Water levels falling after driest winter in 75 years
Water levels falling after driest winter in 75 years
2026-03-23
The three months of December to February saw rainy weather in the north and east, but in many areas of the west coast, it marked the driest winter season in 75 years. One clear example of the dry spell is the Sun Moon Lake in Nantou, where the water level has decreased dramatically, revealing a statue of nine frogs in its entirety. Over at the Xitou Nature Education Area, the water is so shallow in its famous University Pond, that visitors can almost see the bottom.
The Xitou Nature Education Area is nestled in a valley in the mountains of Nantou surrounded by mountains on three sides. What’s worse is that the park’s drinking water and the water supplied to the University Pond all rely on natural mountain springs. Though northeasterly winds brought some water to Taiwan this past winter, not much of it was retained. Officials say the situation is not severe enough to be considered a drought yet, but they still ask the general public to conserve water where possible.
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水情吃緊! 溪頭大學湖快見底 專家籲:節約用水
2026-03-23
去年12月到今年2月，雨量大多集中在北部及東半部，西半部多個測站都已經創下75年來，最乾燥冬季的新紀錄，除了作為中部最具有指標性的日月潭9蛙已經全露，位在溪頭自然園區的大學湖，也幾乎快見底。
南投溪頭自然教育園區，三面環山又地處凹谷，還位在北勢溪源頭，園區飲用水以及大學池的水，都是來自山泉水，今年東北季風雖然有帶來些微水氣，不過留住的水量，遠遠趕不上流失的水量。相關單位表示，雖然目前還不到缺水程度，但還是提醒民眾，日常千萬得節約能源，珍惜水資源。
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