大(da)(da)洪(hong)(hong)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)位于長(chang)(chang)壽區(qu)(qu)西(xi)(xi)面,緊鄰(lin)重慶渝北區(qu)(qu)。距長(chang)(chang)壽城區(qu)(qu)約38公里。大(da)(da)洪(hong)(hong)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)是(shi)(shi)(shi)因1958年(nian)修(xiu)建大(da)(da)洪(hong)(hong)河(he)水(shui)(shui)電站在清(qing)云峽筑壩截流(liu)大(da)(da)洪(hong)(hong)河(he)而成(cheng),屬自(zi)然風景(jing)區(qu)(qu)。湖(hu)(hu)(hu)區(qu)(qu)跨越長(chang)(chang)壽和鄰(lin)水(shui)(shui)兩地(di)。水(shui)(shui)面呈(cheng)枝葉(xie)狀,水(shui)(shui)庫(ku)控制流(liu)域長(chang)(chang)90公里,水(shui)(shui)庫(ku)面積43平方公里,總庫(ku)容(rong)量1.6億(yi)立方米。湖(hu)(hu)(hu)區(qu)(qu)地(di)勢平坦(tan),水(shui)(shui)面寬廣,湖(hu)(hu)(hu)中(zhong)僅有(you)青雞嘴、龍門(men)灘、白墳(fen)三(san)座(zuo)島(dao)嶼,港灣較少(shao),視(shi)野開闊,站在湖(hu)(hu)(hu)邊,極目(mu)遠眺,青山綠水(shui)(shui),煙波浩渺(miao),一望無際,氣(qi)(qi)勢磅礴(bo),十分壯觀(guan),有(you)大(da)(da)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)大(da)(da)海的(de)(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)魄。湖(hu)(hu)(hu)中(zhong)水(shui)(shui)鳥(niao)眾多,成(cheng)群(qun)的(de)(de)(de)白鷺、青莊、水(shui)(shui)鴨等水(shui)(shui)鳥(niao)環(huan)繞湖(hu)(hu)(hu)面自(zi)由翱翔,富有(you)詩(shi)情(qing)的(de)(de)(de)是(shi)(shi)(shi)日出日落(luo)時分,水(shui)(shui)鳥(niao)們傾(qing)巢而出,或三(san)五成(cheng)群(qun),或獨自(zi)奮飛于水(shui)(shui)天(tian)之間(jian),令人迷情(qing)于“落(luo)霞與(yu)孤(gu)鶩(mu)齊飛”的(de)(de)(de)詩(shi)情(qing)美景(jing)。湖(hu)(hu)(hu)畔和沙(sha)渚之上(shang),隨處可見白鷺與(yu)水(shui)(shui)牛(niu)相依的(de)(de)(de)自(zi)然和諧景(jing)觀(guan)。湖(hu)(hu)(hu)區(qu)(qu)背靠(kao)的(de)(de)(de)明月山,又名(ming)鄰(lin)山、亦名(ming)西(xi)(xi)山,源自(zi)川陜間(jian)的(de)(de)(de)大(da)(da)巴山脈,森林覆(fu)蓋面廣,旅游(you)(you)資源極其豐富,是(shi)(shi)(shi)塊神奇的(de)(de)(de)旅游(you)(you)寶地(di)。有(you)蘆池鄉、騎(qi)龍寨松(song)(song)林白夾(jia)林區(qu)(qu);洪(hong)(hong)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)鎮(zhen)沙(sha)堡寨四周松(song)(song)林區(qu)(qu),峰頂寺到天(tian)官寨一帶(dai)的(de)(de)(de)松(song)(song)林楠竹(zhu)林區(qu)(qu);蘆池鄉郭家大(da)(da)洞(dong)(dong)、青龍洞(dong)(dong)、黑巖洞(dong)(dong)、懶板凳洞(dong)(dong)及付(fu)河(he)鎮(zhen)的(de)(de)(de)旦丘溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)等溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)群(qun)。茂密(mi)、幽(you)深的(de)(de)(de)溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong),成(cheng)片(pian)的(de)(de)(de)果(guo)園(yuan)與(yu)煙波浩渺(miao)的(de)(de)(de)一湖(hu)(hu)(hu)碧水(shui)(shui)構(gou)成(cheng)了一個(ge)回歸自(zi)然、田園(yuan)風光(guang)和湖(hu)(hu)(hu)光(guang)山色十分優美的(de)(de)(de)水(shui)(shui)上(shang)生態(tai)旅游(you)(you)觀(guan)光(guang)區(qu)(qu)。