Yên Lập Reservoir (Vietnamese: Hồ Yên Lập) is a large artificial freshwater lake in Hoành Bồ District, Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam. Work began creating the dam on Míp River and Yên Lập River in 1978. It has a capacity of 128 million cubic metres.
Yên Lập Reservoir | |
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Yên Lập Lake | |
Hồ Yên Lập (Vietnamese) | |
Location | Hoành Bồ District |
Coordinates | 20°59′59″N 106°54′49″E / 20.999734°N 106.913727°E |
Lake type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Míp River |
Primary outflows | Yên Lập River |
Basin countries | Vietnam |
Max. length | 20 km (12 mi) |
Max. width | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
Max. depth | 30 m (98 ft) |
Water volume | 226 million cubic metres (8.0×10 9 cu ft) |
Surface elevation | 30.20 m (99.1 ft) |
Islands | Bàn Tay, Canh, Cua, Giáp Giới |
Settlements | Quảng Ninh |
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