 115,900,000 | Water supply, recreation | |
| Tainan | Hutoupi | 70 | Yanshui River, Jialingkan River | Reservoir | 25 | 910,000 | Water supply, irrigation, recreation | |
| Tainan | Baihe Dam | 190 | Beihe River | Reservoir | 197 | 25,093,448 | Water supply, irrigation, recreation | |
| Tainan | Jianshanpi Dam | 45.3 | Jishui River | Reservoir | 76.17 | 8,100,000 | Water supply, irrigation | |
| Tainan | Jingmian Dam | 143 | Zengwen River, Cialiao River | Reservoir | 12.50 | 1,150,000 | Water supply, irrigation | |
| Tainan | Luliao Dam | 72 | Bazhang River, Touqian River | Reservoir | 55.29 | 3,783,287 | Water supply, irrigation | |
| Kaohsiung | Jinshi Lake | 9 | Love River | Artificial lake | 11 | Flood control, recreation | ||
| Kaohsiung | Lotus Pond | 11 | Artificial lake | 42 | Flood control, recreation | |||
| Kaohsiung | Meinong Lake | 50 | Stream | Artificial lake | 27 | Irrigation, recreation | ||
| Kaohsiung | Chengqing Lake | 20 | Gaoping River | Artificial lake | 103 | Water supply, irrigation, recreation | ||
| Kaohsiung | Agongdian Dam | 40 | Agongdian River | Reservoir | 290 | Water supply, irrigation, recreation | ||
| Kaohsiung | Fengshan Dam | 50 | Donggang River | Reservoir | 75 | Water supply | ||
| Pingtung County | Mudan Dam | 132 | Rureng River, Mudan River | Reservoir | 142 | 27,930,000 | Irrigation, water supply | |
| Taitung County | Huoshui Lake | Beinan River | Artificial lake | 11 | Recreation | |||
| Taitung County | Chouqin Dam | 27.3 | Rainwater | Reservoir | 1.23 | Water supply | ||
| Penghu County | Chenggong Dam | 9 | Gangdi River | Reservoir | 32 | Water supply | ||
| Penghu County | Xingren Dam | 11 | Rainwater | Reservoir | 15 | Water supply | ||
| Penghu County | Dongwei Dam | 8 | Rainwater | Reservoir | 8.1 | Water supply | ||
| Kinmen County | Cihu Lake |
| English Name | Images | Location |
| Bitan Lake | Xindian District, New Taipei City | |
| Changpi Lake | Sanxing Township, Yilan County | |
| Chengcing Lake | Niaosong District, Kaohsiung City | |
| Chiaming Lake | Haiduan Township, Taitung County | |
| Cueifong Lake | Nan-ao Township, Yilan County | |
| Dalun Lake | Neihu District, Taipei City | |
| Dapo Pond | Chishang Township, Taitung County | |
| Gugang Lake | Jincheng Township, Kinmen County | |
| Jinshi Lake | Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City | |
| Lantan Lake | East District, Chiayi City | |
| Liyu Lake | Shoufeng Township, Hualien County | |
| Longtan Lake | Longtan District, Taoyuan City | |
| Meihua Lake | Dongshan Township, Yilan County | |
| Meinong Lake | Meinong District, Kaohsiung City | |
| Milk Lake | Shilin District, Taipei City | |
| Sun Moon Lake | Yuchi Township, Nantou County |