Tangjiashan Lake

#398 among destinations in China

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Tangjiashan Lake is a landslide dam-created lake on the Jian River, which was formed by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Its name comes from the nearby mountain Tangjiashan. On May 24, 2008 the water level rose by 2 metres in a single day, reaching a depth of 23 metres, just 29 metres below the barrier level. On June 9 2008, more than 250,000 people had been evacuated from Mianyang in anticipation of the Tangjiashan Lake dam bursting. ()

Local name: 唐家山堰塞湖 Elevation: 2083 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 31°50'12"N, 104°27'18"E

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SichuanChina

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Tangjiashan Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Beichuan Earthquake Museum, Mount Tangjia.

1.8 miS
History museum, Museum
Beichuan Earthquake Museum
45 min walk • Beichuan Earthquake Museum is a memorial museum of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake located in Beichuan County, Sichuan, China.
3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tangjia
89 min walk • Mount Tangjia is a mountain in Sichuan Province, China, 3.2 kilometers away from the county seat of Beichuan County. It overlooks the Jian River and Tangjiashan Lake, a landslide dam-created lake which was formed by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.