Zengwen Dam

Zengwen Dam, also spelled Tsengwen Dam, is a major earthen dam in , , on the . It is the third tallest dam in Taiwan, and forms Zengwen , the biggest reservoir in Taiwan by volume.
  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 220 metres (722 feet)
  • Description: dam in Dapu, Chiayi, Taiwan
  • Also known as
    “Tseng-wen Dam”
    “Tseng-wen Reservoir”
    “Tseng-wen Shui-k’u Ta-pa”
    “Tseng-wen Shui-k’u Ta-pa Ching-kuan-ch’ü”
    “Zengwen Reservoir”
    “Zengwun Shueiku Daba”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zengwen Hydropower Plant and Kantoushan.
is a power station, which is situated 340 metres west of Zengwen Dam.
is a peak, which is situated 4 km northwest of Zengwen Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dapu and Nanxi District.
Township is a rural township in , . is situated 8 km northeast of Zengwen Dam.
Nansi District, alternatively spelled Nanxi… is situated 10 km southwest of Zengwen Dam.

Zengwen Dam

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Latitude
23.24842° or 23° 14′ 54″ north
Longitude
120.53613° or 120° 32′ 10″ east
Open location code
7QM26GXP+9F
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Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Zengwen Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Zengwen Shuiku Daba”
  • Chinese: “曾文壩”
  • Chinese: “曾文水壩”
  • Chinese: “曾文水庫大壩”
  • Italian: “diga di Zengwun”
  • Japanese: “曽文ダム”
  • Japanese: “曽文水庫”
  • Japanese: “曽文渓ダム”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chan-bûn Chúi-khò͘ Tōa-pà”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chan-bûn Tōa-pà”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chan-bûn-pà”
  • Yue Chinese: “曾文水壩”

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