Which province and city is the West Lake in?

West Lake is located in Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province.

West Lake, also known as Qiantang Lake, is located at Longjing Road 1, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, in the west of Hangzhou City, with a catchment area of 2 1.22 square kilometers and a lake area of 6.38 square kilometers. Xiangxi, the west and the north are surrounded by mountains on three sides, with the city in the east and the Qiantang River as the mountain in the south. Bai Causeway, Su Causeway, dikes and dikes in the lake cover the lake.

The annual runoff of the West Lake Basin is140,000 cubic meters, and the storage capacity is close to140,000 cubic meters. West Lake is a well-equipped and well-managed irrigation reservoir, which provides sufficient water for the urban area of Hangzhou and its surrounding farmland through canals and gates. The West Lake can also help regulate the water level of Qiantang River and prevent waterlogging in the city.

Watershed characteristics

1, landform

It is surrounded by mountains in the west, south and north, adjacent to the urban area in the east and across the Qiantang River in the south. Bai Causeway, Su Causeway, Yang Gongdi and Zhao Gong dikes in the lake divide the lake into several water surfaces, and there are three islands in the lake. The West Lake mountains are centered on the West Lake, which can be divided into four levels from near to far, and the elevation rises from 50 meters to 400 meters in turn, forming a landscape with overlapping mountains.

2. Climate characteristics

The West Lake is located on the edge of the southeastern hills of China, on the northern edge of subtropical zone. The annual average total solar radiation is between100-10 kcal/cm2, and the sunshine hours are 1800-2 100 hours, so the sunshine is sufficient. The annual average temperature is 16.2℃, and the annual average frost-free period is 25438+000 hours.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-West Lake