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Which freshwater lake is in Anhui Province?

The freshwater lakes in Anhui are: Nanyi Lake, Huayuan Lake, Chengxi Lake, Jiaogang Lake, and Caizi Lake.

1. Nanyi Lake is located in Xuanzhou District and Langxi County, Xuancheng City, southeastern Anhui Province. In the northeast, there are various tributaries of Langchuan River and Shuiyang River. From the Mashanbu exit in the southwest corner, it flows into the Shuiyang River from Xinhezhuang to the Yangtze River.

It has functions such as flood storage, irrigation, breeding, and tourism. It is a freshwater lake on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the largest lake in southern Anhui, and one of the main lakes that regulates the water volume of Shuiyang River. Freshwater fish are abundant, especially Nanhu whitebait, crab and lotus root are famous.

2. Garden Lake is located on the south bank of the Huaihe River from Bengbu to Fushan, spanning Fengyang, Mingguang and Wuhe counties in Anhui Province, China. The lake area is T-shaped, with the Xiaoxi River, Banqiao River, and Beiliu in the south, and flows into the Huaihe River through the West Garden Lake Gate in Xiaoxi Town.

It is one of the important flood detention areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Huaihe River. It is also an important aquaculture base and agricultural irrigation water source for Fengyang and Mingguang. It is rich in aquatic resources such as crabs, fish, shrimps, and river mussels. It is one of the four major freshwater lake fishery development research bases in China.

3. Chengxi Lake is located on the right bank of the Huaihe River, downstream of the Fenghe River, and on the west side of Huoqiu County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province, so it is called Chengxi Lake. It has functions such as flood storage, irrigation, aquaculture, and shipping. It has a total length of 73 kilometers and a drainage area of ??1,840 square kilometers, of which hilly areas account for 51.8%.

Plain areas account for 21.4%, and lake depressions account for 26.8%. The lake area originally entered Huaikou from four places, namely Wangjieliu, Longwokou, Wanminzha and Renjiagou. Chengxi Lake is rich in specialties. Silverbait is a famous fish in Chengxi Lake and is famous both inside and outside the province.

4. Jiaogang Lake is a lake on the north bank of the Huaihe River. Located in the southwest of Fengtai County, across Fengtai and Yingshang counties, the lake area has water from Nagusha River, Gudun River, Zhuogou, Huashui Stream, Guangouwa, Dingjiawa, Hutianwa, and the central ditch.

Exit from the east via Jiaogang Lake and enter the Huaihe River. In history, it has the title of "Thirty-Six Lakes Return to Jiao Gang". The lake is 20 kilometers long from east to west, 7 kilometers wide from north to south, and the circumference of the lake shore is 35 kilometers. Jiaogang Lake is the fish farming base of Fengtai County.

5. Caizi Lake is a tributary water body on the north bank of the Yangtze River, spanning Tongcheng County and Shanyang County in Anhui Province. The water surface consists of three lake areas: Baitu Lake, Xizi Lake and Caizi Lake. The three lakes merge into one.

From Shuanghekou, it connects the Songyang River to the Yangtze River through the Songyang Gate, forming a unified Caizi Lake water system. The entire basin area is 3,346 square kilometers, and the total lake area is 226 square kilometers. Caizi Lake is an important migration and wintering place for black knots among inland lakes.