位于黑龍江(jiang)(jiang)省海林市境(jing)內(nei)東(dong)北部,是(shi)國(guo)家(jia)重點工程(cheng)蓮(lian)花水(shui)電站建(jian)成(cheng)后形成(cheng)的大型(xing)人工湖泊,被列為黑龍江(jiang)(jiang)省級(ji)風(feng)景名勝區(qu)和省級(ji)自然(ran)保護區(qu)。蓮(lian)花湖省級(ji)風(feng)景名勝區(qu)位于長白山余脈、張廣才嶺東(dong)麓、牡丹江(jiang)(jiang)流域的中下游,是(shi)由(you)國(guo)家(jia)投資興建(jian)蓮(lian)花湖電站截流99.9公(gong)(gong)里(li)的牡丹江(jiang)(jiang)而(er)形成(cheng)的狹長的水(shui)面(mian)(mian)(mian)景觀(guan),湖面(mian)(mian)(mian)133平方(fang)公(gong)(gong)里(li),平均(jun)水(shui)深40米(mi),景區(qu)控制面(mian)(mian)(mian)積1900平方(fang)公(gong)(gong)里(li)。
風景區以森(sen)林、湖(hu)泊、島嶼和(he)峰(feng)(feng)崖石(shi)(shi)(shi)壁為主體景觀(guan),景區內(nei)有三大(da)峽谷(gu)、四大(da)湖(hu)灣(wan)、五大(da)景區、七大(da)島嶼和(he)三十(shi)多個主要景點。百(bai)里長(chang)湖(hu)猶如一條蜿(wan)蜒的巨龍橫(heng)臥(wo)在崇山(shan)(shan)峻嶺(ling)之間。蓮花(hua)湖(hu)兩岸峰(feng)(feng)巒疊嶂、石(shi)(shi)(shi)壁峻峭、林木森(sen)森(sen)。鷹(ying)嘴峰(feng)(feng)、神(shen)(shen)龜石(shi)(shi)(shi)等鬼斧(fu)神(shen)(shen)工的自然景觀(guan)為景區增添(tian)了靈性(xing)與神(shen)(shen)韻(yun)。山(shan)(shan)中平湖(hu)碧(bi)波(bo)如鏡(jing),水中群山(shan)(shan)倒(dao)影搖(yao)搖(yao),波(bo)光山(shan)(shan)影交相輝映,構成一幅絢(xuan)麗多姿的山(shan)(shan)水畫(hua)卷。
蓮花湖(hu)四季風光(guang)各異,景色(se)宜人。春日,峰(feng)嶺鵝黃(huang),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)花萬(wan)點,相映成趣(qu);入夏(xia),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)水(shui)(shui)雍容(rong),林(lin)(lin)波同碧,生(sheng)(sheng)機盎(ang)然,是消(xiao)夏(xia)避暑、療養怡(yi)情的(de)(de)絕好去處;金秋,霜崖秋山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),層(ceng)林(lin)(lin)盡(jin)染,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)珍與(yu)湖(hu)鮮并出,為旅(lv)游、美食(shi)佳(jia)季;隆冬,雪原-,銀裝素裹,是觀賞北國風光(guang)和(he)冰雪游樂的(de)(de)理想勝地。景區內植物豐茂,喬、灌、藤、草等各種(zhong)野(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)植物種(zhong)類(lei)繁多。有(you)松、椴、柞、樺、水(shui)(shui)曲柳(liu)等林(lin)(lin)木,有(you)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)參、北芪、五味子等野(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)中藥材(cai),有(you)薇菜(cai)、蕨菜(cai)、松籽(zi)等山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)珍野(ye)果。在巍峨蒼茫的(de)(de)群山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)中繁衍生(sheng)(sheng)息著(zhu)大量的(de)(de)走獸、飛禽,有(you)虎、豹、貂、獺、狍、熊(xiong)、鹿、獐等珍貴(gui)的(de)(de)野(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)動(dong)物和(he)鷺、雉、斑鳩等野(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)鳥類(lei)。