According to Chen Ying-kuo, an elderly gentleman who lives in Hsiping Village in Kukeng Rural Township, water from eight streams above the dam flowed into the lake for 28 days, creating a riveting natural spectacle, as well as a legendary memory of beauty for that generation of Kukeng residents.
據古坑鄉西平村耆老陳英國回憶，經過二十八個晝夜，上游八條溪水不斷注入草嶺潭，蔚為一處風光明媚的天然奇觀，是古坑老一輩鄉親腦中美麗的記憶傳說。