位于黑龍江省海(hai)林市境內東北部(bu),是(shi)國(guo)家重點工(gong)程(cheng)蓮花水電站(zhan)建(jian)成(cheng)(cheng)后形(xing)(xing)成(cheng)(cheng)的大型(xing)人(ren)工(gong)湖(hu)泊,被列為黑龍江省級風景(jing)(jing)名勝區(qu)和省級自(zi)然(ran)保護區(qu)。蓮花湖(hu)省級風景(jing)(jing)名勝區(qu)位于長(chang)白山余脈、張廣才嶺(ling)東麓、牡(mu)丹(dan)(dan)江流域(yu)的中下(xia)游,是(shi)由國(guo)家投資興建(jian)蓮花湖(hu)電站(zhan)截流99.9公(gong)里(li)的牡(mu)丹(dan)(dan)江而(er)形(xing)(xing)成(cheng)(cheng)的狹長(chang)的水面(mian)景(jing)(jing)觀,湖(hu)面(mian)133平方公(gong)里(li),平均水深40米,景(jing)(jing)區(qu)控制面(mian)積1900平方公(gong)里(li)。
風景(jing)(jing)區(qu)以森(sen)林、湖(hu)(hu)泊、島嶼和峰崖石壁為主體景(jing)(jing)觀,景(jing)(jing)區(qu)內有三大(da)峽(xia)谷、四大(da)湖(hu)(hu)灣、五大(da)景(jing)(jing)區(qu)、七大(da)島嶼和三十(shi)多個主要景(jing)(jing)點。百里長湖(hu)(hu)猶(you)如一條(tiao)蜿蜒的(de)巨龍橫臥在(zai)崇山峻嶺之間。蓮花湖(hu)(hu)兩岸(an)峰巒疊嶂、石壁峻峭、林木森(sen)森(sen)。鷹(ying)嘴(zui)峰、神(shen)龜石等(deng)鬼(gui)斧神(shen)工(gong)的(de)自然景(jing)(jing)觀為景(jing)(jing)區(qu)增添了(le)靈(ling)性與神(shen)韻。山中(zhong)(zhong)平湖(hu)(hu)碧波如鏡,水中(zhong)(zhong)群山倒影搖搖,波光山影交相輝(hui)映(ying),構成一幅(fu)絢麗多姿的(de)山水畫卷。
蓮花湖四季(ji)風光各(ge)異(yi),景色宜人。春日,峰嶺鵝黃,山(shan)(shan)(shan)花萬點,相映成(cheng)趣;入夏(xia),山(shan)(shan)(shan)水雍(yong)容,林(lin)波(bo)同碧,生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)機盎(ang)然,是(shi)(shi)消夏(xia)避暑、療養怡情(qing)的絕好去處;金(jin)秋,霜崖秋山(shan)(shan)(shan),層林(lin)盡(jin)染,山(shan)(shan)(shan)珍與(yu)湖鮮并出,為旅游、美食(shi)佳季(ji);隆冬,雪原-,銀裝素裹,是(shi)(shi)觀賞北國(guo)風光和(he)冰雪游樂的理想勝(sheng)地(di)。景區內植(zhi)物(wu)豐茂(mao),喬(qiao)、灌、藤、草(cao)等各(ge)種野(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)植(zhi)物(wu)種類(lei)繁多。有(you)松(song)、椴(duan)、柞、樺、水曲柳等林(lin)木(mu),有(you)山(shan)(shan)(shan)參、北芪、五(wu)味子等野(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)中藥材(cai),有(you)薇菜、蕨(jue)菜、松(song)籽等山(shan)(shan)(shan)珍野(ye)果。在巍峨蒼茫的群(qun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)中繁衍(yan)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)息著大(da)量的走獸(shou)、飛(fei)禽,有(you)虎、豹、貂、獺(ta)、狍、熊、鹿、獐等珍貴的野(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)動(dong)物(wu)和(he)鷺、雉、斑鳩等野(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)鳥類(lei)。