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Taihu Reservoir

Taihu Reservoir is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Taihu Reservoir rather than just read about it. In short: Taihu Reservoir (traditional Chinese: 太湖水庫; simplified Chinese: 太湖水库; pinyin: Tàihú shuǐkù), also spelled as Tai-Hu Reservoir, formerly known as Huanglong Reservoir, is a reservoir located in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. It is one of the main water sources of Kinmen.

Key takeaways

Taihu Reservoir belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Taihu Reservoir to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Taihu Reservoir from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Taihu Reservoir (traditional Chinese: 太湖水庫; simplified Chinese: 太湖水库; pinyin: Tàihú shuǐkù), also spelled as Tai-Hu Reservoir, formerly known as Huanglong Reservoir, is a reservoir located in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. It is one of the main water sources of Kinmen. And the "Lake Tai" formed by the Reservoir is the largest artificial freshwater lake in Kinmen. The construction of the Taihu Reservoir started in October 1966 and was completed on April 10, 1967. The total storage capacity of the Reservoir is more than 1.14 million cubic meters, and the dam is 11.3 meters high and 600 meters long, making it the largest reservoir in the Kinmen region.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Taihu Reservoir

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Taihu Reservoir claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Taihu Reservoir before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Taihu Reservoir ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Taihu Reservoir

In research: Taihu Reservoir appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Taihu Reservoir in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Taihu Reservoir is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 1967, Buildings and structures in Taiwan, Geography of Kinmen County, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Taihu Reservoir outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Taihu Reservoir in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Taihu Reservoir means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Taihu Reservoir out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Taihu Reservoir in simple terms?

Why does Taihu Reservoir matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Taihu Reservoir?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Taihu Reservoir.