Due to prolonged drought and little rain, the water storage rate of Sun Moon Lake was less than 60%. The water level dropped sharply, resulting in the exposed soil and rocks beside the lake, and a desert landscape appeared in the pine forest falling towards the mountain.

(The picture is provided by people surnamed Chen)

[Reporter Liu Binquan/Nantou Report] The recent water storage rate of Sun Moon Lake is still less than 60%. The tight water situation has changed the "waterscape" of the lake area. Not only the cypress forest in the Xiangshan Visitor Center has a desert landscape, but also the famous scenic spots in the pool area, the nine frogs. All of them unearthed "Flying Apsaras". Compared with the green mountains and green waters with high water levels in the past, this year's lake area has a long drought and little rain, which not only affects the water regime, but also affects the landscape of Sun Moon Lake.

Taipower, which manages the Sun Moon Lake Reservoir, said that the spring rains in these few waves have limited rainfall, so the water level has not risen. However, the spring rains have also nourished the rice fields in the first phase of the downstream, which will help relieve the pressure on the agricultural water supply in the lake area, so that the water level can at least "stop falling" ” or “slow down”, hoping that the next wave of spring rain or the subsequent plum rain will have significant rain and relieve the water regime in the pool area.

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At present, due to the tight water situation in the pool area, the daily water supply has been reduced. Originally, 10 tons of water per second (CMS) should be released per day in accordance with the water regulation. 6 or 7 tons per second, and the amount of water taken into the pond has also increased. It has increased from 2 or 3 tons per second before the spring rain to about 6 tons per second. At least the water level in the pond area can be maintained at a certain level, unlike before. The rain caused the pool water to drop rapidly.

When Sun Moon Lake was at a high water level, the green mountains and green waters, together with the red bald pines turning towards the mountains, made the scene quite beautiful.

(The picture is provided by people surnamed Chen)

Due to prolonged drought and little rain, Sun Moon Lake's water storage rate is less than 60%, and the Nine Frog Statue "Flying Apsaras" has long been unearthed in the scenic spot of the lake.

(The picture is provided by people surnamed Chen)

When the water level of Sun Moon Lake was high in the past, only one or two frogs could be exposed in the Nine Frog Statue in the pool area.

(The picture is provided by people surnamed Chen)