title: Red Flag Lake (Zhenning County)
text: # Red Flag Lake (Zhenning County)
  
  Red Flag Lake (simplified Chinese: 红旗湖; traditional Chinese: 紅旗湖; pinyin: Hóngqí Hú), also known as Red Flag Reservoir (红旗水库; 紅旗水庫; Hóngqí Shuǐkù), is an artificial lake in Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou, China. It covers a total surface area of 5 $km^2$ (1.9 sq mi) and has a storage capacity of some 832,600 $m^3$ (0.0001998 cu mi) of water. The lake discharges into the Zhenning River.
  
  ## Function
  
  The lake provides drinking water and water for irrigation.
  
  ## Dam
  
  The dam is 10.8 m (35 ft) high and made of stones.
  
  