New Caoling Lake

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New Caoling Lake (pinyin: Xīn Cǎolǐng Tán) was a short-lived barrier lake on the border of Gukeng, Yunlin County and Meishan, Chiayi County, near the village of Caoling in Taiwan. Located on the Qingshui River, a tributary of the Zhuoshui River, the lake formed due to a landslide during the 1999 Jiji earthquake on September 21, 1999. The lake disappeared during a flood caused by Typhoon Mindulle in July 2004.

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