鎣山(shan)天池(chi)湖水(shui)(shui)(shui)利風(feng)景區(qu)(qu)位于(yu)四川廣安華(hua)鎣市東北部天池(chi)鎮境內(nei),屬嘉陵江(jiang)(jiang)流域(yu)渠江(jiang)(jiang)清溪河水(shui)(shui)(shui)系。依托天池(chi)湖水(shui)(shui)(shui)庫工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)而(er)建,屬于(yu)水(shui)(shui)(shui)庫型水(shui)(shui)(shui)利風(feng)景區(qu)(qu)。景區(qu)(qu)面積(ji)84.36平方公里(li),其中(zhong)水(shui)(shui)(shui)域(yu)面積(ji)2.6平方公里(li)。是一座以灌溉(gai)、城鄉(xiang)供(gong)水(shui)(shui)(shui)為(wei)主(zhu),兼(jian)有防洪(hong)、旅游、發電及改善生態環境等綜合效益(yi)的中(zhong)型水(shui)(shui)(shui)利工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)。風(feng)景區(qu)(qu)屬中(zhong)亞熱帶濕潤性氣候區(qu)(qu),氣候溫(wen)和(he),雨(yu)量充(chong)沛,無霜期長,森林覆蓋率(lv)達85%;動(dong)植物(wu)資源豐富,有植物(wu)392種(zhong),動(dong)物(wu)350種(zhong)。景區(qu)(qu)內(nei)山(shan)、水(shui)(shui)(shui)、島嶼、河流、瀑布(bu)、峽(xia)谷(gu)、石林、溶(rong)洞、暗河、生態農莊、古建筑(zhu)、古文化(hua)、宗(zong)教文化(hua)等景觀(guan)(guan)資源布(bu)局合理,花(hua)、草、林、果相(xiang)映(ying)成趣,和(he)諧(xie)優美(mei),觀(guan)(guan)賞性強。依托天池(chi)湖水(shui)(shui)(shui)庫為(wei)中(zhong)心以兩旁(pang)匯(hui)水(shui)(shui)(shui)山(shan)脊、景觀(guan)(guan)視線山(shan)脊為(wei)界(jie),以自然景觀(guan)(guan)、水(shui)(shui)(shui)工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)景觀(guan)(guan)、古建筑(zhu)景觀(guan)(guan)、民(min)俗(su)民(min)風(feng)景觀(guan)(guan)、宗(zong)教景觀(guan)(guan)、餐飲(yin)娛(yu)樂(le)、住(zhu)宿相(xiang)浸透。景區(qu)(qu)圍繞華(hua)鎣山(shan)地理景觀(guan)(guan)、天池(chi)湖水(shui)(shui)(shui)域(yu)風(feng)光、水(shui)(shui)(shui)工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)建筑(zhu)為(wei)主(zhu)題,深度(du)挖掘紅(hong)色(se)文化(hua)、人文歷史(shi)、民(min)俗(su)民(min)風(feng)、鄉(xiang)村文化(hua)、宗(zong)教文化(hua)高起點、高規(gui)格(ge)規(gui)劃,可打(da)造(zao)成集文化(hua)教育(yu)、休閑娛(yu)樂(le)、公共商業、旅游度(du)假、生態觀(guan)(guan)光、生態體(ti)驗、后勤(qin)服(fu)務為(wei)一體(ti)的多功能水(shui)(shui)(shui)利風(feng)景區(qu)(qu)。
華鎣(ying)山(shan)(shan)(shan)天(tian)(tian)(tian)池(chi)(chi)與天(tian)(tian)(tian)山(shan)(shan)(shan)天(tian)(tian)(tian)池(chi)(chi)、長白(bai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)天(tian)(tian)(tian)池(chi)(chi)并(bing)稱為(wei)全國三大天(tian)(tian)(tian)池(chi)(chi),其中,以華鎣(ying)山(shan)(shan)(shan)天(tian)(tian)(tian)池(chi)(chi)面(mian)(mian)積最大,湖(hu)(hu)水(shui)面(mian)(mian)積3800畝,總(zong)庫容(rong)5548萬(wan)m3,湖(hu)(hu)區集雨面(mian)(mian)積84.36km2,平(ping)均海拔(ba)483—683米,是(shi)川東地區面(mian)(mian)積最大、海拔(ba)最高的(de)高山(shan)(shan)(shan)湖(hu)(hu)泊。天(tian)(tian)(tian)池(chi)(chi)湖(hu)(hu)中有一個全島(dao)、兩個半島(dao),其中最大的(de)島(dao)嶼,形似月(yue)牙,名(ming)為(wei)月(yue)亮(liang)島(dao),島(dao)上植被茂密(mi),綠化(hua)覆蓋率達95%以上,且建(jian)有人行(xing)步道,環(huan)湖(hu)(hu)步道;湖(hu)(hu)周群山(shan)(shan)(shan)環(huan)抱,植物茂盛,綠化(hua)覆蓋率達40.5%。環(huan)湖(hu)(hu)巖石(shi)裸露,各具形態。天(tian)(tian)(tian)池(chi)(chi)湖(hu)(hu)一年四季湖(hu)(hu)水(shui)清澈,綠水(shui)青山(shan)(shan)(shan),碧波蕩(dang)漾(yang),水(shui)天(tian)(tian)(tian)一色;放(fang)眼湖(hu)(hu)岸,怪石(shi)嶙峋,樹(shu)生石(shi)中,如詩(shi)如畫,令人心曠神怡,流連忘返。天(tian)(tian)(tian)池(chi)(chi)湖(hu)(hu)屬典型(xing)的(de)喀斯特地貌,系(xi)天(tian)(tian)(tian)然間(jian)歇性巖溶(rong)湖(hu)(hu)泊。景區屬亞熱帶(dai)季風濕潤區,年平(ping)均氣溫17.6℃。
2017年5月,為(wei)保護華鎣(ying)山天池(chi)湖,華鎣(ying)市相繼關閉(bi)了湖泊周(zhou)邊30多家(jia)大(da)小紙廠、洗選(xuan)煤(mei)(mei)廠、煤(mei)(mei)窯及石灰(hui)窯等污染企業,并實施(shi)“潔凈水”行動和(he)“河(湖)長制(zhi)”,使天池(chi)湖不僅天變(bian)藍(lan)了,山變(bian)綠了,水變(bian)清了,而且還成為(wei)華鎣(ying)市約(yue)20萬多居民的(de)主要飲用水源。