公(gong)(gong)平(ping)水(shui)(shui)庫(ku)是一宗(zong)綜(zong)合利用水(shui)(shui)資(zi)源的國(guo)家大型(xing)(xing)水(shui)(shui)庫(ku).始建(jian)于(yu)1959年10月,地(di)處海(hai)豐四大水(shui)(shui)系之一的黃江河(he)中部,西連公(gong)(gong)平(ping)鎮,東(dong)鄰平(ping)東(dong)鎮,北接黃羌鎮.西距公(gong)(gong)平(ping)墟1公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li),南距廣汕公(gong)(gong)路10公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li),海(hai)豐縣(xian)(xian)城(cheng)15公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li),至汕尾市40公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li).水(shui)(shui)庫(ku)工(gong)程直接捍(han)衛著下游30萬人民(min)生命(ming)財產(chan)和(he)(he)2萬公(gong)(gong)頃農(nong)(nong)田(tian)(tian)設施安全(quan),擔(dan)負著汕尾市區(qu)(qu)、公(gong)(gong)平(ping)、可(ke)塘、赤(chi)坑(keng)等城(cheng)鎮工(gong)業(ye)和(he)(he)30萬城(cheng)鎮居民(min)的生活(huo)供水(shui)(shui)重任。設計(ji)(ji)灌(guan)溉農(nong)(nong)田(tian)(tian)面積14466.67公(gong)(gong)頃,現(xian)灌(guan)溉農(nong)(nong)田(tian)(tian)11200公(gong)(gong)頃,占全(quan)縣(xian)(xian)農(nong)(nong)田(tian)(tian)面積的40%;電力(li)裝機(ji)容(rong)量3140千(qian)瓦,年設計(ji)(ji)發(fa)電量600千(qian)瓦時(shi)、水(shui)(shui)庫(ku)黨委、管(guan)(guan)理處下轄一個(ge)大型(xing)(xing)灌(guan)區(qu)(qu)、一個(ge)農(nong)(nong)村(cun)行政(zheng)管(guan)(guan)理區(qu)(qu)、一座中型(xing)(xing)水(shui)(shui)庫(ku)、M宗(zong)小型(xing)(xing)水(shui)(shui)庫(ku),現(xian)有人口(kou) 2242人。建(jian)庫(ku)以來,對根(gen)治黃江河(he)洪(hong)患,保(bao)護國(guo)家和(he)(he)人民(min)生命(ming)財產(chan)安全(quan),為海(hai)豐縣(xian)(xian)乃至汕尾市的工(gong)農(nong)(nong)業(ye)生產(chan)、經濟建(jian)設、人民(min)生活(huo)諸方面充分發(fa)揮了(le)重大的安全(quan)效(xiao)益(yi)、經濟效(xiao)益(yi)和(he)(he)社會效(xiao)益(yi)。
水(shui)庫(ku)(ku)(ku)工程集雨面積(ji)317平(ping)方(fang)(fang)(fang)(fang)公里,占黃江河(he)流域總面積(ji)的(de)41.9%,占海豐(feng)北部山區丘陵(ling)面積(ji)的(de)64%,攔截了過去洶如(ru)猛獸、孽虐(nve)海豐(feng)大地(di)的(de)羅水(shui)。黃江上游的(de)東(dong)平(ping)河(he)、南門河(he)、松林(lin)河(he)、黃羌(qiang)河(he)、西坑(keng)(keng)河(he)匯(hui)集于一庫(ku)(ku)(ku)。大壩全長(chang)6147米,設計總庫(ku)(ku)(ku)容(rong)3.38億立(li)(li)方(fang)(fang)(fang)(fang)米,正常庫(ku)(ku)(ku)容(rong)1.63億立(li)(li)方(fang)(fang)(fang)(fang)米,年產水(shui)量4~7億立(li)(li)方(fang)(fang)(fang)(fang)十。60公里的(de)總干渠(qu),猶如(ru)飛(fei)舞的(de)銀緞穿山越(yue)嶺(ling)橫跨公平(ping)、城(cheng)東(dong)、可塘(tang)、陶河(he)、赤坑(keng)(keng)及至市(shi)城(cheng)區的(de)東(dong)沖(chong)、田乾、遮浪,蜿蜒伸(shen)進東(dong)南沿海地(di)區.