Mingde Dam


Mingde Dam is a rockfill dam across the Laotianliao River in central Touwu Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. The Mingde Reservoir behind the dam serves mainly for irrigation and municipal water supply for Miaoli City. The dam consists of a main embankment high and long, holding back a reservoir with a capacity of 17.1 million cubic metres. The dam and reservoir control runoff from a catchment area of. A spillway located to the north of the main dam consists of a six-bay gated overflow section, with a release capacity of.

History

The dam was built in 1966–1970.